Description
The Nieuport 28C1 significantly differed from all of its predecessors. This aircraft is still considered one the most elegant fighters of its time. It had a 160hp engine, the Gnome-Rhone Monosoupape 9N, and was armed with two Vickers guns installed on the fuselage (one in the center, one at the port side). After entering the war, the US did not have its own air force and one had to be hastily created by purchasing the necessary military equipment from its allies. In March 1918, 297 machines of the Nieuport 28C1 type were transferred to the 94th and 95th Aero Squadrons and shortly afterwards began to fight against the enemy. By the mid-1920s the Nieuport 28C1 was considered completely obsolete and machines of this type were sold to numerous air circuses and to Hollywood.
Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s recommended colors. Roden recommends Humbrol paints for this kit, and you can find the full line by clicking here.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/48
Skill Level: 3
- Molded in high quality plastic
- Illustrated instructions
- Includes decals for five versions:
- Nieuport 28c1, s/n (probably) 6144, 94th Aero Squadron, flown by Lt. James A. Meissner, France, May 1918.
- Nieuport 28c1, s/n 6144, 94th Aero Squadron, flown by Lt. James A. Meissner, France, April 1918.
- Nieuport 28c1, s/n 6169, 94th Aero Squadron, flown by Major John Huffer, France, April 1918.
- Nieuport 28c1, s/n 6164, 94th Aero Squadron, flown by Lt. Douglas Campbell,Villeneuve-les-Vertus, France, March 1918.
- Nieuport 28c1, s/n 6159, 94th Aero Squadron, flown by Lt. Edward Rickenbacker, France, April- May 1918.
*Cement is recommended for polystyrene plastic*
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Paint Guide:
Matte Dark Grey
Matte Black
Matte White
Gunmetal
Aluminum
Satin Oak
Matte Chocolate
Matte Natural Wood
Matte Rust
Matte US Dark Green
Matte US Light Green
Matte Pale Stone
Insignia Red
Red Leather
Insignia Blue
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