Official Curtiss HS-1L Painting Thread
An HS1-L from the USN's First Aeronautic Detachment, Naval Air Station Brest, on antisubmarine patrol, May 1918. Shapeways WSF model by Reduced Aircraft Factory. Italeri and Vallejo paint; decals from Mehusla and Bedlam Creations (while their decals are intended for Battletech miniatures, the line includes stripes, outlined numbers and alphabets which can be quite useful for other subjects).
Last edited by DarrylH; 07-10-2017 at 20:59.
Very nice Darryl, looks great 'over water'
Sapiens qui vigilat "He is wise who watches"
Thanks, Dave. In addition to my Ares mats, I have and use several Game Matz playing surfaces. While a couple, like their desert mat, reflect light a bit too much when photographed, the ocean mat works very well for pictures.Originally Posted by flash
Very nice Darryl, looks great 'over water'
Last edited by DarrylH; 07-10-2017 at 21:00.
United States Navy Curtis HS-1L flying boat stationed at L'Aber Vrach, France in June, 1918. Roundels are from Kevin's Miscellaneous Miniatures while letters/numbers are from Bedlam Creations. I know the rudder does not have the red/white/blue stripes but it will take someone with better eyes and hands than myself to do that. The model is from Shapeways.
Didn't know about this one , nice flying boat.
Just use masking tape & do one stripe at a time.
While they only saw action from June-Nov 1918, the were in wide use by the US Navy, flying out of France. And they patrolled for U-boats on the Eastern seaboard of N. America, including one unsuccessful attack.
nice curtis!
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