Reini78 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 #11/2022 So, my dad´s French at war theme is almost at the end now, this is the second last model.....for now. The new Airfix kit is neither really good nor really bad. The detail in some areas is nice, so are the open flaps options. A major issue is the fit problem of upper and lower fuselage half. Had to do sand and cut away some pieces of the bulkhead behind the seat and the cockpit side instruments to join the halves together. Don´t know if my dad did something wrong but the gunsight was too large, so he used one from the sparesbox. The model is a tailsitter. The instructions call for 17g noseweight, my dad added about 30g to be on the safe side. Sadly there´s hardly any space to add weight, used airgun ammo and filled the nose, foot space and the forward areas of the wing tanks. Painted with older selfmixed green and blue-grey paints, Berna Decals used. Build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235108250-guerre-dalgérie148-de-havilland-vampire-mk5-armée-de-l’air/ In the early fifties, France received a bunch of completed and also still to build up Vampires, used by the Airforce and the Navy. Soon France developed a more powerful license version, the Mk.53, also called Mistral. Best to distinguish by diffently shaped air intakes. During the Algerian War, mostly Mistrals saw combat, but also some original Vampires were used. The Model shows one of these from EC 1/7 "Provence", stationed in Bizerte/Tunisia in 1956. DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0012 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0013 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0015 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0016 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0019 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0020 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0023 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I love that faded green! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I agree with Bertie. Your father’s weathering techniques getting better and better. Very nice and this one is professional! 10/10! Good to see all these different color scemes. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Sehr schön! Gruss Giampiero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Excellent rendition, great to see a Vampire in unusual markings, well, this side of La Manche. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Beautiful build ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 12:06 PM, Bertie Psmith said: I love that faded green! On 5/14/2022 at 12:49 PM, Andy Dyck said: I agree with Bertie. Your father’s weathering techniques getting better and better. Very nice and this one is professional! 10/10! Good to see all these different color scemes. Andy On 5/14/2022 at 1:06 PM, GiampieroSilvestri said: Sehr schön! Gruss Giampiero On 5/14/2022 at 7:22 PM, Kagemusha said: Excellent rendition, great to see a Vampire in unusual markings, well, this side of La Manche. On 5/15/2022 at 7:29 AM, Wulfman said: Beautiful build ! Wulfman Thanks for your comments, appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 👏 Excellent finish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 On 5/16/2022 at 11:35 AM, Quiet Mike said: 👏 Excellent finish! Thank you Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 very nice! and rarely seen in those colors! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 That did come up beautifully. ✔️ To your Dad. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 5/18/2022 at 11:27 AM, exdraken said: very nice! and rarely seen in those colors! On 5/19/2022 at 11:05 AM, stevehnz said: That did come up beautifully. ✔️ To your Dad. Steve. Thanks gents! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 A very nice Vampire. The subtle and well made weathering adds a lot to the look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Looks absolutely awesome matey! Love the subtle weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat101 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Well done. The subtle gradients in colour are impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 8:37 PM, BerndM said: A very nice Vampire. The subtle and well made weathering adds a lot to the look. On 5/27/2022 at 10:25 PM, Lewis95 said: Looks absolutely awesome matey! Love the subtle weathering 17 hours ago, Tomcat101 said: Well done. The subtle gradients in colour are impressive. thanks a lot guys! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Always a pleasure seeing you and your Dad's superb work Reini. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 17 hours ago, stevej60 said: Always a pleasure seeing you and your Dad's superb work Reini. thank you very much Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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