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Completed this over the last couple of nights. Academy's Spad XIII
As you can see a total of about twenty five parts, undercoated on-sprue with a couple of coats of Tamiya Khaki-Drab
They are pretty well engineered kits, with very little flash. Still quite intimidated by wire that went into the (as yet still unfinished) 0400 so this one went together un-rigged
These models were in just about every corner shop we ever went into when living on the Peninsular, and it was considered almost un-Korean for a boy not to have at least one somewhere in his room. Most Academy kits are 1/35
The camouflage is not quite authentic but near enough
Decals for the American option only
A pilot figure would have been nice but the kit doesn't come with one, and the only spare one I have is going into the 0400
Operational in April 1917, nearly 10,000 of these were built before the end of the war. They were used by about twenty different nations; some into the early 1930s.
You were in ROK? I was in Ilsan 1996-99. Built alot of kits there, but had to throw out when I moved back to Nova Scotia
ReplyDeleteYep, was supposed to be a last hoorah but ended up doing a second tour in Iraq. Did one stint at the officers academy/boarder op and another down in Daegu
ReplyDeleteI went back on a vets tour with my Dad, but he wasn't a Korean war vet but served with men who had. Had fun looking at the North Korean guards in my kilt. My Dad piped at Kapyong. We laid a wreath from Nova Scotia, a British general told us, Good on ya Canada
DeleteThat was back in 2001. Never want to go back. Japan much better for my sanity.
DeleteI hear ya mate, Korea was a awkward place to work at times, funny little people
DeleteThe cammo is superb! Frank Luke busting balloons!!!
ReplyDeleteShes a good looking bird mate. Nice one.
ReplyDeletewonderful colours!
ReplyDeleteit's really good.
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Excellent work!
ReplyDeleteExquisite, gorgeous coloring.
ReplyDeleteI like that.
I've got very fond memories of that kit, Al. Probably the easiest biplane to put together out of all of them for a 12 year old!
ReplyDeleteVery cool. That camo looks great.
ReplyDeleteLovely Hat in the Ring model :)
ReplyDeleteGreat comments the lot of you. Thanks for taking the time to write
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Nice one, Al, love what you've done with this kite. Cool camo!
ReplyDeletelooks good sparks, you should come up for our Bloody April meet!
ReplyDeleteWhere and when cobber, always keen on a roadtrip given enough notice
DeleteBrilliantly vivid paint job Al. Nice distinctive look which I very much like. Aye, Rusty
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