Port Victoria P.V.7 'Grain Kitten' - 1:32 scale

[RAGIII]

Your Usual Outstanding Rigging work Mike!
RAGIII

[Mike Norris]

Hi all,
The engine and propeller are now finished.
As the kit only supplied the two cylinders and induction pipes, I added the two valve push rods (0.3 mm Nickel-Silver tube) an an ignition lead (0.3 mm lead wire) to each cylinder.
The propeller was base coated with 'Tamiya' Deck Tan (XF55) then given two coats of 'DecoArt' acrylic oil paint (Burnt Umber).
Finally it was airbrushed with 'Alclad Semi-Matte lacquer (ALC-312) mixed with 'Tamiya' Clear Orange (X26).

Just the windscreen, pilot figure and display base left now,

Mike

[GazzaS]

Nice!

[RAGIII]

Beautiful prop and engine work Mike!
RAGIII

[rhallinger]

Outstanding work Mike!  The front end really looks the part.  Well done.

Best regards,

Bob

[RichieW]

Superb Mike, prop looks amazing. All the little engineering details you add always bring a smile to my face and amazing realism to your models.

[lone modeller]

That propellor looks like real wood.

Stephen.

[FAf]

Those cylinders look like they actually work! Nice finish on the other bits as well.
/Fredrik

[Mike Norris]

Hi all,
The Lewis machine gun, wind screen and pilot figure have been finished, along with the display base.
That wraps up this build, which is now up in the 'Completed Models'.
Thanks for coming along for the ride and for your encouraging comments.

A final note - this aircraft was intended to be launched from floating pontoons or from ship mounted platforms, intercept Zeppelins then ditch in the English Channel.
Then the pilot was supposed to get out of this tiny aircraft, after ditching in the sea, probably at night - brave men indeed,

The next model will be a Siemens-Schuckert D.III.

Mike