Morane-Saulnier Types N

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November 24, 2021
Here is the final build! You can see the rigging and chipped/crazed cowling.
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November 24, 2021
Here is another view of the final build.
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November 24, 2021
This view give you a better look at the rigging. I used a blue E Z line which I then coated with Vallejo aluminum acrylic paint. This give it a nice effect with the blue and aluminum blending in the light and the acrylic paint give more depth to the rigging, which I like.
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November 24, 2021
Here you can see the rigging up close (gotta like the iPhone Pro for close ups)! You can also see the chipping, crazing and weathering. It also highlights the cockpit with the caned seat that I created.
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November 1, 2021
Assembly before adding the wings
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November 23, 2021
Here you can see the chipping and crazing on what was painted aluminum on this aircraft. I use Vallejo chipping medium which I think I over did resulting in a nice crazing affect (sometimes you get lucky)! The chipping did not work as well as I had hoped, but I think it generally works? The aftermarket Morane Saulnier logo adds a nice touch...
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November 23, 2021
Another view of the crazing, chipping and weathering effects.
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November 24, 2021
A better look at the caned seat...
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November 23, 2021
Here you can see the half used machine gun magazine before final assembly...
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June 7, 2021
Adding a cane effect to the seat
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June 7, 2021
Wrapping the seat
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June 7, 2021
This shows the mesh that I used. It came from a Costco wrap used for garlic. A nice fine mesh...
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June 7, 2021
Here I show the seat after painting. I used 2 variations of brown/red brown Tamiya (XF-68, XF-9) for the leather, then used a dark wash for the dimples. I used a Tamiya X-59 for the cane portion of the seat.
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November 1, 2021
This is another view of the seat...
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November 1, 2021
This shows the seat assembly. The instrument faces were supplied in a plastic sheet with the kit...not a great look. They should have gone for decals!
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July 1, 2021
I'm trying a variation of a number of techniques to see if I can get a "doped linen" look. Here I used 4 fine point water colour markers (various shades of red-brown, brown, yellow and orange) over a Tamiya base (XF-59: Desert Yellow) to simulate the mess of the fabric
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July 1, 2021
I then used a lighter coloured Tamiya paint (XF-57: Buff) to begin the layering process. To my surprise, the water based markers really bled through the paint, however it was much less noticeable once the paint dried.
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July 1, 2021
This is what it looked like after the paint dried. Making it ready for the final coat.
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July 1, 2021
Here is the results after applying the lightest Tamiya colour (XF-55: Deck Tan). Again, the bleed trough was quite pronounced immediately after spraying, but faded nicely afterwards... I'm mostly happy with it 🙂
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November 1, 2021
Here are the decals I created using Photoshop (PS). I learned a "lot" about colour matching :-|. I researched quite extensively the colour pallets for the roundel, however as I came to understand each printer reproduces colours differently based on the program you use (e.g. PS), the printer itself, the decal paper you use, etc. What reproduces on plain paper, does not necessarily reproduce on glossy decal paper. Anyway, my red colour turned out to be more orange than I wanted, but after multiple iterations I went with it and colour matched the remainder of the painting scheme. Next time...I'll colour match by eye rather than trying to do it by paint codes!
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November 1, 2021
The other thing I was experimenting with for the first time was chipping. Here I show the underlying aluminum (Mr. Colour), which I covered with Vallejo chipping medium and then with my final colour (a combination of red/orange Vellejo).
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November 1, 2021
Another view. Here I also show the engine which is poorly cast in this model using a combination of styrene and thermoset plastic. Things don't fit well and require a lot of cleaning...
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November 1, 2021
Parts before assembly
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November 1, 2021
Another view before wing assembly
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November 23, 2021
These after market logos look great on the cowling

Comentarii

24 7 June 2021, 11:33

Dietmar Bogatzki
A nice start, cecil. Following

7 June 2021, 16:48

Bruce Huxtable
Is that seat taken? Loving the attention to detail 🙂

7 June 2021, 17:05

cecil
Thanks guys!

8 June 2021, 11:45

Spanjaard
interesting idea on that mesh for the seat!

8 June 2021, 13:58

Giannis Kaltapanidis
Great idea! The seat looks fantastic!

8 June 2021, 15:12

Bruce Huxtable
Interesting painting technique - with excellent results 🙂

1 July 2021, 17:30

David Taylor
Defo in.

1 November 2021, 16:11

Robert Podkoński
Very interesting model and intriguing goal - I am definitely following 🙂

1 November 2021, 16:50

David Taylor
Stunner.

1 November 2021, 19:05

cecil
Thanks guys... Just getting back to this model after golf season 🙂. Hoping to finish it by the end of the month...

2 November 2021, 12:50

Dietmar Bogatzki
Beautifull plane, everythings perfect, especialliy the rigging and chipping 👍

8 December 2021, 17:27

Mathieu
Wow! I spend the last 10 min sliding all your album pictures ! Very impressive finish, and thank you for sharing and explaining the techniques used.
Cheers

8 December 2021, 19:32

cecil
Thanks for the kind words. I'm still learning, but I hope some of my tips are helpful…. Let me know if you end up using any of them…I'm sure I can learn something from you guys! Thx…Cecil

9 December 2021, 11:10

Simon Nagorsnik
Very nice build, i really like the worn effects1👍

9 December 2021, 11:13

Album info

I am working on the Morane-Saulnier Types N (a.k.a. the bullet). This is an intriguing aircraft since it was designed with much promise, but failed miserably in the field. It was extremely difficult to fly due to the use of wing warping (instead of ailerons) and engine overheating making it generally unreliable. It also had a "deflector" built on to the back of the propeller to deflect bullets from striking it. The engine generated a significant amount of heat, so the paint tented to peel away from the aluminum housing. Thus I'm going to try a peeling effect I've been thinking about and see how it works.

Morane-Saulnier Type N

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