1:144 Nieuport 17bis (Vickers)
This is a paintable 1:144 scale model of a Nieuport 17bis with a synchronized Vickers gun. Since many painters choose their own mounting system, no peg is included on the plane. Pegs can be purchased separately in the Accessories section of this catalog.
A potential shortage of Le Rhône engines led to a variant of the Nieuport 17 using the 130hp Clerget engine and fully faired fuselage sides. It was never widely used by the French (one notable exception being a plane flown by Nungesser) but it did fully equip one RNAS squadron and partially equip another. By the time the Nieuport 17bis entered service in late 1916, there were better planes available to both French and British aviators, so it was not very popular.
For more data and gaming info on this plane, see https://linen.miraheze.org/wiki/Nieuport_17bis.

























