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build was Windsock Datafile 104

• The Taube at War, by P M Grosz,
  which includes three lovely clear
  photos of A.217/14, as well as 1/
  scale drawings of that very aircraft.
  While I didn’t take the trouble
  to scale these up to 1/32, I noticed a
  number of quite obvious differences
  between these plans and the model:
  rigging attachment points on the
  wings and tailplane, rudder control
  wires, and most significantly, the
  shape of the front cockpit. Due to
  the angles from which they were
  taken, the photos of the real thing
  don’t give any clues as to which
  is correct, so one is left with a
  dilemma, the depth of which is
  down to either personal viewpoint,
  or to further research. Both sources
  are known for their customary
  accuracy, but as the song says,
  “one of them must be wrong”.

AND THE RESULT

Well, was it worth waiting for? The

answer is a loud, proud ‘”Yes!” With

no significant additions, this kit builds

into an awesome display piece. There

have been grumbles that it’s a Jeannin

Taube rather than an original Etrich

or Rumpler, but having studied the

additional rigging complications

of these alternatives, I’m happy

with what WNW have produced.

It’s big and impressive, quite unlike

anything I’ve built before, and

sets new standards of complexity

and detail in plastic moulding.

If Windsock is to be believed,

it’s not 100% accurate, but that’s

a big ”if”. I enjoyed every aspect

of the build and fear that the

stellar quality of WNW’s offerings

is slowly ruining me, as I find it

hard now to build a Great War

kit from any other producer.

“I’M HAPPY WITH WHAT WINGNUT

WINGS HAVE PRODUCED. IT’S BIG

AND IMPRESSIVE, QUITE UNLIKE

ANYTHING I’VE BUILT BEFORE”

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