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Scale Model Aircraft 1
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Each of these aircraft models is 1/72
scale
(average wingspan between 3 and 6 inches)
and constructed from either a 'vac' kit,
where only the large components
are provided
from vacuum-formed styrene, an injected
'styrene' kit (the most common and well-known type)
or 'resin',
a hand-poured process mastered by
model makers in Eastern Europe. In each case, most
of the detail is added from scratchbuilt
parts. Each
model is hand-painted, with custom-made markings.
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BREGUET 14B2
Aircrew: Unknown
French
bomber/reconnaisance, 1918
Czechmaster resin
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A detail photo showing the custom-made
markings
(waterslide decal) and the
observer's guns. These alone incorporate
over fifty pieces to construct and are
less
than 1/2 inch long.
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Another detail photo shows the
detailed
'office' or pilot's cockpit. The entire
interior is fully-detailed. Note the rear-
view mirror mounted on
the upper wing.
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CAUDRON GIII A2
French observer,
1916
Aircrew: Unknown
Roseplane Vac Kit
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A detail photo illustrating the
complex rigging (of ceramic fibre)
and the spoked wheels of photoetched
brass.
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Another detail photo showing the
detailed,
though spartan, interior of this early aircraft.
The 'booms' are constructed of photoetched
nickel silver,
laminated with .005 styrene.
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