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The old Revell Spad still looks good after all these years. The updated markings look really nice. My father built me one some 50+ years ago that is still in existence and in one piece. A fine testament to the adhesive quality of the old -style Testor's liquid glue. Revell appears to still be using the original molds as I see the wing tips are the rounded type of the early Spads and which were a trademark of the original Revell model. Another fine job from The Down Under Aircraft Factory.:salute:: -- Al
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Hi Martin,
Great looking models. Your dad did a fine job with the rigging on both of them. The SPAD in particular can be pain in that regard, because there's a lot of line to run and and the wings are closer together than most types, leaving little room to maneuver about. Send my regards to the creator!
-Moe
Great looking models. Your dad did a fine job with the rigging on both of them. The SPAD in particular can be pain in that regard, because there's a lot of line to run and and the wings are closer together than most types, leaving little room to maneuver about. Send my regards to the creator!
-Moe
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Uh, I dunno know.
There *might* be some chronological/sequence of events issues which would render the suggested relationship considerably less than plausible.:wink2:-Moe
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Thanks everyone for the comments, even those ones which appear to comment on my age! Dad does look in on the Forum and is always pleased to see some comments. It is indeed the Revell Spad but it was not a perfect kit by any stretch of the imagination. Dad has one that he made twenty years ago and it just clipped together. This one gave a few problems. One thing I did notice - and remember I am a fan of WW1 aircraft but am not a knowledgeable one - was that the Spad appears a robust looking aircraft compared to something like the Camel and the Nieuport.
Jack, the Spad was well known and respected for the sturdiness of it's construction, especially when compared to an aircraft like the much lighter Nieuports. The Spad was so well put together that it could be dived without fear of it shedding it's wings or cracking a wing under stress of pulling out of a dive or from violent maneuvers, a common fault of the Nieuport and Albatros designs. No less an ace than Guynemer himself remarked upon the Spad's strength when he was accidently shot down by French AA fire. He survived the following crash and when writing a letter to his family about the incident, said that if he had been in any other airplane, he would now be flatter than the paper he was writing on. The Spad's strength also led to it being a favorite aircraft for balloon-busting, as it could take a beating and keep flying. It was a well deserved reputation. -- Al
My memory might have failed me in regards to Guynemer's letter. He may have been writing his family but something tells me he was writing the Spad manufacturer himself to thank Spad for making such a sturdy aircraft and for basically saving his life. At any rate, the sentiment is the same. -- Al