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Re: Eduard 1/72nd Nieuport 17 Batch Build
« Reply #90 on: July 02, 2026, 11:39:13 AM »
Super job on masking the markings Warren , first time eh ? With that results one would think you have done it many times before .

Oh yes , my work space can turn to a really mess quickly getting out of control to the point of no return . To gain control of that mess through out the build will do a bit of clean up maintenance after sun-assemblies are built . Which also helps keep the sanding dust form collecting up .


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Alexis, thank you very much. I'll give credit to the gentleman that runs Dead Design Models that made the masks up for me, along with his advice and others that have sprayed markings and roundels before. I'll be honest, I'm pretty hooked on it, especially since most all of the manufacturers of roundels for Nieuports get the colors wrong; and I'm basing my opinion on autochrome photos and other accounts, etc.

Part of my workbench mess problems stem from a bad storage plan for what I use all the time versus just some of the time versus hardly at all but I can't bear to thros "X" away because I just know it'll come in hand one day.

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Re: Eduard 1/72nd Nieuport 17 Batch Build
« Reply #91 on: July 02, 2026, 11:41:34 AM »
OK, my workbench is at critical mass. I'm making good progress (I hope I didn't jinx myself there) on my current build, but there's just so MUCH crap on the desk, I'm afraid I'm going to knock something onto my build, or knock my build off of the workbench trying to reach around something.
I'm going to have to put this build and most of its parts somewhere safe while I do something about this mess.
Y'all ever get in that situation?
Of course, every build! I clear the workbench after every build but no matter how I try the available space on the bench gets smaller and smaller through the build until I am working in a space the size of a postage stamp!

Nigel, I too am a victim of the ever-shrinking work space, and this is a common problem judging by the experiences of you and other friends.

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Re: Eduard 1/72nd Nieuport 17 Batch Build
« Reply #92 on: July 06, 2026, 09:12:09 AM »
Finally! She's on her legs! I've been struggling with my ET a bit lately, the extreme heat hasn't helped that, but I got this far.



Thanks for looking.

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Re: Eduard 1/72nd Nieuport 17 Batch Build
« Reply #93 on: July 06, 2026, 06:05:46 PM »
Well done! The heat definitely doesn't help, we have another heatwave on the way here this week. Keep going, it'll be nice to see this one done.