Nieuport 17 "Flyboys", Eduard 1:48

[Bughunter]

Nieuport 17 "Flyboys"  



My second model of 2018 is finished, a Nieuport 17 in the colors of the movie "Flyboys", which was build from a "Limited Edition" kit of Eduard in 1/48.

This model is my tribute to Des, because he passed away during my build and this posting was the last one in my threads:

Very nice Frank, great to see another Nieuport 17 being built, what you have done so far is looking pretty good, I will be following the progress of this build.

Des.

So I wanted to go to my limits and deliver the best quality I'm able to. Whenever I see this little Nieuport in the glass cabinet I will remember him.
Blue skies Des.


Beside the kit (which do not contain any PE) I used a PE set of the normal Profipack. Other used aftermarket parts are a rotary engine from Small Stuff, a Lewis and turnbuckles from Gaspatch and a Vickers PE set from Part. The V-struts, skid, windscreen and airscrew are made from real wood and some parts, e.g. the cowlings are created on my lathe.
Alclad II metallics and Gunze acryls are used for the painting and oils for the weathering.

A extensive build report with many more macro pictures can be found here: https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=9172.0
And now have fun with the virtual tour around the model:














































And now I'm very curious to know your opinion about this colorful Nieuport!

Cheers,
Frank

[lcarroll]

Frank,
     An absolutely stunning presentation of the Modeller's art. It's a magnificent model, and a wonderful tribute to Des. My sincere congratulations on a beautiful Build, and Thanks for sharing it here, and with Des's memory.
Cheers,
Lance

[Juan]

Masterful model Frank.  Loved the build log immensely.  Beautiful tribute to Des, he is so missed.  Congrats.

[lone modeller]

What a worthy tribute to Des. That is one of the very best Nieuports that I have seen in any scale, and a very informative build log. Thank you Frank for both.

Stephen.

[RAGIII]

I enjoyed watching your processes in your build log. A true Masterpiece of Modeling in any scale! I am sure your Nieuport is far more accurate than the original Movie version!
RAGIII

[coyotemagic]

I enjoyed watching your processes in your build log. A true Masterpiece of Modeling in any scale! I am sure your Nieuport is far more accurate than the original Movie version!
RAGIII

I totally agree with my Amigo, Frank!  And what a wonderful tribute to Des.
Cheers,
Bud

[PrzemoL]

Great looking model. Great tribute to Des. The model will stand and we will miss Des. It will be so...