Paul J Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Evening. Completed this build a few days ago and just got round to doing the pics. Its the ESCI 1/72nd kit ( which came with an Albatross DIII in one box by Italeri. I know its not a brilliant kit but its the only one I have seen in ages. The Revell one from yonks ago is one I have built a few times and not seen that one around either Roden kits... well they have history don't they by way of being complicated builds if you can get that far. Anyway the decals used on this are by Leading Edge Models and a fairly recent sheet. I think it was released a few months back. It has options for four SE s 2 silver and two in PC10. One s a 2 seater. I opted for the one you see here. I used Humbrol Ivory No.41 for the doped linen and Olive drab for the PC.10 as it is fairly close to the many shades of that colour. Its not fully rigged as my eyes and shaky left hand were doing overtime in trying to get the work done! There must be some reason why a civvy reg was worn by some of these but modelling wise it makes an interesting subject 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Well you've ruined it by not rigging it completely. As if anyone would notice. 😂 My only issue is the Lewis gun on a civvie Se5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Superb mate,.... what a little gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 7 hours ago, noelh said: My only issue is the Lewis gun on a civvie Se5. It is supposed to be still a military plane. I too,think it strange that it wears civilian markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Lovely little build. The Canadian Air Force had a long gestation period - it didn't really become a military branch until the mid-1920s so I presume the civilian marking were retained because there wasn't any other option to paint them into or they wanted to retain an appearance of civilian status. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl V Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 What a lovely model! It’s great to see an aircraft of this fascinating era modelled. To make a very long story short, until 1927 in Canada, Air Force aircraft carried G-CY**registrations and civil aircraft G-CA**. Carl 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 5 hours ago, Carl V said: What a lovely model! It’s great to see an aircraft of this fascinating era modelled. To make a very long story short, until 1927 in Canada, Air Force aircraft carried G-CY**registrations and civil aircraft G-CA**. Carl Top reply! AT least I have learnt something and so have others now. Thanks very much for the comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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