BE2C

[John Marco]

Thank you Scott 

[Des]

Very nicely done, it is a really good representation of a BE.2. 

Des.

[John Marco]

Thank you very much Des 

[ALBATROS1234]

also to comment the rear firing mount in your skin is the most common from what i have seen in photos, in the top picture you posted the rear mount is the type that is a cross bar with 2 uprights that mounted to the upper fuselage decking.these were used more on later be2 types. the one you have modeled would be more typical.

[coyotemagic]

Very nice, John!  Very authentic looking.
Cheers,
Bud

[John Marco]

Thank you very much Bud 

Hi Scott, yes I do my homework when I make a 3D model, just like all of us do here and that back gun mount is the common one, but it was the engine that I really had to dig and find good photos of and I came to a site that was a gold mine for me and I give you all the link to here; http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/398742/aero-engine-lanchester-motors-co-ltd-raf-1a-v-8-inline-birmingham-england-1917
I have engines, guns, cockpit parts, wheels and props that I use from model to model, but that engine I did not have and had to make one just for this plane and it was not a common engine of the time as it was a air cooled V8 find just like a rotary engine would be.

[ALBATROS1234]

i agree ,that engine is a work of art,i must say. you obviously are concerned with accuracy and detail, and have done a great job. it is definitely one of your very best models for the game. and i have seen quite a few as i have the beta of the game and i downloaded quite a few types. very well done.

[ALBATROS1234]

i save threads of favorite builds: these are nice do ups of the roden

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31063

http://fighters.forumactif.com/t40858-raf-be2c-roden-1-48eme

also really like coyotemagics build but i cant seem to find the link rite now

[ALBATROS1234]

although i just remembered i could get to his builds here:

http://www.wwi-models.org/Images/PearsonBud/Allied/index.html

[John Marco]

Hi Scott,

Them builds are very nice and yes I did run across them while making this model, but photos of the real thing is what I am always after when making a model.

[ALBATROS1234]

of course,i really meant that the finish reminded me of and made me think of these builds as in the fact that they are cdl finishes not pc-10 uppers as they were done later. absolutely agree photos both period as well as of museum examples or tval replicas is best. you're talking to a reference hound my favorite besides some of the masterful books is the ww1 aero journal. which more so caters to replica builders as i'm sure you know.