Copper State Models 1/32 Caudron G.3 MC
By Przemysław Litewka
This is the model of one of many G.3s serving in Bydgoszcz Pilot School in the years 1921-1927. This example, aircraft 15-18, was photographed around 1926.
The lovely CSM model had to be modified to the Polish post-war version in which the most striking difference was in the aileron lateral control replacing the original wing warping. I did it based on a couple of blurred photos and unconfirmed scale drawings from several sources, let me call it an educated guess.
The rigging was done in stages. It did not take as long as painting, shading, or preparations. Once you have all the stations for the rigging mounted and checked for pull-off it is quite a quick process. The final rigging part was a question of 2-3 days. The complete build took me all together about 2.5 months.
The decals with numerals and masks for Polish national markings were provided by Mr. Decal.
All in all, a very pleasing project ending in a result which I believe differs substantially from many other great builds of this great CSM kit.
I hope you will enjoy these batch of photos.
© Przemysław Litewka 2023
This article was published on Saturday, December 30 2023; Last modified on Sunday, December 31 2023