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Originally Posted by Kiwi Would I be correct in assuming that Hatchette publications originate across the channel in France? There is a strong Gallic influence in all the photos and articles. Even the DH 88 photos were mainly of French registered ones and the majority of the personal profiles are French illuminaries.. |
*** This model has a long pedigree,Hasagawa produced the first super detailed Fokker Dr.1 in very small numbers,as little as 2000 models worldwide,the other in the series was a delightful Sopwith Camel to the same scale and an S.E.5A in equally small numbers issued,it is believed that either some arrangement was made with Hasegawa ( whose model had a plastic as opposed to the metal fuselage construction ) or the idea of a part-works Red Baron model was evolved strongly around this type of kit conveniently splitting it up into manageable parts,which were issued in Spain as the first issue,many of the build illustrations shown in the present Anglicised version differ from the parts provided with the magazine,this has not been without its problems ! this geared with poorly fitting parts and those made from a material called mazak which is very brittle have hampered the build.Regarding your question as to whether Hachette is a French based company ? well although there is an internet site with that name I believe that the London based company is a separate entity,communications with them seems to bear this out,the magazine content does however originate from French museum archives hence the emphasis on French aviators,in view of the build instructions being for the first issue in Spain they have probably used other content as well,the whole model seems to be a mongrel.
For information Hachette France did a Bleriot monoplane in the past.