Spad 13 Samuel Kaye's Easter egg - 1/72nd scale Eduard kit

[Stuart Malone]

It seems every other build of mine is a disaster.  This is one of them.  Everything was going fine until the top wing.  I could not get it fully glued on without breaking a previously glued strut.  It was maddening.  Also, due to my clumsiness, this kit nose dived into the concrete floor and exploded.  Twice.  After the second time, I picked it up and my hand headed for the waste basket when I pulled up and balked the throw.  I just couldn't throw out a kit I had come so very close to finishing.  I convinced myself to just press forward and put the pieces back together.  It's not straight, it's not pretty, but it is complete and finished.

Stuart

[macsporran]

Looks pretty good to me, Stuart.
Used to see a lot of this colour scheme with the old 1/48 Dragon/DML kit but I've never seen one actually built in any scale before. Nice one.
Sandy

[DaddyO]

Congrats Stuart for completing this  (and very pretty it looks too) 

I feel your pain - adding a few final brushstrokes to a model to then feel it slip from your hand and crash to floor makes me do one of those famous 'Argh!' faces found in the Beano. The last time I did it I slowly moved my chair away from the desk and left the room returning to see the damage only after I'd calmed down . . . .

Paul

[Thumbs up]

Congrats Stuart for completing this  (and very pretty it looks too) 

I feel your pain - adding a few final brushstrokes to a model to then feel it slip from your hand and crash to floor makes me do one of those famous 'Argh!' faces found in the Beano. The last time I did it I slowly moved my chair away from the desk and left the room returning to see the damage only after I'd calmed down . . . .

Paul

I give you 10/10 for tenacity and it turned out well. For me the colour scheme is not my cuppa tea,it seems to me that the "artists" designing these camos where on magic mushrooms!

[Glenn Boss]

Hey Stuart, congratulations on your perseverance! That's a lovely model - I have never seen the paint scheme on a model before. I'm glad you didn't give up. Well done!

I had a similar incident involving a half built Sopwith 1-1/2 strutter and our cat. One morning I found the model on the floor, with some damage, and I couldn't find the cowling. The next morning, I found the cowling (with some small teeth marks) next to my side of the bed. I think the cat either wanted me to have it as a present, or felt guilty! Anyway, the model ended up finished eventually, and we still have the cat as well.

Glenn

[KiwiZac]

It looks pretty darned good to me too Stuart, bravo for persevering!

[Tim Mixon]

That looks great Stuart.  Really an eye catching scheme.  I built the green and white one with the shamrocks. Not sure where it is now! Thanks for sharing. 

[DaveB]

I also feel your pain and have had similiar modelling disasters myself, Stuart.   Some projects seem doomed from the start!

However, the damage and repairs you mention are not evident in your Spad and it all looks great to me.

Regards

Dave

[torbiorn]

Been there done that.


I couldn’t say your SPAD has exploded even once though, not even after you told us, so evidently the repair has worked.


Truly a striking scheme!

[Allan31]

Can't miss that one on the shelf, very catching scheme, would never had known the drama had you not told us, looks great.

[RAGIII]

As far as I am concerned this is a Double Awesome build! First the scheme is awesome and second in that you didn't let it go West!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

Well done for restraining your hand at the last moment. You know the history of this model and therefore all of the problems. I only see a very striking colour scheme and a very good model.

Stephen.