Nice work, she’s looking great. [:)]
[color=#990000]Thanks SpiralCity. Dual Vickers Gun Mounts for the late AEF version.[/color]
That is looking so good. I love the craftsmanship here.
BK
Will be following your progress on this build and taking notes.
Mobious
[color=#990000]Thank you Mobious. Most of the painting is done. [/color]
[color=#990000]in case anyone wants to find the references I use here are the “Nieuport” based references.[/color]
Nice! Cant wait to seem them put together.
[color=#990000]Thank you Allan, Just an update now. Still some rigging to do, wire spoke wheels, propeller and touch ups are needed. With today’s update you can see I am going with the late version of Rickenbacker’s old N 6159. After about May 28th 1918 it was assigned to a Lt. G. Zacharias. He flew it at least June 11, 1918. On the pilot’s right side of the cockpit Rickenbacker had attached a 4 X 3 inch St. Christopher’s medallion. It is known he had a similar item on his Spad XIII. Whether this one stayed on N6159 is unknown.[/color]
That looks super good. What’s the deal with the poster on the right wings? Any story behind that?
BK
Inspirational! [Y]
Nice paint work. Looking forward to seeing the work on the spoke tires.
Mobious
[color=#660000]Absolutely. Posters for the Third Liberty Loan effort were sent out to the various military units and at least three wound up at the 94th Aero Sqdn. Eddie V. Rickenbacker had two doped on the upper surfaces of the upper & lower wings of N 6159. The Third Liberty Loan Program was enacted on April 5, 1918. There were at least 5 different posters. Rickenbacker achieved his first 5 of his eventual 26 victories in this machine April 4 - May 28.[/color]
Outstanding…thanks for the wood tutorial.
[color=#990000]Thank you Ruddratt & Lawdog. I’ll call this one finished![/color]
Fine craftsmanship. The wire spoke wheels are cool as is the paintwork.
Thanks for sharing,
Mobious
[color=#990000]Thank you Mobious! As mention previously the wheels are from “Scale Spokes”. My sets for the 1:32 Nieuport 28 “tri-spoked” wheels contained two completed wheels (the rims, spokes, PE nipples, reinforcing rims for covers and hubs). Also two sets of additional tyres. Black rubber on the rims, white (natural rubber without carbon black) and grey resin with some tread.[/color]