1/72nd Scale Nieuport Models

Important Note: The Rosemont/Roseplane items listed in this document are currently out of production. However, new molds are going to be cut, and they will be re-released at a future date. Watch the Rosemont Hobby Shop site for release details.

Note: Those kits listed in italics are currently in production.

Nieuport Type	Model Manufacturer	Model Material	Comments	Accuracy (shape, outline, etc.)	Ease of Construction	Kit Completeness
Nieuport IV/VI	Scale Planes	Vacuformed Plastic	No metal parts, but otherwise well molded.	6	6	6
Nieuport IV/VI	"Russian"	Injected Plastic	Not that well molded, but the only injected kit of this type.	2	2	2
Nieuport 10	Merlin	Injected Plastic	The worst of the lot.	1	1	1
	Roseplane	Resin	Very well done.	7	7	7
	ToyCraft Berg	Resin	Excellent resin! The best of the lot.	9	9	8
Nieuport 11	Classic Plane	Vacuformed Plastic	Very well done.	6	6	6
	HR Models (Hora)	Resin	Not that well done. Same wing problems as the Toko.	5	6	7
	Merlin	Injected Plastic	The worst of the lot.	1	1	1
	Toko	Injected Plastic	Some outline problems, otherwise a very well done model.	6	7	7
	ToyCraft Berg	Resin	Excellent. The best of the lot.	8	8	8
Nieuport 12	Formaplane	Vacuformed Plastic	Unknown
Nieuport 12	Roseplane	Vacuformed Plastic	Nicely done kit.	7	7	7
Nieuport 16	HR Models (Hora)	Resin	Not that well done. Same wing problems as the Toko. No headrest.	5	6	7
Nieuport 17	Eldon Match, copy of Revell	Injected Plastic	Unknown
	Entex, Ex-Eldon	Injected Plastic	Unknown
	Ertl/ESCI, Ex-Eldon	Injected Plastic	Kit is ok. Really takes a bit of effort to make it into an accurate Nie.17.	4	6	6
	ESCI, Ex-Eldon	Injected Plastic	Kit is ok. Really takes a bit of effort to make it into an accurate Nie.17.	4	6	6
	Fuji, Ex-Eldon	Injected Plastic	Unknown
	Nichimo, Ex-Eldon	Injected Plastic	Unknown
	Renwal	Injected Plastic	Unknown
	Revell	Injected Plastic	Nicely molded kit. There is some effort required to make it into an accurate kit, though.	5	6	7
	Sunny, Ex-Eldon	Injected Plastic	Unknown
Nieuport 17bis	No known kits.
	Roseplane Conversion Fuselage	Resin	Well done fuselage. Need to increase the depth of the lower fuselage towards the rear, and add the exhaust channel under the cowl.	7	6	8
			You can also convert one of the Nie.24/24bis/27 models by adding a Nie.17 wing, tailplane, engine, cowl and undercarriage.
Nieuport 21	HR Models (Hora)	Resin	Unknown
	Omega	Resin	Nice kit, well moulded.	8	6	8
	Roseplane Replacement Nie.11/21 cowl	Resin	Couple Roseplane's cowl and a replacement engine with a Nie.17 to complete the conversion.	9	10	10
Nieuport 23	HR Models (Hora)	Resin	Unknown
Nieuport 23			Conversion from a Nie.17 is easy. Move the Vickers to starboard.
Nieuport 24	HR Models (Hora)	Resin	A modified copy of the Revell kit. Not that well molded.	4	6	6
	Roseplane	Resin	Very well done kit.	7	6	8
	Joystick	Vacuformed Plastic	Very well done kit.	8	7	8
Nieuport 24bis	HR Models (Hora)	Resin	A modified copy of the Revell kit. Not that well molded.	4	6	6
	Joystick	Vacuformed Plastic	Very well done kit.	8	7	8
			To convert a Nie.24 into a Nie.24bis, modify the tail back into the same type used on the Nie.17.
Nieuport 25	HR Models (Hora)	Resin	Unknown
Nieuport 25			The easiest way to make a Nie.25 is to convert a Nie.27. Differences included the engine, the cowl and the landing gear struts.
Nieuport 27	Akita	Vacuformed Plastic	Unlikely ever released.
	HR Models (Hora)	Resin	A modified copy of the Revell kit. Not that well molded.	4	6	6
	Joystick	Vacuformed Plastic	Very well done kit.	8	7	7
	Libramodels	Vacuformed Plastic	Unlikely ever released.
	Merlin	Injected Plastic	Unknown
	Roseplane	Resin	Excellent kit.	7	6	8
	Skuld	Vacuformed Plastic	Unknown
Nieuport 28	Revell	Injected Plastic	A few modifications needed, but a very sound kit overall.	8	7	7
Nieuport 29	Akita	Vacuformed Plastic	Unlikely ever released.
	CzechMasters, #08	Resin	Unknown
	Esoteric, NAV7	Resin	Unknown
	Libramodels	Vacuformed Plastic	Unlikely ever released.
Nieuport Triplane	Roseplane	Resin	Builds into the "standard" Nie.17 Triplane.	7	6	7