In my ongoing efforts to equalize the balance of power in the display case, I'm focusing on things with roundels rather than crosses.
There are many aspects to this hobby that I enjoy. Like trying to decide what book to read next, there is a lot of taking down and putting back that gives me the opportunity to appreciate so many different aspects of these both old and new kits. The past two weeks has seen maybe a dozen kits pulled off the shelf, opened up, marveled at and returned for one reason or another. While looking at the pile, my brain had an instant question "Why do I have two Nieuport 17 kits?". I then remembered I sent out an extra MvR bust to a fellow forum member and this kit magically appeared.
So thanks to Tim Mixon for NOT reducing my stash, for continuing to be an enabler and for deciding he likes 1/72 scale better than 1/48 (much to our enjoyment). The thought of the classic looking silver Nieuport on the shelf with the indian head painted on the side was too much to resist. Growing up, I thought all Nieuports looked this way.
Raoul Lufbery. He certainly fits in here for this GB.
I get great markings in the box printed by Cartagraf so no aftermarket hunting needed. A nifty little fret of brass PE. Great looking plastic with no surgery save for, as I understand it, 1.5mm off the landing gear legs.
So far the only hand-wringing I can find is with the markings on the side. Eduard has the three bars in black whereas ALL the other interpretations I see have them in red. Easy fix but please chime in as to what you think they should be. I'm leaning towards red just because it's prettier.
I guess when your day job is flying aircraft that could quit on you any moment and fighting the likes of MvR's Flying Circus with jammed machine guns, relaxing in the afternoon with a full grown lion seems harmless enough...
More soon....
