Homebee Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) Only four/five years after RS Models (link), Dora Wings is to release a new tool 1/48th Caudron-Renault CR.714 kits. - ref. DW48047 - Caudron-Renault CR.714 Cyclone Source: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=1929101897320378&set=a.2806061526291073 3D renders V.P. Edited February 11, 2023 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) New renders https://m.facebook.com/pg/DoraWings-1929101897320378/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2806061526291073 V.P. Edited September 18, 2020 by Homebee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopperhed Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Interesting. I wonder how the two will compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Early days but if they mould to those rendered images, the Dora wings kit will have more detail. The RS is quite simple, very much like an early limited run kit ( think Classic Airframes without the resin). Mine has built up nicely so far, but has stalled with my first attempts to spray the multi colour camouflage. I did add the Yahu instrument panel which does jazz up the interior nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Still in progress. Sources: https://www.facebook.com/1929101897320378/photos/a.2806061526291073/2871601123070446/ https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=1929101897320378&set=a.2806061526291073 V.P. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Well if they do mould all that it will certainly be more detailed than the RS kit. Still be a pig to paint in that French mottle though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 (edited) Box art, schemes & decals. Source: https://www.facebook.com/dorawingsofficial/posts/3172439296319959 V.P. Edited November 25, 2021 by Homebee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 Test build Source: https://www.facebook.com/dorawingsofficial/posts/3208492522714636 V.P. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Never heard of this aircraft before! Cool obscure subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Tool Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) I've been hoping for this aircraft kit to appear for a few years now, and it's in the right scale for me too. Strangely I started a wish list of WWII French aircraft just this very weekend as I was thinking that they were underrepresented in my stash (this wasn't yet on the list though). And French aircraft have a certain 'I do not know what'.😏 It will go nicely with my Dora Wings MB 151. Thanks Dora. (BTW my French wish list was 1/72 or 1/48: - Bloch 174 or 175 - Breguet 693 or 691 - Potez 63 II - LeO 451). I have no idea if any good kits exist of these types. Edited January 9, 2022 by New Tool 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Tool Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mike Esposito said: Never heard of this aircraft before! Cool obscure subject Paraphrasing heavily from: 'French Aircraft from 1939 to 1942. Fighters, Bombers, Reconnaissance and Observation types' ....by Dominique Breffort and Andre Jouineau. A racer turned into a fighter. Deemed too light and weak initially but brought into use due to necessity (invasion). It was easy and quick to build (mainly wooden), and only required a type of engine not used on M.S. 406 or D520. The Armee de l'Air had halted production in favour of better types but found use for it firstly as a trainer, then actively with a squadron of Polish refugee pilots. Of 30 planes used by the Poles 18 were operational from 24th May, being used to guard the lower Seine valley area. The Poles fought well and scored 10 kills for the loss of 4 pilots before the Polish pilots left France to fight from Britain. Armament 4 x 7.5 mm machine guns. I don't know of any other squadron use. Edited January 9, 2022 by New Tool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic26 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Cheers for the background information, that explains how similar the markings options are. Beautiful plane and the French camo scheme always looks nice, so I'm happy to see this. Hopefully we'll see some more French types in the future, Dora Wings are certainly doing a nice job with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 1 hour ago, New Tool said: Paraphrasing heavily from: 'French Aircraft from 1939 to 1942. Fighters, Bombers, Reconnaissance and Observation types' ....by Dominique Breffort and Andre Jouineau. A racer turned into a fighter. Deemed too light and weak initially but brought into use due to necessity (invasion). It was easy and quick to build (mainly wooden), and only required a type of engine not used on M.S. 406 or D520. The Armee de l'Air had halted production in favour of better types but found use for it firstly as a trainer, then actively with a squadron of Polish refugee pilots. Of 30 planes used by the Poles 18 were operational from 24th May, being used to guard the lower Seine valley area. The Poles fought well and scored 10 kills for the loss of 4 pilots before the Polish pilots left France to fight from Britain. Armament 4 x 7.5 mm machine guns. I don't know of any other squadron use. After the occupation of France, several aircraft were transferred to Finland. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrzeM Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, dora said: After the occupation of France, several aircraft were transferred to Finland. Precisely: 80 "Cyclones" were donated by French govt to Finland during Finnish-Soviet Winter War, but due to the cease-fire action was cancelled and only 6 reached Finland, where the first one was test-flown on 20th May 1940 - so before fall of France (CA-551, by Esko Halme). One of them survived (in original camouflage!!!) and is now showed in Cracow Museum of Polish Aviation (borrowed from Finland for a longer period). Germans did not consider the type as useful war material not only for Luftwaffe, but not even for their allies and satellites. Some captured Caudrons have been painted in Luftwaffe colours, but only to be used as a dummies on the fake airfields in France intended to mislead RAF rec during BoB. Polish unit which used Caudrons in combat, GC 1/145 "Varsovie" Squadron, had "Finnish connection" too - as initially it was formed as a volunteer unit intended for Allied expeditionary contingent organized to help Finland to repell Soviet agression. Similarly, after the Soviet-Finnish cease fire, Poles stayed in France and flew Caudrons against Germans. Most of these pilots have been later evacuated to Britain and served effectively during the BoB and later (302 Polish Squadron badge had Polish pre-war raven, French colours and both 1/145 and 302 numbers). Model looks great!!! Good work Eugene and the Dora Wings Team! Edited January 10, 2022 by GrzeM 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Tool Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, New Tool said: Paraphrasing heavily from: 'French Aircraft from 1939 to 1942. Fighters, Bombers, Reconnaissance and Observation types' ....by Dominique Breffort and Andre Jouineau. A racer turned into a fighter. Deemed too light and weak initially but brought into use due to necessity (invasion). It was easy and quick to build (mainly wooden), and only required a type of engine not used on M.S. 406 or D520. The Armee de l'Air had halted production in favour of better types but found use for it firstly as a trainer, then actively with a squadron of Polish refugee pilots. Of 30 planes used by the Poles 18 were operational from 24th May, being used to guard the lower Seine valley area. The Poles fought well and scored 10 kills for the loss of 4 pilots before the Polish pilots left France to fight from Britain. Armament 4 x 7.5 mm machine guns. I don't know of any other squadron use. Wikipedia has other combat stats: "The Polish pilots scored 12 confirmed and three unconfirmed victories in three battles between 8 June and 11 June, losing nine in the air and nine more on the ground. Among the aircraft shot down were four Dornier Do 17 bombers, and also three Messerschmitt Bf 109 and five Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters. The Caudron fighter was also used by the Polish training squadron based in Bron near Lyon." It's not a bad record for an aircraft judged to be unfit for first line duty (this success due to the Polish pilots though). Edited January 10, 2022 by New Tool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Oh! I'm glad Dora Wings is holding on to their earlier announcements in French AF a/c. I like their cammo! And hope, that MS-406 will be with us too! Thanks Dora! French Hawk would be nice to have 🤩 Zig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 25 minutes ago, zigster said: Oh! I'm glad Dora Wings is holding on to their earlier announcements in French AF a/c. I like their cammo! And hope, that MS-406 will be with us too! Thanks Dora! French Hawk would be nice to have 🤩 Zig I believe that there os a gentleman's agreement that Clear Prop will do the H-75/P-36 family. Dora MS.406 is coming, IIRC they recently posted on fb that tooling has been ordered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I do agree with all above gentleman agreements, as long as I see that kit arrive in a build able form from whoever. Do you like frenchies too bratko? Zb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Looks so much nicer than the RS models 1/48th kit, with much more detail. I still have no idea how I can spray that camouflage well enough to model a Finnish version though! I am many many attempts in on the RS kit and still not happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 6 hours ago, zigster said: I do agree with all above gentleman agreements, as long as I see that kit arrive in a build able form from whoever. Do you like frenchies too bratko? Zb Well, the Clear Prop H-75N is a nice kit, much better than Hobbycraft, fuselage lines and cross sections look good. There is hope for a nice series of Hawks and the Mohawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) Soon - ref. DW48047 Caudron-Renault CR.714 C1 - early Source: https://www.facebook.com/dorawingsofficial/posts/pfbid0819CtoExngL1ciemytxhfq7uHJAdgxRvcnUts2RYJRx75JwNEch2uEjodQXb1Uzql V.P. Edited February 10, 2023 by Homebee 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Looking forward to this one. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Anyone got the MPM book? It's not cheap, just wondering if it's worth it. https://www.bookworldws.co.uk/product/caudron-renault-cr-714-cyclone-the-ultimate-story/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Tbolt said: У кого-нибудь есть книга MPM? Это не дешево, просто интересно, стоит ли оно того. https://www.bookworldws.co.uk/product/caudron-renault-cr-714-cyclone-the-ultimate-story/ I have.😎 This is a great edition! Very detailed, lots of photographs and color illustrations. The model was made using this book. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Wow... looks great Dora Wings! I will have to have that one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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