This is a paintable 1:144 scale model of a French-style Caudron G.3. A U.K.-built Caudron G.3 with longer booms is also available. Since many painters choose their own mounting system, no peg is included on the plane. Pegs can be purchased separately in the Accessories section of this catalog.

The Caudron G.3 was a tractor biplane with the engine mounted at the front of a small central nacelle in which a crew of one or two resided. The view from the nacelle was fairly obstructed, and swapping the crew -- as was sometimes done -- did little to improve it. Despite these limitations, around 2,800 G.3's were built and they served with not only Aviation Militaire but with five Italian squadriglie, Romania (12 aircraft), Russia (20), and the U.K., where they were used in small numbers from March-October 1915. U.K.-built G.3's had a somewhat smaller wingspan and greater length than the original design.

The plane was very stable and mild-mannered, an advantage with the lightly-trained pilots of 1914 and with student flyers. While early models all used warping (even on the elevators), later models used hinged elevators. As with the earlier Caudron G.2, two small fins with rudders were used for yaw control. A variety of engines was used, with Anzani being most common in trainers. As a trainer, it also saw service with China and the US. Many famous French pilots got their start in the G.3.

170 G.3's were built in Italy under license by A.E.R. Finding the low-power rotary engines inadequate for bad-weather and high-altitude flying, the Italians replaced some of their Le Rhône engines with the Fiat A.10 or 150hp Isotta-Fraschini engines

For more data and gaming info on this plane, see https://linen.miraheze.org/wiki/Caudron_G.3.