1:72 Mignet Flying Flea is a kit of the miniature amateur-built aircraft of Henri Mignet, known as the Pou du Ciel, that is the Flying Flea.
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A kit of the tiny Mignet HM.14 aircraft, to which the nicknames Pou du Ciel and, in English-speaking countries, Flying Flea became attached. In 1:72 scale it is a genuinely small model — the real subject itself was among the smallest piloted aircraft of its time, so the finished model takes up a fraction of the shelf space of an ordinary fighter. That is precisely what makes it interesting: among models of combat aircraft it comes across as an utter opposite and will draw the attention of everyone who walks past the display case.
The aircraft was designed in the 1930s by the French designer Henri Mignet with the aim that even someone without an aeronautical education could build it from published plans in an ordinary workshop. The structure is therefore of wood and fabric-covered, with a tandem arrangement of two wings, one above and behind the other. The controls were deliberately simplified — instead of the classic combination of ailerons and elevator, the front wing was tilted. The machines arose in Europe by the hundreds and became a symbol of interwar amateur flying; after a series of accidents in the middle of the 1930s the design went through modifications and operation was temporarily restricted.
On such a small model cleanness of work is what decides. Cut the parts off with a sharp scalpel and level the mating surfaces with a file rather than with coarse paper. Glue the supports and struts between the wings according to the drawing, dry first, and only then fix them, otherwise the model will twist and the wings will not be parallel. Before painting a thin primer is in order, on which unfinished joints are revealed. A fabric-covered structure calls for a matte surface and a fine suggestion of the ribs, not for gloss. Small models will take only very restrained weathering.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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