WWI plane and the quick build

 

OK, I have been slow to post.  I am finishing 2 projects that I started a long time ago.  I am about finished a 1/48 Tamiya BF109 (just need add the antenna) and a 1/48 Tamiya P-47 (just started decaling).  Anyway, I decided that I wanted to work on a WWI plane and I wanted a quick build (I know this an oxymoron). 

 

I decided to build a 1/48 Roden Nieuport 28c1 since Eddie Rickenbacker (see box cover) was favorite pilots in history.  There is only 1 page of instructions and the rigging is moderate.  You can hardly see the cockpit, so there is no reason to put in a lot of details.   

 

As with every Roden kit you need to test fit every part before painting and gluing.

 

I started off with the (drum roll)…..the cowling and the engine.  The cowling comes in two pieces and of course, it does fit correctly.  I had to sand down the insert (part 23B) to make it fit.  There are 3 significant gaps that had to be filled with super glue and then sanded smooth.  

 

The parts of the engine are very delicate.  So I had to use a very small saw to cut it away from the spruce and keep it from breaking.