1/72 Spad XIII Madon

[WD]

Pic of model on a base with a pilot

Paul,
        How did you deal with the flying and landing wires and the "H" struts in the middle?

Warren

[DaddyO]

Hi Warren
Inner 'H' struts were made the same as the outers using soldered brass; I used a slightly narrower upright (a bit more filing to make them appear slimmer) and soldered a piece of 0.4mm brass wire as the cross piece which was 'fun' although once done and excess solder cleaned off it's surprisingly strong.

Flying wires are just my usual fishing line (1lb) with two holes drilled in the wing surfaces close together.
I did the crossed lines on the inner struts first and made sure they were secure and then did the main flying and landing lines by feeding the inner one inside the H strut and the outer one outside the H strut. Definitely a fiddly job that needed an optivisor

Hope that helps
Paul

[WD]

Hope that helps
Paul

Yes it does, thank you very much.

Warren

[ScottJ]

Great looking SPAD... really enjoyed the subject you chose.  Red can be a tricky color to get it so it looks "right", especially in 1/72.  Yours looks excellent.  Always enjoy seeing what you will put up next... whether it's getting ready to fly the dawn patrol or walking around kicking the tires, you put out an excellent product.
Take care
Scott

[DaddyO]

Many thanks Scott. 

(Next up after the Pfalz is likely to be a twin bay aircraft since I've not done one before - so many beautiful early war designs or perhaps something big and 'brutal' looking such as an AK8 or Salmson) 

Paul

[lone modeller]

Got to agree with all that has been written. Those extras are truly tiny so you have done really well to incorporate them in the model. Super model in the Correct Scale.

Stephen.

[DaddyO]

Got to agree with all that has been written. Those extras are truly tiny so you have done really well to incorporate them in the model. Super model in the Correct Scale.

Stephen.

Cheers Stephen. 

[Pep111]

That is A great looking Spad!
I could never imagine myself attempting something that small.
Well done Sir

[DaddyO]

 
Thanks Pep111 - Bit of a fiddle so I built up some experience on simpler builds first, but since I had a bunch on the shelf I decided to have a go and see what happened.

In truth I made it difficult for myself by making the struts from brass and swapping out the guns. They are a really nice kit and go together well if you take care when fitting the cockpit details (they might need a scrape/sand to ensure the fuselage top fits well) A small jig helped putting the top wing on for me, but plenty of folks could manage without

Do have a go at one. The early versions are easier to paint and the decals adding splashes of colour 

Paul