CSM Salmsom-Moineau S.M.1 1:48 scale

[Des]

Thanks Stephen and Gregory for your very kind comments, I appreciate them very much.

Des.

[Des]

I'm calling this one done. I completed all the rigging and control rigging, fitted the rear machine gun and fitted the propellers.

When I took on this build it was way out of my comfort zone being 1:48 scale and resin but in all honesty I have truly enjoyed the build. The kit is quite complex and only suitable for capable or experienced modelers with knowledge in the use of resin and CA. For a limited run kit it did not pose too many issues and what issues did arise were quite easily overcome. Some of the resin parts were extremely fragile so I opted to fabricate the parts myself. My only criticism of the kit is the lack of instructions, even basic instructions would have been a huge benefit. I take my hat off to CSM for producing such a wonderful kit of a somewhat unusual subject and now that I have completed the model I would highly recommend this kit, remember, it is a limited run so grab one before they all run out.

Des.

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[RAGIII]

Des,
I don't have any superlative to express how impressed I am with what you have done with this kit! I truly enjoyed watching you turn what I thought was an ugly aircraft into a real BEAUTY!
RAGIII

[guitarlute101]

Excellent Des!

Mark

[lcarroll]

   Outstanding results Des, it's a superb model and the detail and "clean" finish really impress! It's nice to see a Company like Copper State provide such a unique Kit to the market, hopefully it will sell well and encourage more efforts like this.
Cheers,
Lance

[coyotemagic]

Des, what an absolutely stunning work of art you've created!  This is the first of this kit that I've seen completed and I can't stop looking at it!  In 2009, when Eric Hight, founder and former owner of Copper State Models, told me that Marty Digmayer was working on the master for this kit, I had only seen just a few photos of the S.M.1 and knew almost nothing about it.  I started digging into it and became excited about the release of the kit to the point where I hounded Eric about it almost weekly.  As it turned out, it wasn't until Ilya Sobolev and Slava Krylov bought the company from Eric, that this kit got produced.  I bought one immediately and was impressed with the improved quality of the resin and the flawless casting, yet it sat in my stash all these years. You've got me itchin' to build it now, mate, with this gorgeous model you've presented to us.  Thanks for taking this on and reigniting my excitement for this freak of aviation!
Cheers,
Bud

[Dirigible-Al]

Excellent build Des
Unfortunately I promised myself not to buy any more stuff due to the size of my stash but it is awfully tempting to break that promise after seeing your effort.
Alan.

[lone modeller]

Des I would wish to echo what has already been written. This is a type of which I was utterly ignorant yet it looks to be a real challenge to build and a satisfying one when it is complete. The quality of your workmanship and modelling skills need  no further comment - you had done real justice to this kit and I hope too that others will buy it and give it a try.

Stephen.

[Des]

I wish to express my appreciation to Rick, Mark, Lance, Bud, Alan and Stephen for taking the time to drop by and for leaving extremely nice comments, thanks guys.

Des.

[ALBATROS1234]

it turned out so nice des. i hop it has given an appreciation and interest in 1/48. as you well know there are much more different types kitted in this scale. even more in 1/72 but to me 1/72 is just too small to do the level of detail i enjoy yet 1/48 is not too big as to cause storage issues for built models. i hope to see you build more 1/48 someday

[Borsos]

A wonderful SM, very impressive! I can't say anything but repeating myself or the other positive comments respectively.
Best wishes
Borsos

[Ssasho0]

This was a very interesting build to follow and lead to really impressive model at the end!
Congratulations on finishing it

Best regards,
Sasho

[andonio64]

WOW Des, I am really amazed by this WIP, I just drank it all at once, sorry for not being more present during the works but now that I see it all together it should be taken as a modeling master class!

Ciao

Antonio

[jamieg]

Wow, Des that really came together quickly. Really a nice job. I guess that is a thumbs up for the kit?

[Dave W]

Des, as I often say in marvelling at your builds, you are a world class modeller and your builds are inspirational and worthy of display in the finest museums.

The SM.1 is breathtaking, even more so as 1/48 is not your preferred scale and you achieved this spectacular result from a kit with no instructions!

Flawless as ever!

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia