Hi Guys:
After some nice wine and cheese I desided to start this 1:72 scale French Observation Aircraft of the late 30’s. Not a very well known amphibian but quite interesting and very different.
Like kits in the 30’s and 40’s I started by cutting the necessary blocks of wood, in this case, I am using Dry Mahogany , its great for cutting has a very close grain and lasts forever. As you can see by the pic it is composed of only 7 blocks. I will be adding a piece here and there for the details. I will make a radial engine for it with Plaster of Paris in due time.
This pic shows the basic fuselage cut to outline and I did sand it a little. I am also building a C-46 in a little larger scale with the same procedure. I really like “solids”, they are totally different from any other media and have quite a personallity when finished. You can detail them as much as you want or just make them “simple”. Once painted and in a stand people always ask " where did you get that!!!"…they are lots of fun[:P]
