sillymodeler Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Hello, everyone I recently finished building Frank Luke’s SPAD XIII. Frank Luke was America's second highest ace in WW1. He shot down 14 balloons and 4 planes just in 10 sorties in 8 days. After making an emergency landing behind enemy lines, he refused to surrender, returned fire with a pistol, and was shot dead. Roden's SPAD XIII is a little difficult to assemble in some aspects, but the proportions is good. One of the shortcomings of Roden's kit is the quality of the decals. The decals for the unit markings of the 27th aero squadron, to which Frank Luke belonged, were not similar to the real ones, so the decals were printed by tracing photos of the real marking. The checkered pattern on the wings was also corrected to four rows, although the kit has three rows. I used photo etching hexagon mesh for sides of the engine cowling and stealed Vickes guns from extra parts of Copper State Model’s Nieuport kits. The Frank Luke figure was sold on Amazon, and although I don't know the manufacturer, the quality is very good. I also built a Hispano-Suiza 8Ab engine. This is an independent engine kit by RODEN. It is very finely crafted. I highly recommend this kit for everyone. I want more engine kits to be released! scvrobeson, Paulpk, shadowmare and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 One of my favorite aircraft and your build looks magnificent! Excellent work on the figure as well. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Nice model. Very well finished and a good display too. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 4/7/2024 at 12:38 AM, sillymodeler said: Hello, everyone I recently finished building Frank Luke’s SPAD XIII. Frank Luke was America's second highest ace in WW1. He shot down 14 balloons and 4 planes just in 10 sorties in 8 days. After making an emergency landing behind enemy lines, he refused to surrender, returned fire with a pistol, and was shot dead. Roden's SPAD XIII is a little difficult to assemble in some aspects, but the proportions is good. One of the shortcomings of Roden's kit is the quality of the decals. The decals for the unit markings of the 27th aero squadron, to which Frank Luke belonged, were not similar to the real ones, so the decals were printed by tracing photos of the real marking. The checkered pattern on the wings was also corrected to four rows, although the kit has three rows. I used photo etching hexagon mesh for sides of the engine cowling and stealed Vickes guns from extra parts of Copper State Model’s Nieuport kits. The Frank Luke figure was sold on Amazon, and although I don't know the manufacturer, the quality is very good. I also built a Hispano-Suiza 8Ab engine. This is an independent engine kit by RODEN. It is very finely crafted. I highly recommend this kit for everyone. I want more engine kits to be released! Well done! May I post it on the website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Excellent finish ... not bad for a silly person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillymodeler Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Thank you for the comments!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillymodeler Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 4 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: Well done! May I post it on the website? Thank you. Of course! I am very honored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Very well built, painted and weathered. Cool vignette as well! Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grissom Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Lovely model and an interesting but sad story behind the diorama. I also like the way you have presented the diorama's base - it has so much more interest and appeal than a 'green carpet'. Very nice! Cheers, Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrzemoL Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 What a fantastic build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted Thursday at 05:27 AM Share Posted Thursday at 05:27 AM On 4/9/2024 at 2:43 AM, sillymodeler said: Thank you. Of course! I am very honored! Article is posted! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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