Re: Squiffy's Kites: RAF F.E2b night bomber,58 Squadron. 1/72 scale

[Squiffy]

Thanks for the kind words, chaps. It's most encouraging.

Here's one I started on Monday. 

DH4 A8032, as crewed by Major Egbert Cadbury (pilot) and Major Bob Leckie (observer/gunner) on the occasion of their destroying Zeppelin L70, 5th of August 1918.


It's an Airfix kit that I bought at a show for £4. I shouldn't think Cadbury and Leckie went armed with those 100lb bombs but I've fitted them for wargaming purposes.

[rhallinger]

Beautifully finished DH4, and interesting bit of history as well!  . Very well done!

Cheers,

Bob
(Still grounded in London )

[RAGIII]

Excellent DH! Your hanger is a perfect background for your beautifully executed model!
RAGIII

[ww1buff]

Excellent work!  I'm totally impressed by the fact that you can produce such beautiful models at that scale!  Nice dioramas as well!

Joe

[lone modeller]

More excellent models - especially the Camels. The background hangar also looks very realistic and sets off the models well. The Gotha at night is also a very effective idea. Thanks for showing.

[Squiffy]

Revell kit. I intended this to be N6307, the mount of Flight Sublieutenant John Sharman of Naval 10, but the roundels on the fuselage sides are wrong and although the engine cowl should be blue, the area immediately behind it shouldn't be bare metal.

I replaced the Revell Vickers gun with a gun from my spares box, which came off a SPAD A2, and the chunky wheels with a spare pair from a Roden Camel, or Nieuport and the equally chunky axle with a piece of plastic rod.

The paint is a mix of Tamiya Hull Red and Olive Drab.






In the hangar is the very first WW1 aeroplane that I built, abour 6 months ago - another Sopwith Tripe. I really daren't show that one up close but it does remind me how much my modelling has improved in that time. 

[Squiffy]

Here's one I built about a month ago but have only just put the finishing touches to.

SPAD A2 of the Imperial Russian Air Service. The kit is from Amodel and wasn't very good. I had to replace all of the struts with brass wire. The parts for the gun mount also had to be replaced with brass wire.

[LindsayT]

Such a crazy airplane. I'd like to see more of that if you have more shots, Squiffy.

[Ssasho0]

Such a crazy airplane. I'd like to see more of that if you have more shots, Squiffy.

I would also love to see more pictures of this plane. I wonder if this is a pusher or not As Lindsay said this is one crazzy airplane!

[Squiffy]

Such a crazy airplane. I'd like to see more of that if you have more shots, Squiffy.

I would also love to see more pictures of this plane. I wonder if this is a pusher or not As Lindsay said this is one crazzy airplane!

It's not a pusher. It's a tractor with a 'pulpit' for the gunner/observer in front of the propeller. Apparently the nose of the prop ran in a ball-race in the back of the pulpit and the whole thing was hinged from the landing gear so it could be lowered out of the way for engine maintenance.

[Squiffy]

I have just changed the title. I said it was an A2 but it is, in fact, an A4. I'm afraid I didn't take any more photos.

[RAGIII]

More photos or not this is a really nice build! The A2/A4 is certainly one of the More interesting solutions to firing an MG straight ahead! Also much of the design went into the SPAD VII resulting in the Ultimate best of the French fighters, the VII,XII/XIII.
RAGIII

[ALBATROS1234]

great job on a rough kit.

[Culi]

Nice builds. I really like this designs. I also have one A-model Spad in my stash and I know how challenging is to do it.

[Squiffy]

It's taken over a month to modify and construct but here's the Vimy, finished as F9569, the only Vimy known to have reached the RAF in France before the armistice...










"Before you start the engines... I've some news for you chaps... The Huns have thrown in the towel - the war's over!"