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Meant to be a quick mojo-restorer, I ended up having some issues with the decals and paint. I do love the look of the silver plane with camouflaged wings. It was built OOB with a resin pilot figure from PJ Productions and EZ line rigging (no turnbuckles). The centre section of the wings was cut out and the framing added with styrene strips, covered with .005" clear plastic. I used Tamiya acrylics and the kit decals to represent George Guynemer's airplane.
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Having finished my 1/48 Pfalz, I'm going to start this 1/32 Nieuport 17. I built one of these many years ago as Billy Bishop's airplane. This one will be George Guynemer as his markings are included in the kit. Although a little card of black thread is also included, I'll use ezline to rig it instead. There are only about 14 rigging and control cables to install so it will be a relatively easy one to finish. I'm currently rigging a Wingnut Wings SE5a and am overwhelmed so I do a few cables, then set it aside for a few months 🐢. The cockpit interior is very basic. I'll add a couple details like a tachometer and some basic fuselage framing. I'll cover up my laziness with a pilot figure. I'll do a little bit of work to make it look more like Guynemer, like possibly remove the moustache. Also, from a couple photos of the hero in this airplane, it looks like the centre section of the upper wing was not covered with linen but with a clear film. So I'll also cut out that section, build some framing and figure out what I can cover it with. Acetate? Cling wrap? I don't know, hopefully something flexible because I'm not set up to vacuform.
