Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.

[lcarroll]

Thanks Guy, not the "cleanest" job but looking at the photos I have available neither was the original!
Cheers,
Lance

[lcarroll]

   A little more progress made. The Aldis Sight was scratch built using brass tubing, PE Brass brackets, and heat stretched plastic Q-Tip shaft fitted to the ends. Alclad II Gun Metal gave it the finishing touch.



......and the finished product:


   The GasPatch Lewis Gun and the Kit Foster Mount fittings were completed as well using Alclad Gun Metal, Mr Metal Color Stainless and some Testor's Aluminum dry brushing. The wood parts on the Lewis are a darkened Model Master Rust.





   The windscreen was masked and the frame of the glass portion done in Model Master Brass, the lower support frame in aluminum. I've seen the original on display at the Canadian War Museum complete with a bullet hole, which was kept by Bishop as a reminder of a very close call when the subject bullet grazed his flying helmet and cut the strap of his goggles! The finish was as I've done it here.



   The rear cabanes will need a bit of trimming to allow installation of the windscreen as they more or less butt right up against the leather cockpit coaming, a fault in the Kit that I didn't catch earlier. The photo illustrates the problem........



    Once the windscreen is on I hope to mount the upper wing. The landing gear will be next and I'm concerned about that step; the struts are extremely fragile, too thin to "pin", and I'm having trouble coming up with a solution. Any previous Builders have any suggestions??
Cheers,
Lance

[GAJouette]

 Lance,
She just gets AWESOMER and AWESOMER my old friend. Well Done Lance. This beauty is yet another fine tribute to Master Class skill and craftsmanship. Keep up the awesomeness!
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[lcarroll]

Thanks for the encouragement and compliments Greg!
Cheers,
Lance

[Des]

This model is coming together beautifully Lance, your attention to detail really stands out with the exceptional work you have accomplished so far.

Des.

[RAGIII]

Gorgeous work on the sightand Windscreen Lance. I am sure you will work out the fit issue with no difficulty!
RAGIII

[PrzemoL]

I can only copy what other have said, Lance. You are building an excellent model, a pleasure to follow.

[jknaus]

Gorgeous Lance. Fantastic work on this. As for the strut, could you put a trench in it and superglue a piece of rod in then reshape it?
James

[Alexis]

Nice work on the sight Lance 





Terri

[lcarroll]

 Thank you all for your comments. I've fitted the windscreen, no great task once I realised it basically is framed by the rear cabane's inverted "V" structure.
 
James,
   Problem is the concern is with the joining or connecting points, not the strut itself. It's the typical Hobby Craft joint, a small hole on the fuselage and a dimple on the end of the strut (which won't support a "pin" addition). I'm moving toward a bolstered strut and the a pin on all four joins, more to follow but not insurmountable!
Cheers,
Lance

[Juan]

Outstanding Lance, she is looking beautiful.

[lcarroll]

Thank you Juan, very much appreciated!
Cheers,
Lance

[coyotemagic]

Everything looks superb to me, Lance!  the added detail on the cabane struts and the covered stitching really make that area pop.  Your post shading is excellent and needs no further work, imho.
Cheers,
Bud

[Suffolk Lad]

Hi Lance, I've been AWOL for a few days I'm afraid so just caught up. It's coming along really well now and has all the hall marks of another stunner.

Re you remarks on the U/C. I'm sure I had this problem on the Special Hobby Nieuport so drilled down into the leg ignoring the tiny pip. 12 thou copper wire was glued in and a slight compromise made in fixing the wire going directly into the fuse in line as opposed to sideways if you see what I mean.

Don't have a pic of the fixing but this shows the wire in place - cut shorter on assembly of course


Hope this helps some - looking forwards to seeing it on it's wheels

Regards - Tug

[GAJouette]

 Lance,
I followed the same procedure as Tug stated above. This is one of those engineering problems we have to deal with far to often. No doubt you'll come up with a excellent solution. Keep up the excellence my old friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette