SBS' Latecoere 28 is a welcome addition to the slowly growing
line of civil options provided by smaller (in size, but big in brains) manufacturers.
SBS releases of the different versions of the DH88 racer
and the Farman F.190 (and other subjects) are to commend in every sense.
As said in the building article, you could build this kit as
it is, but I decided to go a few extra yards to tweak it a bit and add some things.
The "Comte de la Vaulx" (in honor of a FAI
preeminent member), flown by Mermoz, realized the first commercial crossing of
the South Atlantic and added a record for that
to its existing numerous ones.
The Late 28, part of the legend of "La Ligne", opened the
South-American region to new horizons, and pioneered and heralded the future of
commercial aviation for that part of the world.
Names like Mermoz, Guillaumet, Saint Exupery and many others
will grow to the stature of legends.
In 1929 Saint-Exupéry was appointed director of the
"Aeroposta Argentina
", a branch of the Aeropostale.
I made for this kit a full interior (the manufacturer provides a full cockpit) with restroom and cabin equipment. If you are curious, go the to link at the head of this post, BUT it you really need to use the restroom, please note that the toilet discharges au plein air :-)
Very nice. I love your "between wars" subjects, they are so special ....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, as usual Claude!
ReplyDeleteMagnificent!
ReplyDelete/Neil
Thanks Neil!
DeleteYou are very kind.
I always visit Your page with great joy as the Golde3n Age is my favourite as modeling subject. Nice to see this kit built (as this one was my first really scratch project - SBS improved it a lot but the original masters are made by me) and I hooked to strachbuilding since. You and Your works give me a lot of encouragement and motivation.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you made the masters of this one, it opened -thanks to you and Csaba of SBS- a new chapter in resin modeling.
DeleteYou are also an inspiration.
Best regards
Claudio