Right then, here goes . . .
Every time we solve one question, it asks about three more.
Its like splitting the atom only harder, with a wider area of devastation.
I knew WWI stuff was going to be 99% research and 1% drawing, with long days and nights spent sifting through endless smudges of black and white “so called” photographs, but this really is a can of worms.
We have some good blue print type’e drawings for the Nieuport 17, but nothing even close for the 11. We have no idea what diameter the prop is, all we know from the black and white smudges there were about half a dozen types used. In other words, if they had a prop from what ever aircraft, it was used, (or so it would seem).
Wing struts, wing height, angles and placement are all best guess.
The real killer is like most aircraft subjects, is the photo of the real deal, or some cobbled together semi rebuilt replica . . . . We are seeing a lot of contradictory details, so the model and drawing have been constructed with two heads crashing and the best guestimate.
Area of discrepancies:-
Wing strut placement and angles plus profile
Top wing angle and height
Brackets connecting the wing and struts
The metal panel from the cowl to the cockpit (some have it all the way past the pit, some have it half way to the pit.
The Lewis placement and angle, (no interrupter gear so we believe it fires over the prop, not that the prop was plated)
The front hatch, some show it hinged with end fasteners, some show it with eight fasteners and no hinge
We have also seen photographs where the fuselage struts do not impede the stitching on the nose and some that do
Even the small stuff like how the movables are connected . . . . . . . .
Stitching crisscross or zig-zag
Exactly right BH, Mike has built the model, I have made a drawing from it. Mike is also going to do some profiles from the model including plan and front elevation shots, but more importantly, we are going to attempt to set some scenes with it.
I do have that book.
GFR, I take you back to skyraider3D’s comments, if you plan to use the model to its full potential, ie full 4 view and 3D scenes, then it is worth the time building the model. If you want to stick to profile work, then it really isn’t cost effective.
Mike has invested over $****.** in software and hardware and just about all of his free time to make the massive progress he has made. I have attempted to get into Modo, but my brain goes on holiday and takes my computer along for company after about one hour of it.
Keep in mind, I have started and finished both the MiG and the Sea Fury whilst the Nieuport has been built and also done plenty of research into the nieuport along the way.
"he knows why" 
only joking mate.
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