I'll join this one with a pair of little 1/72 scale kits - Mach 2 Republic RC-3 Seabee in French-Indochina in 1949 and a SMER MS.500 Criquet of the Vietnam Air Force in 1952.
Tommy
1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Here are the parts, pictures, and instructions.
Seabee:
Criquet:
As you might have guessed, the Criquet is the post-war French version of the Fiesler Fi-156 Storch.
Tommy
Seabee:
Criquet:
As you might have guessed, the Criquet is the post-war French version of the Fiesler Fi-156 Storch.
Tommy
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Oh, now that is a great build idea. Lot's of lesser known machinery going into this GB.
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Hi Jeff,jssel wrote:Oh, now that is a great build idea. Lot's of lesser known machinery going into this GB.
Yes, I didn't want to forget the little guys.
Latest progress:
Hardest part today was assembling the canopy from the five parts. Stressful, but its done.
The little angular brace goes inside the top of the canopy. I'll paint it (RLM 02?) and then place it inside with tweezers. Then I'll tack it down with little dabs of epoxy in the corners.Tommy
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Did you get to climb inside? How about a ride in it?Brews wrote:I've seen a Seebee up close and personal at Courtenay Air Park.
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MerlinJones
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Two different subjects for me to watch. I like the attention paid to the less-mentioned.
Was the Criquet made by someone else, prior to SMER? It's now on my Wants list.
I'm also interested in the SeaBee, although Mach haven't got a good reputation for quality. That said, the bits look fine from where I'm sitting.
Regards,
Bruce
Was the Criquet made by someone else, prior to SMER? It's now on my Wants list.
I'm also interested in the SeaBee, although Mach haven't got a good reputation for quality. That said, the bits look fine from where I'm sitting.
Regards,
Bruce
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
incredible looking plane...
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MerlinJones
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Since discovered Academy do the Criquet...LuckyModel has a sale...the Criquet is in it...I have a bad feeling about this...
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Hi Bruce,MerlinJones wrote:Was the Criquet made by someone else, prior to SMER?
Yes, its the old Heller Fi-156 Storch. The Criquet is the French post war version - comes in two flavors - inline MS.500 and radial MS.502 as you probably found in your Academy kit.
Tommy
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MerlinJones
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Academy kit?Tommy wrote:...found in your Academy kit.
Tommy
What Academy kit?
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Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Wonderful subject choice. Watching this one with interest.
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Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Oh, well the Academy kit of the Fi-156/Criquet has parts for both the MS.500 (inline engine) and the MS.502 (Radial Engine). With that kit you end up with spare parts which is always nice.MerlinJones wrote:Academy kit?Tommy wrote:...found in your Academy kit.
Tommy
What Academy kit?
Tommy
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Latest progress...
I cleaned up all of the remaining parts on the Criquet:
Below is the pile of left over sprue:
Tomorrow I'll be doing the same to the Seabee parts...
Tommy
I cleaned up all of the remaining parts on the Criquet:
Below is the pile of left over sprue:
Tomorrow I'll be doing the same to the Seabee parts...
Tommy
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Arrrhhhgus!Brews wrote:Are you using the Argus or Gnome-Rhone engine on the Criquet?
Re: 1/72 Seabee and Criquet
Latest on the Criquet:
I painted the interior parts with Tamiya RLM Gray.
Latest on the Seabee:
Cleaned most of the parts. I assembled the engine pod, the wing and painted the interior of the fuselage with Tamiya Sky Gray.
The plastic on this Mach2 kit is similar to that found in Merlin Models Kits.
Tommy
I painted the interior parts with Tamiya RLM Gray.
Latest on the Seabee:
Cleaned most of the parts. I assembled the engine pod, the wing and painted the interior of the fuselage with Tamiya Sky Gray.
The plastic on this Mach2 kit is similar to that found in Merlin Models Kits.
Tommy