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1/72 Eduard Nieuport 17 10 Day Build Challenge


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On a webcast by the Interesting Modelling Co (https://www.facebook.com/interestingmodellingco/) I foolishly said that biplanes were not difficult, and said I could build one in 10 days. I decided to choose a relativity simple kit (No HP O/400s!) 

 

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So I started on Sunday, progressing slowly so far. I've painte dthe inside in a thin coat of Revell 85 as a  base coat for the wood effect - the Eduard plastic gives the effect I was looking for. Now to add some wood simulation and a gloss coat

 

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Full details on my Facebook blog (link  below!)

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That is a nice little kit, Sir.

 

If you have not built one before, the nearest thing to a difficulty is the fit of the interplane struts to the lower wing. The 'plug' at their base needs a bit of fettling to go in the socket. Otherwise the thing practically falls together.

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Progressing well, although 10 days may be optimistic!

 

Had a bit of a disaster when the rear cabane strut broke, but was able to salvage it -Tamiya White liquid cement gives you a little adjusting time and the polystyrene/resin in it gives the joint added strength

 

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Sorted

 

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Once that was dry, I decided to fit the front cabane sin place - with biplanes, sometimes it's easier to fit the outer struts first, then the cabanes later, but for the Nie I decided to do the cabanes first.

 

I used blutack to get the wing gap right, then fitted the front sruts, glueing then to the fuselage but just resting them in their locations in the upper wing

 

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next up, a first coat of Tamiya Fine Surface Primer, which laid down very well until I managed to drop the still-wet aircraft. Oops!

 

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Just as well the primer revealed a few areas of tidy up! Out with the Micromesh pads then time for a second coat of primer

Ready for the serious stuff!

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13 hours ago, Dave Fleming said:

Progressing well, although 10 days may be optimistic!

 

 

When I first read the title, I thought you meant to build a Nieuport 10 in one day! Clickbait I say! ;)

It’s coming along nicely though, 10 days is still possible (if you deduct non-modelling days?) 

 

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Dave, I've built 6 or 7 of the Eduard 1/48th Nieuport variants and always had trouble getting the interplane vees to sit right when the cabanes have been certified in the right place, except once when it all went swimmingly (trouble as in it took a minute or two to sort out. Fine kits otherwise). Don't know if that carries over into the little brethren. Nigel Rayner would be the one to ask - my 1/72nd kits are still firmly on the sprues.

 

Paul.

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1 hour ago, Paul Thompson said:

Dave, I've built 6 or 7 of the Eduard 1/48th Nieuport variants and always had trouble getting the interplane vees to sit right when the cabanes have been certified in the right place, except once when it all went swimmingly (trouble as in it took a minute or two to sort out. Fine kits otherwise). Don't know if that carries over into the little brethren. Nigel Rayner would be the one to ask - my 1/72nd kits are still firmly on the sprues.

 

Paul.

 

Noted, I'll keep my eye on that

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