RAS Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I picked this 1/48 scale Eduard Nieuport kit cheaply at a recent model exhibition. This range of 1/48 scale Eduard Nieuports are terrific kits, easy to build with simple rigging. Yes I know that I forgot the elevator cables – remembered too late and I had dropped the elevators to far to correct the situation!!! The model depicts a machine flown by Lt Armand de Turenne of Escadrille N 48 in 1916. After advanced training at military flying school he was assigned to the Réserve Générale de l'Aviation (RGA) then finally to Escadrille N 48 on 13 June 1916 to fly Nieuport fighters. He scored his first victory on 17 November 1916. On the outbreak of World War II de Turenne was serving as the Commander of the 4ème escadre aérienne, stationed at Reims. He was appointed Commander of groupe de chasse 24, on 14 May 1940 during the battle of France. Following the French defeat de Turenne served in the Vichy French Air Force, as commander of the 8ème groupement de bombardement in Tunis from 19 October 1940, then as Commander of the 3ème groupement de bombardement at Oran from 1 February 1941. He was made a Grand Officier of the Légion d'honneur on 25 December 1941, but on 1 April 1942 elected to take unpaid leave for the next five years. He spent the rest of the war farming in Sidi Bel Abbès. He officially retired from the military on 2 April 1947. IMG_8391 by Ray Staley, on Flickr IMG_8371 by Ray Staley, on Flickr IMG_8370 by Ray Staley, on Flickr IMG_8373 by Ray Staley, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Very nicely done. I really like these kits also and think they would be an excellent place for someone who wanted to tackle their first WWI kit in 1/48. Fit is excellent and it is easy to get the two wings aligned correctly. And like you said, the rigging is pretty simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Beautifully done and very colourful. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Nicely done! You might want to ask the mods to move this post to RFI though as this section is for discussion only and they are pretty hot on that! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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