Finally finished on Fathers Day!

[gully_raker]

Well I finally finished my August projects on Fathers day morning & I am really happy how they turned out.
First my nod to that fine New Zealand Ace Keith "Grid" Caldwell's 60 Sqd Nieuport 17 "C5" as shown in the colour profiles of Ospreys 60 Sqd history. Grid achieved 25 victories & was a contempory of Bishop (who he mistrusted!) & Capt Willie Fry.

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Next a generic Aviatik C.II which I am sure Grid would be happy to meet in combat!

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[MoonSylver]

Very nice Barry! I like 'em both. The colors on the Nieuport are really neat, & I like the observer on the Aviatik.

[Guntruck]

Very nice Barry

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Good to see Grid represented Baz.
It will be great to see him in action in one of your games.
Rob.

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

I second that emotion, would be great to see him in action against your aviatic. Lovely paint jobs by the way, nicely done. On a side note I must admit to not being whole heartedly behind the shapeways make of aircraft. The digital pictures uploaded in AAR's, painting threads et al have always left me thinking they're very bobbly and not smooth. However seeing both Ken (PilGrim) and Paul's (chimpchokers) shapeway aircraft at Border Reiver, I must take everything back. They look superb, its just the close up digital pics do them no justice.

[gully_raker]

I second that emotion, would be great to see him in action against your aviatic. Lovely paint jobs by the way, nicely done. On a side note I must admit to not being whole heartedly behind the shapeways make of aircraft. The digital pictures uploaded in AAR's, painting threads et al have always left me thinking they're very bobbly and not smooth. However seeing both Ken (PilGrim) and Paul's (chimpchokers) shapeway aircraft at Border Reiver, I must take everything back. They look superb, its just the close up digital pics do them no justice.

Yes Neil, unfortunately the Macro setting which you need for a sharp image in digital tend to highlight the texture which in not noticable to the naked eye.
The models look great on the Games table & if you have seen my Catalina in 1/200 it looks really smooth even in the pics.

[Nightbomber]

Fabulous models, there, Barry! I love the metallic blue on the engine cowling of the Nieuport. But the Aviatik is even more impressive. Well done!
I too would not mind the texture. Having painted some Shapeways WSF minis I do not see that feature on a gaming table at all!

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Great work on those two Barry, they will look great on the table.

Cheers,

Carl.

[Mike George]

Great work.

[MoonSylver]

On a side note I must admit to not being whole heartedly behind the shapeways make of aircraft. The digital pictures uploaded in AAR's, painting threads et al have always left me thinking they're very bobbly and not smooth. However seeing both Ken (PilGrim) and Paul's (chimpchokers) shapeway aircraft at Border Reiver, I must take everything back. They look superb, its just the close up digital pics do them no justice.

I'd been feeling the same way. Never stopped to consider that it might merely be the photography, which I already know brings out the flaws in any mini photographed from the various paper minis I've done. Between the "eyewitness" accounts here & the pics & discussion in the PFactorDave's Degelow thread, you fellows are seriously tempting me.

[Boney10]

Nice Barry, really like the Aviatic

[PFactorDave]

The photography definitely highlights imperfections in the surface. The flash tends to catch on every facet, highlighting it more than what the naked eye tends to notice.

[Naharaht]

Well done, Barry! Fine models.