Voisin III - 1/72nd scale Flashback kit

[Stuart Malone]

I'm going to try some pre-shading for the ribs.  I laid down a coat of white primer and hand painted with brown primer.  It looks awful!  Let's see what happens.

Stuart

[Stuart Malone]

The first picture is a shot of some of the sub assemblies in the kit.  I started straightening the rear boom photo etch.  I really mangled it up on the first attempt.  The gun is very nice and for the number of very small photo etch parts, it went together easier than I thought it would.  The wheels were simple and went together easily as well.  The engine was a challenge.  The cylinders are resin on a plastic crankcase with a photo etch pushrod plate.  It looks like I lost one since last I worked on it.  I still have to add the photo etch rocker arms and valves to each of the cylinders.  The second picture is of the result of pre-shading.  This is the first time I've tried this and was quite pleased it came out the way it did.  I have a bit of touch up on the elevator.  I got a bit too anxious and laid a whopper of a fingerprint in it.  Nothing a little sanding and spraying can't fix.

Stuart

[RAGIII]

It looks like you are well on your way to getting the booms straight Stuart. As for the pre shading of the ribs , they look fantastic!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

A bit more tweaking of those booms and they will serve well.

The pres-hading has worked very well indeed. Looks like this one is going to be on your display shelf before too long.

Stephen.

[Stuart Malone]

Stephen, thank you.  For me, it's always a surprise and a big motivator when I try something new and it works.  I had some time over the Christmas weekend.  I have another day to make some progress, then it may slow down.  I've sketched up plans for a new hobby bench with shelving, so I may pack everything up and go into construction mode before I finish it.  Here's some more pictures.  I had to hack, slice, sand, and trim to get the figures the way I wanted, especially the pilot.

Stuart

[KiwiZac]

She's looking great Stuart! Pre-shading for ribs always seems to me a hit-and-miss affair but yours look great to my eye! The whole project is shaping up very nicely.

[WD]

As others have said, it's looking great and you're well on your way. I like it that you've added a pilot and crew,  what figures did you use?

WD

[RAGIII]

Looking good Stuart. I Like how you have posed the figures. They should be a nice enhancement!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

Certainly beginning to look more like a Voisin now. You are well on the way to finishing this one.

Stephen

[FAf]

Great work and the figures will really add to the interest. I hope you finish this before you rebuild your work place, otherwise it might be another three years before it gets done... hope not!
/Fredrik

[Stuart Malone]

Keeping the flow going.  Thanks again to everyone looking in on my progress.  WD, they are PJ Productions figures.  They are quite nice.  I bought them a number of years ago and they were more than I wanted to spend on 1/72nd figures even back then.  I think it was more due to the USD low against the pound sterling at the time as PJP is in Belgium and the only way I could get them was through Hannants.  They may be available here in the US now, I don't know.  I bought a big bunch of them at the time to justify the shipping and am still working from that lot.

Stuart

[WD]

Thanks Stuart, I remember that company now, and their offerings, I just don't remember them looking that good.

WD

[RAGIII]

You are moving along quickly on your Voisin Stuart. Looking good!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

That tail structure looks completely useable to me - another one removed from the SOD.

Stephen.

[KiwiZac]

That tail structure looks completely useable to me - another one removed from the SOD.

Stephen.

Hear hear, that lattice tail looks great to my eye!