Nieuport Ni-17
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13 May 2017, 12:45
Christian BruerI start this little biplane at the beginning of the week. Today I started adding a wash with oils. Both inner fuselage sides, seat and engine are nearly done. When they dried completely I will add some highlights using white oils. Because this is the Weekend Edition kit there are no PE parts etc., but I used a PE seat frome ageneric PE set I bought for a while. There is no instrument panel, but some instruments attached to the framework. I made three of them and placed them left, right and close to the centre line. I don't know if it is 100% correct, but it looks good to me.
So stay tuned for the further progress
Cheers, Christian
13 May 2017, 12:54
Alec KLooking awesome Christian, I particularly like your seat and the engine work 👍
13 May 2017, 17:27
Stefan FraundorferI'm in and looking forward to see another fantastic and well detailled modell from you Christian.
14 May 2017, 14:49
Gordon SørensenCockpit and seat looks fantastic, Christian! Very nice work, and great for 1/72!
14 May 2017, 18:44
Christian BruerThank you very much Stephan, Stefan, Gordon and Mike for your very kind comments 🙂
The oils dry faster than I expect. Normally I use them highly diluted with lighter fluid, but this time I paint them less thinned. So I can close the fuselage halves soon, but before I will do this I add the inner stringers made of streched black sprue. I add them just in the prominent field left and right to the seat. All other areas will not be visible when closed.
About the rigging, to me too Mike🙂 I will try it the first time on an scale 1/72 biplane. My friends Axel and Tom gave me some hints how to do, so stay tuned😉
Cheers, Christian
15 May 2017, 17:52
Christian BruerThe main work is nearly done. I glued the fuselage halves together, filled the seam lines with superglue and sand them once the superglue dried completely. Next was the lower wing with the same procedure of filling and sanding. The tail plane was cut off to show the elevator with a degree, same with the rudder.
I add the struts and adjust them slightly to get a proper fit with the upper wing later. There was some filler required at the end of the struts to close some sink marks. The framework for the landing gear is also attached.
All in all a nice little kit with an excellent fit. There is just some minor work to do before I can apply a first coat of paint.
Cheers, Christian
21 May 2017, 13:18
Hubert KendziorekPhotos #13 & 14 - like magic 🙂, very nice job, my 1:48th scale Ni-17 doesn't look half that good, best regards, Hubert
22 May 2017, 08:15
Martin OostromOMG! CB is doing 1/72! Considering what you do with smaller scales, this should be super-human when finished 😉
Very good progress Sir 👍
22 May 2017, 19:07
Łukasz GlińskiI missed till now, but I definitely have to follow. And (like Mike) looking forward to rigging 🙂
23 May 2017, 06:24
Christian BruerHopefully it will be a nice model at the end, then I will be happy. But thank you very much Martin and Lukasz for your kind words🙂
I have ordered a Miniworld Vickers machine gun to replace the kit part. I will wait and seen till the package arrive to start the final assembly work and the paint job.
internetmodeler.com/..hine-Guns-Part-2.php
Cheers, Christian
23 May 2017, 17:59
Roland SachsenhoferWell, I adore your nearly unbelievable skills in scales which really deserve the designation "small" 🙂
23 May 2017, 18:13
Christian BruerMhhh, working with much smaller scales since 2005 and using magnifying glasses since 2012 this is more or less practice in handling small parts. Believe me, a scale 1/72 part can look much bigger in magnification. But there is one important topic, patience. I do not know how much time I spent on the floor, looking for parts that miraculouse jumped of my pliers😄
Thx again Roland!
Cheers, Christian
23 May 2017, 18:21
Roland SachsenhoferThese words are very comprehensible for me; I am using magnifying glasses till this year- and the world did change! A pity the grade of patience for crawling on the floor has not magnified too..... 🙂
23 May 2017, 18:29
Christian BruerHehe, crawling on the floor can be much surprising when you find a part from an older build what you could not found at that time but replaced it with a time consuming scratch build part 😄
23 May 2017, 18:43
Greg BakerNice work as always. I've been considering getting this kit, and your work is inspiring. It's funny to hear that many of us have the same experience with magnifying glasses and spending time on the floor. I sometimes lie down on the floor to glue a tiny little part in place... makes the drop less far to travel.
24 May 2017, 02:59
Roland SachsenhoferOh man, what a funny idea imaginating the global community of modellers worshipping their passion -and the part-gulping carpet monster- flat on their stomachs.
But, in earnest, that´s a good idea I will follow 🙂
24 May 2017, 07:03
Erik De SmetI wondered who could built the Eduard kits with their tiny bits? Now I know, it is Christian Bruer...
24 May 2017, 08:04
Christian BruerThank you very much mates🙂
Hehe Greg funny and effizient idea😄
Cheers, Christian
24 May 2017, 19:28
Cesar MunizHi Christian, very nice job so far! what are you planning to use for rigging?
25 May 2017, 11:18
Christian BruerHi Cesar, thx, glad you like it🙂
Well I plan to use a monofilament called Rigg that Thing. It is more or less the same as fishing line. I plan to add the thread in 0,3mm diameter brass tube, according to a hint from my modeling friends Axel and Tom.
Cheers, Christian
25 May 2017, 17:04
Greg Bakeryou need to take step by step pictures of the procedure and post them... I've got a Spad XVIII that needs some love.
25 May 2017, 23:34
Christian BruerThx Greg and George 🙂
Yes I will do a step by step. But you should not miss to take a look to Tom Grigat's Youtube Channel. He explain the rigging and I plan to follow his advise - enjoy!
My modeling friend Axel use the same method but he do not use a brass tube but a streched styrene tube of approx. 0,3mm.
Youtube Video
Cheers, Christian
26 May 2017, 09:20
Alec KGreat channel! Thanks for sharing Christian. I am getting ready to tackle the rigging on my Avia this weekend 😄
26 May 2017, 10:52
Alec KI must say again, Tom Grigat's videos are simply awesome (just watched a bunch). Thanks again for sharing those.
26 May 2017, 18:24
Christian BruerI got the Mini World Vickers MG as a replacement for the kit part. The tiny brass casted Vickers looks amazing. I add a PE bracket as a support for the Vickers and the kit part for the machine gun belt. Furthermore I add a headrest and pivot points for the elevator pivot point.
Seems to me this one is ready for some paint now!
Cheers, Christian
26 June 2017, 14:40
