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Offline lcarroll

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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #240 on: December 02, 2016, 06:12:34 AM »
Thanks Bud, the pastel work is certainly good as I learned it from an expert! ;)
Cheers,
Lance
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #241 on: December 02, 2016, 06:16:33 AM »
+1 Great work on a mediocre looking kit! :)
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #242 on: December 02, 2016, 06:27:53 AM »
    I'll call this an "Addendum to the Final Update". As stated earlier I was not at all pleased with the Foster Mount components in their Kit versions so I removed it all this morning and started from scratch, Scratch Building the front mount that is and modifying the rear one.
    I tore down the rear mount by removing the base and the rail, replacing the base with some thin Evergreen Styrene Sheet. The new front mounting frame was made from stretched sprue, Evergreen Sheet, and the original top bracket.



The components were then assembled and installed on the upper wing again, here again is the original version followed by the improved one....
Before,




..........  and after





    Now I'll find some time to get some photos for the "Completed" Board, I think she is truly done!
Cheers,
Lance
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #243 on: December 02, 2016, 06:30:19 AM »
Good call, Lance!  Much more to scale.  Really superb.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #244 on: December 02, 2016, 06:30:55 AM »
   Thanks for your comments Jeroen, much appreciated! And you as well Bud, I'm much happier with it now!
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Lance
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #245 on: December 02, 2016, 06:42:02 AM »
Gutsy move on an 99,9% completed model! But it turned out very well, it looks better now :)
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #246 on: December 02, 2016, 07:02:16 AM »
Quote from: coyotemagic on December 02, 2016, 06:30:19 AM
Good call, Lance!  Much more to scale.  Really superb.
Cheers,
Bud

Plus another Amigo!
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #247 on: December 02, 2016, 07:49:00 AM »
Thanks for looking again and commenting Rick and Jeroen :)
Cheers,
Lance
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #248 on: December 02, 2016, 08:30:26 AM »
That's a nice improvement Lance - it's always a worry in case something is spoilt but that is much better and well worth the revisit.

Regards - Tug
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #249 on: December 02, 2016, 08:31:53 AM »
 Lance,
Your scratch built Foster mount is a major improvement my old friend. WELL DONE Lance!
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #250 on: December 02, 2016, 08:38:35 AM »
Now that is the French gun mount, Lance! Great!
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #251 on: December 02, 2016, 08:46:21 AM »
Thanks for your comments Gents, does wonders for the confidence.
Prze, I'm a little confused, this is the British Foster Mount, the French over wing one is a little more elaborate and completely different.
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Lance
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #252 on: December 02, 2016, 08:57:24 AM »
I am sorry Lance. My mistake :-[
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #253 on: December 02, 2016, 10:32:59 AM »
Wow, amazingly simple yet elegant detail.
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Re: Hobbycraft 1:32 Scale Nieuport 17- Capt W.A. "Billy" Bishop V.C.
« Reply #254 on: December 02, 2016, 12:59:52 PM »
Thank you Juan, makes my day!
Prze, whew! I thought I'd lost it for a moment or two!
Cheers,
Lance
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