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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: Alexis on July 19, 2014, 09:34:47 AM
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Here is the kit I will be building for the GB . This has been sitting for a long time in the stash and this GB is the perfect time to build her ! Will be out of the box , well for the most part of it :-X .
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This is the scheme I will be doing . Always like this one and is why I pick up the kit .
Terri
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Nice one, Terri. :D Looking forward to following your build.
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Great choice Terri! I know you will do more than justice to the scheme!
RAGIII
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Nice choice -- I'm doing the same scheme in 1/32 :)
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It's great striking scheme. One I likely would have done had I been quicker (in 1/32)
Bet she turns out just beautiful.
K
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Hi Terri, I have the same kit and I know I'll pick up a lot seeing you and Bo do the same scheme. Looking forward to it.
Mark
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Nice choice, Terri! The spade marking is right up there with cats and skulls- simple, yet striking, and used by many pilots and units throughout the history of air combat. Looking forward to seeing your progress on this one.
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Well I hope that I don't let you guy's down and she turns out good . Will be starting in two weeks when my holidays start :)erri
Terri
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Hello Terri:
As with the others, I too am looking forward to seeing your build. I like the scheme and I know that you will do it more than justice. It will be neat to see your take on the Eduard kit over the Roden.
Best
Mark
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Welcome to the GB Terri, I'm looking forward to seeing more of your excellent work unfold.
Des.
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Nice. I'd be interested to know how that kit goes together. Good luck!
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Thanks guy's ! 8)
Work will commence here very soon .
Terri
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Very Nice Choice Here Terri! 8)
I too look forward to watching your Magic unfold on this machine. :)
Cheers, Jay
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Hi Jay , thanks for the support my friend ! :)
Terri
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Made a start on this one the other day getting the top and lower wings glued together and that's about it so far .
Terri
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Hello Terri:
It's a start. More than I've done. Plus, you have your hands full with the SSW!
Best
Mark
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Terri,
Good start! You are now ahead of my entry in the GB 8)
RAGIII
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Thanks guy's , I did manage to get the engine halves glued together and the axle wing and that is about it . Will have some more progress soon .
Terri
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Terri,
Good start! You are now ahead of my entry in the GB 8)
RAGIII
And mine!
Best wishes
Nigel
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Hey Nigel ,
I'm just waiting for the for the release of the kind offer by Richard and Harry for this GB . Once those are in , the pace will pick up a bit more .
Terri
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Hey guy's , do to a medical mishap ( blown rotor cup , right shoulder ) I'm out of commission for a spell . I will continue when I'm able to move my arm once more , But it's not looking good . Even this is hard to type with one hand !
Terri
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Oh no! Feel better soon Terri.
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Hi Terri:
Hope you have a quick healing. Good luck with all that.
Best
Mark
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How annoying :( Hope you're not too uncomfortable. Get better soon.
Nigel
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Thanks Guy's for your words of encouragement . I tried a bit yesterday , but it was a bit much and I paid for it later . It is what it is and I'll be back at the bench in no time .
Terri
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Okay , with the SSW D.III finished it's time to get on with this build . Up-date come soon .....
Terri
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I tried this kit as well. But following a terrible experience with very ill-fitting HGW lozenge decals (the promised replacements never shoped up, btw, but that's a different story) and my disability to get the undercarriage to fit (I am no octopus, and had always one or two hands less then needed to hold the struts), it was binned.
You will do much better than i did.
Stefan
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Hi Stefan , this is a first for building Eduards kit . Having built a few of the Roden kits so far I prefer the Roden kit . Not looking forward to the under carriage struts . You aren't the only one who has had issues with HGW so I feel your pain .
Having started with the wings it was time to get out the paints and brushes and get to work ...painting up the cockpit parts and gluing up the axle wing . I used Aviattic 4 colour lozenge on the fabric bulkhead .
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The wood grain was done using pencil crayons clear coat with clear yellow and the instrument panel got some highlights .
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Why stop there ...fuselage insides also got coverd with Aviattic's 4 colour lozenge with the weight table from the soare decal box applied reversed . this still needs to be sprayed with dull coat for a dusting of pastels to tone it down . Engine is also done and installed in the airframe . Not much of this can really be seen once button up so I didn't spend much time in this area . The decals laid down beautifully ! Didn't have to use any sol at all and had no issue with them siding off the paper backing this time around .
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Nice to see the D.VII back in production, Terri. Great
job on the woodgrain, especially in the smaller scale.
Following along happily with your build. :)
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Terri,
Nicely done to date! Your panel and floor are awesome! Looking forward to the rest !
RAGIII
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Nice progress so far Terri, the cockpit interior and engine all look very good, you are motoring along very nicely.
Des.
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Very nice work Terri.
Martin
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Great start, Terri!
Good luck with the rest of your build
Regards
Dave
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Yup , this one is moving right along pretty quick . Spend some time yesterday doing detail painting . Pit is almost ready to be closed up .
I appreciate you folks following along :)
Terri
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Looks great so far, Terri!
Chris
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Got the pit finished up but not without troubles . Those PE switches on the instrument panel I ended up losing a few to the carpet monster and decided that they will be left off , these parts seem to be getting hard to see and hold with the tweezers . I did add control lines to the rudder bar and the control column . Just looks to bare with out them . Helping to line things up shines got added . The location pins just don't cut the mustard with Eduard kit's .
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Terri,
Your interior is looking quite nice! Very nice panel!
RAGIII
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I really like how you did the seat and belts, Terri. Altogether
a great looking cockpit. :D
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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This is very nice Terri.
Martin
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Thanks guy's :)
I got the fuselage halves glued up and the seems and ready for paint and decaling . Will post pictures later tonight once the batteries for the camera are charged up .
Terri
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I'm looking to tonight's pictures, then Terri. There's a real kick in getting the fuselage sealed up, even if it means losing sight of some of the super work you've done.
Best wishes
Nigel
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Don't know how I missed this little beauty, T! You're off to a brilliant start. Outstanding cockpit work.
Cheers,
Bud
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See it doesnt have to be 1/32nd or WNW to look most excellent but.....
Wot no cat hair? ::)
Keith ;D
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Wow , thanks guy's . I'm really touched :) The cockpit did turn out rather well and I'm not liking those per painted PE parts by Eduard . The instruments are nice though and very useful . Decals can be a pain at times .
Keith , message from Blau . She is finished yet ......
Fuselage button up , seems clean up and polished , lower lacing replaced . The kit part was broken and a missing the part that broke off . I filled this in with some scratch stock and the lacing is from Eduards PE line .
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So why stop there , have to test fit the lower wing
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I started doing this a long time ago and found it to be a saver in time and handling . Before I would always cut the rudder free which lead to doing one side at a time . In the end this is handling it more , perfect for that extra time for a finger print or glue make even a cat hair has the chance of working it's way in there . Now I leave it attached making my life easier ! Only clean up afterwards is the same attachment point .
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Terri,
Looking outstanding with it all buttoned up!
RAGIII
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Realy good work Terri.
Martin
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Thanks guy's , this weekend I will be able to start spraying some colour and start the decaling .
Terri
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With folks leaving me alone this weekend I was able to get a fair bit of airbrushing down done this round at the bench .
Basically everything got a coat of white . For this I used Tamiya flat white thinned with Tamiya lacquer thinner . While this was drying the guns were assembled and sprayed black as well as the half portion of the tail feathers . Tamiya black thinned as above .
While all this was drying I mixed up a bit of purple using Tamiya paints spraying the center of the wheels . Up next was the dark green being applied to the fuselage , axle wing , out part of the wheels and all the strut's which aren't picture .
I sprayed the prop Tamiya deck tan and already has two coats of clear in prep of the wood lamination decals in the kit . I never tried using decals for this so it is more out of my own curiosity .
Pre-shading on the fuselage I did with Tamiya smoke . This is where I leave off for now while I clear coat now in prep of the lozenge decals .
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I have a bit of touch up on the one wheel , masking tape pulled a bit of paint .
Terri
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You are leading the way for me Terri :)
Looks awesome so far...
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Excellent update, Terri! Thanks for the rudder painting tip...good idea.
Very nice preshading with the Smoke. Do you thin it at all for that?
Anyway, onward and upward, and I look forward to the next update. :)
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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terri,
Your fuselage pre shading, tail and wheels look terrific!
Rgiii
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Great work on the fuselage pre-shading Terri.
Des.
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Excellent work, T! The smoke preshading looks fantastic.
Cheers,
Bud
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Outstanding work and paint Terri. ;D
Martin
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Thanks a lot guys for the comments , very much appreciated 8)
I ran into a bit of a dilemma . The decals for the wings are transparent and I thought they were printed on white film so I didn't per-shade the ribs . So now I have to go back and do the per-shading on the wing ribs :(
I'm open to suggestions ...
Ernie , yes I thin the smoke with either Tamiya thinner or I will use their lacquer thinner . I use more of the lacquer thinner then their acrylic thinner . It breaks down the paint particles better and will atomize better as well resulting in a really smooth finish .
Terri
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Bit of more progress made . I per-shaded the wings and still need to finishing the clear coating for the decals . Guns are weathered minus the padding , which still awaits it's leather tones . I also forgot to show you the under side of the fuselage shading .
Prop , well I have mixed feelings about the decals for the laminations , they are -very plain looking and will redo the prop .
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Terri,
Your pre shading looks excellent and will show through the Aviattic Lozenge quite nicely! I also love your prop and MGs.
RAGIII
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Terri,
Your pre shading looks excellent and will show through the Aviattic Lozenge quite nicely! I also love your prop and MGs.
RAGIII
Make that two of us, T! Looking fantastic.
Cheers,
Bud
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Terri,
Your pre shading looks excellent and will show through the Aviattic Lozenge quite nicely! I also love your prop and MGs.
RAGIII
Make that two of us, T! Looking fantastic.
Cheers,
Bud
Me too! Well done, Terri!
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Exellent pre shading and painting Terri.
Martin
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Thanks guy's , I hope to be able to start with the decaling this weekend . Goal is to have this wrapped up by the end of the month .
Terri
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Terri,
I stopped by to what is going on here. Nice work!! 'pit came out very well; just the right amount of detail methinks. Good solution with the locating tabs as well. The pre-shade on the fuse and wings looks good, I'll be looking forward to the finished product.
When are you going to step up to a WNW kit? Not that you've been asked this before....
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Hi Mike ,
I wanted to replace the framing side detail , but this would have had AMS kick in and lead it self into a year long build . To me this doesn't have the right scale effect . Wonder kit though .
I have been asked before when I will take the plunge and build a WNW kit . I already have built one so far . Their SE5a and I also have their Pfalz D.IIIIa waiting in the stash ;D
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I am not surprised by the Pfalz! I have a couple on the shelf as well. Nice save on the AMS, sometimes the faster progress is healthier for the mind.
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Sorry that I haven't been around much this past week for an up-date . Under the weather and sleeping lost .
The top lozenge is the wings and the fuselage has it lozenge applied which now needs it's final coat of white paint on the tail .
Under sides of the winga still need their lozenge applied and the rest of the decals , but she is getting there ....
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Terri
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Lookin' sweet Terri. Don't forget that the stbd rear fuselage is black, like the tailplane -- the illustration in your instructions is incorrect for the stbd profile (the top and bottom views have it right though)
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Looks good Terri.
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Great job on the loz, T! The preshading worked out beautifully.
Cheers,
Bud
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Great work Terri.
Martin
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I didn't forget at all Bo ;)
Thanks guy's for the positive comments ;D
All the decaling is done except for the logo's on the struts . At this point things started to turn south . The black on the spade markings bands bleed along the top edge when I added a little sol to snuggle down better >:( Hopefully I can cover this up with a bit of weathering .
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I had a little mishap and not sure how this happened on the left top side of the lower wing ? :o
Terri
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Terri
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Looks great!
Hopefully you can fix the wing glitch with a little touch up
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Looking great Terri! I am sure you will figure out how to deal with the little glitch! Love the scheme.
RAGIII
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Looking great Terri! I am sure you will figure out how to deal with the little glitch! Love the scheme.
RAGIII
My thoughts as with Rick, Terri. The lozenge work overall is wonderful and
the paintwork flawless. Excellent progress!
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Superb looking Terri.
Martin
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Thanks guy's 8)
Last night I glue the tail plane in place and the lower wing , she is ready for dull coat for the weathering to begin today .
Terri
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Made a bit of progress but not what I was shooting for , which was to have her finished up this weekend .
Weathering is finished minus the landing gear which still needs be done . Top wing mounded . On the front struts for the inter I had to trim off about 1.5 mm . Other then that rest of the struts fitted beautifully . So maybe by the weekend I can her finished up .
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She's really looking the business now, Terri.
Excellent work, and I am looking forward to
the final pictures. Well done, my friend.
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Looking great Terri! You are almost there now!
RAGIII
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Thanks Ernie and Rick . The flash didn't do my weathering efforts justice , you can barely see it . Will have to try a few pic's with the flash next time around .
Terri
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Exceptional work all around on this one, T! That's a really striking scheme and you've done a beautiful job on it.
Cheers,
Bud
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Exceptional work all around on this one, T! That's a really striking scheme and you've done a beautiful job on it.
Cheers,
Bud
Ditto to Bud and Rick's comments, it is now a trifecta from the 3 Amigo's !
Ed
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It is a wonderful beauty Terri.
Martin
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Thanks A lot guy's for the positive comments ! 8)
Terri
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A beautiful piece of work, Terri. What else might we expect from someone with your modelling skills?
Best wishes
Nigel
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It's been a while since I last dropped in Terri but what I just saw is very impressive, this has turned out to be a really nice looking model.
Des.
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Wonderful Terri, you did such a nice build and a wonderful scheme. Wonderful talents!
Kind regards
Patrick
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She's a beauty Terri! I particularly like the tail colours in concert with the lozenge.
Cheers,
Chris
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Well I wish my talents would help with memory , in my hast on getting the top wing mount ...I forgot to drill the holes for the control cables on the fuselage and under the top wing and the holes for the landing gear bracing wires
Thanks for dropping by guy's , up date soon ;)
Terri
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Looks great Terri!
Chris
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Well I wish my talents would help with memory , in my hast on getting the top wing mount ...I forgot to drill the holes for the control cables on the fuselage and under the top wing and the holes for the landing gear bracing wires
Thanks for dropping by guy's , up date soon ;)
Terri
Sounds like you need to go back to basics, Stretched sprue or hard wire 8)
RAGIII
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Lookin really good there - almost to the finish line!
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Good job, Terri. You're almost there. Looking forward to the finished build! 8)
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I got it all resolved now and just finishing a bits and she will be done . Pic's coming tomorrow .
Thanks for following guy's !
Terri
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Terri,
how did you succeed with attaching the landing gear?
Stefan
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Terri,
how did you succeed with attaching the landing gear?
Stefan
Made out very well Stefan . Didn't have any issue with it . I used a slow setting glue for the slots in the axle wing . Once every thing was lined up I tacked in place until it was fully dried and finished off the rest of the bonds with super glue . Even got it rigged until I drop it and broke the landing gear , have it glue back , but now I need to re-rig it again . Hence my delay on an up date . I got frustrated and being working on my P-40C .
Only really fit problems I had so far in the inter struts . The front strut on the end needs to be trimmed by 2mm . Opening the hole in the wing so it will sit deeper in will not work , not even space unless you want to drill into the top part of the wing , something I didn't want to happen . Better safe then sorry and having to patch lozenge afterwards .
Terri
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I'm almost finished the build , just have to do the control lines for the tail and get the prop done , pic's coming this weekend !
Terri
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Towards the end I had a bad run with this build . After breaking off the landing twice I ended up losing my mojo and wanted nothing more . Well it was time to get her done and off the bench instead of just staring at me , taunting , teasing me with a bit of name calling .
I'm calling this one done . I don't like how the prop decals turned out and will be redoing this feature at a later date . Over all it's not bad kit ever with the issues with the struts she builds up nicely . In the end though I rather build the roden kit .
More pic's in the complete section
Terri
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Terri,
Nice finish on the fokker! Wish I'd been around to watch it unfold. Now im just binge watching model builds like its on netflix ;D This One of my favorite D.VII schemes and I'll definitely be building one for my own collection. I like how it shows off the lozenge over the whole a/c and topped with simple black and white markings. Thanks for sharing!
mike
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She's gorgeous, T! Whatever issues you had with her, you overcame them with style. I agree with Mike on the scheme and finish.
Cheers,
Bud
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She's gorgeous, T! Whatever issues you had with her, you overcame them with style. I agree with Mike on the scheme and finish.
Cheers,
Bud
Ditto my Amigo's comments !!!!!
Ed
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Very great and lovely build Terri.
Martin
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Hi Terri!
Looks pretty nice. At first glance I thought it was the WNW kit!
I'd love to see some more photos...
Ciao
Iwik
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Thanks A lot guy's for the kind comments :) It is an attractive scheme and catches the eye . 8)
Iwik , http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=5203.msg92031#new (http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=5203.msg92031#new)
Terri
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OOPs, Seems I didn't comment though I thought I did! Lovely results as always Terri! A beautiful rendition of a gorgeous scheme!
RAGIII
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Thanks Rick :)
Terri