Monday 22 November 2021

Nieuport 12ish - Part 3. Ready for takeoff!

Well here it is and for all its (numerous) faults it looks good enough for it’s role as a two-seat recce aircraft. 






My inspiration for the paintwork was this splendid little book.  I’m sure I’m not the only fan of this series - I wonder if there’s any demand for a post on my shelf of Blandfords.  




14 comments:

David Crook said...

Hello there Tim,

Very stylish looking and the observer looks great!

Blandford's titles are always useful to have around - especially the hardbacks.

All the best,

DC

Pete. said...

That looks very smart Tim.

Cheers,

Pete.

Peter Douglas said...

Looks great. Love the red scarf! And yes a post on a landlords would be interesting.

Brad DeSantis said...

Wow Tim, it really looks great! It's amazing what a difference the decals make and the red scarf is perfect! Well done!

Tim Gow said...

David Crook
Style is good - even in 1916!

Tim Gow said...

Pete
The simple colour scheme makes it look quite neat.

Tim Gow said...

Peter Douglas
I think the scarf matches the observer's nose! Sorry - it must be all your talk of 'landlords'...

Tim Gow said...

Brad DeSantis
Those figures were a great find.

ian drury said...

The Blandfords were a great little series: I still use them for ref too.

Bluewillow said...

Lovely Tim,

Good to see a Nieuport in the sky. building another Jasta aircraft myself at the moment

Cheers
Matt

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Chocks away - excellent stuff

Tim Gow said...

Ian Drury
Always wise to keep them to hand!

Tim Gow said...

Bluewillow
Thanks - I now have a total of three Great War French aircraft!

Tim Gow said...

Geordie
Lucky the crew are only plastic - so it should manage to struggle into the air.