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Nieuport 17 | 1/48 | Eduard
wojtek_fajga
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Poland
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Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 08:36 PM UTC
Hi!

I join here thanks Stephen Lawson.

Here is my Nieuport 17 finished a few months ago.




























Kalt
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Posted: Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 09:31 PM UTC
Excellent Wojtek!!!! and welcome to the WWI modeling forum, I am seeing more and more know names over here. . . Do you used the kit's Vickers and how do you make the buckles?

Cheers,

Claudio
MerlinV
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 12:15 AM UTC
Hiya Wojtek,
I knew it was only a matter of time before we saw you over here as well. Welcome!

Cheers,

Hugh
DAK66
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Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 01:31 AM UTC
That has to be the best looking Nieuport 17 i have ever seen !
Good job . What version of Eduards did you use?
JackFlash
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 03:16 AM UTC
The talent is so bright around here I have to wear sunglasses! Gadzooks Mathilda and hot Marimba!
Rittersbach
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 03:44 AM UTC
Wojtek,

A warm welcome to this wonderful site, we all were hoping you'd join. And a thank you to Stephen for tugging at his uniform. Welcome!!

Nice 17 too!

Jeff
wojtek_fajga
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Poland
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Posted: Monday, March 10, 2008 - 07:41 PM UTC

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Do you used the kit's Vickers and how do you make the buckles?


Hi Claudio!

You name sounds like polish

Vickers are aftermarket set from PART



Here how I made the buckles.


































TheGreatLandoni
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 05:44 AM UTC
Hi Wojtek,

Your Nie 17 is excellent. I was sent here by Nico Teunissen from www.wwi-models.org. We were discussing turnbuckles. Yours are the best I've seen. I downloaded your step-by-step photos to make them. By the way, whatever happened to the work you were doing in photo-etched brass over on the other forum? I am the one who sent you those Nieuport 28 drawings. - Jim Landon
goldenarrow
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Wien, Austria
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 07:11 AM UTC
Hi Wojtek!

Thank you for sharing your very easy and fantstic working method of making turnbuckels. I just tried it and it was working perfectly.

Your model looks stunning and I really love your absolute realistic weathering. Wonderful work!

With best regards
Peter
Cazzie
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Virginia, United States
Joined: March 25, 2008
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 10:53 AM UTC
Kudos Wojtek, it is good to see you mad work over here!

I have duly copied and pasted your turnbuckle tutorial. That's a sticky if you ask me.

Beautiful Nieuport, so real looking.

Caz
JackFlash
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 04:33 PM UTC
Actually I would like to see a bit of text and I think that tutorial could easily become a Front Page Feature.
CaptainA
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 12:47 PM UTC
Welcome to Aeroscale. Fantastic build. I agree with Stephen on the tutorial. Where in Poland do you live?
TheGreatLandoni
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 09:49 AM UTC
Wojtek,

A friend asked me if your propeller is real wood or clever painting. Could you tell us how you made the prop? - Jim
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