Hello my friends,
Here I am with part deux of our MGB...of course you have already seen the best one! I owe my
brother-in-plastic and dear friend Patrick a huge thank you for his help and inspiration during our
build of the Salmsons!
![Cheesy :D](https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
I chose the "C" version of the Wingnuts offering and built it basically OOB with the exception of
the famous Von Bob's wee eyelets, the HGW Salmson detail set #132121, and Gaspatch turnbuckles
both 1/32 and 1/48 scale.
I will try to keep this as brief as I can, but as you probably know, I tend to run off at the mouth at times.
![Grin ;D](https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
First the standard Box photo...
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3827_zpsiuke41ip.jpg)
...and a few construction shots...
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3584_zpsgoopxveu.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3599_zpsbryjdeit.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3611_zpswqn4gwbl.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3612_zpsxpkvzq8y.jpg)
This is the only bit of the HGW set I used...the shutters do look good once in place.
![Cheesy :D](https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3634_zpskvifrv0v.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3648_zpsunwajdxf.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3621_zpshljcp6pw.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3626_zpsabwdxfyi.jpg)
The tapes on the struts were done with 0.5mm Jammy-dog masking tape with a drop of CA to keep them in place and
painted light blue...
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3673_zpsnroccjag.jpg)
One shot of the Gaspatch turnbuckles...I used the 1/32 for the main rigging and the smaller ones for the cross bracing,
etc....
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3716_zpspt5alvls.jpg)
That's about it for the basic build...the rest are various shots of the completed beastie. I have to say I had a horrible
time trying to get a light green that I was happy with and ended up stripping the paint a couple of times until I came
up with something I could live with! I never did get something like Rick's (RAGIII) "just right" colour!
![Grin ;D](https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3828_zpsu4kldxio.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3854_zpsaxjsgane.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3855_zps9ovr3toj.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3856_zpsgh45n4l6.jpg)
There are a couple of sagging rigging wires that have since been tightened up with a hair dryer...apologies!
![Embarrassed :-[](https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/Smileys/default/embarrassed.gif)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3840_zps5iejxokv.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3831_zpsfpngc0uu.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3833_zpss4xp5suo.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3865_zpsgplu7pw2.jpg)
One other thing...I wanted some "dirtied up" wheels and undercarriage so I gave MIG Ammo pigments a try and was
actually pleasantly surprised with the result...
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3824_zpsrzo1n7ps.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3821_zpscvxrcfdq.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3835_zpsyee9udsi.jpg)
![](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/erniepar/1A%20Salmson%20Forum/IMG_3822_zpsncnjc2t3.jpg)
That's about all there is to it. It was a fun build but with a build partner like Patrick, how could it not be?
![Cheesy :D](https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks for looking in!
Cheers,
Ernie
![Smiley :)](https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)