Wez Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 As I said in the GB thread, my original plan was to make a figure, I wanted to make a model of my Great Grandfather who succumbed to wounds at Gallipoli in 1915. He was serving in the Hampshire Regiment which were part of the Irish Division. Sadly I lack the skill for such a model which I would really want to do justice so it will have to wait for when I have more time! Being a sucker for punishment, I've dug a biplane out of the stash, I bought the 1/48th Eduard Hanriot HD-1 in Italian markings many years ago when I had a fit of enthusiasm for WW.I subjects, I was drawn by the very colourful markings which to my mind are synonymous with WW.I. It includes some resin, PE and masks. The Western Front rightly gets a lot of attention but this was the first world war and I thought I'd commemorate the fighting which went on in an oft forgotten front but in addition to the main protagonists, Italy and Austria-Hungary, it also dragged in combatants from other nations such as the GB, Germany and the USA. Enough of my waffle, here's the kit and the few references I have on the type (though to be fair, the Windsock datafile and the kit seem very comprehensive). I haven't decided on which of the kit markings I'll be doing yet, the one on the box top is quite attractive but there are also a couple of very nice silver-doped schemes I like too, choices, choices! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 It's nice to see an Italian entry Wez. I look forward seeing which scheme you choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Excellent subject choice, I really like the Hanriot, it has a purposeful look about it. AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 You've got some great references there, this should be a good one! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Thanks for the encouragement guys, hope I can finish it and do it justice (I do have a poor record with GBs and find myself in four during my non-study period). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I think I mentioned elsewhere, I really like the Hanriot, especially the HD1's - a good choice Wez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Should be a great build with all these references available. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/19/2018 at 8:41 PM, Wez said: I wanted to make a model of my Great Grandfather who succumbed to wounds at Gallipoli in 1915 My Grandfather was there as well. The Hanriot is a very nice looking aircraft, very colourfull whatever the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 On 23/07/2018 at 12:08, Antoine said: My Grandfather was there as well. The Hanriot is a very nice looking aircraft, very colourfull whatever the owner. The public view of Gallipoli is that it was an ANZAC op, whilst the ANZAC contribution should not be underrated, the British and French lost so many there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Even on a family level, I just don't know to which unit my Grandfather belong, only that he was part of a transmission outfit, so obviously not straight on the frontline. He survived the war, only to die a few years later from disease or by accident (even this is unclear). My father was to young to remember much more anyway. What was your great Grandfather's unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 I’m afraid I’m going to have to withdraw from this GB (I’m withdrawing from all GB’s), we found some water on the floor of the basement which is where I do my modelling. We need to find where this water is coming from and put it right before autumn comes which means emptying the contents of the basement and potentially taking up the flooring. Any modelling is now on hold until this is sorted, I’m gutted because I only get to do any modelling between June and the end of September. If we get this sorted in good time I may re-join later. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Ah, sorry to hear about the water and your withdrawal from modelling - I hope the water is solved quickly and you can return to modelling soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Hope you can solve your water issues and get back to modelling Wez. Sorry not to to see the Hanriot get built but some things are sadly more important. AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now