My completed Eindecker:
The engine is the wonderful (but challenging!) Taurus Oberursel UI, and the cowling is resin from Aviattic. Rigging is monofiliment with a combination of Polyimide and Albion nickel silver tubing for connections. Turnbuckles are Gaspatch, and are a mix of 1/32 (pylon arms and wing attachments) and 1/48 (in-line rigging).
This was a very enjoyable build, and a great kit, and aside from one issue which I will mention shortly, it went together without problems. The one issue that I did have was with the seam along the aircraft's back where the two fuselage halves join. At two different points in the build (one at the very finish line) the seam re-appeared along the back and required repair. I am hopeful, but not certain that it is now gone for good, but only time will tell. I am sure the issue is due to some faulty technique of mine, but I have heard of the issue showing itself on a handful of other's builds as well. If I were to do it over again, I think I would add a bit of Evergreen card under the seam for additional support before closing the fuselage up. Other than this, the kit was a pleasure to build. The gritty details can be found here:
http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=3908.0. If you read that thread, you know that I am indebted to a number of forum members for their help, guidance and support.
The rigging was certainly the most daunting aspect of building an Eindecker for me, but it turned out that figuring where all the lines went was the hardest part. Once I had the map in my head, the lack of an upper wing means very few difficult to reach maneuvers were required. Another benefit of the single wing is that the cockpit is wide open, and the standard Wingnut eye candy is on full display.
Thanks for taking a look; comments questions and feedback are welcome.
Chris
