1/72 Revell SPAD XIII C-1

[ProfSparks]

Hi All

 

As my airbrush experiments have had a brief setback, I thought I'd try something not Dark Earth and Dark Green.

 

99p in a charity shop, and a set of old oil paints for not much more, looks like Fate is suggesting a wood finish.

 

Nothing to see here

 

(If you've issues with Cockpit Green in there, you'd best look away now, you're not going to like where this is going...)

 

 

Struts given a coat of Desert Yellow, then Burnt Sienna 'scraped' on with a stiff bristle brush and left to dry overnight.

 

 

Thin wire threaded through and superglued in

 

 

and of course I've rubbed the Sienna off with my sausage fingers.

 

So it's varnish AFTER the oils, BEFORE the rigging.

 

If only I had an airbrush

 

Will put on another layer of Sienna and leave them alone, possibly until I finish what I was doing before.

 

 

Comments and hand wipes welcome

 

 

Cheers

Steve

Edited March 24, 2017 by ProfSparks

[ProfSparks]

Hi All

 

Got some colour on this one, but as the instructions are in monochrome (and my newly acquired paints colours are more suited to Games Workshop than WW1), here's some progress in B&W

 

 

 

 

Assembly and rigging await!

 

 

Comments and colouring in welcome

 

 

Cheers

Steve

 

Edited April 13, 2017 by ProfSparks

[ProfSparks]

Hi All

 

Had a bit play with some wire I found, just curious (and back in colour too)

 

 

 

 

 

 

and finished

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Steve

[Brandy]

Not the easiest aircraft to rig, well done for giving it a shot. It's turned out nicely!

 

Ian

[pheonix]

Totally agree with Limeypilot: that is an old kit but you have made a good job of this.

 

P