ADVANCED BUILD
FARMAN F.190
ADVANCED BUILD
FARMAN F.190http://www.airfi xmodelworld.com 61supplied for the passenger seats.
However, their omission proved
inconsequential, as very little
could be seen inside the aircraft
once finished (even with the door
posed open). Once the Farman’s
interior was completed, the
fuselage was glued together. Thin
CA adhesive was run along the
seams a short section at a time,
the parts having first been taped
and clamped to ensure alignment- unlike styrene cement, CA
is unforgiving and achieves a
permanent bond instantly (unless
one uses the slow-curing kind).
Wings and things
Rather than attach the
mainplanes to the fuselage
separately as indicated in the
instructions, it was decided to
glue them together and attach as
one assembly, which would also
facilitate painting and masking.
The wings fitted perfectly, which
was no surprise by this stage.
They were attached temporarily
to a sheet of glass with blobs
of Blu Tack before any glue was
applied, to ensure the completed
wing assembly was perfectly
straight, with no di/anhedral.The ailerons were also sawed
off at this stage, to be attached
in offset positions toward the
end of the build. Note the
instructions incorrectly showed
the control horns (supplied as PE
parts) mounted on the trailing
edges of the ailerons, but they
should be on the leading edges.
A small incision was duly cut
into each control surface with a
razor saw, into which the tiny PE
control horn was glued.
After priming with white and
masking the centre section,
the wing was airbrushedADVANCED BUILD
FARMAN F.190supplied for the passenger seats.
However, their omission provedWings and things
Rather than attach theThe ailerons were also sawed
off at this stage, to be attachedMODELSPEC
Farman F.190 ‘Air France’
By: SBS Model
Stock Code: SBS7008
Scale: 1/72
Price: €56
Available from: SBS Model,
http://www.sbsmodel.com Unfortunately, SBS Model provided no interior colour information, so the beige-green
fuselage and wooden floors were pure conjecture...but hopefully believable for the period. The level of interior detail straight from the box was impressive, although little could be
seen of it once the fuselage was closed.Tiny control levers were provided on the
fret of photo-etched brass detail parts.With the interior features
installed, the fuselage halves
were ready to be mated.
Note the pins and location
holes, as with a regular
injection-moulded kit.