Morane Saulnier 230 Venezuelan

Rafael Salazar
Pictures of three Venezuelan MS 230 flying over Valencia lake in 1938.
Two MS 230 pictures, from France and Spain
Prints that I am going to use to build the fusalage
Piece of balsa wood, doing the fusalage shape of MS 230.
Cutting and gluing fusalage panels, bulid also front engine base.
Cutting inside to build the cokpit. Cockpit floor and inside panels built,
Soon more progress pictures

Patrick Hagelstein
Whow!!! This is hardcore! I'm very interested how you are going to do this. Good luck!

Rafael Salazar
Thankyou Patrick , just keep track, more progress pictures are coming

Spanjaard
i am in, fully scratch?. good 🙂

Rafael Salazar
Thank you Spanjaard, wellcome to follow

Rafael Salazar
Add 12 new progress pictures:
Built all pieces for inside and outside of the cockpit.
Built vertical and horizontal stabilizers, and styrene strip for corrugated panels
Add putty to all gaps in the fuselage, and to level styrene strip, and avoid steps.
Add the motor base (nose) and installed vertical and horizontal stabilizers (tail)
Soon more pictures, Thank you for following

Rafael Salazar
Hello,, sixteen progress photos added, built details of the fusalage, built pilot and copilot seats, painted all cockpit components, closed the cockpit for painting. Soon more pictures, Thakyou for following

Robbie
That is some old school modeling. Took me back 50+ years. Your skill is amazing.

Greg Baker
Wow. I love scratchbuilds. I'm in!

Wim van der Luijt
wow indeed....that is an impressive undertaking...count me in

Rafael Salazar
Thank you Robbie, old school indeed, wellcome to follow

Rafael Salazar
Thanks Wim, Thank you for following

Alexander Grivonev
Now THAT is pure skill and dedication. Respect man, truly impressive!

Rafael Salazar
Hi every followers : Added 17 new pictures:
Built all wing and wheels supports.
Start building wing. Added supports to make wing shape.
Added styrene strips to get a corrugated surface in top of the wing. Fill styrene strips steps with Tamiya putty, long job, but it looks great.
Soon more progress pictures..
Thank you Alex for you kind comments. Keep on

Patrick Hagelstein
Hardcore.... Beautiful and above all, very brave!

Wim van der Luijt
like your update! keep these great pictures coming please!

Rafael Salazar
Thank you for you comments Patrick and Wim, soon more progress photo.

Rafael Salazar
Hello followers, added 21 new progress pictures:
Added central and fusalage lateral wing supports.
Applied primer spray white oil paint.
Started to paint (acrylic paint) the aircraft according to venezuelan air force scheme 1937 circa.
Airplane ready to application of future and decals.

Calvin Gifford
Wow!

Martin Oostrom
I agree with Calvin: Wow!

Rafael Salazar
Thank you Calvin and Martin, soon more progress pictures

Alex Radlowsky
Amazing photo

Choppa Nutta
... a great effort, mucho kudos !!
love it 🙂

Rafael Salazar
Thank you for your kinds comments Chris and Choppa, the MS 230, is almost finísh , soon more progress Photos

Rafael Salazar
More photos of progress (28 pictures added), Painted venezuelan flag in the tale rudder. Home made decals, aplided some black wash, put rigging in horizontal stabilizaers and aheel support. Engine pending, almost finished

Greg Baker
Wow... I'm munching popcorn while watching this project develop. So entertaining!

Rafael Salazar
Thank you for you, for you comments Greg, we almost finísh

Rafael Salazar
Hello everybody , final pictures (17 added) of this project; basically engine construction, PROJECT FINISHED. I will upload pictures of the finished model later. Thank you you everybody for following this long scratchbuilt project.

Spanjaard
amazing job. congratulations. fully scratchbuilt, my respect and admiration

Rafael Salazar
Thank you for your comments Spanjaard, soon I will upload final pictures of the MS-230

Oleg Smilyk
Excellent job! And... I am staggered, all flew in Venezuela!

Rafael Salazar
Thank you Oleg , waitng to publish final pictures

Jean Pierre CULIS-FERY
It's a very impressive work and i learn at this occasion that venezuelian were utilisator of this plane. You have made a little error on the motor: the conduct at the left of the cylinder is the admission conduct not an exaust. The type of the motor is "Salmson 9Ab". Best regards from France (and sorry for my bad English).

Rafael Salazar
Thank you Jean Pierre gor the correct information, I just try to imitate is much the references that I have. Best Regards

Jean Pierre CULIS-FERY
You obtained a very convincing result even with the smalls errors. The MS 230 is not a easy subject and i am glad to see a French subject at the other side of the earth. Best regards.