Pujol Vendome, 1916, scratchbuilt 1/72nd scale

[fjaweijfopi4j48]

From 5 years ago, another pioneer for the thread.

 

The Pujol Vendome is an example of how local industries (in this case Spain’s) started to produce efficient designs, either of their own creation -as it was the case in the then leading countries- or acquiring the rights to fabricate known, proven designs, as it is with this French Vendome.

Pujol, Comabella & Cia. produced in Spain during the mid 10’s a number of these machines and at the same time pioneered the local industry, provided useful know-how, and gave the opportunity to pilots and personnel to be trained and be familiarized with this then incipient mean of transportation.

In the lines of the contemporary conventional arrangement, the Spanish Vendome used an 80hp Gnome rotary and -instead of ailerons- wing warp control (no, no Star Trek's stuff any means).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bigbadbadge]

Lovely model Moa. When you see it in the piccies you forget it's small size . Great work fella. 

All the best 

Chris 

[Jonners]

Yet another fantastic little creation. Brilliant.

Jon

[cngaero]

Another little superbly built cracker.

To my eye, it's one of those aeroplanes that just look right.

 

[pheonix]

Somehow I missed this first time round. Glad I found it now. That is a really eye-catching design and a beautifully crafted model.

 

P