Testors Nieuport 17 Type C.1
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Gary BrantleyThanks gorby! It was my first attempt at rigging. Soon afterward, I built the old Impact/Lindberg Hawker Fury I. I used a similar technique with that. Last year, a heavy 1/24 resin car kit fell on the Hawker and dislodged every single rigging wire! Arghhhh! I collected then all but haven't made the attempt yet to reinstall them. That's a project for later...🙂 Thanks again!
Gary BrantleyHey, thanks for taking a look at her Antonio! And, thanks too for leaving your generous comments! 👍
Taarna EckartNice job for sure, Gary! What are you using for rigging if you do not mind?
Gary BrantleyThanks Taarna! I used some very fine guitar string for that. I don't recall what gauge it was, but probably the smallest I could find at the music store. Thanks for your comments! 🙂
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Last winter, I dug my one and only World War One build out of the cabinet, and thought, what the heck, take some pics of the old girl. It has never been photographed before, and it looks pretty rough in many ways. It is the ancient Testors kit of the Nieuport Type 17 C.1 sesqui-plane built probably around 1994 or so. It has my first attempt at rigging, using fine guitar string. I did scratch-build an entire cockpit, including sidewalls,floor, headrest and instrument panel. The exhaust is drilled out solder and I added some oil filler caps. The bungee cord shock absorbers are thread coated with thinned white glue. I also made the elevator horns and added the control cables, again from fine wire. The gun sight ring is copper wire.
I believe the paint is Floquil Old Silver and the engine cowl is probably Humbrol polished aluminum (just can't recall for sure). The cockpit sidewalls are painted in some linen enamel. I used the kit decals. That pilot figure is probably 55 years old at least and originally came wit