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Olham

Nieuport 24 - A Paintjob for Expert Skinners

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There are two of those (that I know of). I believe that one is called Jazzbo, and it is the fanciest. The other is call Flying Fish and they were used is France as training planes very early on, I think 1917. They are unarmed and I believe they were used as assembly ships, ie; something bright and easy to see that other flyers could form up on. There is a card model of the Flying Fish (which I have built).

 

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Sorry about the photo quality. This is upscaled from 1/48 to 1/33 and the colors aren't very brilliant. The Flying Fish is also a painted N17 on ROF.

I tried to paint one for OFF but could never get the 3D faces to line up properly and did not know the colors (if anyone does). Notice the "Star and Ball" on these long before they were the official US marking,

 

Beard

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WOW! That would be a lot of work. And...in the end, you'd have an airplane that you'd be embarrassed to be seen in.

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One for 'Dragon Man' Louvert, I think. :declare:fan_1.gif.pagespeed.ce.aqdj7ZsVmG.gif

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...or Hellshade, with the Hell's Angels flame job.

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I have looked at doing this one several times.  Even started doing up the fuselage.  Perhaps with the long, grey winter months now setting in here I'll give it another go.  It's just that there are so many good books to read, and then of course WOFF to jump into in two weeks.

 

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Lou, my advice: do the reading and spend time with the family.

I have given up on even lesser tasks, like the red-white "Barberpole Albatros" -

I just don't have the patience that would be necessary to make all the ends meet.

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Olham, family and reading always win out.  I've lost count how many times I've sat down at the computer to paint a WWI kite only to have my wife suggest we go out, or to have one of the kids stop by for a visit, or to hear the siren's call from one of the old volumes resting on the shelves behind me.  I wish everyone had such 'tough' choices to make about how to spend their free time.

 

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