Nieuport 11 1:32 (Special Hobby)

[GazzaS]

Great paint work!  It's really bringing out the textures of a canvas covered machine.

Gaz

[Borsos]

Thank you vey much for your motivating comments Giuseppe, Rick, Steve and Gaz!

Tonight I finished the camouflage colors. Regarding the discussion on two, three or four colored early Nieuports this time I decided to go with the only real trustworthy source, the autochrome of Nieuport 11 No. 940. I was once convinced of the four-colors theory but read some very interesting French papers in the meantime that doubt this. O.K., Nieuport No. 871 in the colors of No. 940:

I used Vallejo and Scale75 colors - contrary to my usual habits - for spraying the camouflage. And the more I love these Acrylics for brush painting, the more I hate them for spraying. Obviously I am not able to handle them properly as many others have no problems with airbrushing these Acrylics. I'll go back to my Gunze/Tamiya colors for the next time...
Borsos

[GazzaS]

Borsos,
    I think the colors look great.  I have to admit that I'm not really knowledgeable on French aircraft of the period.  I'm looking forward to seeing more.

Gaz

[aliluke]

Not sure how I missed this wonderful build - will keep up from now on. The camouflage looks amazing to my eye - and who can say what is right or wrong off limited B&W records? I have only very fleeting knowledge of this wee aircraft but your rendition looks very fine to me.


Cheers
Alistair

[RAGIII]

Great choice of colors and to my eye the Camo looks outstanding!
RAGIII

[pepperman42]

The colours and application are perfect!!

Steve

[xan]

Good jon Andreas!
green and brown colors of the camouflage are Ok in my eyes.
Ok for the front part of the 940, it is an interpretation that seems Ok to me; point is that I think this light brown area painted in the front part of the fuselage was a particularity of the 940, but it Ok



but 940 autochrome doesn't show at all a central part of the upper wing in this color, so i don't agree with you in that point , but it is also an interpretation and it is your entire right 
all in all a good job!

Xan

[Borsos]

Thank you very much Gaz, Alistair, Rick, Steve and Xan!

Xan, yes, I know there's no evidence for the light brown spot on the upper wing. But there is no evidence neither that it was not there 

Painting is slow this time. I had to redo the "N 3" marking, which meant sanding the fuselage sides down, repainting the camouflage and cutting this time the number and the letter out of white decal paper.

Meanwhile I sprayed the horizon blue tape around the edges of the flying surfaces and prepaired the masks for the cocades.
best regards
Borsos

[xan]

Cool! you rework the flag white wth smoke or something like that?
Xan

[GazzaS]

N3 came out great, Xan!

Gaz

[Gisbod]

Lovely colours Borsos!

It’s going to be lovely.

Guy

[Manni]

Great, Andreas!
No matter wich kit you put your hands on turns out as a beauty.
Bye,
Manni

[RAGIII]

Looks Outstanding Andreas! The N3 and red white and blue bands are exceptional!
RAGIII

[ondra]

Veeery nice work, Andreas, I really like the subtle effects you have achieved.

Cheers

Ondra

[Borsos]

Thank you vey much, Xan, Gaz, Guy, Manni, Rick and Ondra!

Xan, yes, I am used to Gunze's "Smoke" to create shadows and depth on my models.

Meanwhile I got some parts finished and glued together. It just needs some touch ups here and there:


I cut out the kit's windscreen and glued it into the PE frame Pt. No. 3 and then onto the bigger frame Pt. No. 1 that I had attached to the fuselage before painting. This came out quite as I had hoped and went on problem free. The cowling is only dry fitted for the photos.


best regards
Borsos