Quote:
Originally Posted by PrzemoL
As you surely know, FOKKERJ, most of EE kits are reboxed former Toko ones. And so is Ni16.
The kit comes together very nicely, no fit problems almost, I only had to lengthen the cabane struts.
As for the accuracy it is quite good, too. I noticed that the upper wing differs in some aspects from Windosck Special plans but is quite fine when compared to plans from Squadron book on Nieuport Fighters. Overall dimensions do not go beyond 1mm difference in the model scale.
What the kit lacks is detailing in many aspects. Cockpit is very basic - I added Part PE set; airscrew is horrible - I replaced it with a trimmed airscrew I found in my spares box; the engine is likewise, one of my colleagues said that it seemed they had put rubber covers of car springs instead of cylinders - this item is waiting for exchange as soon as I get a better representation of 110hp Le Rhone; I also added completely missing characteristic feet of interplane struts as well as connections of main wheels axle with struts. The tail skid also required some trimming. Lewis in my set was not completely moulded - I replaced it with a spare one from Rodens' Curtiss H16.
|
My 1:72 scale version of
Albert Ball's Nieuport 17's engine was molded in with the cowling! It was awful, so I cut out the crappy molded engine and put in a nice detailed spare Le Rhone I had from another kit and it turned out great.
