VV's Biggles aircraft collection

[zenrat]

Good jobs. 

[Old Wombat]

Nice builds, VV!

Always been rather amused by the "biplane" tail of the Hannover; a tiny remnant of box kite DNA.

[Dizzyfugu]

Very cool, both of them. 

[Captain Canada]

Nice work ! Especailly like that Blue Devil !

[VickersVandal]

One More for the collection.

In the story "The Joy Ride" there is a red-nosed Albatros forced down by Algy, which Biggles later takes for a joy-ride only to end up getting shot down (unharmed) by his friend/rival Wilks 

http://www.biggles.info/Details/03/02/

I chose the Roden D.III for this in a standard wood finish scheme.

[Wardukw]

That's a simple looking build Vandal but ...I have a suspicion it's not as simple as it appears as it looks like a heap of work which turned out great ..im a liking this and I promise my next build will be a two crew Spad float plane  .

[VickersVandal]

Thanks. Yes, deceptively simple. Roden kits always have fit issues to correct and the woodgrain fuselage was a mission. Overall it went together well enough though.

Glad to hear you will soon embark on some SPAD craziness 

[Wardukw]

OH I've already been looking at WW1 Italian navel aircraft markings ...ya know ..looking for ideas and I did find something I didn't know..Spads were used by the Italian Air Force which is great cause now it will lead to a wee bit more of a float plane idea.
I've even brought a WW1 float plane kit for just it's floats and it turns out the kit comes with normal landing gear too 
So I get my float plane and a land based plane to build to 

[NARSES2]

That's a stunning woodgrain finish on a lovely all round build

[zenrat]

Lovely.
 

[Dizzyfugu]

Very well done. 

[VickersVandal]

Thanks gents. I'm not altogether happy with the woodgrain. Much room for improvement but it's a start. When I build Werner Voss' Albatros I want I to be bang-on.

Now that I've worked out the main fit issues with the kit, the next one should be a doddle!

OH I've already been looking at WW1 Italian navel aircraft markings .

This should be quite something to behold 

[NARSES2]

Now that I've worked out the main fit issues with the kit, the next one should be a doddle!

The words "famous" and "last" spring to mind 

[Old Wombat]

Now that I've worked out the main fit issues with the kit, the next one should be a doddle!

The words "famous" and "last" spring to mind 

Oh, Hell yeah!

[Wardukw]

Now that I've worked out the main fit issues with the kit, the next one should be a doddle!

The words "famous" and "last" spring to mind 

Oh, Hell yeah!

Oh I wonder how many soon to be disappointed souls have spoken those oh so famous last words