Aces Mounts 2025 GB, Eduard Nieuport 17, Raoul Lufbery...FINI....

[NigelR]

Oh dear. The Vallejo polyurethane varnishes are indeed different to the acrylic ones. Hope you can recover this.

And I'm liking what I am seeing of the weathering.....

[Richtrad]

Not withstanding the issue with the incompatible mixture, this is one very fine Nieuport. The silver mix looks just right.

Warren Q

[KiwiZac]

I'm sorry to see you've had these issues Allan. This is the sort of thing that's led me to be (overly?) cautious when trying new products and researching as much as I can before committing. I hope your fix is a straightforward one with minimal stress and work.

[Monty]

You were doing a fantastic job of this kit before the matt varnish coat, Allan, I do love this colour scheme. I often have problems with Vallejo, and don't mix it with anything and only use their own thinner. I find sometimes a pot of paint is off too, so I promptly throw it away! All in all not my favourite paint! I really hope it all comes right though, you have done a lot of work. Regards, Marc

[Tim Mixon]

Fingers crossed 🤞!

[Allan31]

Hurry up and wait.

My new/old Vallejo flat will not be here until Monday. Plenty of time from now 'till then to tweak.

I added missing hinges and hardware to the top wing with furnace tape.
You can see the subtle pebbling in the clear coat. I'm sure that will smooth right out with one, maybe two coats of final Future finish.



I got the Vickers done, I forgot to add the ammo chutes before I attached the wing but I think I can still get in there OK.



I'm debating using a Gaspatch Lewis for up top but will most likely use the kit gun as so far this is still out-of-box and might be fun to keep it that way.



More and final soon after my matt clear shows up...

[DaddyO]

Arrrgh! as they say in the Beano 

I had similar issues with some Vallejo stuff on my current build and have discarded all the thinner, varnish, flow improver etc. on the basis that at least I won't be tempted to use them again. Hopefully you'll be able to recover this one with some extra coats and get it finished - Liking how it's shaping up so far 

Paul

[NigelR]

I love those additional details, beautifully done. Fingers crossed for the revivification of the varnish......

[Allan31]

What a really fun, enjoyable build. No hacking, no correcting, no fixing, no putty, I could get used to this kind of build.



I will post over in "Completed" in a little while.

Thanks for following along.

[Tim Mixon]

Really Allan?
No hacking, No correcting, No fixing, No puttying?  Ho Hum?. how boring 🥱 lol.

Seriously sir, that is a beautiful Nieuport you have there. I?m very happy to see it completed and not sitting in a box on my shelf. Now I?m expecting to see that Avia B-534 vac kit built up!   
Always appreciate watching your work.
All the best,
Tim

[NigelR]

Sometimes a quick and easy build is like a palate cleanser. I enjoy looking at finished models, so I often like to just get them done rather than spend ages fiddling with stuff! This looked like fun, despite the varnish issue.

[Monty]

This is a lovely build, Allan! One of my favourite subjects just so well done! All the Best, Marc

[2996 Victor]

Gorgeous work, Allan, this is one lovely Nieuport! I do like your approach to the interior bracing wires.

Hopefully the new clear coats will even out the finish. I must admit that I only use Vallejo for detail painting now - I've moved over to Tamiya thinned with Mr Color Levelling Thinner for almost everything else.

Looking forward to seeing the final results!

Cheers,
Mark

[RAGIII]

Another Gorgeous Nieuport hits the finish line. Well Done!
RAGIII