This is a Shapeways (colinwe) WSF Spad VII based on the markings of 60 Sqn RFC
excuse the base used !
Full details in my album here
Images in the post seem to have been arsed up due to changes on forum but pics still viewable in album !
This is a Shapeways (colinwe) WSF Spad VII based on the markings of 60 Sqn RFC
excuse the base used !
Full details in my album here
Images in the post seem to have been arsed up due to changes on forum but pics still viewable in album !
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My 91a Spad Vii's, all F-Toys.
And all very nice too Ian.
Rob.
My DVII
Very nice aircraft Matthias.
looks as if the Italian wing is really starting to come to the fore. I wonder if it could have anything to do with the new Caproni Bomber?
Rob.
So many spiffy Spads! Well done chaps. No such thing as a surfit of SPADS!
My latest Spad VII
Sous-Lt Auguste Ledeuil
N103
My word chaps, you've gone all French on us all of a sudden. Are you expecting a push in the French sector?
They are very nice little paint jobs as usual.
Great to see something a bit different.
Rob.
Those F toys certainly look the job Kev. I have an F toy Spad myself but no repaints.
Rob.
Really like these especially the PC10 ones.
I did up this SPAD VII last Friday.
This is the plane of Sgt. David McKelvey Peterson when he was a pilot with the Lafayette Escadrille N.124.
It is a Shapeways model in the White Strong and Flexible material, designed by Col.Hajj https://www.shapeways.com/model/5386...d=6&li=ostatus
Nice job there Dave. It looks very tasty indeed. It is also the first named aircraft by the Oberst that I have seen, so homage to his design work too.
Rob.
Very nice work all of you. Herr Oberst will have more I would bet.
Bit of classy work there Eric.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Very nice indeed!
Nice work Ezekiel!
Love to see the gimbal in action as well.
Great looking Count Francesco Baracca Ezekiel.
Did you do the prancing horse decal yourself?
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
I must say that I am really liking all of these lovely SPADs here - I think I have to get a few extras to repaint here in the near future!
Wonderful job, one and all!
All the best,
Matt
A lot of nice looking SPAD VIIs here. Gives me a strong urge to paint some.
Has anyone done one with rockets?
did SPAD VII carry rockets?
Thanks I couldn't find any info, probably looking in wrong place. Bought one from Shapeways
Looks like John [jbmacek] has designed one: http://www.shapeways.com/model/13873...s&materialId=6
...and a pair, but they're not for sale: http://www.shapeways.com/model/13904...&materialId=99
My repaint of Giorgio Pessi's SPAD VII from 91a Squadriglia, original is here http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/ita...-his-spad-vii/
As base I have used Ares model of SPAD from 23rd Squadron, everything is paint by hand, only roundels (red and white part) I have "reused" from original model. Personal insignia and inscriptions on rudder are made by marking pen.
Nice effort Jiří.
It has made me realize that I need some more Italian Spad VIIIs.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Last out of the repainting hanger in the current batch are two SPAD VII of 19 Sqn RFC. At the time I got interested in WoW the SPAD VII wasn't available so I bought a couple of F-Toys ones (in Guynemer markings) from eBay which have lain dormant in a box until my recent revival and efforts to sort out my game stuff. I'd opened one of them up on initial receipt and thought at a cursory glance that it was quite a nice little model.
How wrong I was... Having finished the repaint on these two planes I certainly won't be thinking about buying or recommending any more F-Toys stuff!
The basic stuff first. Decals were mostly Dom's Decals, with the band around the fuselage of Child's SPAD being from mehusla. These also saw my first foray into making my own decals for Orlebar's dumb-bell marking and the roundels for Child's wheel covers. In hindsight I wish I'd also done my own decal for the red, white and blue bands on Child's plane as the blues are distinctly different shades. Ah well; poor Lt Child's plane is a bit of a monstrosity anyway...
The eagle-eyed may notice in the photos a couple of differences between the two planes, which are - theoretically - identical models. The outer starboard wing struts on Child's plane were missing (this was the box that had remained unopened for about three years). It wasn't loose in the box - just missing. The wings were somewhat misaligned so I suspect they'd fallen out somewhere between construction and packaging. I replaced them with a pin snipped down to size. And what about his wheels, eh? The entire undercarriage of his plane had been put on and glued back-to-front! I didn't feel at all confident about getting it free in one piece to turn around so I decided I'd just have to live with it.
In addition to these specific problems, the fit of the fuselage on both planes wasn't great, with a noticeable lengthwise gap between the two halves which I tried to disguise with paint. And of course... the wing struts in general. Each set of struts has two uprights and two cross struts; the latter being completely wrong. I'm guessing the cross struts were meant to represent the bracing wires... I guess. Ironically it means that the bodged dressmaking-pin replacement struts on Child's plane are the most accurate on the pair!
I have four more SPAD VII to paint - this time from Shapeways - which I'm hoping will be much more enjoyable than this rather annoying pair!
Spot the difference in the struts!
Now spot the difference in the undercarriage!
With their custom cards. Also shows that the wing alignment on both planes is a bit wonky - Child's particularly so!
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Quite an admirable job with what you had to work with. I'll wager your Shapeways come out even better.
Well even if you have not quite managed to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear Alex, you got jolly close.
well done again.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
I bet ot was quite a stressful work to deal with these strange planes. But you ended up doing a nice paint jon on them. I'm looking foward to your Shapeways models.
Thanks
Nick
Well I finally got the Keller cards done for this repaint. I have had it done (repainted) for quite some time but have just not had the time to take the pictures and post them until now. The inspiration to paint up this plane came from the thread started by Maurizio (Mau Fox) over a year ago. OMG! Has it been that long?
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...t=Guido+Keller
As for those who have read this wonderful thread by Mau, Guido Keller was quite the colorful pilot. Since there is no known photo of his SPAD VII, with some input from Mau and others the plane is of course not historical so I had a little fun with it.
It is a Guynemer repaint. The yellow used was Humbrol 103. I had some other options for the shade of yellow but liked the shade of this one. The color for the cowling, guns etc was some custom mixtures and since it has been awhile I must apologize as I do not remember the combinations. Everything but the wheels and Guynemer’s top fuselage stripe have been repainted on this one.
Since Keller was the brain child for the Griffon I put one on his fuselage. Not historically correct but Keller was not your typical pilot so thought it fit in nicely. Speaking of which, the Griffon was supplied by Rob (Flying Officer Kyte)……Thanks again mate!
The rest of the decals are made by me. If anyone else would like to do something similar, I will upload the decal sheet and of course will note the credit for the Griffon. The decal sheet will have plenty of extras on it in case of a mishap or extras for other Italian planes.
Anyway, finished the decals off with some Mircro Set and Decal bonder followed by a light dull coat of lacquer.
The photos below were taken with my phone….probably would have turned out better with my camera but they’re not too bad.
A very neat job Kelly.
Well worth the wait.
You need not bother crediting the Griffon.
I'm just pleased that you found it useful.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Lovely SPAD Kelly!
Just a dark green by humbrol and probably some "ferrary red" by humbrol too that visually matched as close as possible any trustworthy color pic I had on hand at that time -- most likely an Italian national marking by a 1/48 SPAD XIII by Eduard that has Barraca's decals.
Reasons for not getting too obsesive with 'actual colors':
First and foremost: I live in Argentina and it's very hard to find a variety of good quality modeling paints now a days... I like Model-Master and Vallejo, but I'm lucky when I can buy good'ole Humbrol cans at a decent price. Three hurras the day I can buy Tamiya from my local Hobby Store -- and imorts are very restricted so I cannot just go and buy on-line anymore
Secondly: Let's be honest: nobody really knows the exact color of this airlpanes and its markings. It's all black and white pictures and somewhat obscure references and guessing
Last but not least: 'actual' colors had all its brightness and sharpness the day the Airplane left the factory ... two weeks in the front lines and the sun, the wind, the rain, and all the weather would take a toll, especially in canvas painted airplanes.
So I try not to be really obsesive with it, especially with this models that I use to play games
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