I have a few things which would be suitable for this build - 2 x St Chamond, CA Schneider, FT17, MkIV, an old Truro A7V and Fiat 3000, a couple of 1/72 MB MkI's and a few unfinished scratch builds - 1/35 Fiat Tipo 2000, 1/48 Whippet and 1/72 15" howitzer
What I don't seem to have is a lot of...
Well, I haven't built anything for a few years, and certainly not an aircraft for some time. Anyhow, after Christmas I visited a few aircraft museums and looking at the kits in the shop I thought I'd have a bit of fun. Bought a really cheap Revell Albatross and dug out some old glue and paints...
I built this a few years ago, and converted it to a RNAS naval Pup which involved cutting a hole in the upper wing and mounting a Lewis gun ahead of the cockpit. Apart from adding some cockpit detail I re-skinned the fuselage with 5 thou styrene sheet and corrected a few of the kit's...
Heres my entry for the WW1 themed group build , the 1/144 scale Sopwith Pup by Valom , build thread can be found here -
The aircraft represented flew from the aircraft carrier HMS Furious in 1917 , sqn commander Dunning making the first ever landing of an aircraft on a moving ship in...
This is my first completed airfix kit.
1/72 scale.
Inspiration:
Awesome that these rolled out 100 years ago.
No problems with the kit, perfect for a quick weekend build. I opted for the kits paint guide because it looked fun.