Only half kidding with this answer.:wink2: I would love to see the Nieuport 11 done, with the Lafayette Escadrille planes, and the early French aces like Guynemer and Navarre's red plane. I would also like to see the forgotten but very important SPAD 7 done. This early, one gun SPAD, was one of the most widely used planes amongst the Allies, and consider that it had a life at the front from August/September 1916 right through the end of the war. Over two years as a front line fighter was unheard of and it was the mount of many Allied aces at one point or another. -- AlLOL. This question has only one answer for me: MAKE EVERYTHING FLOWN IN COMBAT IN WW1.-- Al
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We have to have SPADs! And a Nieuport LE would be a must have. Chris
Rumor has it that this version is, indeed, in the pipeline for eventual release.:wink2: -- Al
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Who makes the model pictured and what scale? Thanks
Chris, if I had to guess, it looks like the 1/48 scale triplanes that Corgi does. -- Al
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I forgot about Carousel. I don't own either the Corgi or Carousel WW1 planes. Anyone know how they compare to one another. Is one better than the other or is it pretty much a matter of taste? They both look outstanding. -- Al
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I'd love to see a "Harry Tate" - ( R.E.8 ). complete with pilot and an observer figure hanging over the side taking photographs.
Not a very glamorous plane I grant you, but it would be a nice tribute to those unsung heroes of the Reconnnaissance squadrons.
Roy.
Not a very glamorous plane I grant you, but it would be a nice tribute to those unsung heroes of the Reconnnaissance squadrons.
Roy.
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I owned models from both makers. Carousel 1 was by far the better of the two. From the wire rigging, propeller, and detail Carousel was the way better model. The propeller even looked like wood. Although they were about $20 more than the Corgi they were far better.
The you for the answer. I always wanted to get the 1/48 Carousel WW1 stuff, but never pulled the trigger and then JJD came out with his 1/30 planes and that was all she wrote.:wink2: Thanks also for posting the Carousel Voss triplane. It is a real beaut. I have been working on John to do the Voss tripe but he hasn't said yes or no. So maybe some time in the future... -- Al
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Great models. The Nieuport 11 is my favorite WW1 plane. The Barracca model is very nice. I am partial to the Lafayette Escadrille versions, and the one you show flown by Prince is outstanding. Those are really fine looking models. -- Al
Nice looking model. I have asked John on a couple of occasions to please do the Voss triplane. As one of the two prototype tripes that Fokker sent to the front (the other went to von Richthofen), it is an iconic aircraft, especially considering that Voss flew it and died in it during the most famous dogfight of WW1 in September 1917. I know von Richthofen's last flight is the more famous in overall terms, but the Voss dogfight is THE airfight of the war. As a prototype aircraft, there are a couple of differences from later production tripes, but nothing so overt that John couldn't use his current production model for the Voss craft. All he would really have to do is drop the lower wing skids. The F prototypes didn't have them. The yellow nosed Voss tripe would be a beauty. And, yes, I know there is controversy over the color of the nose. Was it dark olive green, yellow, or even black? The experts still don't agree, although chrome yellow seems to be in favor now. It would make sense as it was Voss' Jasta color. Come on John, please bring us a Voss triplane.^&grin -- Al
I have a rather odd aircraft request for John. I would like to see JJD make a Morane-Saulnier L, aka the Parasol. This was the French choice as the first designated fighter aircraft for their first designated fighter squadron, MS-12. First seeing action in March, 1915, MS-12 preceded the formation of the more famous German fighter arm. The MS Parasol has a firm grip on it's claim to fame as the mount that France's earliest fighter aces learned their trade in. Such names as Navarre, Garros, D'Oisy, Vedrines, Nungesser, and Guynemer all cut their teeth in combat while flying the Parasol. The Parasol also has a British claim to fame in that RNAS pilot Reginald Warneford brought down a Zeppelin on May 17, 1915 while flying a MS-L, an action for which he was awarded the VC. The color schemes weren't generally very colorful, but the plane is an iconic and important choice. -- Al
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Pretty please. The F.E.2d.
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As well as the F.E.2d I would also like to see the Sopwith Triplane. It spawned the German fascination with triplanes.
