Edgar Liepinsh, General Manager of CSM, told me a few weeks ago, that they intend to release, at some yet to be announced time in the future, a line of limited run injected molded 1/48 scale kits based on some of the early resin product, such as the Dornier D.I and the AEG C.IV. In anticipation, I built the Dornier and have now started the AEG.
I began this project in early July, but due to issues with Photobucket, am just now getting around to posting my build log. I apologize for so many photos all jammed together.
This is a very nice kit for it's age and I'm thoroughly enjoying this build, in spite of the many self imposed pit falls I continue to encounter. I'm very much looking forward to the release of the injected series.
My first step was to drill out, pin and glue the upper wing outer panels to the center section. While the glue cured, I taped the wings flat to get the proper alignment.
Next step was to clean up and paint the interior pieces.
Most of the interior pieces were installed through the bottom of the fuselage after the halves were glued together. This was challenging and I hope CSM designs this differently on the injected kits.
I decided to replace the kit engine with a Mercedes D.IIIa from Karaya to save time on detailing.
PE fuselage details were added and the fuselage primed.