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Revell Nieuport 28 - as flown by the American Expeditionary Forces


Ventora3300

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I'm going to join this interesting GB with an ancient Revell Nieuport 28. It's tiny! I picked this kit up recently at the 'Antiques Warehouse' I mentioned during the last Frog GB and even though that stash is sorely depleted (all the Heller sailing ships have gone) this little beauty was still there (along with a Frog Bleriot XI).

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The camouflage  and markings are pretty striking and this particular aircraft was flown by Lt. Douglas Campbell of the A.E.F.

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Simple construction and the transfers look to be in good condition. This kit is from the 1960's

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Very light grey, almost translucent, plastic with a little flash on one of the cabane struts.  I think I'll enjoy this one

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I made this kit when I was about 10 years old, IIRC, my version came in the markings of Eddie Rickenbacker although I could be wrong, it was an awful long time ago now!

 

Good luck with this, it's an attractive aircraft.

 

Welcome to the GB.

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4 hours ago, Wez said:

I made this kit when I was about 10 years old, IIRC, my version came in the markings of Eddie Rickenbacker although I could be wrong, it was an awful long time ago now!

 

Good luck with this, it's an attractive aircraft.

 

Welcome to the GB.

 

Thanks Wez. I checked up on Eddie Rickenbacker to see what his aircraft markings would be and found this on Wiki:

The 94th Aero Squadron was the United States Army Air Service designation for the current 94th Fighter Squadron that fought on the Western Front during World War I.[3][7]

The squadron was assigned as a Day Pursuit (Fighter) Squadron as part of the 1st Pursuit Group, First United States Army. Its mission was to engage and clear enemy aircraft from the skies and provide escort to reconnaissance and bombardment squadrons over enemy territory. It also attacked enemy observation balloons and performed close air support and tactical bombing attacks of enemy forces along the front lines.[8]

The squadron was one of the first American pursuit squadrons to reach the Western Front and see combat, becoming one of the most famous. The 94th was highly publicized in the American print media of the time, and its exploits "over there" were widely reported on the home front. Its squadron emblem, the "Hat in the Ring" became a symbol in the minds of the American Public of the American Air Service of World War I. Three notable air aces served with the squadron, Eddie Rickenbacker, who was awarded almost every decoration attainable, including the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross. Douglas Campbell was the first American trained pilot to become an air ace. He shared the honor of having the first official victory over an enemy aircraft with Alan Winslow. Another squadron member, Raoul Lufbery, attained 17 aerial victories before leaping to his death from a fiery Nieuport 28 aircraft in May 1918.[3]

After the 1918 Armistice with Germany, the squadron returned to the United States in June 1919 and became part of the permanent United States Army Air Service in 1921. The current United States Air Force unit which holds its lineage and history is the 94th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the 1st Operations Group, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia.

 

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1 hour ago, TonyOD said:

I’m not a biplane guy but that’s a very attractive little plane. Will follow with interest.

Thanks Tony - all new to me but I was checking up on background and found this very interesting stuff on Wiki:

 

The Nieuport 28's design featured several improvements over the 27, including the adoption of a more powerful engine, a twin-machine gun armament, and a new wing structure.[10] For the first time, a production Nieuport fighter was fitted with conventional two-spar wings, top and bottom, in place of the sesquiplane "v-strut" layout of the earlier Nieuports.[11] Both wings featured elliptical wingtips, instead of the angular raked tips common to Nieuport's earlier designs. The upper wing was built in two sections, joined together over the fuselage center-line. The leading edge of both wings was laminated with plywood. Ailerons were fitted to the lower wings only and controlled via torque tubes.[10]

In order to provide a more streamlined profile, the fuselage was longer and slimmer, so narrow that its twin Vickers machine guns were offset to port, one between the cabane struts and one just outboard of them.[12][13] The design of the tail unit closely followed that of the Nieuport 27.

 

By the time the Nieuport 28 was available, the SPAD XIII had been chosen to equip the escadrilles de chasse of the Aéronautique Militaire for 1918, and this fighter was also the first choice for the projected American "pursuit" squadrons.[2] In the event, a shortage of SPADs led to Nieuport 28s being issued to four American squadrons between March and August 1918, becoming the first aircraft to see operational service with an American fighter squadron.

 

I just hope someone has got some hints on how to get the 'star' black on red pattern on the engine cowling - it's tiny!

 

 

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The Nieuport 28 is going together really well - I just spotted that @AdrianMF recently did one in the 'Under a Tenner' GB.  Got the major components together and getting the pale blue paint on the underwing surfaces. Looking at the pics, I'll have to fill those ejector pin marks after all.

 

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1 hour ago, AdrianMF said:

Looking good!


I thought I was “Frenched out” after the Heller GB but this was a fun kit to build. Looks like it’s flying together for you too.

 

Looking forward to the star on the cowling ;)

 

Regards,

Adrian

Thanks Adrian - it looks like it’s an original Revell tool and not taken on from some other company. (Ref Scalemates). I don’t think I’ll be up to rigging it, though. It really is tiny.

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It's a pretty basic and not too accurate kit, but can be made decent.

http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=1211.msg18995#msg18995

 

This was done quite a few years ago and I would make more improvements if I were to do it again.

Here's the completed build posted on BM.

I hope it proves useful!

 

Ian

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On 23/08/2021 at 17:10, Brandy said:

It's a pretty basic and not too accurate kit, but can be made decent.

http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=1211.msg18995#msg18995

 

This was done quite a few years ago and I would make more improvements if I were to do it again.

Here's the completed build posted on BM.

I hope it proves useful!

 

Ian

Very useful, thanks Ian. I may have a go at the extra cooling slots in the engine cowling and round off the 'squarish' leading edge slightly.

 

I've at least filled the ejector pin marks on the wings and put on another coat of pale blue. I'm doing the stand in pale blue as well. Looks like very thick framing on the windscreen!

 

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This Nieuport 28 is still going - fuselage painted with Light Earth 119 and 186 Brown on the struts.  I've put a couple of cooling slots in the cowling and rounded off the leading edge slightly, painted in Bright Red 14.

 

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Lovely work Mike 

Another classic, @stevej60 will be after you for not saving it for the Classic Revellogram GB !

For the black star on the cowling I would use black decal sheet cut into triangles, use masking tape to get the size and shape first. 

If you need any black decal, I'm sure I've got some so pm me your address and I'll post some to you.

Cheers Pat 

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On 22/09/2021 at 09:13, JOCKNEY said:

Lovely work Mike 

Another classic, @stevej60 will be after you for not saving it for the Classic Revellogram GB !

For the black star on the cowling I would use black decal sheet cut into triangles, use masking tape to get the size and shape first. 

If you need any black decal, I'm sure I've got some so pm me your address and I'll post some to you.

Cheers Pat 

 

Thanks, Pat.I'm struggling a bit with the black star on the cowling - have tried slim black decal lines to paint between and even freehand with a black sharpie pen - bit of a mess. I'll keep trying. In the meantime, the camouflage colours are approaching completion.

 

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