Simple Build - Eduard 1:48 Nieuport 17

[xmald]

  Oh mate it looks absolutely brilliant!!! Your weathering is a masterpiece!

[Ollie]

Your work is simply stunning. I love the subtle weathering that you have done so far. Can't wait till its finished.

[Edo]

Brad!
as always your weathering is awesome!
I have always tried to copy on yor wood grain results but never happen to come even close...
very well done indeed!
ciao
Edo

[Maxfinn]

As always...simply stunning!

Mike

[Dal Gavan]

Lovely work,as usual, Brad.  I take it you're settling in to your new posting, so we'll start seeing some more?

Dal.

[Brad Cancian]

Hi folks - sorry for the delayed response, I have been away from home with work all week.  MANY thanks for the kind words!  So far this kit has been a dream to build - I now also have their Nieuport 11 as the 17 has been a relaxing build so far.... but I am about to mount the top wing so that will be the real test! A dry fit though doesn't seem to reveal too many problems in this area.

This is the first time I have tried a silver dope paint scheme (which was basically Model Master aluminium with some white mixed in), so the shading and oil wash is important to give some variation and depth to the scheme.  Though it's difficult to tell, I did paint the forward fuselage a slightly different shade from the rest of the fabric surfaces, but it gets lost a little with the weathering    The overspray is a thinned black / brown mix, roughly equivalent to Tamiya "smoke".  I am a big fan of using this mix for post-shading, but it is VERY easy to overdo, as I did on this one in a few spots!  Luckily for me I am going for a weathered look! 

Hopefully the top wing will go on this weekend, and I might get a start on the rigging...

Thanks again!

BC 

[Nanks]

Cant wait to see it Brad

[Brad Cancian]

So I managed to spend a couple of hours today mounting the top wing and having my first crack at rigging with fishing line, using the turnbuckle & brass sleeve approach that many of you fantastic modellers around here use. For many years I have subscribed to the elastic rigging theory, but this never looked 100% to me, isn't particularly structural, and over time can degrade. So here is my first attempt at this more complex method:



I have to say that this took me twice as long as it would normally take me to do - in fact, probably more.  It is quite tricky (or was for me) to keep the threads super tight, especially if I couldn't pull the excess line back along parallel to the rigging line itself, as it would throw the angle of the brass sleeve off so that when I cut the excess the line slackened a little. So it definitely is not perfect, but I certainly learned a thing or two about this method, and I think that with some practice it will look pretty darned good.  But this model really is a bit of a test bed for this so I am not too fussed at this point 

Cheers,

BC

[rhallinger]

Hi Brad!  I must say that I just don't know how some of you guys here are able to obtain real 1:1 aircraft to masquerade as models!    Seriously, the Nieuport looks gritty good real (I just made that term up, inspired by your fantastic work; it's a very good thing!).  Awesome job and finish!  Well done.  Oh, and the rigging looks fine to me. 

I will be thrilled if my Academy 1/32 Nieuport turns out half as good-looking as your beautiful bird.    Great job, as always.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

Regards,

Bob

[coyotemagic]

The rigging looks fantastic, Brad.  One of the benefits of monofiliment is that it can be tightened with heat, just like stretched sprue, so if any lines go slack on you, you can draw them tight with just a bit of heat. 
Can't wait to see her done.  Before the weekend's out, I'd reckon.
Cheers,
Bud

[Fokker boy]

Looks great. I'm a long way from having your ability.

[pepperman42]

Not bad, you might make a half decent modeller some day.....ah yeah well...your first crack at a new method is light years ahead of anything I can do. Very impressive, as are all your builds.

Steve

[xan]

No ended kit's pics?
it's a shame, the model seems very very nice!
Xan

[radio]

Brad your build is exellent. Wait for the next update.
Martin

[coyotemagic]

Gentlemen, Brad's little beauty can be seen here in her completed state:
http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=1128.msg17344#msg17344
I know you'll all enjoy her as much as I did.
Cheers,
Bud