Nieuport 17 - 1/72 scratch

[stebi51]

Hy all,

my name is Stefano from Rome, Italy.

I'm just building a Nieuport 17 in 1/72 scale, using materials like wood, brass, copper, aluminium etc.

I'll not cover it, I want leave it as an open frame work.

Some photos

 

This is the beginning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I cannot post other images here, I'll continue in a new post.

[LSP_Kevin]

Welcome aboard Stefano!

 

 

Looks like you've got this project well in hand. And what a project it is! It would be amazing to see you do this kind of work in 1/32 scale.

 

Oh, the picture limit per-post is 10.

 

Kev

[stebi51]

Welcome aboard Stefano!

 

 

Looks like you've got this project well in hand. And what a project it is! It would be amazing to see you do this kind of work in 1/32 scale.

 

Oh, the picture limit per-post is 10.

 

Kev

 

Thanks Kev.

I chose this scale as a challenge.

Anyway here are other photos.

The engine and the prop finished

 

 

 

and the up wing

 

 

 

 

 

The Vickers machine gun

 

the fuselage

Edited December 22, 2011 by LSP_Kevin

[stebi51]

And finally the last part of the work.

 

The tail plans, made soldering brass tube 0,3mm

 

 

 

 

and here making the wheel

First I've made this for placing the spokes (nylon 0,8mm).

 

and this is the result

 

 

Bye, Stefano

Edited December 22, 2011 by stebi51

[LSP_Kevin]

That is astounding work Stefano! Simply amazing. You must be a jeweler by trade!

 

Kev

[Loic]

Hi Stefano,

 

sorry to be the bugger but I must tell you that you have a big problem: YOU HAVE GIGANTIC HANDS !!

 

More seriously, this is all VERY impressive !!!

 

I have tryed the spoking thing on 1/35 motorcycles a while back when I was building armors and that was a millions miles away from what you are doing in 1/72 scale !

My hat off to you

[stebi51]

The situation at the moment.

I was not really satisfied with the wheels, so I made the work from beginning.

No nylon spokes but in metal and rims in aluminium.

The result it seems better to me.

 

 

 

Both wings are almost completed, but work will still be long.

 

 

 

 

Other my models?

They are not planes.

This is always scratch in 1/72

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and in a bigger scale 1/16 this two guns

 

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[stebi51]

and some others in 1/16 scale, old american and english carriages

 

 

You can see other images in Photobucket here

[radial]

You,sir are DaVinci. I am a caveman.

[Loic]

Holly bat shitman !!

That-is-A-MA-ZING

I applose your artistry sir

[JCote]

:bow:

 

Just amazing work Stefano. Your metal-working and soldering skills are very impressive. Do you have any "in progress" threads anywhere that we could look at, perhaps on an Italian modelling forum?

 

Best, Jean

[LSP_Kevin]

That is just astonishing stuff.

 

Kev

[stebi51]

:bow:

Just amazing work Stefano. Your metal-working and soldering skills are very impressive. Do you have any "in progress" threads anywhere that we could look at, perhaps on an Italian modelling forum?

Best, Jean

 

Thank you Jean.

If you like my models you can see this and others in my gallery here

in www.modellismopiu.it italian site of which I am a staff member too.

If you are interested in soldering and metal working I suggest you to see the Pak-40 building here

[TaffyMan]

Its all already been said can't added anything extra. These are more a work of art!!!!!

 

Think I will go and take up knitting instead

 

Happy days - Taff

[Hubert Boillot]

This is absolutely stunning Stefano !

 

What can we do to convince you to bring your talents to a "real" scale like 1/32 rather than this lilliputian seventy-something ?

 

Hubert.

Edited January 13, 2012 by MostlyRacers