Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Thirty-five years ago I built a Heller 1/72 Nieuport-Delage NiD-622. I chase an Armée de l'Aire scheme depicting an aircraft from Esc. 6 with a cockerel painted on the fuselage sides. For this GB I wanted to build the same scheme. I chose the modern Azur kit. You can see the box below. Besides the Esc.6 cockerel scheme, the kit also has markings for an Esc 3C1 aircraft from the Aéronautique navale. Given that the fuselage of the NiD-622 is very sharklike, I feel that this scheme is very apposite, but I still want to build the classic cockerel scheme. So I just don't know. What does the BM massive think? Edited March 15, 2015 by Enzo Matrix 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 "The Gallic rooster (French: le coq gaulois) is an unofficial national symbol of France as a nation" Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallic_rooster I think, in the spirit of this GB, you should go with the cockerel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I vote Shark Cheers, Stew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 I think, in the spirit of this GB, you should go with the cockerel I vote Shark Looks like we're at an impasse. I spose I'll just have to build 'em both! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I know for a fact that I can walk on water if there is a single shark sharing the same cubic mile of water with me!!! So go for the shark! Why sacrifice the small, perverse pleasures of life? JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Update! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Ooh, what's the badge on the 622? Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Couple of great entries Enzo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm liking these - interesting choices as well as being French inter-war aircraft that haven't been too near the ugly stick. Wez 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Enzo, as you've got two kits, build 'em both, otherwise I would have said one scheme on one side and the other scheme on the other... Think I had the Heller kit at one time but never got to build it, what a shame! Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Enzo, as you've got two kits, build 'em both Actually, I have three Azur kits plus a Heller one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 That's just excessive mate What was the badge on the 622, anyway? Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 That's just excessive mate What was the badge on the 622, anyway? nodnodnod I may have got a little carried away. To be honest, I'm regretting that I chose that kit, because the aircraft on the box art is from GC.III/4 based at Maison Blanche in Algeria during 1940. That's a wartime NiD-622, which is pretty interesting! The badge looks to be of a winged demon holding a serpent in its claws with a pentangle over the top. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Hmm well I can't blame you for getting carried away a bit - I've got the Heller kit too, it looks pretty nice but the decals are fossilised. I have to say if it were me I'd be building the Azur 622 in the boxart markings for sure. What was the difference between all these variants? I've seen a nice looking Belgian Nid-72 from Azur too with the 'Comet' squadron markings - I plan (eventually) on building a Gladiator with the same badge so it would compliment it nicely... Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 What was the difference between all these variants? As far as I can work out, the NiD-42 was of wooden construction, 62 was of mixed construction and the 52 & 72 were of metal construction. There were also differences in radiator placement. The 62 had twin radiators located on the undercarriage legs and the Spanish versions of the 52 had a single radiator unit projecting from the underside of the nose. There might have been differences with the lower wing but I haven't yet worked out what they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Ah, thanks Enzo, I was looking at the engines and thinking "Do they all look the same?" - I thought there might be different versions for export or something... SteveJ60's got the Heller 622 in the build queue as well as one of those Mureaux things, quite a relief for me, for a while it looked as if it was going to be all jets Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Time to get going! The kits are identical in the plastic and resin parts. Once again, fully up to the usual Azur standard. There are two sets of the lower stub wings, probably for use in other versions. The cockpits are made up completely of resin. Interior blue for the cockpits? Any pointers gratefully accepted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hmm I'm not sure about that Enzo, I think Bleu de Nuit was a latecomer to the interior colour scheme, if I recall correctly a medium-grey might be more appropriate. Subject to correction by notre freres Francais, bien sur Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hmm I'm not sure about that Enzo, I think Bleu de Nuit was a latecomer to the interior colour scheme, if I recall correctly a medium-grey might be more appropriate. Subject to correction by notre freres Francais, bien sur Cheers, Stew In those days, the interior of French cockpits were usually "Chamois", i.e. a light beige. The control panel is supposed to be aluminium though. With these colours you should be in the right ball park! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Thanks Jean. Chamois it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 The cockpits assembled and ready to be fitted. These components are resin with the instrument panels and seatbelts in PE. I have simplified the cockpit assemblies slightly. There is another stringer in the assembly which also supports a smaller instrument panel. I dispensed with the stringers and glues the panel to the cockpit wall. Fuselages assembled with tailplanes and sesquiplanes attached. At this point they remind me of manatees. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I am not sure what they look like, but it looks highly unlikely such a contraption will ever take to the air! Good and quick build so far! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Nice work Enzo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 A quick update showing the undercarriage fitted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 The Manatee has grown legs!! Nice work Enzo, I look forward to seeing these completed, especially the one with the large shark on it. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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