JWM Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Hi, I am continuing reduction of French machines from the stash. It is the 11th in last year build of French-origin type. Breguet 273 was a light (tactical) bomber and observation machine, a development (export variant) of Breguet 27. Those machines besides France were used in China and in Venezuela. The only one survived, or rather the remains of it, are preserved in the Maracay Museum of Aviation (Venezuela). More about this exposition you can find here: http://swag-trip-logs.blogspot.com/2015/03/venezuela-museo-aeronautico-de-la.html, https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7644/17018760981_d36e1deb4a_z.jpg Anyway, my model is of China one. Although the Azur kit has provision to do his model I have to change some details, since the existing photos show it differently then it is done in kit. On the photo of real thing: The grill behind prop is not moved backward as suggested in kit instruction, the additional cooler is moved forward and there is additional inlet of air below nose. There are also landing lamps below the wingtips of lower wing. The side air inlet (?) is suggested to be on starboard side, inn model it is on port. The pitch of prop is different, so I interpreted that maybe the above photo is a mirror reflection. This is a bit confirmed by the Venezuelian machine from museum, where the starboard side of engine is simply flat, without any bulged inlet on it. Anyway, those were my dilemmas on construction. of model... Here she is: And a set of my shelf with Chinese machines (including Soviet I-152 from Khalkhin Gol border war) from Second Sino-Japan War before start of WW2 in Far East (so years 1937-41) . Below is a shelf for Japan machines from this conflict (I know, too few of them but in stash there is not so small set waiting for their time) and above it is a shelf with French machines from Spanish Civil War (at least Dewoitine 27 is currently in stash designed to be there maybe soon)... That all so far about mine No1 from 2021! Coments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Very nice build Jerzy.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Boy Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I love all your builds. So very different from the regular fair that gets shown (no offence to anyone). The early Sino/Japanese wars are very interesting and the aircraft are so not main stream. Keep up the good work. Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Nice work, Jerzy. The French certainly produced some odd looking aircraft back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 That`s a great subject along with the growing collection Jerzy!!!!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Uehlinger Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Very Impressive and Varied Collection of Models, Jerzy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Nice Jerzy. I love the Chinese collection. It really gives you an idea of the odd melange of aircraft the Nationalists flew, basically anything they could get their hands on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 sorry guys, I just cannot help myself ............ such an unusual layout reminded me of something regards, adey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 8 hours ago, Pauly Boy said: I love all your builds. So very different from the regular fair that gets shown (no offence to anyone). The early Sino/Japanese wars are very interesting and the aircraft are so not main stream. Keep up the good work. Paul Paul, thank you. This Chinese set is not that large as I wish to have (not telling about the Japan side) - the main "gap" is Curtiss Shrike (A12). I still do hope that it will be issued as injection kit so I am not buying resin one by CMR... Of course there could be also Gladiator, Curtiss Hawk III and 75, Fiat CR 32, Hs 123, He 111 a, SB-2, TB-3, R-5, ... - but I have or planning to have most of in other liveries. Doing for instance two TB3 - one Russian another one Chinese seem a bit bizarre to me, people do not live that long to build old possible kits. in all colors.. . So the limited collection is necessary compromise. 5 hours ago, Vinnie said: Nice work, Jerzy. The French certainly produced some odd looking aircraft back then. There is something with style of French one, but it is perhaps also about the era... 6 hours ago, Sky Keg said: That`s a great subject along with the growing collection Jerzy!!!!!!!! Mike Mike, thank you! one have to sit many hours to have even small collection... 2 hours ago, S. Uehlinger said: Very Impressive and Varied Collection of Models, Jerzy! Thank you! Currently my set of 1935-45 machines is in range of some 430... The Sino-Japan war set is some kind of a cherry on a cake ... or a side kick... 1 hour ago, John Masters said: Nice Jerzy. I love the Chinese collection. It really gives you an idea of the odd melange of aircraft the Nationalists flew, basically anything they could get their hands on. John thank you ! But surprisingly they were using relatively new machines, not an obsolete ones. It is still not that old in 1937 the Breguet 273, not Breguet XIX like in Republicans during SCW - there was no embargo... So soon after Curtiss Hawk II and III there was Curtiss 75. Gladiator was also a strong machine those days... Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Looks the business Jerzy and I'm very jealous of your collection. I wonder what the idea behind the strange shaped fuselage was ? Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: I wonder what the idea behind the strange shaped fuselage was ? Maximising the downward field of fire for the gunner. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) A nice build! It is always interesting to see aircraft from the pre-WW2 conflicts that are all too often forgotten and you are building an impressive collection of these types. Edited January 16, 2021 by 112 Squadron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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