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Thread: Official Farman F40 painting thread

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    Voisin III Shapeways, crew Reviresco, decals Doms Decals



    Last edited by Burt; 09-16-2012 at 04:31.

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    A very good new thread starter there Don.
    I have to ask if it is a Shapeways, as the finish looks so good.
    Rob.

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    Yes yet another Shapeways plane.
    I will add note to the post.
    Don

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    Farman F.40 from Shapeways.

    First using smaller wing roundels...

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    ... and then larger ones.

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    /Jörgen

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    Here is a French Farman 40, Shapeways model. Not sure if the red stripe was a unit or personal color. I rigged this as much as I could. I couldn't do any underside wiring as I wouldn't be able to pick it up!

    Sorry but I can't remember what linen paint I used. (I painted the wings a few months ago before the moves) I did wash it with a 6:1 water to Americana Light Cinnamon.

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    Absolutely magnificent, Peter.
    I wouldn't dare tackle rigging like that.
    The colours look great as well.
    REP inbound.

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    Stunning! A very fantastic job! Amazing work Peter.

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    That's some work gone into that. Excellent job Peter.
    Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!

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    Thread resurrected in a spectacular way! Great work, Peter. That's a beauty

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    Smashing job, Peter, that really catches the flavour

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Thanks guys. A new target for the Kaiser's Eagles!

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    Do we have units/crews for the above planes? I'm trying to put together a drawing of this plane from which to build a card.

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    Note the lack of cockpit details.
    Last edited by OldGuy59; 12-18-2022 at 18:00.
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    Mike, I have found this to be unit F44. Pilot Lt Jean Beaud-Villars, Observer Lt Cyrille le Barbu

    I also found I have to add a pair of horseshoes on the elevator! I'm working on the decal design right now.

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    The paint scheme is Clear Doped Linen all over, cause I missed the grey fuselage when I did the template. And I can't find Escadrille F44 anywhere online?

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    [Edit: Grey Fuselage added in, and compression reduced to hopefully increase detail and clarity.]
    Last edited by OldGuy59; 12-20-2022 at 10:48.
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    Great card Mike, thanks.

    If you are ever looking for info on French Escadrille, look HERE

    Incredible site in my opinion.

    F44 is HERE

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    Great work. I have 3 F40's but not up to what you all have done.
    Great site Peter. Thanks for posting that.

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    Peter, Thanks for the link. Thankfully, I can read French somewhat.

    The above cards have been updated with the grey fuselage, and I attempted to save them with less compression to hopefully improve details and clarity. Further compression happens to images uploaded to the site, so I may need to do PDFs?
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    Wonderful job, Peter. Must have taken a great deal of patience and hard work to achieve that. Just have to find a mission for it to fly now Rep inbound

    Nice card work too Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeemagnus View Post
    Wonderful job, Peter. Must have taken a great deal of patience and hard work to achieve that. Just have to find a mission for it to fly now Rep inbound

    Nice card work too Mike
    Thanks Mike.

    I finished this one up because I thought I could use it for Mission 2. I only read the beginning and thought, a recon mission, great, finish my F40! Then later when I read the whole mission I see it is flying a scout. DOH! Now to finish the new scouts I had started.

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    Now that is stunning. Amazing work on the rigging.

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    If you are ever looking for info on French Escadrille, look HERE
    That's one amazing site Peter. Thanks for posting the link. I suspect other members are already aware of it, but for me this a first introduction. I don't paint many French aircraft, but having access to this site may kick start me into trying more frequently. Gleaning information about which aircraft were flown by each of the Escadrille is often a bit difficult unless reference to them is made in the pilot biographies. Or am I missing a trick here? Have to confess my French is barely good enough to wade through it all. Other than that a really great site. Thanks again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeemagnus View Post
    That's one amazing site Peter. Thanks for posting the link. I suspect other members are already aware of it, but for me this a first introduction. I don't paint many French aircraft, but having access to this site may kick start me into trying more frequently. Gleaning information about which aircraft were flown by each of the Escadrille is often a bit difficult unless reference to them is made in the pilot biographies. Or am I missing a trick here? Have to confess my French is barely good enough to wade through it all. Other than that a really great site. Thanks again.
    Glad to share this site. Google translate lets you see most of it in english thankfully. Each escadrille does have a box showing which planes were used so this site is gold in my opinion. More good stuff there if you are into the French than you could ask for.

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    Wow Peter, your work is incredible! Really amazing!
    “Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror!” Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, USMC”

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    Each escadrille does have a box showing which planes were used
    Thanks Peter, I missed the boxes. Have to take a much closer look. Be careful with Google translate though, as I'm sure you know. I used it a lot when we had a house in France being done up. The locals rolled around laughing at my efforts I used to sign my emails "Mike" and Google would translate that as "Le Micro"

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    Stunning plane Peter and another great card Mike

    Thanks both.

    Thanks also to Le Micro Mike, what a nice image that nickname conjures up.


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    "Le Micro"

    Oh, yes! Gonna get some mileage out of that!

    Beautiful job on that Farman, Peter.
    I was going to rig mine, when finished, but now I don't think I'll bother
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Great work on a frequently overlooked plane. The F.40 (plus minor variants) was probably France's most common two-seater from mid 1916 through autumn 1917.

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    nice farman pete! with paint skills like that im sure youll go far, man!!!

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    It took a lot more than I had hoped to make the decals I needed. Cold weather and I think an aging can of clear spray did their dirty work to confound me. After too many attempts I finally got some good decals made!

    Here is my Farman 40 with it's horseshoes on the tail.

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    Another great looking craft, Peter.
    The rigging never fails to amaze ...

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    Beautiful work! What'd you use for rigging on these?

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    Quote Originally Posted by driph View Post
    Beautiful work! What'd you use for rigging on these?
    Rigging wire is a strand from a paint brush. Cut to length and glue in place!

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    You've set the bar very high for these Farmans, Peter! Well done

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    Wow. Great work on both the painting and (especially) the rigging.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teaticket View Post
    Rigging wire is a strand from a paint brush. Cut to length and glue in place!
    Ooh that's a great idea, they look fantastic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by driph View Post
    Ooh that's a great idea, they look fantastic.
    Peter taught me that method - it's the way I rigged my Eindekkers.
    They didn't come out as good as his Farman, though!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    RAF Shapeways Farman F40 for the RNAS

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    Nice Farman Paul. You better have a good escort. It's lack of ability to fire to the rear is quite the handicap!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teaticket View Post
    Nice Farman Paul. You better have a good escort. It's lack of ability to fire to the rear is quite the handicap!
    Only if the blighters come in from underneath. That's fine; then the escorts will have an altitude advantage over the Huns.

    Btw, fantastic F40 of yours above. Guess we will see if either of our F40s survives this mission.


    Quote Originally Posted by malachi View Post
    Sharp-looking F.40, Paul!
    Would that be "Target-looking, F.40"? Half expecting the upcoming game to be the first and last flight of the F.40.

    Checked RNAS aircraft dispositions for Feb 1917; not many in France. Most are in the Blighty.


    Quote Originally Posted by CrashCraig View Post
    Great work Paul
    Thanks, Craig.
    Last edited by ShadowDragon; 04-09-2023 at 18:16.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShadowDragon View Post
    Only if the blighters come in from underneath. That's fine; then the escorts will have an altitude advantage over the Huns.

    Btw, fantastic F40 of yours above. Guess we will see if either of our F40s survives this mission.
    My F.40 already had it's first mission, and was summarily shot down. Mission 3, Lambs to the Slaughter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teaticket View Post
    My F.40 already had it's first mission, and was summarily shot down. Mission 3, Lambs to the Slaughter.
    That’s right. I guess I had blocked the memory of that mission.

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    Paul, that's a very good looking F40.
    Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!

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    Nice one, Paul, it looks prime for the taking

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Beautiful painting on that Farman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guntruck View Post
    Paul, that's a very good looking F40.
    Quote Originally Posted by Hu Rhu View Post
    Beautiful painting on that Farman.
    Thanks, Steve and Gary.

    Quote Originally Posted by flash View Post
    Nice one, Paul, it looks prime for the taking
    Seems about right, Dave, but I will know the outcome of the next mission and the fate of the F.40 tomorrow.

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