AndrewCJ50 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Dear Colleagues I recently finished a kit I had half finished several years ago. These were the days of nylon thread and I have now moved to the much more forgiving Uschi van der Rosten lycra. The markings are for the famous ace Georges Guynemer. I calmed down the look and markings with an overspray of the Gunze Israeli sand colour Shame people don't seem to do so much 1/72 WWI biplanes these days. Must try an Airfix BE2c though. Hope you like it? Andrew 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Too few SPADs to be seen...and yours is lovely. Excellent muting effect of the sand overspray. (Perfect background as well!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Very nice model and lovely images. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 very nice kit and background, well done Sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Beautifully built and finished Andrew. My trouble is that even in 1/48, WWI types are so small for ageing eyes and 1/72......well just miniscule. If I could finish them to this standard I would build more - they look exquisite! Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Supurb result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Excellent work and very nice. What scale and kit is it? Also, how did you approach the rigging. The rigging looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Superb! I assume it's the Eduard kit, and you did a wonderful job with it...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I love WWI aircraft and you have done an excellent job here. Very nice job on the pictures too and a great idea on toning down the finish. I am also a big fan of Ushi and have found it helps alot. But I can say for myself I have enough problems rigging in 1/48 so would have no hope to see what I would be doing in 1/72, my eyesight is no longer good enough. So build them while you can Andrew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Really lovely model and the overall finish is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewCJ50 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Dear Colleagues Yes, it is the 1/72 Eduard kit. To rig it I wear magnifiers over my existing spectacles whilst cursing under my breath! I am doing another one in RFC colours so more to follow! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Excellent, gotta love a SPAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 What the others have written: a really good model and a very good idea to overspray lightly with sand. I too wear an eye loupe on my spectacles when working on the small parts of models in this scale. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrzeM Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 It looks great! I too love WWI planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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