[WWI] Actual Voisin Tips

[RVM]

Hi J.R.,

Great info here! I have this kit also, and have been wondering about it... 
frankly, it scares me. :-)

Robert Merz
IPMS #45732 GWICC
Current build: 1/72 Roden Fokker E.V, Jasta II, Lt. Theo Osterkamp, 1918
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.R. Boye" <hopeandmercy at sbcglobal.net>
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:37 AM
Subject: [WWI] Actual Voisin Tips


> Hi Rob;
>
>    I think research is vital for the Flashback kit -and any kit, really. 
> There were so many variations of the Voisin III, that you should identify 
> a specific aircraft to model. The Farre paintings were the closest to a 
> photo of this plane I found, but they definitely show this as the 'S' 
> (Salmson powered) model. This is what the kit represents.
>   If I were doing this kit again, I would reshape the nacelle to look more 
> like the French one. The one in the kit is an Italian design, as I recall, 
> and is shaped slightly differently.
>   Comparing the model to the drawings in the Davila and Soltan book, I 
> found some discrepancies. I'm not an expert on these planes, so maybe some 
> models had differences from each other. The kit tail surfaces were very 
> undersized to the drawings and the wings needed work also.
>     The kit has great PE parts, and that is a real plus. The wire bracing 
> for the tail structure is etched in one piece with the booms, which is 
> handy even though the wires are too thick looking. You could make them 
> from brass rod and rig them and they would look better. I thought about 
> that, but decided the kit parts weren't so bad.
>      Even with the thorough rigging instructions, I found myself 
> constantly looking at photos to see the exact routing of control wires. 
> They run all over the place and I hope I  got those right. The rigging 
> needs to be done in layers working from the inside out. Even then, it is 
> tedious. The cross braces under the wings are an added headache. And there 
> is rigging in odd places like across struts and from wheel centers. Even 
> though I drilled  at lot of holes early on, I still missed some.
>       The colors on the kit decals are too bright and they didn't fit the 
> new tail parts anyway. Americals had the Fequant markings and I also used 
> their roundels.
>       I guess the most important thing is to determine to spend a lot of 
> time on this one because it will reward it. I hope this stuff helps you to 
> get started on it.
>                                       J.R.
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: r69709599 <r69709599 at yahoo.com>
>
>
> These are all great builds... I love the Voisin 3 (I have this great kit 
> but am scared of it).
>
> Any chance Mr. Boye would offer some pointers on the construction of the 
> Voisin 3? :-)
>
> Rob
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