Spad XIII

[Ted]

This is the 1/32 Hobbycraft Spad XIII. It is a nice kit and most of it fits really well. I added a bit of detail to the cockpit (fuel line, seat cushion, seatbelt) and painted it with acrylics and some oil paint for texture and washes. I picked up this 1/16 bust of Eddie Rickenbacker to display it with.

 

[Sharkmouth]

The dials look awesome, are they kit decals?

Regards,

 

[alex wence de leon]

The Spad's interior looks great and I know The Rickenbacker bust sculpted by Mike Good will add to the display.
good luck and have fun.

alex wence, so/tex830

 

[Ted]

Wow Saul, thanks, I painted them and gave them a light wash with brown oil paint.

Thanks Alex, I didn't know Mike Good sculpted it. I found it for $2 at a model show, I guess it came with the Dragon 1/48 SPAD.

 

[Iron Mike]

What a cool cockpit, can't wait to see the rest!

 

[Ted]

This weekend has been a modelling blitz.

 

[Iron Mike]

Holy Cow, Ted! Rickenbacker looks AWESOME! The Spad ain't bad either!!

 

[Ted]

Re:Spad XIII with paint

Did the 5-colour camouflage and decalled. The top wing was a challenge to assemble and align. Now for detail painting, weathering and rigging :S

I kept getting flashbacks of building the Revell SPAD and Fokker Triplane when I was nine. I remember painting it with Testors enamels in the glass jars.

 

[John Short]

It's looking good Ted . I think I might get myself a WW1 fighter. What would you recommand as a good kit to start with? 1/32

 

[Ted]

Thanks John.

I've only built this and the Academy Nieuport 17. The SPAD is nicely detailed and fits well. I have a Wingnuts SE5a and it looks amazing. I haven't seen a Roden kit up close but I hear that they're great. I guess I'd recommend a Wingnut Wingskit because of the high quality and free worldwide shipping. For a simpler, cheaper kit, this review says that the newer Hobbycraft Sopwith Camel kit is good.

 

[randy_ditton]

Hi Ted, The flying thingy here looks Great . Your extra work pays off when you peek in the cockpit.

Wonderful paint job on the plane and the bust!!

Randy