Mike Grant celebrates the pioneering period of aviation with SBS Model’s sublime Farman F.190
ADVANCED BUILD FARMAN F.190
Between the wars is a somewhat neglected era in the aircraft modelling world…its civilian subjects even more so.
Add French origins, and SBS Model’s Farman F.190 can genuinely be classified as an esoteric subject, but one that falls firmly within my range of interests. Packaged in a small, sturdy box, the kit impressed immediately with the quality of its presentation: a full colour paint/decal guide, large decal sheet, separately bagged photo-etched (PE) metal fret and white metal components, well-illustrated instructions and several bags of resin parts. The casting quality of the latter was superb, with flawless surfaces and sharp detail devoid of any air bubbles. And while many resin kit manufacturers provide vacuumformed clear parts, SBS opted for clear resin, which makes them as easy to work with and install as injection-moulded parts.
Modellers’ block
The first stage in building the Farman was to remove the parts from their resin casting blocks. SBS engineered the parts with great forethought to make this as straightforward as possible, some parts requiring just a few scalpel cu…
