When the Nieuport 17 mini was released I was a little disappointed that a British variant, particularly Albert Ball's plane, was not chosen. Since the Nieuport 17 seems to have been used as much by the British as the French during the mid years of the war, and I don't see any minis of British built aircraft of that period being released anytime in the near future, I thought it would be nice to have some British Nieuports to take on the German Albatros. With the new decals being released soon, I was thinking of taking on some repaints. It will be a tight fit but I think the British wing roundel will work on the upper wing of the Nieuport. The roundel intended for the side will work on the lower wing of the Nieuport. I believe the British only used wing mounted guns on their Nieuports. It seems that I read that somewhere and the illustrations I have seen support that. If so it appears that Lufbery's Nieuport would be best plane to use. The gun over the cowling looks like it could be popped off and the silver color would be appropriate. Any comments or suggestions?
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