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The most recent addition to my series of 1/48 WWII Fighter aircraft flown by Polish fighter pilots. This is the RS Models limited run model of the Caudron CR.714 flown by S/Lt Czeslaw Glowczynski whilst with the GC 1/145 "Varsivie" flight in May and June 1940 during the Battle of France. As can be seen in the first picture there were very few parts, no pegs for fuselage halves etc but with a bit of care and patience builds up into a reasonable model. Decals are from the MMP Camouflage & Decals book on 3 aircraft, the Caudron, MS 406 and Curtis Hawk H.75A, an excellent publication with large exploded views of the colour schemes which allowed me to attempt the very complicated camo scheme with an airbrush freehand. Again I used the Hataka French fighters laquers paint set for this model, absolutely love these paints they show up the detail very well. A silver colour pencil was used for the chipping effect. A very complicated and unique colour scheme, every aircraft was painted differently. Thanks for looking. Ian

The most recent addition to my series of 1/48 WWII Fighter aircraft flown by Polish fighter pilots. This is the RS Models limited run model of the Caudron CR.714 flown by S/Lt Czeslaw Glowczynski whilst with the GC 1/145 "Varsivie" flight in May and June 1940 during the Battle of France. As can be seen in the first picture there were very few parts, no pegs for fuselage halves etc but with a bit of care and patience builds up into a reasonable model. Decals are from the MMP Camouflage & Decals book on 3 aircraft, the Caudron, MS 406 and Curtis Hawk H.75A, an excellent publication with large exploded views of the colour schemes which allowed me to attempt the very complicated camo scheme with an airbrush freehand. Cockit detail was a bit sparse, originally painted it midnight blue but further research proved it to be mid grey, so resprayed it. Overall needed verty little filling, canopy took a bit of masking with Tamiya tape and a sharp scalpel. Again I used the Hataka French fighters laquers paint set for this model, absolutely love these paints they show up the detail very well. Found some amazing photos of the sole surviving CR-714 that was sent to Finland by the French to fight the Sovietsin 1940 and was recently (after prolonged negotiations) delivered to the Krakow Polish Aviation Museum for restoration. The camo paint definitely looks as each aircraft was sprayed individually by a demented painter! My demented attempt at the colour scheme published in the MMP Camouflage & Decals book. It took a long time to get right! I had lost most of the undercolour from the Hataka set after not putting the top back on properly. So the underside colour was mixed using Tamiya acrylics that seemd a lot grainier than the Hataka paints. I used the Hataka Gloss and Matt varnishes on the model, thinned down to around 50/50 using Hataka laquer thinners. Decals that came with the book were excellent, finished with Matt varnish and a bit of chipping with a silver crayon pencil. Overall a pretty fun and enjoyable build. Thanks for looking. Ian