M F C A Preview - Raoul Lufbery - 1/32(54mm) - Model Cellar

[ModelCellar]

The Model Cellar would like to announce a new release we will be previewing at MFCA next weekend. It is a new 1/32 (54mm) WWI Aviator 'portrait' figure -Raoul Lufbery, Lafayette Escadrille. Sculpted by Mike Good, it is an amazing likeness. And, as you would expect from Mike, the details: medals, collar badges, French air badge, etc. are clean, clear, and crisp as usual. Raoul joins Voss, Schleich, Bishop, the Richthofen brothers, Immelmann, and Boelcke in our lineup of outstanding 'portrait' WWI aviators.

We will have it on display at the show, and we will have a limited number of pre-production castings at our trade stand. Stop by and check out this new piece.

Kit particulars:​

Raoul Lufbery - Lafayette Escadrille​

item MC32027​

sculpted by: Mike Good​

box art by: Tim Farrell​

scale: 1/32 (54mm)​

resin cast​

retail price $22.50 USD​

Thanks for looking
Paul
www.ModelCellar.com

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[Mariobusta]

Wow , that is superb !

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Oh Yeah!
Like London Buses ;-)
Neat to see this from MikeG Paul.
Look forward to painting him future for my own collection of WW1 Pilots.
-Mike

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Short Biography:

Gervais Raoul Lufberry was born the son of an American and a Frenchwoman in France and served US military service from 1907-1909 as an infantryman. In 1916 he joined an aviator volunteer association of Americans, who initially called "Escadrille Americain" and fought on the side of the French against the Germans.

In the literature he is optionally - and depending on the national point of view - referred to as "American" or "French" fighter pilot.



After fierce protests by the Germans against this name (the US was still neutral at the time!), The name of the unit was actually changed - in "Escadrille Lafayette".

After the US entry into the war, he was assigned in late 1917 in the rank of major to the "US Army Air Service".

Lufberry won 17 "official" aerial victories with a "Nieuport -" fighter ...:





In addition, there are probably many more that he scored, but which were credited to his comrades - so that he should have probably shot down between 25 and 60 enemy planes.

On May 19, 1918 Lufberrys machine was fired by the defensive fire of the German observer in the attempt to shoot down a German "Rumpler" recon plane.



At a height between about 60 and 100 meters Lufberry jumped - without parachute! - from his burning machine, why is unexplained.

Either he wanted to avoid death by burning or it was an attempt to save himself by jumping into the nearby Moselle.

However, he hit a metal fence and died instantly.

His remains were later brought to a place of honor in the "Lafayette Memorial du Parc de Garches" in Paris.




Cheers

 

[Redcap]

As always, a peerless WW1 figure from Model Cellar. I have just about all their WW1 1/32 pilots range and this one will be added too.

Gary

 

[chippy]

Very Nice .
chippy

 

[theBaron]

Excellent kit, Paul! I look forward to seeing this next weekend.

Prost!
Brad

 

[elanlane13]

Another great figure Paul.

 

[ModelCellar]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the positive comments. Hope to see some of you on Friday.

regards,
Paul

 

[ModelCellar]

Hi Guys,

Thanks again for the positive comments.
Martin, thanks for the additional info - very interesting !

It was good to see some of you at MFCA over the weekend. Thanks for stopping by the table and introducing yourselves it's always nice to meet you in person. And especially thanks for purchasing this little guy - evidently it was a real hit =))

Paul