Tag: Morane Saulnier
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Morane-Saulnier N – Part Two – Simplicity In Silver

The Revell ( NZ ) model of the Morane-Saulnier N monoplane is the aviation equivalent of the spoiled vehicle kit it replaced – so simple in construction as to admit of assembly before painting. The pilot – Dimitri – has been painted separately and can rest in the shade while the rest of the build…
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Morane Saulnier 406 – Part Four – Contact – Ignition – Chocks Away

Actually, in the period between Christmas and New Years and I don’t think I could’ve faced any more chocs or contact. I retreated to the Little Workshop and put the finishing touches on the Morane Saulnier. How different an aircraft can look when the final paint is on – as opposed to the bare parts…
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Morane Saulnier 406 – Part Three – Curse The French

Not for their politics or their agricultural policies. Not for Gen. De Gaulle or the ludicrous Bardot. Not even for their car designers… For their camouflage artists. The maniacs who wanted to paint three-colour camo schemes on a series of miserably inadequate aircraft. The only thing good about these decisions is that it made the…
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Morane Saulnier 406 – Part Two – Blink And You’d Miss It

The wonderful thing about the Hobby Boss easy-to-build models is the bad thing about them… They are exactly that – easy to build. You need to do the basic things like wash the sprues and study the instruction, but after that you find yourself going ahead in such leaps and bounds that you need to…
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Morane Saulnier 406 – Part One – Nevaire Say Nevaire

I shall have to reform my character in the future as far as model aircraft go. I pass by certain models in the shop, turn the box over in my hand, and say ” Never…”. They might be an odd prototype or an unattractive box, or just a tired subject. But I do myself an…
