Brandy Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Well here she is folks, a fun, if challenging, build! Representing a machine flown by Jean Navarre of Escadrille MS12, Muizon, France, October 1915 To sum it up: Fuselage shortened by 11.5mm, turtledeck lowered by 2mm, rear fuselage widened by 5mm, entire fuselage reskinned, 2.5mm removed from wing trailing edges, 2mm added to wing roots, wings raised by 1mm. All struts, tail surfaces, and landing gear scratch built. Aeroclub wheels and MG, prop and spinner modified from spares box items. Close, Revell, so close! ] Thanks for following along! Ian Edited October 18, 2017 by limeypilot 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Well, it was certainly worth the work and the unveiling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Moon Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Gorgeous, an incredible build. I thoroughly enjoyed your WIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That's a beautiful job. Really classy! Love the clean rigging, nicely done! These things look so flimsy it must have taken sheer courage just to climb in one, never mind fly it! They were probably flimsier than your model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbob12 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That's lovely! I seem to remember getting that one with a set of four or five other WW1 Revell aircraft from Green Shield stamps, sometime before the dawn of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Beautifully built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyverns4 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 That looks amazing! and well done! Christian, exiled to arica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Lovely little model! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Nice one Ian, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 So, in effect, an almost entirely new kit! ;-) Fabulous example och persistence, skills and an artist's eye. Bravo! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Thanks to all for the positive feedback. I certainly didn't realise just how bad the kit was until I got started, but to me that's half the fun....I really should get onto finishing the Muromets..... Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Beautiful I bet she is really tiny too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol boy Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Great job, very neat, well done. The one area I always struggle with on solid wheels is getting a neat looking tyre, what's the secret? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) Bristol Boy - I mount the wheel on a cocktail stick and turn the stick between my fingers - instead of trying to move the brush around the wheel, hold the brush still and rotate the wheel! I occasionally still get a little overlap in places, especially on white metal wheels which don't have good demarcation, but using the same technique to touch up the hub cover if needed finishes it off nicely. Ian Edited January 15, 2016 by limeypilot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Hi Ian, I take my hat of in front of REAL modelling! Cheers, AaCee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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