JOCKNEY Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I built this in the current Heller GB here on BM, WIP below This build is dedicated to those brave Polish pilots of Polish Warsaw Squadron, the Groupe de Chase Polonaise 1/145 On 18 May 1940, 35 Caudrons were delivered. Despite being ordered not to fly these as they were so underpowered, instead they continued flying a fighter hopelessly outdated compared to the Messerschmitt Bf 109E, the Polish pilots scored 12 confirmed and three unconfirmed victories in three battles between 8 June and 11 June,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. Despite looking a bit of an ugly duckling, the design has grown on me during construction. I hope you like it Cheers Pat 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Nice one Pat, what a memory jerker. I made this one so many years ago, I liked it then and I like it now. Great little build topped off with the interesting historical background. Cheers Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Looks good Pat.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Nice one. Wasn't it developed from a racer? How long have you had it? Must have been a while looking at the Riko sticker on it! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Hi Pat, congrats on a great result! This is a small and graceful kit, but that can be quite tricky in places. To make matters worse, the paint scheme is very particular to the Caudron and adds to the difficulty. All in all, your model is smashing! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Great job looks good in that camouflage scheme. Brave pilots. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Nice job Pat. You've captured this one exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 13/01/2021 at 23:26, Pete in a shed said: Nice one Pat, what a memory jerker. I made this one so many years ago, I liked it then and I like it now. Great little build topped off with the interesting historical background. Cheers Pete Hi Pete Really glad you enjoyed this one. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 12:05, swralph said: Looks good Pat.😀 Thanks very much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 12:11, Buzby061 said: Nice one. Wasn't it developed from a racer? How long have you had it? Must have been a while looking at the Riko sticker on it! Pete Hi Pete Absolutely spot on it was a racer, so very fast to begin with. Then when all the military kit including weapons started to be added, the engine proved really underpowered and performance suffered significantly. Yes I have a lot of kits which I have had for many years. So long in fact there is a danger of them being seen as collectors items rather than ones to build ! Finally getting round to building them, glad you liked this one. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Definitely a blast from the past ,remember it well as all our local post office sold were Heller kits .l built quite a few kits in the range . Your rendition is excellent, looks great 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariado Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Great work! So nice to see these old kits brought to life. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Really nice! It is a bit of an ugly duckling, but I quite like aeroplnes like that. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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