Nieuport 11 Escadrille N.124 Lufbery (EU8060)

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NIEUPORT 11 3-VIEW DRAWING

This 3-view drawing is reproduced here from the Harleyford publication Fighter Aircraft of the First World War. The Nieuport 11 was the second sesquiplane design, a single-seat fighter. The introduction of the Nieuport 11 (or Bebe) was a logical result of the Nieuport 10 series in response for a single-seat biplane fighter to temper the threat of the Fokker Eindecker scouts that were terrorizing Allied aviation from mid-1915. Its success was immediate.

Consult French Aircraft of the First World War by Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan or any of the other sources listed in the Bibliography section at the end of this page.

THE MODEL TO BE BUILT

The model to be built is Nieuport 11 N.1256 of Escadrille N.124 flown by Sergeant Raoul Lufbery. Shown in two green/brown camouflage, the solid work of Alan Toelle has shown that a French 4-color scheme was introduced in 1916.Consult American Aces of World War 1 (see bibliography).

Insignia later applied to 'Lafayette' Escadrille N.124 aircraft

CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 1

This model is being built in conjunction with the Russian Nieuport 11 by Blue Max. In my rush to build, I inadvertantly closed up the fuselage before taking photos of the interior. Since then, lower wings and the horizontal tail unit was added. All of the rigging lines for tail elevators and rudder were drilled out.

CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 2

As usual with my models, I have reconstructed the landing gear using brass rod and tube, in this case Albion tube 1.3mm OD. The landing gear axle was (not shown) was fashioned from larger scale brass tube 1.9mm OD. The brass rod insert has a diameter that will just fit into the wheel recess. Barely visible at the tail are small diameter brass rod tail support replacing the kit's parts.

CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No. 3

The finished landing gear sub-assembly is shown with wheels loosely attached. The brass struts will be primed and painted later.

CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No.4

These components were finished ahead of time. The one-piece wing was simply removed from its sprue and sanded. The rotary engine was built up, primed, and painted. The other parts were prepared as shown. The two cowlings are supplied in the kit and have the inside painted in aluminum.

CONSTRUCTION PHOTO No.5

The top wing is installed. First, the forward cabane struts were made from brass tube and rod. The cabane inverted "V" strut was built next. All cabane struts were sized to achieve the correct camber and glued with super glue. The top wing was glued to the cabane struts. The kit's wing struts were added and had to be taped into position while the glue dried.

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