mgbooyv8 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hi Sabre, Indeed, the lacing was aluminium doped on many Nieport 17's. It's also available as an alternative decal. However, the Windsock Datafile side profile of this particulalrly example clearly showed the brown stitching on the fuselage so I used this. At least it adds some color to the model. Thanks for your concern!. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Well Guys, The little Nieuport 17is finished! Some oil staining is smeared on the belly of the fuselageand some very ight sand debris on the wheels and tail. The pictures in the Windsock Datafale (and on the Spada decalsheet instructions) show a large number of relatively clean aircraft, so i didn't dirty it up any more. Remember that the average life span of WW 1 fighters was not that long, so most had no chance of wear. The last thing to add was the operating wire for the Lewis gun. So here it is: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 some more: Now it's to Dave to put the pictures in the gallery I wish you all a very happy and very productive new year! Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 very nice and clean build, peter! will be interresting if anybody else makes the deadline of tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spads57 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Peter, Congratulations on an Outstanding Nieuport 17.Beautiful craftsmanship my friend. Regards, Gregory Jouette Here is an interesting link you may find of interest for your next WWI project. http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=...4687&page=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hurray Peter!!! Congratulations on making the deadline with your awesome build! Really, really nice. Thanks for sharing this outstanding project with us, and I hope we see you in the group-builds often. I'm going to hate to see this one go, it's been a lot of fun, eh?! Soooo,.......what's next? heh, heh. Later, Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Thanks for the very kind words, guys! Hi Gregory, That's an interesting link and worth a try for the next WW1 build. Thanks! Hi Russ, When a group build fits in my modelling (subject and time ) I will join. This one was indeed great fun. Let's hope the next one is a "stalled projects part 3". I have several projects lying around which qualify. So we'll see what will be next! Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Very nicely made Nieuport Peter, with some fantastic detailing as well. I look forward to your next project. Regards Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 Thanks, Derek! Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Excellent Peter ! I enjoyed watching this build and the result is tremendous ! Look forward to your other builds. Hubert. PS : I badly need a stalled GB to insert my own stalled projects ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thanks, Hubert Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre F-86 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 That sure turned out sweet! Thanks for explaining the brown lacing. It just seemed odd to me. You are right, it does add a touch of color to the aircraft. Very nicely done Sabre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks, Sabre! Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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