Remember your first WW1 model kit?

[2996 Victor]

I think my first WW1 aeroplane was a Revell 1/72 Sopwith Camel, rather like this one:



This is actually a recent purchase that arrived today, which is going into my nostalgia stash I also had the Revel Sopwith Triplane and SE5a, and the Airfix RE8. There may have been others, but I can't remember!

Cheers,
Mark

[PrzemoL]

I am quite new to WW1 model kits. I started in 2007 having got the Christmas gift in 2006 - Roden Curtiss H.16


Now I would do many things differently than 15 years ago but it taught me many things, especially not to fear rigging :-)

[Rob Hart]

My first WW1 model was also built from the 1/48 Hawk Nieuport 17. I can recall showing it to my Grandfather and he explained to me how the gun sychronizer worked.

[torbiorn]

I built two as a kid: Airfix Camel and SPAD, these boxings:

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-01075-sopwith-2f1-camel-1918--134186

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-01081-spad-svii-1917--134188


No idea which came first, but I still remember the frustration of attaching the Spad’s upper wing and resignation at failing, so the Camel was probably the first. I didn’t buy any more biplanes even though I prefered them.

[Tim Mixon]

I believe my first WWI era build was the Aurora JN-4.  It hung from my ceiling for many years.