516WINDSOCK ws vans, INTERNATIONAL THE JOURNAL FOR WORLD WAR ONE AEROPLANE ENTHUSIASTS AND MODELLER: Editor/Publisher: R L RIMELL Brush and French Historical Aviation Consultant: JM Bruce German Historical Aviation Consultant: PM Grosz CONTENTS Nieuport 2b? Part 1 Page 4 Logbook Page 14 France's Foreign Legion of the Ain, No. 3 Page 15 Aeroplanes of the VCs, No. 1 Page 18 Gallery Page 20 Fabric — Wallan Nieuport colours Page 22 Siemens Schuckert DI Page 24 Products Page 28 COVER Raoul Lufbery of the Lafayette Escadrille, flying one of his Nieuport Bébés, shoots down an Albatros two-seater over the lines. The classic French fighter forms the subject of our ‘special two-part profile which starts on page 4 of this issue. (Painting by Brian Knight G Av. A. of the Guild of Aviation Artists.) FRONTISPIECE Front detail of Nieuport 11 N653 in German hands reveals intimate aspects of pertinent interest to scale modellers. The engine is an 80 hp Le Rhéne. (JM Bruce/GS Leslie Collection). 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Volume 5, No.3 Autumn 1989 FROM THE EDITOR REGULAR readers of the many model and hobby titles publish- ed by Argus: Scale Models International: RCM & E: Radio ‘Modeller, et al, will already know that Ron Moulton retired this May, vacating the directorial driving seat of ASP, formerly ‘Model and Allied Publications, which your editor himself join ‘ed way back in 1970. By thal time Scale Models was barely five issues old and under RGM's assured guidance I was rapid: ly introduced to the intricacies of magazine production. For a fanatical 17-year-old modeller it was like a dream come true not only that but the boss was a WWI aeroplane enthusiast as well! Many a lunchtime was passed poring over the US Cross ‘and Cockade journals on the groaning shelves surrounding my desk, not to mention the equally absorbing bound volumes of Aeromodelter and the AAHS and CAHS quarterlies which RGM. hiad carefully collecied. We shared the same office for a number of years and | learnt a great deal from “Uncle Ron’: from photography of aeroplanes to provide the best angles for ‘modellers; checking scale plans and feature articles for ac- curacy; ‘subbing’ editorial copy and dealing with printers designing magazine covers and page layouts, and many oth fascinating — sometimes frustrating, too, but never dull — aspects of both the model and publishing worlds which have subsequently served me well, ‘When [finally left ASP employ in 1983 I took more than Ron Moulton’s good wishes with me, thanks to him [also left with 4 sound, working knowledge of print and periodical produc- tion which furnished me ‘own range of tiles. Quite simply, without the valuabl Knowledge that RGM imparted to me over 13 years. the magazine in your hands now might never have materialized, So [ personally wish Ron Moulton all the very best in his retire ‘ment’ although, knowing him as Ido, he's probably going to bbe just as busy’as ever! Good luck, RGM, and thanks; Ray Rimell, September 1989 SUBSCRIPTIONS 1990 ‘As most readers are now aware, the frequency of WINDSOCK International is to be increased next year and the revised subscription rates have now been fixed. Full details appear on, the special pullout renewab form in the centre ofthis issue and, ing their subscriptions by the end of January ible for a prize draw! Whichever category you choose, please help us process your requirements more eff- ciently by quoting your subscription number on all renewals, and/or correspondence, Youll find the number follows your ‘name on the address label of the envelope in which WIND- SOCK International arrives, What's that? Thrown it away already? Never mind, theres always the Winter issue... 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Nieuport mono- planes were supplied to the fledgling air services of several countries and Nieupor's rhame remained prominent in the French ‘aeroplane industry for many more years, although none of ts products was to achieve greater fame and success than the Nieuport designs of World War 1 In early 1912, trials of the new Nieuport VI seaplane were conducted at Meulan under the direction ofa French naval oicer, Enseigne de Vaisseau Gustave Delage who, despite promotion to Lieutenant de Vaisseau in 1913, eft the navy on January 1 1914 to join Nieuport as an engineer. On the out beak of war, Delage was recalled to the navy but released early in 1915 to return ta the Nieuport design office. The war interrupted work on a racing biplane intended for the Gordon Bennett trophy NIEUPORT BEBE A special two-part pictorial profile of a WW1 classic with contributions from JM BRUCE, GS LESLIE, J GUTTMAN, and RL RIMELL. Part 1 deals mainly with the Nieuport 11, with further data on the Nieuport 16 appearing in the Winter issue. . . contest, but the development of this design, capable of carrying a machine-gun, was quickly initiated emerging as the Nieuport 10 which was initially bull asa two-seater. In due course a single-seat version followed and saw service asa fighter in the Aviation ‘militaire. This type was also used in its original form by the RNAS, Aviation ‘militaire belge, the Italian Aeronautica del Regio Esercito and units of the Russkit Voenno-Vozdushnyi Flot. ‘The Type 10 established the characteristic Nieuport sesquiplane configuration with V- form interplane struts and singlespar lower ‘wing, a basic pattern that was to endure through many succeeding Nieuport types. Refinement of the formula produced the Nieuport 11 in 1915, a smaller aeroplane powered by the 80hp Le Rhone engine which quickly won the affectionate nick- name Bébé Nieuport, a sobriquet which not only gained a measure of official recog- nition but was frequently, and incorrectly, applied indiscriminately to all later Nieuport sesquiplane single-seaters. Below, 3277 with the bold ‘tricolour’ red and green areas of wing under surfaces and cowling clearly in evidence; coloured borders to all flying and control surfaces. With the French Bscadrilles de Chasse the Nieuport 11 joined the Nieuport 10 already in service, many units operating a mixture of the two. By February 1 1916 there were 90 Nieuport IIs at the Front and more ordered for delivery by April. The RNAS. was immediately interested in the litle Nieuport, apparently to the extent of changing deliveries from Nieuport 10 10 11 in mid-contract, Deliveries began in January 1916, virtually in tandem with the earliest deliveries to French units, and the type served in France with Nol Wing, RNAS, and. in the Aegean with No.2 Wing: but not, it appears, with the RFC. A few 8) hp. Nieuports were for a time earmarked for transfer from the RNAS and may have been the type known (confusingly) in the RNAS. as the Nieuport 17b, which seems to have been, more correctly the Nieuport 2. Whatever, the transfers never materialized land the RFC never used the Nieuport 11 aly and Russia both built and used the Nieuport 11 and a small batch was also built in Holland. Significantly, the type was also widely copied by many German mamutac- turers. The German authorities had great respect for the agile Nieuport and required their aeroplane industry to make copies, with the Siemens Schuckert DI being the ‘most faithful reproduction of all (o be concluded),‘Three valuable close-ups of Nieuport 11 N653 in German hands. Above, the 80 hp Le Rhéne installation. Another aspect of the same machine, showing forward fuselage and strut fixing details, appears. as the frontispiece plate of WINDSOCK International Volume 4, No.2 (Summer 1988). Below, the undercarriage of N653 reveals interesting details not the least of which is the coloured border of the lower fuselage line which appears to be painted on and none too carefully at that! The original, damaged (?), port wheel has been substituted for a British Palmer. (JM Bruce/GS Leslie Collection). i Above, each interplane strut was bound, in three places with silk tapes spaced 30cm apart on the rear strut and corres- pondingly aligned on the forward strut. Flying seale modellers concerned about wing covering should be heartened by. this revealing photograph! (JM Bruce/GS Leslie Collection).Above, forward fuselage details (Nieuport 11) showing Below, starboard aspect of the same Nieuport 11 showing strut installation of the 80 hp Le Rhone engine and the Alkan: fixings, control columa and mounting of the Lewis gun. synchronised Lewis machine-gun. (Musée de Air). ‘Throttle control is seen at far lett. (Musée de UAir). vosoy,Nieuport 11 and 16 repunans btm Plan View Sanur Ne hao ue nF Starboard Side View ‘THESE DRAWINGS ‘SUPERSEDE ALL. PREVIOUS NIEUPORT 11/16 PLANS BY IAN STAIR Underside View Fuselage Sections rn ad ced by IAN STAI © 1089 INN STA ar ALBATROS PRODUCTIONS LTDFront View 80 hp Le Rhone 80 fon Nie, 16s were usually of similar proportions but with colours reversed. French roundel. British roundels, Plan View ; 5 110hp Le Rhéne 9J Port Side View A) No fuselage roundels on French raft aircraft ‘THESE DRAWINGS SUPERSEDE ALL PREVIOUS NIEUPORT 11/16 PLANS BY IAN STAIR ~~ Fuselage SectionsDrawn and traced by IAN R STAIR © 1989 IAN R STAIR and ALBATROS PRODUCTIONS LTD, ‘on RFC Nie 16s only | = Foster gun mounting used ‘Access panel shape varies — Wheel omitted 1o show detail Starboard Side View Nieuport 11 and 16 Underside View Fusolage roundels on RFC Nieuports were usually of standard British proportions SN Scale wotEditor's Note. RNAS Nieuport L1s were usually clear- doped with the British markings sup- plementing the original French colours but some doubt concerns the colour of, the fuselage and wing borders which were probably hand-painted at the factory. Usually depicted as black, Il study of photographs would indicate otherwise. On the machines shown here, tonal contrasts suggest the borders may be either in French blue or red; certainly not dark enough to be black... Below, third of 21 Nicuport 11s delivered to the RNAS, No.3976 had the French official serial number N565, which (as seen here) it continued to Wear in British use. This alreraft was with No Wing, RNAS, at Dunkerque by March 1916. (JM Bruce/GS Leslie Collection). Left and below, these port and sta board side views of 3982 of the RNAS te that the application of mark- ings was not always symmetrical: even the presentation of the French serial number N594 differed. This Nieuport Lt was, in April 1916, an aircraft of No.l Flight of ‘8° Squadron, No.1 Wing; deletion was recommended on Janary 5:1917 and approved on February 24. (UM Bruce/GS Leslie Collection).Above, variation on the Nieuport 11 upper wing Lewis Above, typical Lewis gun mounting on a Nieuport 11. (KM ‘mounting, this one apparently elevated to give a small down- Molson). Below, the RNAS tried to improve on the basic ward angle to the line of fire. (AE Ferko). Below, Nieuport 11 armament of the Nieuport, and various installations of two (Macchi-built) Ni 1615 reveals gun mounting and windshield Lewis guns were made. This one was apparently on a detail. Light coloured outlines to fuselage and wings. 11 of Nol Wing, RNAS, Dunkerque. (KM Molson).Left, Nieuport 11 (Macchi-bui in either overall aluminium doped) scheme with national colours applied to wing under surfaces and ‘engine cowling, The central segment of the cowling has been doped white but the corresponding areas of the wings have been left in the original ‘colour’, Right, Nieuport 11 N1133 from Escadrille N.26 — note flaming torch ignia — in German hands following a forced landing between Doual and Flers on July 3 1916. The liberal staining of the wing and tail under surfaces may be noted. Left, Nieuport 16 N1256 flown by Raoul Lufbery of N.124. Camouflage pattern and colours are unconfirmed thus far — input from more informed readers would be welcomed. Like most camouflaged Nieuports, upper wing roundels are not present on this machine. (GJ Goodrich/ AF Museum ia J Guttman).Above, perhaps a hybrid aeroplane, or perhaps merely a reflection of engine availability, this Russian-built Nieuport has the head fairing that normally betokened a Nieuport 16 but is actually powered by an 80hp Le Rhone, the standard power unit of the Nieuport 11. The aeroplane is liberally marked with the white/red/white/biue/white Russian insignia, the roundels being applied to both surfaces of the horizontal tailplane as well as the rudder. (JM Bruce/GS Leslie Collection). tof page 12 and below, two views of Nieuport 16 N1208, thought to have been flown by Sergeant Paul Pavelka of V.124, Summer 1916 and painted in an unusual colour scheme using ‘combinations of yellow, green and red paint — its lower surfaces painted sky blue’. So reads an official, contemporary, report quoted on page 58 of the US Cross and Cockade Journal, Volume 10, No.1, Spring 1979. This machine is depicted on the rear cover of this issue, the scheme recreated from study of available photographs; the colours selected, however, remain conjectural. (US National Archives WCD 5770-142, ‘photos 17" and ‘18" via J Guttman). KEY TO REAR COVER COLOUR PLATES ‘NIEUPORT 11 (3982) of No.1 Flight of A Squadron, No.1 Wing RNAS, April 1916. Believed to be clear-doped or light yellow overall with natural metal cowling and cheek fairings. As delivered to the RNAS the machine bears French wing roundels, rudder stripes and serial N594, and ‘was remarked by the British with fuselage roundel in Ultramarine ‘and red and serial 3982 on fuselage ‘side, this also repeated on star- board side of the rudder. Painted wing and fuselage borders are believed to be French Blue. Sources, photographs, page 10. MEUPORT 11 (Ni 3290) of an unknown Halian unit, circa 1916, Upper surfaces of wings, tailplane and rear fuselage doped in khaki close to Methuen 4D7 (FS 30266) with forward fuselage and also, possibly, borders to wings, tail. plane, rudder and fuselage in PC1O. Under surfaces and wheel covers were cleardoped, or possibly aluminium, with under surfaces of both wings in the national colours, the ‘white’ central areas being left in the under surface colour. Cowl: ing was doped green, white and red. Upper wing roundels were either never applied or else were covered by application of the khaki dope. Source, photograph, page 22. MEUPORT 16.C1 (N1208) believed to have been flown by Sergeant Paul Pavelka of Escadrille N.124, April 1916. A reconstructed scheme based on ‘contemporary reports and inter: pretation of available photographs, this Nieuport 16 of the Escadrilfe Americaine was camouflaged over its original clear-doped or light yellow finish. Colours were quoted as ‘green and red’ and while the shades selected for the profile are based on known, quoted, French colour notations their disposition on the airframe cannot be reliably established. Under surfaces are doped ‘sky blue: No upper wing roundels were carried. Sources, photographs, page 12 and COMING IN PART TWO. .. More exclusive close-up photographs, data, colour notes and profiles for the Nieuport 16 will conclude this special pictorial profile,LOGBOOK New publications BOOKS King of Air Fighters by Ira Jones. Published by Green- hill Books, Lionel Leventhal Ltd., Park’ House, 1 Russel Gardens, London NWI1 9NN at $9.95. Soft covers. (Also available in hardback at $13.95). One of the most widely-known of all WWI aviation classics, King of Aur Fighters tells the story of the legendary ‘Mick’ Maninock in colourful and read- able style. Although overtaken by more studious accounts of Mannock VC in subsequent years, Janes’ book still stands as a valuable record of a remark- able man and his comrades if only for the number of personal insights and anecdotes provided Present-day readers may find the uunashamed jingoism and ‘hero- worship’ sprinkled through Taffy’ Jones’ narrative thoroughly entertaining, nota litle quaint, but remember the book was first published in 1934 and thus must be placed in the context ofthe times, United States Military Air- craft since 1909 by Gordon Swanborough and Peter M Bowers. Published by Putnam, an imprint of Con- way Maritime Press Ltd., 24 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8DR at $35.00. Hard covers, No mere reprint, this isa fully revised version of the original 1963 four de force — hence the higher cover price — with a great deal of updated infor- Imation and many new photo- ‘graphs and drawings Twenty entirely new aircraft introduced since the book's most recent printing (1971) have also been included, among them the Northrop B2 Stealth bomber now revealed to a fascinated general public. For the WW1 enthusiast, however, there are scant pickings although sur prises are to be found. Among the listed aeroplanes that have served with America’s various air arms down the years are such types as Fokker DVIls; FE2bs; two Italian SIA 7Bs; Caproni bombers and the attrac- tive, if unsuccessful, Victor (Heinrich) trainer biplane of 1917. Altogether, Bowers and Swanborough have produced a superbly-researched and pro- duced work of reference. 4 BEFORE THE. AIRCRAFT CARRIER — : Before the Aircraft Carrier by RD Layman. Published by ‘Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 24 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC2Y SDR at $15.00. Hard covers. This is a fascinating and well illustrated volume which deals with a subject long overdue for detailed analysis and author RD Layman has provided a first class record of the ‘development of aviation vessels’ from 1849 to 1922. Logically presented in chronological order by country, the book meticulously describes the many vessels used as tenders, makeshift carriers and launching platforms for naval aviation’s pioneers. Layman com- fines his narrative to those many and varied vessels emplayed largely, or solely,for aeronautical usage and despite what the title implies the world’s first three flightdeck carriers are also described since they represent the ‘culmination of nearly three- quarters of a century of theory, experiment and practical exper cence. Few readers, then, will quibble over inclusion of Furious, Argus and the Japanese Hosho, the later the world’ fist purpose-designed flight-deck carter, “There are a large number of illustrations to support the text, many of the photographs were new to this reviewer, and all are ‘captioned with informative con- ciseness although one ‘hiccup’ ‘was spotted, a splendid study of a Pup landing on Argus (page 669) being misidentified as a 1 Strutter. Overall, a most interest ing book and thoroughly recom- mended if only to discover just how a vessel was used for aerial operations in 1849, Barwa, W Lotnictwie Polski (Polish Aircraft Profiles 1918-1939") by various authors. An ongoing series published by Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Lacznosci, Warszawa, Poland. Price and availability not known. This series of booklets may not be easy to obtain outside of its native land but any. effort expended in getting hold of these publications will be amply repaid. Printing costs, especially for colour, must be fairly eheap in Poland for all the titles carry colour profiles on virtually every page offering strikingly diferent schemes for many WW1 classics. Text is minimal with a large number of photographs supple- ‘menting the artwork and a sur- prising amount of data is packed nto each books’ 24 pages. Volume No.7 covers over 20 German and Austro Hungarian types including Rumplers C.l CV and CVI, Halberstadt CLI and most of the Albatros two- seaters with side views and plan views presenting 4 wide ‘markings — nearly 70 in paintings in total! No.7 deals with the Anatra Anasal, Hat novers CLill and CLY, Albatros land the LVG CV and CVI — again, there are dozens of colour profiles which should intrigue many markings’ enthusiasts but look out for No. in the series which offers even more exotic fare. A large number of Oeffag Dill examples are presented and include the unusual ‘swirled’ ‘multi-coloured printed fabries Closing this particularly useful reference volume are profiles of the Morane Saulnier MS 30 El, SE5a, Camel and Martinsyde F4 the ‘latter resplendent in red/white striped decor. IT you ate visiting Poland for either business or pleasure, take time to seek out these little Dooklets, alternatively if yo have a Polish correspondent ask him to send you some copies. IN BRIEF Recent softcover books devoted to early aviation have been received at the Albatros offices ‘and deserve more than a passing, mention. Fist theres the fourth ‘volume of Bill Hannan's delight- ful Peanuts and Pistachios series packs a lot of fascinating plans and photographs within its covers. Scale drawings include the 1911 Blériot Canard, 1920 Kinner Canary, 1936 Miles Sparrowhawk and the Evans VPI and Bede BD-4 of the 1960s. Model plans for the 1912 Drzewiecki Canard and 1918 Hergt monoplane are also fea- tured. These modest volumes never fail to impress this reviewer and provide great inspiration for all peanut model- lers, Price is $5.50 plus $1.50 for post and packing (surface) or $83.00 extra for airmal New from WWI Aero a 46 page catalogue ofall their WW1 drawings, technical manual reprints and reports (many con- temporary) available in photo- copy form. 163 drawings of the Albatros D1 — Dall will set you back some 1500 dollars, plus postage, while a Bristol MIC technical report (three pages) is a mere five dollars. There's an absolute goldmine of source material on offer and not just aeroplanes either for there is a large amount of data on engines, instruments and armament. The catalogue costs $12.00 from 15, Crescent Road, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 — 4490, USA. VIDEO VIEW The Blue Max, distributed by CBS/Fox Video. Colour, Hi-fi stereo, running time 146 ‘minutes. Available at £9.99. Made in 1966 The Blue Max remains one of the finest WWI aviation epics ever to grace the silver screen atleast in terms of its flying sequences which have yet to be surpassed in this reviewer's opinion. The film’ entry onto the video market is Jong overdue and the CBS/Fox release comes with the benefit dof a stereo soundtrack so if you have this facility on your TV you are in for a treat as the sound duality is very good, It was The Blue Max that really fired the imagination of your editor when first released. ‘Those Pfalz replicas (with their lop-eared rudders), the Fokkers and the SE5as were the real ‘tas’ ofthe piece, of course, and with glorious technicolour and superb aerial camerawork pro- vided stirring entertainment no less memorable for Jerry Gold smith’ evocative score. Firmly recommended to all WW1 aeroplane enthusiasts, pro vided they can live with a few technical clangers, the film represents excellent value and if you haven't bought one yet why rot enter this issue's special competition and see if you can win a free copy? aFrance’s Foreign Legion of the Air FOR students of unusual colours and markings US author/modeller JON GUTTMAN continues his series documenting those volunteer pilots of many nations who flew in French Escadrille service during World War One. No. 3 REGINALD SINCLAIRE and the Hunting lugust 1983, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, USA. Itis reportedly the final reunion of the Lafayette Flying Corps. Only ten members remain, and of these, only three are able to attend: Henry Forster, Charles Grey and Reginald Sinclaite, the President of the Lafayette Association. ‘Tall and resplendent in his US Navy uniform. from World War Il service, Sinclair is the local hero to the cadets, the example for the young air.minded Americans to follow. The irony amused him no end, for Sinclare had gained his wartime experience with the famed Lafayette Flying Corps because the ancestor of the modern US Air Force would not take him! Born in Corning, New York, on August 30, 1893, Reggie Sinciare took his first ride in a Wright Model B with aviatrix Ruth Law at Daytona Beach, Florida in July 1913. The following year he left Yale University and went to work at the Corning Glass works which had been co-founded by his father, ntl the Spring of 1916 when he read that the aviation section of the US Army Signal Corps was seeking applicants for flying training, Several schoolmates of his had already been accepted while others, such as Bill Thaw and Wainwright Abbott, were already serving in France; not surprisingly, Sinelaire decided to sign up. After about a year of bureaucratic runarounds, he received the disappointing news that the ‘Signal Corps would not accept hi for lack of a college degree. As an alternative, Sinclaire enlisted in the Lafayette Flying Corps through the French Foreign Legion and in a matter of days he was on his way across the Atlantic aboard the $ Rochambeau. ‘On June 15 1917 Sinclaire commenced training on Blériots at Avord, followed by Nieuports at Pau, As they became more proficient as flyers Sinclare, David Judd and William Wellman flew as a trio and constantly tried to outdo one another at stunting, although Sinclaire hastened to point out that much of ‘Wild Bill Wellman's ‘account of their anties was somewhat exag- gerated. For example, Sinclaire denied ‘Top, $/Lt. Dutertre next to his Blériot- built Spad 13, $1991. Note that number 13 and Spa.68's hunting horn insignia are both repeated on the upper wing. Dutertre was shot down mortally wounded on May 2 1918 by Lt Schleiter of Jasta 70. (Service Historique de Armée de UAir). Horns of Spa.68 having looped over and under the bridge at Pau, although he and his friends did fly under it: ‘not that difficult... there was plenty of room: Sinclaire earned his brever on October 2 1917, and in December he was assigned to Escadrille Spe.68 at Toul under Capitaine Lemerle. Its emblem, a white hunting horn, ‘was applied to the fuselage sides and some times also to the right upper wings of the escadrille’s Spads. Sinclaire was Spa.68's second American member, the, first having been Caporal Charles “rinkard from Ozone Park, New York. Between August 24 1914 and Mareh 11917, Trinkard had fought with distinction in the Second Battalion of the Foreign ‘Legion, By the time “Trink’ arrived at Avord for fight taining in March 1917, his reputa- tion had preceeded him, and to his assets fas a master raconteur he soon added an excellent record as a pilot On September 11917, ‘Trinkard was assigned to Spa.68. On Thanksgiving Day (November 29), he was granted a month's leave of absence to return to New York, but hile waiting for the transport he decided. to have one last flight and, learning that his, old Legion unit was billeted nearby ent repos, he flew over to give them an acrobatic show. While doing a vertical turn at low altitude, Trinkard wing-slipped and crashed. He was killed instantly. 15Above, Sgt. Reginald Sinclaire of Spa.68. with Spad 13 $2729, No. 14, in June 1918. (James J Parks Collection). Comrades in arms Sinclaire’s best fiend in 68 was 36-year-old ‘S/Lt Pierre Gaudermen, a former star of the French international rugby team and one of the best shots in the escadrille. Sinclaire and Gaudermen often fought asa two-man team, and kept in touch after the war According to Sinclaire, all of the Spads he flew while in Spa.68 carried the number 14 in white to the rear of the ‘corne de chasse’ fon each side of the fuselage. Capitaine Lemerle, the CO, had the number 2 and Gaudermen's was No. 11 The first mission is usually memorable, and Caporal Sinclaire's, a photographie sortie to Metz on January 3 1918, was no exception, As the newest pilot, he had the ‘oldest plane, a Spad 7 with a 140 hp engine Consequentiy, he soon fell behind the 180, nd 220 hp Spads flown by the rest of his, patrol, save for another new man, Sgt Eugéne Prévost, who was lost and followed close on Sinclaire’s tal. En route to Metz they encountered German fighters, which came at Prévost. Sinclair turned at them, fired, evaded . .. and when next he looked. around, the enemy had vanished, Deciding. that this had been enough for the first day, Sinclaire waggled his wings and signalled Prévost to turn for home, Sinclaire recog nized Spa.688 field at Toul, and again waggled his wings but Prévost didnt see his, signal and, stil lost, flew on for six kilo- metres until his fuel ran out. He finally returned at 4.30 that afternoon, Not long after that, Sinclaire encountered German two-seater which he attacked in a steep dive, Still inexperienced, he mis judged the diving speed of his new 180 hp ‘Spad, and found himself about to cut the German's tail off with his airscrew. ‘I decided that this wasnt the thing to do’ remarked Sinelaire, who pulled up and over the biplace, his undercarriage narrowly missing the heads of its crew. Sinelaire never fired a shot during this engagement, but the German observer did; one bullet_went though the inboard part of the Spad's lower and upper wing three inches from the 16 fuselage and six to twelve inches from his head, ‘which gave me something to think ‘about: It was the only time that Sinclaire’s ‘aeroplane was hit in combat. ‘On Februaty 17, Sinlaire and Sgt. Prévost ‘went out looking for trouble and found it in the form of a pait of twoseaters and three fighters in formation. Prévost attacked one scout breaking left, Sinclaire one peeling off to the right. As Sinclaire tried to get in a fatal burst, he was suddenly blinded by a spray of hot oil over his goggles, His ‘mechanic, while working on his engine, had left off the plug which prevented oil from coming up from the crankcase when the aeroplane was upside down. By the time Sinclaie cleared his goggles, the enemy had vanished, and so had Prévost, He returned to the aerodrome to find Prévost already back. Neither put in claims, but when the French infantry reported an enemy aero- plane down between the lines the next day, it was eventually credited to both of them. In March 1918 Spa.68 and its sister escadrilles of Groupe de Combat 20-99, 159 and 162 — were joined by the 94th and 95th Aero Squadrons, USAS, equipped with the Nieuport 28. Although some of their members were, significantly, Lafayette Corps veterans including such redoubtable airmen as David Peterson, James Norman Hall and Raoul Lufbery, most were just out of training at Issoudun while Sinclair, who had been rejected from their ranks for lack of a college degree, was already a veteran with one enemy machine to his credit. More victories (On the other side ofthe lines, most German units had moved elsewhere in preparation for their Spring offensive, leaving Armee Abteilung C with only two or three Flieger ‘Abteilungen and a single fighter unit, Royal Wirtemburg Jasta 64, which was n0 older nor experienced than ils American counter parts; understaffed and equipped with ‘outdated Albatros and Pfalz aircraft. One of them was apparently the protagonist of an incident on March 27 1918: "Thad just landed on our Field at Manon. court (near Nancy) and my wingman Sat Prévost was Following me down when this German pilot followed us into give himself up, Prévost gave him a burst; never touched his plane but hurried him up a bit, and he landed adjacent fo our field and nosed wp, breaking his prop. Of course we took him prisoner and interviewed him. He had been ‘on the Russian Front and said, “That was fa children's war. Sinclaire, who gave him a cigarette, did not remember the name of the German who was sick of war, but photos of the captured Pfalz Dilla, 8033/17, reveal the Wiirtemburg bands of red and black on its, tailplane suggesting Jasta 64w and Offsto Schischke, offically listed as ‘running out of fuel’ and ‘forced to land’ on March 27. The victory" was credited to Prévost as his second, On April 12, an audacious German twor seater appeared over Spa.68's airfield and Sinclaire went after it, attacking at an altitude of 4000 metres. After 150 rounds fired, his gun jammed and the German escaped. Later, after clearing the jamb, Sinclaire repaid the visit by attacking Ballonzug 123 from a height of only 30 metres. He hit the enemy balloon, but failed to ignite it The end of May saw the threat of a major German push along a front stretching from Montdidier to Rheims and GC20 was ‘moved west to reinforce French air units there. Coincident with this move, Sinclaire received Spad 13 $2729 to replace his 180 hp Spad 7, Another change came on June 16, when Below, Adj. Pierre Gaudermen surveys the damage — fortunately, very slight — to his early-model Spad 13 following a rough landing on frozen ground in January 1918, Gaudermen and Sinclaire often flew as a team, scoring two victories together. With a total of, five, Gaudermen was Spa.68's only ace. (Service Historique de UArmée de VAir).Capitaine Lemerie was replaced as CO of Spa by Lt Louisoseph Mila & veteran from Spa 80 with two victories to his ered. ‘The nextday Mila, after an acquaintance speech, le his first patrol with Spa, a Tnrge 'V formation at 15,000 feet. (Over the lines, S/Lt Gaudermen and Ad Sinelane at the right and left ends of the 'V,simultanectsy spotted a German parol below — three Albatros scouts escorting an Albatros two-seater —and dived vertically at them: As they fired, one of Gaudermens guns jammed and as he pulled out of his dive to clear i, Sinelaie continued down, zeroed in on one ofthe scouts, ied, and Save it go down in flames. As he pulled up ee and away, the remaining Germans flew on, never breaking formation, Sinclaire rejoined Gaudermen at 5000 feet when suddenly a Spad appeared with a Fokker Triplane on its tall. They shot by s0 close that they nearly collided with the Spa.68 men, who were unable to come {0 the Spad’s aid in time. It went down in flames, and its antagonist escaped, After returning to their aerodrome, Sinclaire and Gaudermen learned that the fenemy scout they had attacked had been confirmed and credited to them both, but Sinclaire also learned that the Spad pilot he had seen shot down in flames had been his friend Frank Baylies of Spa.3, victor over INS 12 enemy aircraft, ‘Duke! Sinclaire's next success would have brought him acedom, had it only been confirmable by strict French standards: "Wf do say so myself, I had extraordinary eyesight. On the 29th of June 1918, ia the fahernoon, when we had the sun at our backs, [ spotted the flash of wings in the sunlight, about 15 kilometres back of the lines. I wagaled my wings: Lt Gaudermen, Set Planiol and I set forth. We found four Fokker DWils practicing doghghting over their own aerodrome at about 4.800 metres altitude, They never saw us unuil we opened Fire. In our fist pass three of them were out Continued on page 23 SPAD 18 C.1 (82729) Bleriot-built as flown by Adjutant Reginald Sinclaire of Spa 68, June 1918. ‘Camouflaged on the upper surfaces in a five colour pattern of Dark Green, Light Green, Chestnut Brown, Beige and Black ‘with Light Yellow, (or possibly Light Grey) undersurfaces. Hunting horn insignia and fuselage numeral 14 (repeated on upper wing surfaces as shown) are in white. USAS. roundels in four positions. Sources, photographs on pages 15 and 16. Light Green Dark Green (TIM Light venow 2 Beige EEE Back Colour Artwork © 1989 Ray Rimell Tone drawings by IR Stair 7NO.1, “WILLIAM LEE! 1 the ently hours of September 3 1916 Liewenant Wil reg eee etics Lane, ranean mario ie feats ae bene at aoe HMierto unmatched in Bin during “The Great War ‘The aeroplane lawn by Robnaon on thal sore igh confgwaton armel wih a single Love machine cual Proctor and Co Li, of Lineal, 2698 was on the svength aerodrome, Hornchurch, Essex. It is illustrated below in the Dartal application of PIO Khel dope and slvered ack Frequently used wih the Holt wing Up flare, the th ser tqupped with Holt navigation gh an RL tube and cl tccldentn September If end stuck off charge * Fora fall detaled acount of SLIVs destruction ord the eda trates elraared eae oe or lat the victorin rons nwarded Aeron Publications Lid, Bourne End House Hares Hl eons being donated tothe chaiy'h Meda For Life which at RAF BE2c 2693 2693 clear-doped overall with PC1O Khaki applied to nose and forward areas, partial underside of lower starboard Wwing and wheel discs. Roundels appeared on fuselage sides and upper wings only. SCHUTTE LANZ SL11 Built at Leipzig by Luftechiffoau Schiite Lanz GmbH in 1916, SLJJ was an ‘’ type ship powered by 4 HSLu motors. Wooden framed, she was over 370 feet long with a diameter of 66 fect. The fabric covering of the hull was of the Usual creamy neutral appearance and control and engine gondolas, also fabric covered, were either clear-doped or painted in light grey finish ~ as depleted. All material © copyright 1989 RL Rimell and WINDSOCK International, Albatros Productions Ltd, 10 Long View, Berkhamsted, Herts HPA IE]JF THE VCs E ROBINSON’S BE2c am Leefe Robinson brought down the Army airship SLII in flames nthe fist ofits kind over English soil, Robinson was quickly ero and ultimately received a degree of mass public adulation years ago was an RAF BE2c converted to single-seat nightfighter ipvards behind the upper wing centre-section. Built by Ruston, 1B Fight, No.39 Home Defence Squadron, based at Suttons Farm uthentic markings it carried during Robinson's attack on SLIT with applied over the lower wing roundel positions. This material was g to reflect and enhance the brilliance of the flares. 2693 was also ible windscreen. The aeroplane was ultimately destroyed in a takeoff mt complete and fully documented biography of William Leefe Rl Rimell, THE AIRSHIP VC, published on September 3 1959 by ourne End, Bucks SL8 SW. A proportion of the author’ royalties are ld leukaemia victims. a centre-section of the upper wing WL Robinson seated in 2693 at Suttons Farm after hi damaged by A MEDAL FOR LIFE AT the auction rooms of Christie's on November 22 1988 the Victoria Cross Group together with other related medals and memora- bilia awarded to. Captain William Leefe Robinson erie 0 reached $99,000, an anony- ‘mous English collector suc: cessfully bidding for the historic collection. The proceeds were used to fund the charity A MEDAL FOR LIFE created by the pilot’s niece, Mrs RG Libin, to aid youngsters suffering from jeukaemia by taking them on hholidays and providing much- needed support services Those wishing to. make donations directly, either by cheque, Giro or postal order, should’ send them to A MEDAL FOR LIFE, c/o Fairways, Fox Hill Close Haywards Heath, Sussex. 7} ttack on SLIT. The alrmen are holding the tattered Robinson's own gun during the action. (Sir Frederick Sowrey)GALLERY Readers’ models showcased VERY issue of WINDSOCK International will provide this showcase for the talents of its readers. A selection of models will be featured throughout the year and in the Winter issue the best overall model of the year in two ‘classes’ — static and flying — will be awarded special prizes. Readers should submit black and white prints, colour prints, or transparencies with sufficient postage and packing material for their safe return, Brief details regarding noteworthy features, techniques used, markings, etc., should also be provided. Send your photos to ‘Gallery’ at the usual Albatros address. Spotted by the editor at the ASP Scale Weekend in June was John Siddal’s superb Fokker DVI in Udet’s markings as per our feature in the Winter 1988 issue, The builder himself provides the background story: ‘L made my own drawings based largely on the 1" to 1'.0" drawings by Joseph Nieto together with stills of the DVIls in Munich and Canada. I was also able to visit the Hendon Museum DVI at Cardington and spent a day with it. Datafite No.9 arrived just in time to ol provide more excellent reference for Finishing the cowling, etc., and thanks are also due to Alex Imrie for the loan ‘of some of his stills. The lozenge camou- flage on the lower wing is the four colour ‘Knowlton’ pattern based on an article by JW Kohler which appeared in American Modeler. “The model is to a scale of 3" = 1'.0” and is traditional balsa/ply/hardwood construction covered with Solartex and painted with Solarlac and Humbrol. The only ‘bought’ items, apart from usual hardware, are the guns (Williams) and the wheels (Mick Reeves). The wing span is 7'.3%", the welght about 22Ibs and the motor is a Super Tiger 3000 driving a 20" x 8" prop. ‘All controls, except throttle, are ‘closed loop wire entering the covering In the correct places; there are two servos on the rudder, two on the ‘elevator and one for each aileron. The radio gear is Futaba — power is from second 20Left and below, this Nieuport 11 (Macchi-built)to 1/72nd scale was con- verted from the ESCI NieI7 kit by Alberto Casirati: ‘Taltered the wings (reducing their span and increasing their sweepback) and the forward part of the fuselage (which was almost totally rebuilt in plastic card), Also, I scratchbuilt tail- plane, struts, cockpit interior , the engine, cowling, the Lewis gun and several other minor details (such as tailskid, windscreen, rear-view mirror, ete., as shown in the photos). Trailing edges were thinned down and the typical ‘eather’ tape was reproduced by. means of appropriately painted decal strips. Rigging is from 0.05 mm nylon thread; roundels are from Americal’ Below; Ms Karen Rychlewski of West Virginia, USA, made this 1/48th scale vacform Hanriot HD.1 from the Vintage (now Lone Star) kit, ‘which is pretty much all inclusive, so few parts were scratchbuilt or substituted. All markings were hand- painted, as no decals are available in 1/48th scale for Italian aircraft. The model represents the aircraft of Flavio Barac- chini, a Macchi-built Hanriot! 21FABRIC Camouflage and markings. ITALIAN NIEUPORT COLOURS AN exclusive study of camouflage and markings applied to Nieuport fighters in Italian service by ALBERTO CASIRATI. { least two factory schemes could be seen on Italian NieuportMacchi Ni 11s, ‘aluminium doped overall or with the Upper and lateral surfaces painted ‘Khaki and under surfaces clear-doped. ‘Sludy of photographs reveals that Ni 1000 series aircraft were usually painted aluminium, while the khaki scheme was ‘common for machines within the Ni 2000 ‘and Ni 3000 serial ranges. This has to be ‘a general rule only for exceptions have been found, nevertheless it confiems that the khaki scheme was adopted later than the aluminium one. ‘The ‘aluminium’ scheme Aluminium dope covered all surfaces, as ‘well as wheel covers and tailskid fairing and a dark leather tape was applied to the edges of fuselage and flying surfaces. From photos ‘can be argued that the tape was nor black. Italian National Red (Methuen 11D8) No direct FS 595a equivalent ‘The tape was also applied under the upper ‘wing and also over the upper wing join. Forward fuselage side panels were aluminium doped, and had a slightly darker shade, although some pictures don't show this, Metal panels and undercarriage legs were left in natural metal finish, w! interplane struts were varnished wood with metal fasteners. Fuselage struts were normally varnished wood, ‘Wing under surfaces were divided into three sections; the starboard and port sections were painted insignia green and insignia ved respectively, while the central section was usually left aluminium from about the fourth port upper wing rib (from the aircraft centre line) to the fourth star- board upper wing rib, Insignia green and red areas had the same span on both upper and lower wing under surfaces and the rudder was painted with (green leading) applied in three bands of equal chord. According to some sources, the rudder colours were reversed, but this seems unlikely, for the rudder stripes represented the Italian flag, and the latter has always had green at left; further, the writer couldn find ‘any photographs showing red-leading rudder bands. Halian serial numbers were black, and were placed to aft and below the cockpit ‘on both fuselage sides. Some photos show serial numbers without shadowing, while some others reveal shadow serials. It has been suggested that serial numbers were hadowed in red, but probably light grey or light blue could also be used. Infact, some ‘contemporary pictures depict serial num- bers shadowed in alight colour; could it be that different shadow colours were used depending on the alreraft paint scheme? However there are pictures of camouflaged machines carrying serials shadowed in a dark colour — note, though, that the shadowing colour is not as dark as the red roundel spot. Usually, no fuselage or wing roundels were carried by aluminium-finished Italian Ni Ils, while various types of greenswhite- red bands (green leading) were fairly com- ‘mon, Personal and unit markings were not ‘unusual, and were painted in various positions on the fuselage or on the rudder. Some sources, however, often misjudge per- sonal markings as unit insignia and to the writer's knowledge, few markings can be, 0 far, positively identified as unit markings: these include the black band over the fuselage sides and top which was adopted by the 76a Squadriglia Caccia while at Borgnano (Udine) in 1916/17 and the white lightning (of which several variants could ’be seen) carried on fuselage sides of Babs flying from Grottagie, to defend the local Stazione Dirigibili (Airship Station) in 1917, The ‘khaki’ scheme ‘The khaki colour was applied to all upper surfaces. The shade of the colour is prob- ably close to Humbrol HBI2 ‘Mid Stone’ for from the photograph heading this feature (one of the best of its kind, sharp and taken in diffuse lighting conditions) the colour of pilot's uniform, which was khaki, is quite lose to the ‘shade of the aeroplane's fuselage. Under surfaces were clear-doped, and it ‘must be remembered that Italian clear pro- tective varnish gave the linen areas to which it was applied a ight brown colour.The same edging seen on aluminium- doped Bébés was used for camouflaged machines while the rudder and under sur faces of wings were painted as on earlier Nils, the ‘white’ colour being represented (on the wings) by a clear-doped area, ‘The engine cowling was usually divided into three ‘sections, which were painted in the Italian national colours (green, star- board). Fuselage roundels were common and the majority of them had green outer rings All other details were similar to aluminium-doped machines, apart from wheel discs and metal panels. The former had their inner faces ususally painted khaki while outer faces could be (although not fre- quently) found in clear-doped linen. As usual, there were exceptions, (machines with cleardoped inner discs and khaki ‘outer dises) for example, Metal nose panels ‘were usually painted khaki, but could also be left in natural metal Examples of departures from the basic schemes have been found, Some machines were painted khaki, but had the front side panels doped in aluminium or with clear varnish. Probably, these aircraft were originally supplied in aluminium dope and were subsequently (maybe after repair work) repainted following the new scheme. ‘Other aircraft had their forward fuselages doped in a dark colour, possibly PCIO or dark green (or even red, in which case it would be a matter of a personal marking although this is the least probable alter native, for Italian pilots’ personal markings were usually limited to bands or figures). Itis also possible that some airerait were delivered as clear-doped machines, although this is not easy to prove, for from contemporary photographs itis very dif- ficult to discriminate between an aluminium doped aeroplane and a clear-doped one at low angles. a FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION (From page 17) of control and we all headed for home. In retrospect, I surmise they probably did not hhave ammo in their guns. OF course it was not possible to get confirmation’ On July 15 1918 the Germans crossed the River Marne in their last bid to push towards Paris. That morning Sinclaire was part of a patrol that found about 100 German Uhlans. along the river. The French did not attack them, but continued on down the river and found the pontoon bridges which the Germans were using to cross the Marne. ‘They haslly returned to report this and Commandant Raymond Bailly, GC20's ‘commander, personally led the entire group to attack the bridges. Later the same day, Sinclaire and Gaucermen got into an inconclusive scrap with some Fokker ri: planes far behind German lines. Despite heavy losses, the French Air Service contributed significantly to the failure ofthe last German offensive, which by July 20 was withdrawing back across the Marne. August saw counterattacks by the French and British armies, GC20 returned Heading photo, opposite page, Nieuport Ni 11 3290, unknown pilot and unit. Khaki scheme, with forward fuselage painted in a darker colour (probably PC 10). Green outer roundel ring, green rudder leading band. Note silvery appearance of tailskid fairing and green (starboard) — white — red engine cowling. Cleardoped outer wheel discs. Above, Ni 11, unknown unit and pilot. Khaki scheme, with engine cowling and forward fuselage metal side panels painted ‘a dark solid colour. (PC10? Dark Green?) Note that horizontal tailplanes seem to be dotted in a lighter colour. Green leading rudder band, khaki wheel discs. Below, Nieuport Ni 11 and men of the ‘82a Squadriglia Caccia, May 1917; note the engine cowling (green to left) and ‘wing under surface painted areas (green to left). (A Casirat). to the ‘Toul sector to support the American offensive at Saint Mihiel: “On September 18, Gaudermen and 1 encountered a German photographic plane whose pilot evidently had orders to get the pictures. The pilot was very sharp -.. we Spent two hours stalking that two-seater, which just hept turning away whenever we presented a threat, then would return to his work when we seemed to give up. After three attempts we Finally cut him off. At the same time, an American Spad came up under his tail, also shooting, and landed here the German fell. Gaudermen and I were credited with this ‘plane, as was the American, 2/Lt Franke Luke, Jr of the 27th ‘Aero Squadron, who was to go on to become one of the leading American aces! The enemy crew, Leutnants Ernst HOhne and Ernst Schulz of FT. AbL36, were both killed. This was to be Sinclaire’ last sortie of the war, as the next day he went on a month's leave. He took it to return to the United States, and apparently the French had kindly allowed: him extra time for travel, for he was still stateside when the war ended. Sinclaire quickly returned to France to rejoin his friends at Spa.68 for the final events, to say goodbye up his clothes. He was officially credited with three victories out of 21 combats and was awarded the Croix de Guerre with three palms. On February 15 this year, Reginald Sinclaire died in Colorado Springs, aged 95, following a long illness. and.to pick References: Nordhoff and JN Hall, History of the Lafayette Flying Corps, New York, Houghton Mifflin and Co., 1920, Vol. 1 Henry Berry, Make the Kaiser Dance, Garden City, NY, Doubleday and Co.,Inc., 1978. Gross & Cockade Journal USA, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 195-207 and Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 112, 1251126, Interview and correspondence with Reginald Sinclaite, 1980-1984. Acknowledgements ‘Thanks to the Service Historique de lArmée de ‘Air Frank W. Bailey, the late Harry van Dorssen, Jack Eder, Henry Forster, the late Steve St. Martin and Mrs Mary Sinclaire for ‘additional data and photographs.) 23SIEMENS SCHUCKERT D.I The pact of the agile suport 11 on the German Army Air Service was profound and consequently the type was widely copied. The most faithful of these ‘eopy-cat’ designs were produced by Siemens Schuckert whose D.l is described here as an appropriate accompaniment to this issue’s main feature. fter the Siemens Schuckert Dil was accepted for production,an order for 150 machines was placed on November 25 1916 but tardy delivery of the then innovative, and troublesome, geared Siemens-+Halske Shl rotary held up con pletion of the airframes. As a result of the delay a subsequent order (March 21 1917), for 100 machines was cancelled since by mie1917 performance of the SSW D1 was no longer up to requirements, Eventually ‘only 95 machines ofthe original order were completed; 22 by the Berlin factory and 73, at Nurnberg. A further 55 uncovered air: frames were delivered to Adlershot. ‘The geared rotary engine was mounted ina distinctive, open-fronted horseshoe-ype cowling, which incorporated a front ‘spider, ‘and was cut away almost completely in the lower half to allow for exhaust. The fuselage, based on four main longerons, was Above, late production SSW Dil in two- tone upper surface camouflage scheme — the large proportions of the airscrew ‘may be seen to advantage. Below, early- production D.{ with four-blade alrserew at the SSW works in Berlin. @ slabsided braced boxgider with the lower longerons being set closer together than the upper pair, the sides tapering inwards, exactly as in the Nieuport. The forward fuselage sides were covered with slightly bulged metal panels, with large vertical ventilation louvres, the remainder of the fuselage was fabric covered. Many Siemens Schuckert Dls were used by the flying schools, although small numbers appeared on the Western Front with Jastas 15 and 7, 9, 1 and 14. Two ‘machines were also delivered to the Armee Flugpark Sud. aSIEMENS SCHUCKERT D.I L Z A a 2S Front of Cowling Front View Port Side View Eatly Production Arat 1 To Starboard Side View Late Production Acraft Underside Ant Uilih Plan of Lower Wing Drawn and traced by IAN R STAIR ©) 1989 IAN F STAIR and ALBATROS PRODUCTIONS LTO.Left, prototype (2) Siemens Schuckert overall clear finish with national insignia applied to white fields in eight positions, The distinctive engine support ‘spider’ for the Siemens Halske geared rotary engine may be noted. Right, possibly the prototype SSW again, photographed at the Bes Siemens Schuckert factory. On clear- doped machines such as these the ccowling and metal panels were painted in a pale greyish-white to match the adjacent fabric. Band separating the cowling from the fuselage was glossy black. ANT] Left, late production machine in camouflage finish — re-designed tail- skid and large spinner distinguished aeroplanes of later batches. Serial numbers are rarely visible on extant photographs being usually overpainted by the camouflage dope. Serials were normally painted in small characters Just ahead of the tailplane below the upper longeron. Right, another late production Dil in camouflage dope. Colours were likely patches these photographs. Undersides of fuselage, wings and tailplane were very pale blue as were wing and fuselage struts, 26- Modelling the SSW D.I RAY RIMELL describes a conversion project based on the 1/72nd scale Revell Nieuport 17 kit. Ithough at first sight the modifications required to produce an accurate SSW Dl from the Revell Nieuport 17 appear fairly simple, careful study of drawings and photographs reveal otherwise, especialy in regard to the fuselage so let's get that out of the way first. ..Cement the two halves together after removing, and discarding, the coverscale rudder. Next, remove the central portion of the lower wing by careful cutting, and glue it to the fuselage underside removing the tailskid fairing at the same time. (Photo 1). ‘The asymmetric forward fuselage section must be modified by filing and sanding down the port fuselage side. Since the forward fuselage of the SSW Di featured faz sides —as emphasized by Section A on the scale plans — more careful fling is required Such work must also be carried out on the ‘cowling but there should be sufficient thick ness of plastic to allow removal ofthe excess plastic. Finaly, sand off the upper turtleback. stringers — like the Nieuports these are not Visible being covered with thin ply on the original machines — then add forward panels from 5 thou plastic card Wings Using the aileron break lines as the datum modify the span and sweepback of the 1 ‘upper wing. Separate the panel into three parts making the cuts on the ribs adjacent to the aileron control horns — these latter should be removed, incidentally. Using the scale plans.as a guide slice about 2mm from each wing root, making sure to achieve the correct angle for the increased sweepback. The tips should also lose about 1.5mm and then be reshaped to match the drawings (Photo 2). The three pieces can now be rejoined by ‘Super-Giue’ and set aside to dry Remove one rib space from both lower ‘wing halves, again ensuring the correct angle is maintained for the sweepback. Fill all strut holes on both wings and sand smooth. As. result of these modifications, the wing ribs will be slightly angled out: wards instead of parallel to the fuselage datum line. If you can't live with this, then sand off all the surface detail and reseribe the rib positions. Cowling Modify the kt cowrling by sanding the sides flat to match the fuselage sides then drill out the engine and cut-away the lower 2 portion, generally filing and shaping to match the scale drawings (Photo 3). A replacement rotary from the spares box, oF ‘a modified Aeroclub item, is attached to the fuselage, the cowling glued in place and. set aside. The mounting ‘spider’ is cut from 10 thou plastic card and glued to the ccowling front Assembly The model can now be painted and assembled, Kit talplane and rudder are best replaced from 10 thou plastic card as are the interplane ‘V" struts which should be glued to-new locations on the upper and lower wings —referto drawings (Photo 4) Central wing struts, tal struts and skid are from stretched ‘sprue and an Aeroclub Spandau is cemented tothe forward upper fuselage offset to starboard. Anew erscrew must be found, plus a spinner if required, and ifthe serap box does not yield these they can be carved from plastic sheet. Refer to the scale drawings and photographs on these pages for details of colours and rigging ‘when completing the model, aPRODUCTS Kits, transfers, accessories_____ 1/48th SCALE KITS FOKKER E10 From Lone Star Models, PO Box 21836, Alburquerque, New Mexico 87154-1836, USA at $18.95 plus post and packing. Vacform/resin with white metal parts. Hardly had the ink dried on the Summer editorial which looked to the advent of composite kits, when the frst examples of just such products arrived at the doorstep from the increasingly prolife Lone Star Models. Theie new Eindecker successfully marries vacform flying and control suraces to resin fuselage halves, these being provided with cowling cheeks and inspec tion panels as part of the mouldings. Vacform parts take care of wing and tal surfaces, the cowling and the seat with ‘metal parts including an Oberursel rotary, airscrew, wheels and gun ‘stock’ plus brass pins for engine detailing, brass-etched gun barrels and sights. Contral strut extrusions are also provided although these appear to the reviewer as being somewhat over generous in chord The fuselage halves are realistically detailed with subtle representation of the fuselage structure beneath the fabric! Such resin components may be firmly. glued together using ‘SuperGlue’ while epoxy resin or Green Stuff make an ideal filer for joint lines and the few air bubbles present around the cockpit area. The choice of resin forthe fuselage isan ideal one for the sharply defined edges it produces, an important feature on simple box’ fuselages of earlywar types such as the Ell It also kes for a more substantial model, pro- ‘a sold structure which can be drilled to.accep struts engine shat, undercarriage legs, ete., without the necessity of the internal strengthening that most larger vacforms demand. Lone Star provide the flying surfaces as double-sided units but the parts are thick enough for the upper sur- faces only to be sanded to shape and detailed appropriately. As the E.lll employed wing warping for control, the modeller need not be over concerned ifthe tralling edges remain slightly twisted after vigorous sand- ing has taken place. Although colour notes are pr instructions, the Lone Star E.lll Include transfers although, as ever, national insignia may be found in Americal/Gryphon ranges. Eindecker modellers seeking 1/48th scale drawings plus detailed references to colours, markings and structure will, of course, find one of the latest Datafiles of considerable value. No.15, published coin- cidentally with this Autumn issue, is now available from the Albatros address — see the special pullout order form in the centre pages for more details. HANSA-BRANDENBURG W.12 and W.29 From Sierra Scale Models, PO Box 1, Challenge, CA 95925, USA, at $22.50 each plus 83.00 post and packing. Vacform with white metal parts. Arriving just too late for inclusion in the ‘Summer ‘Seaplane Special’ are two of the latest 1/48th scale vacforms from Si Seale Models of California. The ‘major components are divided between two slout sheets which include double-sided wings and tail surfaces with both floats provided as three-part mouldings — two sides and atop. Care will be required when joining the two lower halves and soft balsa inserts may stiffen up the floats as well as providing @ useful ‘bed’ for fixing the various struts which, being vacformed, might not offer the rigidity necessary; Contrail replacements may therefore be worth serious consideration. Surface detail is understated throughout the kit with clean, raised lines to delineate rib positions while the fuselage exhibits the various louvres and inspection panels, some of which may, conversely, require re-emphasis, Metal parts provide the air- serew, engine, radiator, armament and a rather neat exhaust stack unit, the pipes of ‘which are longer than necessary so that the ‘modeller can shape and/or trim to fit as required. The kit's instructions are quite informative and provide some useful model ling tips, including the detailing necessary for the fuselage interior, together with colours and markings notes. As Sierra point Out, the best W12 references published thus far appeared in the October 1984 issue of Aircraft Modelworld where Harry Wood ‘manis detailed treatise on the type provided scale drawings and relevant photo data. ‘As might be expected, the W.29 model is produced on similar lines to the W.I2 with the large wing panels accurately moulded and the deep section faithfully portrayed — again the rib detail is not overstated and will look reasonably realistic under a layer of Americal/Gryphon naval camouflage ‘wansfers. The fuselage halves carry the rudder moulded integrally with the stern post although most modelers will probably separate them and re.attach towards the end of the assembly. Both styles of hori- zontal tailplane are provided for early and. late versions and, as with the W12, al struts, are provided on the vacform sheets Metal parts are similar to those supplied with the W.12 and although no transfers are included Sierra recommend the Americalranges for the appropriate insignia. Assembly notes and 1/48th scale drawings are provided to aid construction and modellers may also find our review of the Meikraft kit (published in the Summer issue) helpful when making up the strut/float units, The W29 is the easier of the two to construct and less-experienced vaciorm modellers may find it an ideal introduction to the art MORANE SAULNIER TYPE N From Sierra Scale Models at $18.95 plus 83.00 post and packing. Vacform with white metal parts. Close on the heels ofthe reissued 1/72nd scale Revell kit (reviewed elsewhere on these pages) comes this larger, vacform ‘version of the popular Morane ile which At long last provides modellers with an accurate model. The single stout vacform sheet eats all the major components including wheel halves, doublesurfaced ‘wings and tal sea, spinner and cowling The fuselage halves are spit laterally along a seal stinger line so there wil be none of the usual problems of eradicating an ‘obvious joint ine ~ only the forward metal areas requiring a ite filler. ‘Overall the outline and dimensions of the ‘Bullet have been realistically represented in the mouldings ~the somewhat complex Shape ofthe fuselage is particularly good, the original pattern being based on the recentl-researched drawings by lan Stair which will reappear in a future Datafile Sierra’ kit provides a comprehensive pack: age of metal parts including an authentic looking airscrew (complete with deflector plates base rotary engine, undercarriage Opposite and right, the Pfalz E.1 was the first Plalz aeroplane to carry a machine ‘tun, Powered by an 8Ohp Oberursel, the E.l'was a virtual copy’ of the Morane Saulnier Type H. The first E.l mono- planes reached the Front in late 1915 fs armed escorts for observation fights. of Lewis or all these parts legs and axle plus a chy Hotehkiss machine guns being accurately detailed, Sierras instructions sheet includes a seale drawing, assembly and detailing notes plus a list of references. There are no transfers but Americals1/48th and 1/72nd. scale ranges will yield French and British as well as Russian national markings. Another fine Sierra release, the Morane's simple lines also make it a reasonably tear-free subject for the vacform novice. ‘NIEUPORT 11 BEBE From Lone Star Models, at $19.95 plus post and packing. Vacform with white metal parts, Always a popular subject with WW1 aero- ‘modellers of all persuasions, the Nieuport I makes its 1/48th scale debut on to the ‘model market — the old Aurora kit, of course, being somewhat overscale. Lone Star's competent vacform provides all the ‘major parts, including wheels, with these and all fiying and control surfaces supplied in two halves. Overall, outlines are accurate — the wings in particular feature realistic rib detail, the sweepback angle is precise and only the horizontal tailplane needs reshaping of its elevators to assume true- scale proportions Perhaps this kit's only weak spot is its fuselage which may have been better sup- plied as resin halves, for the lower longeron lines need considerable ‘sharpening up and the surface detail overall is rather soft; skinning with 5-thou plastic card panels may be the easiest way to improve the overall appearance. Metal accessories include air- screw, engine, armament and interplane struts while a neat little brass-etched seat is also provided along with the usual strut stock. Lone Star's kit may naturally be built as either the 80 hp Le Rhone-powered 11 or the Nie.J6C. powered by the 110 hp — aside from the engines, externally both types are virtually identical thus a wide variety of colour schemes is possible. The main con- tent of this issue of course offers a great deal of reference material on both types so modellers of Lone Star Models’ timely release can make an immediate start! PPALZ Ed From Lone Star Models at $19.93 plus ost and packing. Vacform/resin with white metal parts, Another composite release from Lone Star, the Pfalz El arrives closely behind the Libramodels’ 1/72nd_scale version reviewed in the Summer issue. Unfortunately this new vacform has apparently been based on somewhat sus- pect references forthe resin fuselage halves are rather too deep and overlong. Since, however, they are solid ‘castings (aside from the cockpit area) judicious filing of the undersurface can cure the problems and for the benefit of modellers a truescale 1/ 48th, profile is provided alongside — full plans ‘will appear in a future Albatros title Another problem concerns the cowiing for most Pfalz monoplanes had the sides of these parellel to the fuselage sides in the ‘manner of the Morane Saulnier types on ‘which most early Pfalz designs were based ‘Modellers might be able to modify the kit part with plastic card inserts or else mould a new cowling. These points aside the Lone Left, lan Stair’s 1/48th scale Pralz E.I side view offers trueStar Pfalz has much to commend it with neatly-moulded flying surfaces, brassetched, machine gun jacket, metal airscrew and ‘engine plus deailed instructions and colour notes. Most welcome is the surprise inclusion of two large transfer sheets, one providing the black rib tapes and the other full national insignia in two styles along with airserew emblems and Pfalz manufacturer's logos. Thick black stripes are also present for the fuselage edging — all the main trans- fers are well printed with good register throughout and since a choice of insignia is catered for, either one could also be used fon the Lone Star Fokker Ell. model reviewed above. The Pfalz monoplanes ‘make attractive subjects and with some extra work the E.l with its longer wings and slightly diferent fuselage may make for an Interesting conversion; Morane Saulnier types would be even simpler. ‘SIEMENS SCHUCKERT DI From Lone Star Models at $19.95 plus post and packing. Vacform with white metal parts. Lone Star must have a few spies lurking. over here as their most recent batch of releases so closely mirror current Windsock features and one of the latest Datafiles! ‘Their SWW D1 is another workmanlike little kit with a bag of white metal accessories ‘hich this time include undercarriage parts and a realistic Dil airscrew complete with spinner, a brassetch gun jacket is also supplied along with the Contrail extrusions now de rigueur for so many WWI kits, Quality of the vactorming, especially the wings is good overall although the fuselage suffers the same problems as that of the Nieuport reviewed elsewhere, for the lower longeron lines in particular need sharpen- ing. As with the Pfalz El the cowling sides, and to a lesser extent the forward fuselage, are rounded where they should be straight — see scale drawings on page 25. The wings also appear to be undersized, the mainplane by some 7mm, the lower by two rib spaces = one per panel. However, available references to quoted dimensions do vary and it would be as well to check as much published material as possible before finally ‘committing scalpel to plastic. The colour notes and photographs in this issue will doubtless benefit potential builders of this new Lone Star release which makes a fiting ‘companion to the various Nieuports now becoming available in 1/48th scale ‘All ofthe Lone Star kits reviewed on these ages are available from the New Mexico address. UK and European modellers order- ing direct from the USA should add 14% of the total cost for shipping (surface) or 50% for airmail. Lone Star's latest catalogue, incidentaly, lists a vacform version of theit Junkers Dil. at $19.00 (see page 28 of the Spring issue) and announces a 1/48th Felixstowe F2A for late '89 release with resin fuselage and wing tip floats! A Niew- port 28 isnext and other releases are likely to include a Bristol MIC, Fokker E.IV and a Taube SOPWITH 1% STRUTTER From Tom's Modelworks, 1050 Cranberry Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA at $18.00 pius post and packing. Vacform with white metal parts Among the most impressive of the large number of 1/48th WWI kits winging thelr ‘way across the Atlantic atthe moment must be the Sopwith 1% Struter (LCT) from Tom's Modelworks, Together with highly realistic doublesurfaced wing and tat panels, the Kit provides two different fuselages enabling reconnaissance and bomber verisons to be made. Metal parts provide seat, aircrew, Clerget, cowling, ‘heels, armament and undercartiage parts = all generally. well east although the undercarriage ‘Ves’ are of rectangular section thus requiring some judicious fling to achieve the correct streamlined configuration. {As already noted the flying surfaces are true to scale with the reproduction of a fabric-covered structure accurately por- trayed. Even the unintentional @) rippling in certain areas aids realism to the overall appearance. Similar treatment to the rear fuselage is less satisfactory however for the impressions of spacers are untypical — the fullsize machine featuring a smooth ‘unbroken’ covering — thus some sanding Is required. The ‘lattice’ structure of the forward fuselage, however, is authentic and ‘must be retained. This distinctive feature, s0 obvious on the 1¥4 Strutter, and of course the Pup, is rarely taken into account by ‘model kit manufacturers, flying or stati, 80 {ull marks to Tom's Modelworks here. Construction of the kit is aided by scale plans and brief assembly notes, but wing assembly could prove a little dificult for less experienced modellers. The upper wing panels, depending on the variant selected, may require large areas of transparent covering necessitating partial sratchbuild- ing of the wing structure, Cellophane, such as used for various forms of commercial packaging, can be used as the covering and attached using matt varnish or even thinned PVA adhesive. The 14 Strutter is available from the manufacturers at the price quoted above plus $1.75 post and packing (USA) and $4.00 (eurlace) for overseas purchasers. Future releases, aside from the Fokker Ell, Halberstadt CLV, Albatros DiII/DV/DVa Kits available, are likely to include th Albatros C.Xil; Hannover CL.tlfa; Halbers- tadt CLIl; Fokker D.ll and Nieuports 10, 12 and 28, Below, Sopwith 1% Strutter diagram from RFC Training Manual, circa 1917.1/72nd SCALE KITS DRACHEN, WWI KITE BALLOON From Roseplane, Rosemont Hobby Shop, PO Box 139, Trexler Mall, Trexler ‘Town, PA 18087, USA at $14.95 plus post and packing. Vacform. Many enthusiasts have bemoaned the lack ‘of a genuine WWI balloon model to 1/72nd scale and here at long last isjust such a kit, courtesy of Roseplane. The model as it stands is not difficult to build; two large sheets contain the two halves, stabilizing ballonets in either fully or partially inflated state, fin, air scoops, basket sides and nose cone. The moulding quality throughout is quite superb withthe various seams, rigging, points and patches crisply defined; the ‘wicker’ effect ofthe basket sides is similarly impressive How the model will tax the builder concerns in what manner it might be dis- played and how to reproduce the mass of rigging to support the basket, Solutions that spring to your reviewer's mind include ‘mounting the balloon on two horizontal metal rods fixed to a display board back- round, or rigging up a ceiling hook with a line running from the centre of the upper surface up to the hook and down through a nose ring to some form of winch, which can be used to raise and lower the thing, That's how Britain's did their barrage balloon in the 1930's, and I've also tried it on a scratchbuilt model — it does work. Roseplane’s Drachen is an impressive model, well produced and designed, and also reasonably priced into the bargain. It really deserves a more detailed appraisal in a future issue when various methods of dis- play may be discussed in some detail, Age ee mie es Rens < SN FOKKER DVI and DVT From Eduard. Distributed in the UK by Milslides, 106 Selsdon Road, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 PF at §8.95 each plus post and packing. Resi Yet another manufacturer of WWI models is ‘Eduard’ whose first pair of models are now available, Both are well moulded and detailed and both are easy to build — the DY especialy so with its lower wings and tailplane moulded in situ withthe fuselage. Overall, surface detail is accurate and realistic and I detect some Revell kit parts as having formed the basis for these models. ‘No matter, the results are good enough and the DMs particularly noteworthy, requiring scant attention from the knife to clean it up. ‘Actually, both models exhibit unusually little flash overall, even around the smaller items, and would both prove ideal candidates for less experienced modellers. Don't be put off by the lurid turquoise colour of these resins, they really are rather good, albeit somewhat pricey, and certainly worth your consideration, MORANE SAULNIER N From Revell (GB) Ltd., Foster House, Maxwell Road, Borehamwood, Herts WD6 1JB at 51.95. Injection moulded. ‘The return of an old favourite and whether ‘or not it's a wetcome return really rather depends on how dedicated a modeller you are! Hardly surprisingly the mouldings remain the same and all the faults of the original release, the poorest of the Revell WWI series, have still tobe corrected. Full details of the operation were published in the Spring 1986 issue of WINDSOCK and partially reprinted in Volume One of The Best of WINDSOCK for those interested. Revell have at least produced a brand new transfer sheet with a choice of markings, ‘one features A186 of No.60 Squadron and the other, an anonymous French aeroplane. ‘The transfers are of good quality and the revised instruction sheet is a revelation with three view drawings that are considerably ‘more accurate than the kit itself! Attrac- tively packaged, with some good box art, the Morane is generally available. NIEUPORT 28 C.1 From Revell (GB) Ltd., Foster House, Maxwell Road, Borehamwood, Herts WD6 258 at £1.95. Injection moulded. ‘Welcome return ofan od favourite, one of the best inthe original Revell-600 range of ‘WWI fighters, and one which requires tle in the way of modification to achieve a true scale appearance. Indeed the only major fault with Revels kit is its cowling which is rather too angular although the plastic is thick enough to withstand filing and sand- ing tothe correct shape while large cooling slots (usually two) appeared on Nieuport 28, ccowlings and these can be drilled and filed ‘out quite easily. Do check with references, though, for style, number and position of these slots tended to vary. Further improve- ‘ments may include reducing the over-scale cockpit padding and replacement of the rather crude Vicker guns with Aeroclub versions, while the untypical airscrew is best substituted from that provided in the recently reissued Airfix Spad 7. Purists will, also shudder, no doubt, at the snap-on. ‘wheel/axle assembly which demands atten tion and, again, Aeroclub came to the rescue for replacement wheels, the modeller being required to fashion a new axle from heatstretched ‘sprue. At the same time the upper wing slots forthe strut ‘tie rods’ can be filled and drilled to accept new struts fashioned from Contrail extrusions. The reissued model provides a choice of ‘markings both of which have appeared in previous editions; Campbell's No.10 of the ‘4th Aero Squadron and NaS from the 27th, the latter being selected for the modified review mode illustrated here. Roundels and rudder stripes were replaced with more authentic Americal/Gryphon versions while the upper wing chequerboard marking was taken from Microscale's AEF ‘emblem sheet No.72. Hopefully, Revell will see fit to reissue the remainder of the 600 series in due course for most of them remain among the best WWI aeroplane kits ever produced. IN BRIEF Merlin Models have at last released their 1/72nd scale Nieuport iI Bébé kit and the Salmson 2.42 to 1/48th scale at $4.95 and ‘$9.95 respectively and now release a Jenny. Al include white metal parts and a choice of markings Another recent release from Phoenix is the postwar Sopwithdesigned Mitsubishi IMFLIO at £4.25. A superb litle vacform, this, with very neat engine panel detail. Also watch out for the rereleased Revell Sopwith E1 Camel in 1/28th scale from Hobbycraft Canada at around $5.50.Finally, news from Metkraft Models, whose kits are now available in attractive, {ulkcolour, shrinkwrapped boxes, that late= version BE2e and Pfalz Dilll/Dillia kits are now available, and Blue Rider Models plan a 1/72nd scale kit of the Austro Hungarian PK22 helicopter for future release, and yes, we will be bringing readers that exclusive WWI helicopter feature just as soon as possible! ACCESSORIES From Aeroclub, 1a Baker Avenue, Arnold, Nottingham NGS 8FW. Prices vary. 1/72nd scale. More delicately cast accessories for the WWI modeller from John Adams include a Gnéme rotary and airscrew set at a mere 0p and a twin-row Oberursel and airscrew at the same price, the latter produced for the Libramodels Pfalz EMEIV kit. Casting quality is extremely good and there is no trace of flash on any of the items. Also now available from Aeroclub is a complete Mercedes 220 hp engine and ‘rhino hora ‘exhaust pipe ideal for German two seaters (61.25), apair of Hythe camera guns plus new machine gun packs at 50p per pair: 29, Siripped Schuwarzlose; Go30, MAC 34 (French); Ga31, Lewis Darne (French); Go32, Darne 7.62 (French); Go33, Madsen (Danish) — ideal for the Spad A2/A-t- and Go34, Revelli (ltalian). Also now available are ‘prop-packs': Po7!, DH9 and Camel airscrews at 90p the pair and Ao72, one ‘Axial and one LVG-style airserew at 90p. PoI5 provides a superbly cast nine cylinder 110 hp Le Rhone rotary and airscrew, also at 90p. From Fotocut, distributed by Croydon Impex, 2 Kingsburgh Court, East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland EH40 SBL. Prices and sizes vary. Unradine.brass-etched. accessories from Fotocutwhichiwill tax the eyesight if not the patience, are tiny hexagonal and square nuts and bolts Hexagonal nus are available in four sizes O14 and .020 ins. ($1.75 Including post and packing}.031 (83.00) and (041 (£450). The packs contain 180 bolt hheads and 155 nuts, Square sets are priced and sized the same but there are 255 bolt heads and 192 nuts in each ofthese packs. WWI brassetched accessory parts ae aval able in four scales from Fotocut. Recently received at the WINDSOCK office were examples of F21 Pitot Sorin 1/48th ($1.25 including postage) which provides two pitot tubes, two generator propellers and three different styles of step; 1/32nd scale seat backs (£05) — four styes of WWI seat with templates for seat bottoms at $2.50, (post age included) and F20 Sight Assortment, 14 Sights, (even types suitable for many WW1 types including Norman sight and windvane for Lewis guns. Prices vary according to scale; details ofall these items being avail able from the above address but do remember to enclose a lange SAE. Begianers oF Experts, Photo Retouches, Grape Designer Model Maker, Tine Aris Crafimen, Schools, calles, Tndstryctycte Badge hasan Aicbeush to ui reeybody's needs, Acesoriy space ad ‘repairs ar al part of the service Tor more information send for a ‘lowe Brochere and pricelist From Tom's Modelworks at $3.00 plus post and packing. 1/48th scale. Another cast 160 hp Mercedes, this time to 41/48th, is now available from US manufac- turer Tom's Modelworks and includes a separate intake manifold. The detail incor- porated into the casting is quite realistic although the cylinders look a little under- nourished to me — nevertheless another useful item for the modeller especially in view of the rising number of German 1/48th. scale kits now available.) SAMPLE ISSUE $400 | WORLD WAR | Aeroplanes, INC Utand European readers of WINDSOCK Inter ‘tinal can ow bain WW) Rau BADGER AIRBRUSH CO. LTD. Dept 85, 156 Wanley Green Road, Poole, Donet BES 388 ‘Tels (0202) 673757 | LEE-JAY MODELS ternnac i abe) London Si Sa pn 18 TS ‘COLLECTIONS BOUGHT Why nol tur your ot Ingato nt ask THIS MONTH'S: SPECIALS! The INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC MODELLERS SOCIETY INVITES YOU TO IMPROVE YOUR MODELLING SKILLS! 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