Airfix Model World – July 2018

ADVANCED BUILD

FARMAN F.190

ADVANCED BUILD

FARMAN F.190

62 Airfi x Model World

with Alclad ALC-105 Polished

Aluminium, then sealed with

several coats of Klear. The large

serials were applied next, each

letter being supplied as a separate

decal. They adhered beautifully,

but a couple ripped while being

coaxed into position, requiring

touch-up work with black paint.

Following more sealant coats

and having been left to cure

completely, the finished wing was

attached to the fuselage.

Tail components were attached

next. There was a slight gap

between the fin and the top of

the fuselage, which was tackled

quickly with Deluxe Materials’

Perfect Plastic Putty. I attached

the tail struts at this stage too,

but in retrospect should have left

them off until the control cables

had been added, as trying to

thread them between the struts

was an exercise in frustration.

SBS provide a superb replica

of the Gnome et Rhône 5Ba

engine. The idea of attaching

each separate cylinder seemed

daunting, but once again,

excellent design and casting made

it straightforward, everything

slotting into place perfectly.

Finishing the Farman

Window paint masks from Arctic

Decals (www.arcticdecals.com)

were applied to all of the circular

windows, and these fitted with

precision, although it’s a pity

that masks for the windscreen

weren’t also included; Parafilm

was the perfect medium for this.

Three liveries were supplied in

this boxing, the orange fuselage

option being chosen solely for the

giant, white ‘PARIS-SOIR’ lettering

on the fuselage underside! The

ADVANCED BUILD

FARMAN F.190

with Alclad ALC-105 Polished

Aluminium, then sealed with

several coats of Klear. The large

serials were applied next, each

letter being supplied as a separate

decal. They adhered beautifully,

but a couple ripped while being

of the Gnome et Rhône 5Ba

engine. The idea of attaching

each separate cylinder seemed

but a couple ripped while being

coaxed into position, requiring

touch-up work with black paint.

Following more sealant coats

and having been left to cure

completely, the finished wing was

Tail components were attached

next. There was a slight gap

between the fin and the top of

the fuselage, which was tackled

quickly with Deluxe Materials’

Perfect Plastic Putty. I attached

the tail struts at this stage too,

but in retrospect should have left

them off until the control cables

had been added, as trying to

thread them between the struts

was an exercise in frustration.

SBS provide a superb replica

slotting into place perfectly.

Finishing the Farman

Window paint masks from Arctic

Decals (www.arcticdecals.com)

were applied to all of the circular

windows, and these fitted with

precision, although it’s a pity

that masks for the windscreen

weren’t also included; Parafilm

was the perfect medium for this.

Three liveries were supplied in

this boxing, the orange fuselage

option being chosen solely for the

giant, white ‘PARIS-SOIR’ lettering

on the fuselage underside! The

serials were applied next, each

letter being supplied as a separate

decal. They adhered beautifully,

but a couple ripped while being

daunting, but once again,

excellent design and casting made

it straightforward, everything

slotting into place perfectly.

 Parafilm was used to mask the cockpit windows and windscreen, after which the part was
sprayed with the interior colour.

 Keeping track of the various struts was essential throughout the painting process, so they
were labelled on a piece of card. (Struts numbered 21 were not actually needed in this version.)

 One of the metal struts was cast slightly too short, so a new item was fashioned from a
section of styrene strut material.

This was the only area

requiring any filler...a

slight gap between fin

and fuselage, filled

with Deluxe Materials’

Perfect Plastic Putty.

“THE DETAIL

ON THE RADIAL

ENGINE WAS

IMPRESSIVELY

SHARP”