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1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« on: November 08, 2020, 06:27:43 AM »
Hi all,
1:32nd scale 'Special Hobby' - Bristol M.1c ‘Bullet’, Serial No. C4907 of No.150 Squadron operating in Macedonia during 1918. This aircraft was flown by Lt. K.B. Mosley.

The full build log can be found here:

https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=11560.0

As usual, a fully detailed build log in PDF format is available to read or download from my site (link below).
Click the PDF icon to open the build log.

Many thanks for your comment and support during this build,

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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2020, 06:36:18 AM »
Great looking model.  Shame the RFC couldn’t get over their monoplane fear.  Would have probably been a game changer on the Western Front. 

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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2020, 08:10:06 AM »
   Very nicely done Mike, an uncommon subject and your usual superb work make her look really good! Congratulations on a beautiful model!
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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2020, 11:24:17 AM »
Fantastic fabric effect, rib tapes and staining on the wings! Thanks for sharing the model.

Jason

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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2020, 03:09:23 PM »
Great stuff- heading to build log now...
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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2020, 04:42:03 PM »
Congratulations on another top shelf result Mike, a simply superb vignette.Many thanks for making the build log available once more, I'm looking forward to tackling mine eventually with your log as the essential resource.
Cheers,
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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2020, 07:32:13 PM »
Again! Yet one more magnificent model from your hands. And brings back my memories when I built mine of the same Moseley's example but in 72nd scale, and was learning the amazing history of this amazing and so underrated aircraft. Thanks a lot!
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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2020, 11:03:22 PM »
Nice Bullet, Mike.
I did the Alley Cat one in a more reddish PC10/12 as the Macedonian theatre made me think of brown tones, but your green one contrasts beautifully with the blue undersides. Very nice.
I used to have the autobiography of one of the Bullet pilots in the Middle East (Miles somebody, later flew for BOAC) and he certainly thought it could have done a lot of damage on the Western Front!
Seeing your excellent model, I'll need to add a Special Hobby kit to the futures pile.
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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2020, 03:56:19 AM »
Another beauty Mike. Details, finish, and display are all excellent!
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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2020, 11:26:42 AM »
Hey Mike ,

She turned out splendidly  :)


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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2020, 09:49:59 PM »
Great one. I agree with all the above comments, it's a beauty. Thank you for sharing.
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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2020, 10:24:49 PM »
Perfect.  :o

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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2020, 10:45:02 PM »
Realistic looking results - weathering looks spot-on.  The base looks good, too.  Not the usual grassy field.

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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2020, 12:54:59 PM »
Very nicely done Mike. That fabric effect looks exceptional. I really appreciate when a model is displayed effectively with a couple of figures, and your project turned out perfectly.
Cheers,
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Re: 1:32nd scale - Bristol MC1 'Bullet'
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2020, 01:22:43 PM »
Great build, Mike. One thing I can say, it must have been a real chore for a pilot to get in and out of that aircraft, especially with flying kit and all.

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