Marcleon Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 I wonder if I could once again ask your indulgence and try very hard to complete a group build... this is a very old kit, started a few years ago, but very much under 10% completed... it is also superseded by the amazing CSM kit, but some of us have a few of the Hobbycraft kit (also released by Academy) that we don't know what to do with... hope this is OK with the Admins! I actually would like to do the plane flown by Fullard, an option in the Academy kit that I received as a present by a friend: All over silver dope, should be easy (He said)... The decals look good, and he was a very high scoring ace who survived the war... This is indeed how far I have got: Some wood tones and fake veneer in the cockpit, some extra bits of plasticard pretending to be longerons and a seat back from plasticard with lots of little holes drilled... the propellor is refined a little and painted dark stained wood tones... this appears to be very much stardard for the 17... Also a rear cockpit bulkhead and head support added... but more to come... Hope this is OK... Regards, Marc Dpgsbody55, LSP_Kevin, BradG and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Hi ! I am no admin but if I was I would welcome you to the GB If there was a club for « I do not complete most of my build » people, I could be president I guess... So let’s try to progress and support each other until we all finish our builds so we can all be proud of our accomplishment both individually and as a team R Palimaka, Panzerwomble and Gazzas 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Go for it! Kev R Palimaka and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Welcome to the build! I'll add a "Go for it!" too. Bishop's aircraft is a great choice, and I think with a little work the Hobbycraft kit will look amazing. Looking forward to see what you do. Richard Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marcleon Posted October 2, 2023 Author Share Posted October 2, 2023 Thank you Kevin, Mike, Loic and Richard for the positive comments, and it's great to see the GB grow with so many very interesting builds - WW1 too! So there is a little progress, I was unhappy about the aileron attachments and the large gap, so I took them off, removed the oversize hinges and skinned the edges of the ailerons with 10 thou card to fill the gap... looks better to me! The engine is assembled and painting started, I also refined the cowling edges and gave that some metallic silver... Enjoy your modelling! Regards, Marc Panzerwomble, denders, Alain Gadbois and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Looks better to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Nice start. The card is a great improvement. I'll have to remember it for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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