The war of Pierre Clostermann - any model flown by Clostermann

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Excellent info! There would be rally great if any additional images of his airplanes could be found

[Letipapa]

Yes! Thanks for info, Jicehem ; so I'll been working that post war variant.

I continue with the port side of cockpit details (of course this is not in scale, it's just to practice my fingers and micro movements

[Letipapa]

ruff sketches I made from some photos I found on net; continuing of painting...

[Letipapa]

and further on...

[Jicehem]

Sorry that I already took off some parts from a frames (I forgot to photograph them before). Also there are two color schemes one of which is to be Closterman's "Le Grand Charles" with a "D day" strips, but it is uncertain and probable wrong - the airplane number is wrong, so I need to find proper color scheme for "Le Grand Charles". It is interesting that Revell made decals for this non existing "D day" scheme. Anyway, there is still long way to painting.

Here is the rest of the kit.

one of which is to be Closterman's "Le Grand Charles" with a "D day" strips, but it is uncertain and probable wrong - the airplane number is wrong, so I need to find proper color scheme for "Le Grand Charles". It is interesting that Revell made decals for this non existing "D day" scheme. Anyway, there is still long way to painting.

Here is the rest of the kit.

Sorry that I already took off some parts from a frames (I forgot to photograph them before). Also there are two color schemes one of which is to be Closterman's "Le Grand Charles" with a "D day" strips, but it is uncertain and probable wrong - the airplane number is wrong, so I need to find proper color scheme for "Le Grand Charles". It is interesting that Revell made decals for this non existing "D day" scheme. Anyway, there is still long way to painting.

Here is the rest of the kit.

Hi Letipapa,   

  You're totally right. This JF-E by Revell is NOT "Le Grand Charles". On D-Day, PHC flew still a Spitfire IX (such as the most famous MH526, LO-D) of 602 Sqn. The RAF serial of Revell's should be in the JN series. This plane didn't took part in Normandy landings (as no Tempest V at all). At the time, and since May 1944, 3 Sqn (with new code "JF" in place of "QO") was at Newchurch. From this airfield it made defensive patrols against V1 flying bombs (in company with 91 Sqn on Spitfire XIV). The peak of the attack tooking place in August 1944 (I think...)

Cheers,

Jicehem   

[Jicehem]

Hi Samuraj,

Great job !   

Jicehem

[Letipapa]

Jicehem, thanks for information 

and, here is more cockpit, and than gluing of the two halves and wings.

[No.1]

Detailing is really well done!

[Letipapa]

Thanks No1

...and, because there is a big gap on the right wing root I tried to band right wing a little (the gap was not glued yet) and put some super glue and Na bicarbonate in it...

P.S: see how almost nothing of cockpit details is not visible , still I like I did it - I know it is inside.

[Jicehem]

Hi mates, 

Very amazing job !   
Some details for your Tempests :

Fairings between undersurfaces and auxiliary taks are transparent :


NV 994 during production (And Hawker's strike during the summer of 1944 at Langley) :


tempest was the only single-seat fighter dispensed with the incline gunsight reflector glass, the gunsight ring projected directly on the windscreen to which the very highest quality of non-distorting armoured glass was used.


Cheers,

Jicehem 

[Jicehem]

Thanks No1

...and, because there is a big gap on the right wing root I tried to band right wing a little (the gap was not glued yet) and put some super glue and Na bicarbonate in it...

P.S: see how almost nothing of cockpit details is not visible , still I like I did it - I know it is inside.

Bad surprise ! The Smer model is former Heller's. I built some and never had this bad surprise... Maybe the molds are now a little too old.
Generally, I don't fill the gap but I widen the fuselage with struts made from plastic.

Cheers,

Jicehem

[No.1]

Transparent fairing!!! I did not note this detail before, this is very good to know

[Letipapa]

Generally, I don't fill the gap but I widen the fuselage with struts made from plastic.

The most clever I mast say. It did not came on my mind - well on next such a case, I will try that;
thanks Jicehem.

No.1, those transparent fairings - for me it is quite unbelievable!

Here are more photo's of this slight banding and filling of the right wing and then (I tell you, some
magic spirit put bad spell on me , I saw what a bloody idiot am I - completely forgot to put
radiator and the other two elements that are going into lower nose (air intake) area. Horror!
Unbelievable!

My sweet Lord! But, I could not surrender so easily and "quick field operation" was done in a meter
of minutes. Luckily, only one panel line on each side was cut - that is the worst harm that is made.
The cut will be fixed with putty and careful sanding (I hope).

Huh, life of the modeler is full of action! Especially such modelers as your crazy mate is.

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Clostermann airplane:

Trainers planes:







Spitfire:







Tempest:















Source:

http://ww2aces.e-monsite.com/rubrique,pierre-clostermann,68182.html

[Letipapa]