Author Topic: Meikraft 1:72 SPAD XIII, Frank Luke  (Read 8594 times)

Offline Des

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Re: Meikraft 1:72 SPAD XIII, Frank Luke
« Reply #30 on: March 31, 2014, 12:08:05 PM »
It's looking amazing Ian, the rigging is adding that finishing touch and looks great, how you do this type of work in 1:72 scale is beyond me, incredible.

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Re: Meikraft 1:72 SPAD XIII, Frank Luke
« Reply #31 on: March 31, 2014, 05:07:10 PM »
This is looking so good Ian! I've got reasonably slim fingers but I'm lost in admiration at how you manage things like the rigging at this scale.

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Re: Meikraft 1:72 SPAD XIII, Frank Luke
« Reply #32 on: April 10, 2014, 07:43:35 AM »
 Gentlemen...I am happy to annnounce that this build is FINALLY complete! (I just noticed that I forgot to touch up the wheel hubs, but that's a 2 second job, so I count it as done!)



More pics in the Ready for Inspection section.

Thanks for all your encouragment along the way, it's been a long one!

Ian
« Last Edit: August 20, 2017, 04:46:05 AM by IanB »

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Re: Meikraft 1:72 SPAD XIII, Frank Luke
« Reply #33 on: April 10, 2014, 09:22:39 AM »
Brilliant work Ian!
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Re: Meikraft 1:72 SPAD XIII, Frank Luke
« Reply #34 on: April 10, 2014, 04:59:50 PM »
Hello Ian,

I agree with Rick, simply brilliant. One to be proud of. In this scale you performed a terrific build. The scheme you have chosen is wonderful. Many congratulations Ian!

Kind regards
Patrick

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Re: Meikraft 1:72 SPAD XIII, Frank Luke
« Reply #35 on: April 10, 2014, 06:18:23 PM »
Ian, unless you have massive hands, that last picture is a great indication
how small the aeroplane is and what a superb job you are doing!

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Re: Meikraft 1:72 SPAD XIII, Frank Luke
« Reply #36 on: April 10, 2014, 11:38:28 PM »
Hello Ian:

Great Job, nice to see it done.  Really outstanding craftsmanship in such a small scale.

Best

Mark
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