Tag: Aeronavale

• Morane-Saulnier MS 500 – Part Four – Jiminy!

  

  The Triumph Of The Modest yet again! A vintage Airfix kit – and not even a re-issue at that – and it’s turned out beautifully. I haven’t built a Fieseler-based plane before so I have none of the other makes to compare this to. Nevertheless, I am very pleased with the result. If I can…

  Dick Stein

  January 26, 2022

  1:72 scale, Colour Schemes, French aircraft, Lacquer, Light plane, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Aeronavale, Fieseler, Morane-Saulnier, STOL

• Morane-Saulnier MS 500 – Part Three – Sacré Bleu!

  

  But of course it is bleu. What other couleur would the Aeronavale paint their avion? Mais what bleu is it? It is Mr. Color 322 Pthalo-cyane blue. It is also marked as JASDF Blue Impulse. This is for their aerobatics display team. I hope they don’t mind me pinching the hue for the French navy.…

  Dick Stein

  January 26, 2022

  1:72 scale, Colour Schemes, French aircraft, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Aeronavale, blue paint, Mr Color, Tamiya

• Douglas DC-3 – Part One – The C-47

  

  ‘Well, duh. Of course it’s a C-47, because it is a Douglas DC-3. And It’s a DC-3 because it’s a C-47. And it’s a Vietnam-era gunship in this Airfix kit courtesy of four Air Force figures and a cargo floor that sports a number of mini-Gatling guns on stands. I’m afraid it holds little place…

  Dick Stein

  February 14, 2021

  1:72 scale, airliner, American aircraft, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, research, Uncategorized

  Aeronavale, Airfix, Douglas, Vietnam