New models from Gerry Paper Models

[Gerry1966]

Another SPAD aircraft is the two-seat SPAD S.XI

- SPAD S.XI (Aviation Militaire Belge, 7ème Escadrille, Sous-Lt. John de Roest d’Alkemade - Lt. Charles Coomans, September 1918)
- SPAD S.XI (Service Aéronautique, Escadrille SPA-Bi 17, Autumn 1917)
- SPAD S.XI (Service Aéronautique, Escadrille SPA-Bi 42, Souilly AB, September 1918)

[gomidefilho]

A great choice my friend, SPAD is a subject that can be modeled infinitely.

[Gerry1966]

Next in line is SPAD XII with 37mm cannon:

- SPAD S.XII (American Expeditionary Corps, 13. Aero Squadron, Mjr. Charles J. Biddle, Belrain AB, October 1918)
- SPAD S.XII (Service Aéronautique, Escadrille SPA 15, Lt. Gabriel Guérin, Fouquerolles AB, May 1918)
- SPAD S.XII (Service Aéronautique, Escadrille SPA 38, Cpt. Georges Madon, La Melette AB, May 1918)
- SPAD S.XII (Service Aéronautique, Escadrille SPA 103, Cpt. René Fonck, Coudekerque-Branche AB, November 1917)

[Siwi]

Wow, you have been prolific. This has probaly been asked multiple times before, but what software do you use to do these repaints? And is it particuarly fiddly to draw the heraldry on these examples?

[Gerry1966]

Originally Posted by Siwi

Wow, you have been prolific. This has probaly been asked multiple times before, but what software do you use to do these repaints? And is it particuarly fiddly to draw the heraldry on these examples?

Hello, this job (i.e. repainting) is not too time consuming. The longest part for me is researching materials and sources of information, picking out suitable camouflages and possibly aircraft information. The actual repainting (given that I have been doing it for almost 30 years) is already a matter of a few days.
Worse is the creation of entire models, hence their construction. When I was still a member of the GP Team and co-created models of Formula 1 cars, one model sometimes took more than a year to get the design right and all the bugs out.
I use only Corel software, i.e. Corel Draw and Corel Photo Paint. It's software I work with partly at work and I'm used to it.

[Gerry1966]

And we got to the most successful SPAD XIII.
The first is an early version with curved wingtips:
- SPAD S.XIII early (Corpo Aeronautico Militare, 91e Squadriglia, Maj. Francesco Baracca, Quinto di Treviso AB, May 1918)
- SPAD S.XIII early (RFC, 23. Squadron, Lt. C. J. Hewett, Matigny AB, February 1918)
- SPAD S.XIII early (Service Aéronautique, SPA 48, Adj. Jacques Roques, Cramaille AB, Autumn 1917)
- SPAD S.XIII early (Service Aéronautique, SPA 77, Lt, Maurice Jean-Paul Boyau, Manoncourt-en-Vermois AB, March 1918)

[Gerry1966]

And of course its time for SPAD XII, late version (squared wingtips):
- SPAD S.XIII late (American Expeditionary Corps, 27. Aero Squadron, 2.Lt. Frank Luke, Rembercourt AB, September 1918)
- SPAD S.XIII late (American Expeditionary Corps, 94. Aero Squadron, Cpt. Edward V. Rickenbacker, September 1918)
- SPAD S.XIII late (American Expeditionary Corps, 103. Aero Squadron, 1.Lt. Gorman DeFreest Larner, Lisle-en-Barrois AB, September 1918)
- SPAD S.XIII late (Corpo Aeronautico Militare, 91e Squadriglia, Ten. Bertini, Trieste AB, August 1918)
- SPAD S.XIII late (Československé letectvo, 32. letka, Letecký pluk 1, čet. František Lehký, Blíževedly AB, August 1924)
- SPAD S.XIII late (Service Aéronautique, SPA 65, Lt. Charles Nungesser, Flanders, October 1918)
- SPAD S.XIII late (Service Aéronautique, SPA 81, Adj. Marius Blanc, Fouquerolles AB, August 1918)
- SPAD S.XIII late (Service Aéronautique, SPA 124, Adj. Václav Pilát, Somme-Vesle AB, Autumn 1918)
- SPAD S.XIII late (Service Aéronautique, SPA 152, Lt. Léon 'Abbé' Bourjade, Soudée-Sainte-Croix AB, July 1918)
- SPAD S.XIII late (Service Aéronautique, SPA 315, Adj. Augustin Charvát, Chaux AB, September 1918)

[Gerry1966]

And here is the last part of SPAD family: Three types, five planes:

- SPAD S.XIV (Aéronavale, unknown unit, Dunkerque NAS, Spring 1918)
- SPAD S.XVI (American Expeditionary Corps, Col. William L. Mitchell, Château-Thierry AB, September 1918)
- SPAD S.XVI (Service Aéronautique, Escadrille SPA-Bi 21, Sgt. Paul Menet, Lachelle-Ferme des Sept Voies AB, September 1918)
- SPAD SA.2 (Service Aéronautiqe, probably N 49, Corcieux AB, September 1915)
- SPAD SA.2 (Императорский военно-воздушный флот, 19. KAO, Lt. Bashinsky-Lt. Guber, September 1916)

[Siwi]

SPAD SA.2 - lean back for a free haircut...

[Gerry1966]

Well, my friends ...I think that the time has come for a new series of planes.
Stay tuned for an announcement very soon!