Davek72 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I freely admit to starting this build with a degree or trepidation...this is what I had in the stash that appeared to fit the GB specs: and for some reason it was the Hanriot that jumped out. I picked up the kit some time ago. Its the weekend edition which means no PE to play with but still plenty of nice plastic and a surprisingly low parts count. The only major issue for me is going to be rigging the damn thing. As yet I have failed to rig a biplane with any success. Lets see where we get to. Not sure on the scheme yet but note that the US scheme is expressly stated to be the "US Navy" contingent in France 1918 (so must fit the GB) whilst the french scheme "Centre d'Aviation Maritime" Dunkerque 1917-1918 does not expressly state that it is a Navy unit. Will go with the US scheme unless the mods say otherwise. Cheers Dave 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Dave the frenchie is a navy bird so has the go ahead from me 👍🏻 I would love to see some french navel aviation in this GB if you up for it. great to see a WWI subject in here as they are a bit light! However given your selection I think your mad to go with a bi plane, they scare me! Good luck! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Nice choice, something a bit different. Good luck. Cheers Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 17 hours ago, rob85 said: Dave the frenchie is a navy bird so has the go ahead from me 👍🏻 I would love to see some french navel aviation in this GB if you up for it. great to see a WWI subject in here as they are a bit light! However given your selection I think your mad to go with a bi plane, they scare me! Good luck! Rob Thanks Rob I will certainly go for the French markings. I completely agree with you bi planes scare the crap out of me too. Dave 17 hours ago, almac said: Nice choice, something a bit different. Good luck. Cheers Allan Cheers Allan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Right having had the go ahead on the French scheme I thought I'd post a picture of the markings. For those of you with good eyesight you can read a bit of the background and unfortunate demise of this aircraft and its pilot. Cheers Dave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 That is a very attractive scheme. i have my first bi plane build ready to go in the Nordic GB, a little gladiator, looking forward to start it but it’s currently sat above a foot of water so may be delayed! I watch yours instead. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 This will be lovely. I am looking forward to the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 If you can drill a hole and thread it, you can rig. Any questions please ask, I'll be happy to help out! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 12:43 PM, rob85 said: That is a very attractive scheme. i have my first bi plane build ready to go in the Nordic GB, a little gladiator, looking forward to start it but it’s currently sat above a foot of water so may be delayed! I watch yours instead. Rob Sorry for the delay in replying. Manic at work. How is the water situation??? Hope you get to your build soon. Dave On 2/23/2020 at 7:54 PM, John D.C. Masters said: This will be lovely. I am looking forward to the build. Thanks John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 3:26 PM, limeypilot said: If you can drill a hole and thread it, you can rig. Any questions please ask, I'll be happy to help out! Ian Much appreciated Ian. You make it sound so easy 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Quite a bit of progress. The component parts are all built and everything went together rather nicely. No real surprises there then. Drilled a few holes for rigging. I will no doubt find out that I have not drilled enough. Thanks for looking, Dave 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 That’s some great progress, nice work. water situation is much improved and I plan to crack on on my next day off, which I’m looking forward to. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 32 minutes ago, rob85 said: That’s some great progress, nice work. water situation is much improved and I plan to crack on on my next day off, which I’m looking forward to. Rob Cheers Rob Hope everything gets back to normal soon Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Ok I think I am done. Thankfully the rigging was an exercise of slow and steady and ultimately no disasters. Am intrigued about use of turnbuckles but that is for another day. Using my sons Lego to build a jig. The rest of the pictures are of the finished model. As always all comments welcome. Thanks for looking. Dave 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Great work with the rigging. I think you can be well pleased with this model, it’s a beauty. AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 10 hours ago, Andwil said: Great work with the rigging. I think you can be well pleased with this model, it’s a beauty. AW Thanks AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 That’s a beaut, great subject, and finished brilliantly! Really nice work on the rigging. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 19 hours ago, rob85 said: That’s a beaut, great subject, and finished brilliantly! Really nice work on the rigging. Rob Thanks Rob. Now the big question is do I try and build another kit for this GB.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Don’t let me stop you..... AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 14 hours ago, Davek72 said: Thanks Rob. Now the big question is do I try and build another kit for this GB.... There is a very easy answer to this question..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 8:10 AM, Andwil said: Don’t let me stop you..... AW It’s tempting. My son has however pointed out how many partly build kits I have on the go and suggested I might want to finish one of those first...observant 7 year old! On 3/10/2020 at 10:01 PM, rob85 said: There is a very easy answer to this question..... True but see above post 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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