Monsieur Louis Bleriot experimented a lot with the “canard” formula, so much so that in his 25th plane he made one of his periodical returns to that configuration. We can’t blame him, since the appeal of the design is irresistible. Isn’t it?
Monsieur Bleriot built a plethora of planes, but they were just a mere excuse for him to wear those magnificent moustaches and the ubiquitous beret, not to mention to puzzle crowds in regard of what direction would his planes take-off –or land!
While building the model I have received encouraging comments in the vein of: -Man, that’s plain wrong! Or: - That duck must have flown really fast, given the fact that had that rotary engine trying to chop its butt!
So, there you have it, a clear case of misunderstood aviation designer and humble modeler.
The model itself doesn’t present major challenges, provided you got right the first training step as a Shaolin monk, which consists of not getting your fingers permanently attached to a model when using super-glue.
Barely resisting the temptation to present a set of obscure instructions to cause chaos, I just took some photos during the building process.
From a past when creating an experimenting was part of the daily challenge, climbing majestically over the horizon, comes a gleaming, glamorous Beauty.
*Special thanks to
Argentinean modeler Ramiro Gonzalez and the knowledgeable members of the Wings
of Peace forum.
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