Merit Spad S XIII

[fixman]

Hallo...
this is my first biplane that i'm going to build.
Starded with this kit from Merit (Trumpeter) 1/24 Spad S XIII late.
i most build these for a museum.

it is not a high standard kit, but it is the beginning, te kit has no engine , no seatbelts , and other small things.
i gonna build these OOB , just some extra  details like seatbelts and other interior parts.
ther are two options for Decals   Eddie Rickenbacker and  Rene Fonck.
so i make the version from Rene Fonck.
the interior is already finnich , the seatbelts are from wire and ledfoil







here the base color sand for the (oil paint )wood textures.





Grtz.Marc

[Des]

You have made a great start with this kit Marc, what you have done so far is excellent.

Des.

[Juan]

Great start Marc, if I can ask, which museum are you building this plane for?

[lone modeller]

Wonderful start. Those seat belts look as good as any aftermarket set that I have seen.

Stephen.

[ondra]

I fully agree with Stephen, great job on those seatbelts.

Ondra

[fixman]

Thank u Guy's

Juan the Museum is at Poelkapelle near Ypre
there is a monument from Georges Guynemer at the market.
there have a replica from the Mark IV Male, and olso the Morane Saulnier type L
 
http://www.wo1.be/nl/jewaserbij/6880/voorstelling-guynemerpaviljoen.
Merry xmas

Grtz. Marc

[Juan]

Cool, thank you for the link.  Will follow your progress.  Merry Christmas to you and yours, Juan   

[RAGIII]

Your interior is looking great! As the others have said the seatbelts look Terrific. Very well done to date!
RAGIII

[fixman]

i have see on this forum , verry fantastic works from all the modelers..oh my god.
 verry high skills... man, i still have a lot to learn.
I see mostly kits from wnw, i saw a time go on a fair a few boxes, there are very expensive.
not for a beginner lik me.

back to the Spad now
after the sand color , i use oils for the wood  rau sienna , yellow ockre and burnt sienna.
i did aolso the propeller, sand color and shading
and then drawing the curves with a brown pencil.
i hope a do it right











cheers
 

[Juan]

Your woodwork is looking great.  Looking forward to your progress.  Cheers   

[TobyCoulson]

You've made an excellent start and the wood grain looks very good

[lone modeller]

If you are a beginner and you can make wood look as realistic as this, then I am going to get my coat! Excellent start - looking forward to more.

Stephen.

[RAGIII]

Outstanding work on the wood!
RAGIII

[Des]

Outstanding work on the wood!
RAGIII

I agree wholeheartedly

Des.

[coyotemagic]

Excellent work on the interior and the prop, Marc!  Looking forward to following this project.
Cheers,
Bud