First up is the Hanriot
Each box contains parts to make two kits with decal options for four
And very nice and colourful they are.. choices, choices! The Belgian scheme in particular is very striking.
This boxing contains one sprue of grey plastic, a photoetch fret and a resin cowling and engine (x2, of course).
All struts are PE
Detail etc is pretty rudimentary, but in this scale, it's not that big a deal.
And yes, it is absolutely tiny! The wingspan is 6cm.
On to the Spad..
This time, the resin parts are the exhausts (makes sense, considering the invisible nature of the Spad's engine). Struts etc are again PE.
Moulded rib detail is perfectly acceptable for this scale.
All in all, these look like delightful wee kits that are a combination of the very simple (the injection parts) and the more complex (all that delicate PE!). The choices of interesting and relatively unusual paint/decal schemes should help them to build up into striking models. That said, the thought of rigging in this scale gives me the cold sweats!
Many thanks again to Greg. Hopefully I'll do them justice when they make it to the workbench.
