French a/c group build 2012-13

Vit13

Hello

for the H34  some info here

http://celag.free.fr/museum/us_index.htm

Thank's for the really great link to the French H-34 helicopter restoration work . There are some really good pic;s , especially of the main rotor housing . I have been searching for a pic just like that for quite a while ....Awesome !

Thank's again for the link

John .

48 scale 100p on wing of 72 scale c-47.

Im going to try and get my Apache finished before i start of this beasty.

Do the aircraft have to be in French markings? I have Eduard's Mirage IIICJ in isralei service that I may enter.

Scorpiomikey

Eeep. it arrived.

Sorry to hear that, uuh, errr, I mean CONGRATULATIONS on receiving your first resin kit!!!

How does it look? Throw a post out there asking for some pointers, the gang should be able to lend a hand.

Eeep. it arrived.

Yes, im nervous as hell about it. The most resin ive ever worked with was a handful of components for a TA-4K. Ive been inspired by Chucks 388

Scorpiomikey

Bugatti's concept of customer relations was somewhat eccentric. To a Bugatti owner who complained that his car was difficult to start on cold mornings, he is said to have retorted, "Sir! If you can afford a Type 35, you can surely afford a heated garage!"

Kind of sounds like the "Let them eat cake" method of customer service doesn't it?! It is an interesting machine - that's the resin kit you were asking about in another thread right? I have yet to try one, will have to do so one of these days.

Bugatti's concept of customer relations was somewhat eccentric. To a Bugatti owner who complained that his car was difficult to start on cold mornings, he is said to have retorted, "Sir! If you can afford a Type 35, you can surely afford a heated garage!"

No wonder the Model 100 was such a bizzare aircraft. Italian and french engineering in one aircraft. The pilot sits between 2 drive shafts coming from 2 angled V8's.

Thats a recipe for disaster if ever i heard one.

Scorpiomikey

Same here, but after some research, it turns out Bugatti is a French company and the original designer was French 

........and the French government wouldn't let the Bugatti family restart production after the war 

http://www.classic-vehicles.com/history-of-bugatti.html

Quote: " In 1945 Germany surrendered and Ettore Bugatti applied to the French Government for permission to return to the factory and restart production, but the French refused, saying that as the Italians had fought against France, he had lost all property rights. Ettore appealed and whilst the case was being heard, he returned to the factory in one of his unsold Bugatti Royals and afterwards went to see where his son had died. While he was there, he collapsed and was rushed to hospital by his chauffeur. Bugatti never recovered consciousness and died without knowing that his appeal was successful."  

Same here, but after some research, it turns out Bugatti is a French company and the original designer was French and it was commissioned by the French government (There was something about Belgium and Italy in there somewhere but i cant remember where)

The kit should arrive in the next couple weeks, hopefully.

Theuns - well it's not being built by me, I don't have any resin in my stash beyond a few AM detail parts.

Scorpiomikey - This is where I have to confess that, well, Bugatti always sounded Italian to me!   (I suppose their vehicles are out of my price range.) Yes, come on in with your racer, I can add you right now.

VanceCrozier

Mon dieu!!!

ARSENAL-DELANNE  10C-2:

I see lots of bizarre french prototypes but this win!! 

The french had some bizare ideas about design didnt they? Can i enter with the Bugatti 100 Racer? I just found images of the 110P Id love to build that, but the price i payed for the kit im sticking with whats in the box lol. Its the Planet Models 1:48 kit.

Now that is one interesting subject Vance, can't wait to see it built!

Theuns

Mon dieu!!!

ARSENAL-DELANNE  10C-2:

Seat completed with a wash and toned down with some talkum powder drybrush.

 the office

Bangseat in

Theuns

Nice work on the Bang-seat Theuns! Looks like you have lots of goodies in the box, looking forward to seeing your build.

Great paint work on ejection seat Theuns :)

Yes Vance, is my first biplane from WWI :D

probablyy i had some when child but sure i not glued at the time

Hello

for the H34  some info here

http://celag.free.fr/museum/us_index.htm

Ok ,so the weather was quite missrable today but atleast I got the basic colours onto my 1/48 Martin Baker MK4BM resin bang seat. I need to still add the top single loop handle and do a bit of highlighting here and there.

Kit shots

Just for interest sake, anyone wanting to do this build using the SAAF castle decals, the yellow springbuck is wrong, it should be gold.The rest of the SAAF decals are good

Theuns

bsyamato - just a slight difference in size between the Nieuport & Condor! Your first WW1 biplane? Surprising!

Tony - well what are you waiting for!

Trying to decide which of my French stash I'll be building here. I've got my choice of

• Bloch 174
• Bréguet 693
• Dewoitine 520
• Lioré 45
• Morane Saulnier MS406
• Potez 631
• Potez 63-11
• M.D. 450 Ouragan
• AMD Etandard
• Super Etandard  

all in 1/72, all Heller.  I think I'm leaning towards one of the Potez machines right now.

Now here too!!! A la bastille!!

This will be my first work try on a wwI biplane kit 

micro box and sprues

work did after midnight 

Condor confrontation! same scale

original interior pieces (an approximate seat only) was removed and inner surface sanded and thinned,

the mg filled supports will be removed

wings sanded to remove flashes and imperfection, used few tamyputty too

thinned the engine cover that will be visible when glued ,also i think to simulate the engine back in some way

and the various pieces worked

It's the 14th here....lets rumble. Oh, we already are.

Cheers

Tony

p38jl

shouldn't that be a WHITE flag ??   ,,, jus saying...

It's white in the middle...

shouldn't that be a WHITE flag ??   ,,, jus saying...