ADVANCED BUILD
FARMAN F.190ADVANCED BUILD
FARMAN F.19064 Airfi x Model Worldcompensate. One of the main
white metal struts however, was
short-cast by a few millimetres,
but a section of long-forgotten
Contrail plastic strut from the
scrap box saved the day.
Somewhere during the build,
the Venturi tube went missing,
so a replacement was made and
attached to the upper fuselage.
Control cables were then added
via Uschi Van Der Rosten rigging
material, and door handles were
replicated from fine wire. The
final touch was the chromed
window rims from the Arctic
Decals set, which were supplied
die-cut on a sheet of self-adhesive
foil. Separating the fine outer
rims from the backing sheet was
challenging, but they looked most
convincing once pressed into
place on the model’s windows.Mixed-media master
Esoteric subjects such as the
Farman are ideal for short-run
resin kits, yet when they’re of this
quality they are no more difficult
than high-end plastic. Certainly,
SBS Model has established itselfas the Tamiya of resin/mixed-
media packages, and several
other of its products have already
made it to this writer’s wish-list.
Speaking of which, could we
please have a 1/72 Farman
F.120...s’il vous plait?ADVANCED BUILD
FARMAN F.190compensate. One of the main
white metal struts however, was
short-cast by a few millimetres,
but a section of long-forgotten
Contrail plastic strut from the
scrap box saved the day.
Somewhere during the build,
the Venturi tube went missing,
so a replacement was made and
attached to the upper fuselage.
Control cables were then added
via Uschi Van Der Rosten rigging
material, and door handles were
replicated from fine wire. The
Decals set, which were supplied
die-cut on a sheet of self-adhesive
foil. Separating the fine outer
rims from the backing sheet was
challenging, but they looked mostMixed-media master
Esoteric subjects such as the
Farman are ideal for short-run
resin kits, yet when they’re of this
quality they are no more difficultas the Tamiya of resin/mixed-
media packages, and several
other of its products have already
made it to this writer’s wish-list.
Speaking of which, could weAfter an initial white primer
coat, a light orange was mixed
to provide an opaque base for
the semi-transparent main colour. Three Tamiya paints were combined to mix the final orange shade, which was diluted
heavily with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner and airbrushed in multiple light layers.
Holes were drilled in the flying surfaces to accept the control cables, the latter being
replicated with Uschi Van Der Rosten rigging thread (www.albionhobbies.com).The decals were
impressively thin and
opaque. Taniya X-22 was
the chosen gloss clear
coat for the final finish.“THE DECALS WERE IMPRESSIVELY
THIN AND OPAQUE”