To whet my appetite for the coming WW1 GB, I decided to knock off a pair of the ages-old Airfix 1/72 SPAD S.VIIs. The first uses the kit decals to represent Charles Guynemer's "Vieux Charles," and the other will be a yet-to-be determined bird in camouflage scheme.
The kit has no interior to speak of, so I did a basic one featuring the characteristic "shelf" style instrument panel, a stick with a few cables visible and scratchbuilt seats.
I did my own CDL mix using Tamiya acrylics. Here's one with weathering and detail started, one still unsullied:
The rest (so far) are Guynemer's machine with decals. Blue on the kit decals is a little light, but otherwise really nicely done, and for being 10 or so years old, they behaved beautifully.
Thanks for looking in. More later as work progresses.