stevehed Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Late on parade as the French Fancy GB co-incided with the High Wing. This one qualifies for either but I get an extra week here. I've got some vac forms that will never be built in the original form. This is the Airframe Bristol M1C, an advanced British WW1 monoplane. I noticed a similarity of fuselage structure with the Morane which is a plane I've had a fancy to try for years. A bit of plastic surgery will be required but if I can get a half decent fuselage I'll be happy to finish the rest. This will involve a scratch wing from card, wing struts, complete tail unit and undercarriage and wheels. A spare cowling from an Eduard Nieuport should fit and I've got some rotary engines in the spares. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Looking forward to this Steve - another of your classic conversions starting from scrap plastic... er a vacuform. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Welcome aboard with a type Im unfamiliar with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Welcome from me too Steve. It looks like you've got a little bit of work to do on this one! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehed Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 Thanks Gentlemen. Made a start by cutting out the fuselage halves. I had to reduce the width a bit and it can be seen that they weren't a good match. Combination of a little warpage and overenthusiastic filing I think. Shouldn't be a problem as a mix of filler and camouflage paint will hide my sins hopefully. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehed Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 Have got the fuselage joined so now I can start working on it. I chopped 0.25 ins, 7mm, off the rear end. This was replaced with a cone shape cut from a modern drop tank. It was wider then the tail section so filler was added and then gently blended with a dremel sanding wheel. The cockpit is too far forward so I cut out a section 0.75ins, 20mm. This will allow me to add some basic cockpit detail. The cowling is part of the vac form Bristol fuselage so that has been removed too. The replacement cowling is 0.25ins deep. The open front allowed me to position a cockpit floor and some formers to support the upper decking, a remnant from a Strutter, and an upright to widen the forward fuselage. I have a fuel tank/seat combo from the Airfix BE2c spare which I'll use. Pierre le pilote will hide any indiscretions. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Pierre is such a wonderful pilot - he hides so much! P 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehed Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 Not sure if I'm going to finish in time as life and work have been getting in the way. Progress has been made as the wing has been cut from card and I've achieved a passable fuselage. Cowling came from a EE Strutter and the engine and prop are from a white metal Aeroclub rotary. Sadly one of a diminishing supply. Elevators were shaped from a spare from the Revell Sopwith Triplane and the Vickers from a Roden Nieuport 24. If I can get the cabane struts sorted there's a sporting bet I can make for tomorrow night. Fingers crossed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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