C-6053-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale piece we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in like new condition.
Carousel #6053 "Skinner" Nieuport 17
1/48th Scale, Measures approximately 4.75" nose-to-tail x 6.75" wingspan
Carousel 1 is proud to announce models licensed by the movie FLYBOYS. FLYBOYS is directed by Tony Bill ("Crazy People," "Untamed Heart"), produced by Dean Devlin ("Independence Day," "The Patriot," "Stargate") of Electric Entertainment, and distributed by MGM. The real Lafayette Escadrille flew silver Nieuport 17's with a Seminole chief insignia, as portrayed in the movie. In France, RAWLINGS, Eugene SKINNER (Abdul Salis), and other American volunteers are trained to fly before being sent into combat with the Lafayette Escadrille under veteran Reed CASSIDY (Martin Henderson). Their chief adversaries are German pilots flying Fokker Triplanes, led by the black airplane of the BLACK FALCON and the red CROSSED SWORDS.
Britisher Abdul Salis (Eugene SKINNER) has featured in "Love Actually" and "Doctor Who." SKINNER's character is based on real American hero Eugene Bullard, a boxer, the first black aviator and a successful French combat pilot. SKINNER's personal insignia is a pair of boxing gloves.
Designed as an improvement upon the Nieuport 11, the Model 17 was first flown in January 1916. This French-built fighter was more powerful and more refined than the Nieuport 11, and its rate of climb and maneuverability were superior for its time. The Nieuport 17 had a wide top wing and a narrower lower wing, which made it more of a "sesquiplane" than a biplane ("one and a half wings"). Its single-spar construction meant that the lower wing was weak and prone to disintegrating in flight-but this weakness didn't stop the Nieuport 17 from going on to become one of the most successful fighters of WWI.
Carousel 1 "AirCraft" diecast airplanes feature:
Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
Interchangeable extended/retracted metal landing gear with rotating wheels and rubber tires.
Extremely detailed cockpit interiors with glazed instruments.
Detailed removable pilot figures.
Spinning metal propellers.
Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.