I have a large stash of 1/72nd scale WW1 aircraft kits in the loft so raided it today and liberated three old Revell Spad XIII models to build as early French aircraft, as two more players have signed up for the club game and want to borrow some planes. I don't have many French aircraft so a trio of Spad XIII's will fill the gap nicely, especially as the Revell kit is pretty bomb proof and should be easy to build. The other advantage is that the early Spads had a simple two-tone paint scheme of buff and light tan, so no fiddly painting or hanging about, with the fuselage and lower wings being assembled including the struts and undercarriage, leaving the upper wing to attach at the end, made even easier by bar and slot interplane and cabane struts. I'll start on these three at the weekend and hope to knock them out in quick time!
Looks like it's going to be a good game at club with plenty of players interested Jim, thanks for getting it up and running. Been a long time since we've had these kites tootling around the sky...
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DeleteGood luck!!
ReplyDeleteThought the SPAD 13 was a late war plane, the 7 was the early one wasn't it ?
ReplyDeleteThe Spad XIII entered French front line service in April 1917 as a replacement for the Spad VII.
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