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Lochsa River (Lochsa_River)
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July 4th Spad

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105 10 July 2022, 07:46
Lochsa River
Kits from Eduard are discontinued but still available in decent quantities (as of 7/2022) and the decal maker is offering the decals at a greatly reduced price to move them out....act soon if this is a kit you want to try...
11 July 2022, 02:21
Lochsa River
Complete decal scheme change
26 July 2022, 02:32
Lochsa River
...many diamonds here,,,
30 July 2022, 12:45
bughunter
What a colorful SPAD 👍
30 July 2022, 14:08
Bas Tonn
Waiting for the rigging...
30 July 2022, 16:07
Simon Nagorsnik
Awesome look!
30 July 2022, 16:54
Lochsa River
....did someone say rigging?...this is not a big kit....115mm wingspan....struts are about 14mm....not sure where my skills will go....Eduard photoetch stretchers and EZLine type material is the plan...wish me luck!
31 July 2022, 00:09
Robert Podkoński
Let me join this party! Fantastic work so far, LR!
31 July 2022, 09:55
Lochsa River
....rigging underway....
2 August 2022, 07:07
Lochsa River
...if decals are your thing...and maybe little models...try this one!

It took me several tries to get some of these large decals "right" (see photos)....i might just buy some more copies of the decals because the base model is a cinch (all white then gloss coat)....and the decals are being phased out and the kit is discontinued....
6 August 2022, 04:32
Lochsa River
Having decided to dive into this project, of these colorful Spads and wanting to get it right.....some lessons have emerged from the first go, which did result in one side being "correct" all the way down and a plan for the bottom to line up is underway....

1st.....install the top decal as far forward as it can go, with the tips scraping against the cockpit rim. This is well forward of the drawings. The top now is the template for the rest of the connections.

2nd....install both sides and line them up carefully with the top, ignoring the fact this will leave 1-2mm gaps at the front

3rd.....trim a good amount...how much is up to you... of the bottom so it fits and connects well across the board...this will be well back of the drawings. You will see immediately something has to give...i suggest trimming so the three diamonds fit comfortably and then harvesting some blue diamonds to lay down between the two red layers on the sides...that might look good.

4th...now, its time to fix the front....it works to trim individual color diamonds and lay them over the ends so they cross the cowling and fill the gaps. It is a bit of Zen exercise with arranging the little decal just right and then waiting overnight to put on the Micro Sol so it melts a bit...then moving on the next end....a good book or something else productive is in order for the two-three days it gets to completion...but, it works and it looks good. Check the photos.....On the tail, where there will be gaps, paint might work fine.

5th...The center three rows in front of the pilot are one decal from the maker...i cut them up into three to fit better. Moving that whole center piece back looks better and can be fixed with a patch or the whole row replaced by harvesting. The sides might look better with harvested slimmer blue rows.

6th...add jaunty top hat decals to the sides and a few on the tail....

7th....overcoat to seal the decals? I think you are done.
7 August 2022, 04:04
Lochsa River
yes...it is all adding up to a rebuild...finish this one and see what other lessons there are...maybe the rebuild will get an interior?
7 August 2022, 07:01
Andy Ball
Intricate scheme and build!
7 August 2022, 07:16
bughunter
Very nicely done!
From the second sheet the first one (with the Irish clover) to follow? And another one in 1/48? You should check, that the decals fit on the Dragon one, as Eduard has also a SPAD in 1/48.
I have not build a SPAD so far, but one day VII and XIII will enter my bench ....
7 August 2022, 08:02
S M
Nice use of brush bristles 😄
7 August 2022, 11:21
Lochsa River
thank you all!.....there are at least 6 more Starfighter Decals versions here in the stash...three are Eduard Spads and the others decades old Hasegawa Seagulls and Revell/Academy Peashooters....the folks who make the decals do a nice job and its fun to go retro modeling....none of it is expensive because they are all 1/72...
11 August 2022, 01:29
bughunter
I have seen the Irish one in a book (can't remember which one), but in 1:48 there are only the egg ones.
11 August 2022, 07:39
Lochsa River
The first Spad has been butchered and cut open and abused in many ways...all to learn something about this kit and how to build it....so, it is time to start over, knowing the exhaust holes need to be drilled out, the rear mount for the front strut needs to be opened up, all the holes for the wing struts need opening, etc.....

...the big one...experience with the decals that cover the entire airplane....hopefully, all the diamonds will line up...
22 August 2022, 18:19
Robert Podkoński
I keep my fingers crossed, LR!
23 August 2022, 06:23
Lochsa River
...2nd decal attempt is done and seems to be working....
9 September 2022, 13:58
Simon Nagorsnik
Always impressed when i see this one!
9 September 2022, 13:59
Oleg Smilyk
👍👍👍
9 September 2022, 17:35
Lochsa River
thank you, all!...the decals are done....even the little nose diamonds...and now...it is time to make a Spad.....
21 September 2022, 07:26
Łukasz Gliński
Following. Interesting idea of using the bristles for rigging.
21 September 2022, 11:12
Lochsa River
....rigging underway....with guns and exhausts
2 October 2022, 08:36
Skyhiker
Interesting solutions you have there.
2 October 2022, 11:44
Lochsa River
...a big sigh of relief to get to here....more rigging fun to follow...
4 October 2022, 09:27
Łukasz Gliński
Oh man, 8 of them? 😮
4 October 2022, 09:41
Alberto
He he he a bit of a rigging nightmare. Well done and I admire your hard work. You might need smaller fingers 😄
4 October 2022, 10:09
bughunter
Oh, you're following in the footsteps of that Swiss model builder who built 40 Fokker D.VIIs by Roden?
4 October 2022, 10:20
Ben M
It's like that Monty Python script: spad spad spad spad, spadditty spad! There's not much spad in that.
4 October 2022, 11:21
Andy Ball
In. Cred. I. Ble!!
4 October 2022, 14:39
Lochsa River
thank you...yes...the center rigging will get done...i just needed some time away...
5 October 2022, 05:12
Vincent
The scheme on this plane looks great. Great work on the decals ans good luck with the rigging!!!
5 October 2022, 07:57
Lochsa River
wing rigging complete and the tail installed with a bit of rigging...
14 October 2022, 09:37
Andy Ball
I'm running out of superlatives to describe the work Lochsa, but your 'mistake' is barely visible to my eyes
14 October 2022, 12:51
Łukasz Gliński
The rigging obscures all defects 😋
14 October 2022, 14:01
Rui S
Looking good 👍
15 October 2022, 10:35
Lochsa River
thank you...you mates are great..!

..some final rigging to do with some overcoating and this little thing will be finished.... it might be ok from a distance...no more white planes for a while.....
16 October 2022, 10:37
Moreno Baruffini
I'm totally astonished. I really admire your skills and your bravery! Bravissimo!
16 October 2022, 11:23
Lochsa River
all done...photos to follow...enjoy the decals...
18 October 2022, 08:55
Finn
Impressive indeed!
18 October 2022, 12:05
Spanjaard
Beautifully colourful, excellent rigging
18 October 2022, 12:11
Ben M
beautiful build - a challenge, but the best ones are!
18 October 2022, 12:50
Moreno Baruffini
Really impressive! Great rigging!
18 October 2022, 12:57
Robert Podkoński
Good work, LR! Congrats!
18 October 2022, 13:45
Neuling
Top result!
18 October 2022, 16:32
Simon Nagorsnik
Just awesome !
Great finish after a hard work.
18 October 2022, 16:49
James C
Very nice work 👍
18 October 2022, 16:54
Lochsa River
Thank you all as always....an inspiration.

photos up...
21 October 2022, 05:51
David Taylor
Nice one.
21 October 2022, 06:17
Villiers de Vos
Eye catching.
21 October 2022, 15:28
Oleg Smilyk
Wow, great!
21 October 2022, 17:12
S M
Pretty photos and great looking colorful Spad 😄 👍
21 October 2022, 21:45
Curatorm
Absolutly fabulous!
22 October 2022, 07:57
Oliver Zwiener
Klasse Ding !
23 October 2022, 09:42
Lochsa River
Many thanks to all you supportive mates! Final pics up....
24 October 2022, 06:47
Thomas Bischoff
Thanks for the pics!
Focus stacking is too time consuming for me - I just increase the distance to the model which increases depth of field and then cut away the unwanted parts. Works like digital zoom - webpictures are anyway much smaller than what the sensor delivers
29 November 2022, 18:13
Lochsa River
LINK TO FOCUS STACKING SOFTWARE EXAMPLES....

pentaxforums.com/for..ips.html#post5662030

THE EXAMPLES ARE AT THE END OF THE POST...ENJOY.....
1 December 2022, 11:24
cecil
Love the colour scheme! Fantastic detail given the 1/72 scale!!!
18 March 2023, 15:49

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1:72 Legie - Spad XIII flown by Czechoslovak pilots (Eduard 2126)1:72 A.E.F. Showbirds Part 1 (Starfighter Decals 72-127)1:72 Wire Stretchers & Controlhorns (Eduard 72438)1+

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