My first model was SPAD XIII from paper, and to this day it remains my number one among all other aircraft. The first flying models were made at a time when RC apparatus was unattainable for a young modeler in Poland, so I made several models flying “on a leash”, that is, tethered.

Then there was a rather long break, and I returned to modeling when health problems arose - and since then modeling has been an “escape” from health problems....

I build recreationally, I'm not interested in competitions or shows - simply for my own pleasure, and I think I even get more joy from the actual building than from the subsequent flying :D

The execution side of the aircraft structure (cutting, gluing...) is not a problem for me, the only thing I am concerned about in such a scale is the choice of materials (in terms of strength / weight), and surface finish - to reflect the original as accurately as possible....

For several years, I have been collecting all available information about the SPAD XIII - I have various plans from different contractors, lots of photos from various museums (including many from restorations of original machines) - hence the idea to try to build this machine in the largest scale for me so far.... Whether it will succeed - I don't know, whether it will be as I dream - I don't know, how long it will take me - I don't know.... But I know that I want to try :D

Any plans are interesting to me, because they can show some interesting solution of this scale....