[Excellent work! How was the JMGT kit? I have their SPAD VII in the stash and it has some nice features but from test fitting it will need quite a bit of filler
to correct some rather large gaps around the cockpit. Did this kit suffer the same problems?
Also, I like the camo colours you have used, what are your paints / mixes?]
Brad,
This kit is different from the Spad VII kit in that it has two fuselage halves like most models. The two halves went together alright. I did use some parts for the cockpit but made others, as some of the kit parts didn't look correct. The struts needed a lot of work. The cabane struts were white metal and didn't fit, so I used brass tubes. I used the "H" struts but thinned them down. The outer wing struts are made from coffee stir sticks. Lots of other little tweeks which were time consuming compared to more modern kits. I have the JMGT Spad VII kit as well, and plan to build it someday. One thing I like about the VII kit are the wings, which show the ribs and riblets as well. The Special Hobby version does not have the riblets, but the smooth plywood leading edge.
The paints I used were mixes of Tamiya and AK. I can post the mixes if you or anyone is interested.
