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Title: Pfalz D III gun appearance
Post by: DannyW on November 20, 2019, 03:06:27 PM

I wonder if there are any photos or sketches of the appearance of the gun barrels/muzzles for the early (buried) guns on this airplane?
I searched  back on this forum, but failed to find anything useful. I am futzing around with an old Aurora/Glencoe Pfalz kit in 1/48th, would like to represent the guns, as they are not shown in the kit.
Thanks in advance, Dan

Title: Re: Pfalz D III gun appearance
Post by: bobs_buckles on November 20, 2019, 07:34:00 PM

Hi Danny,
 Hope this helps.

(https://i.ibb.co/9n1NLQL/guns.jpg)

Welcome!
Von B  8)

Title: Re: Pfalz D III gun appearance
Post by: DannyW on November 21, 2019, 04:07:40 AM

That certainly does help! I did find a scrap view of the starboard side that appears very similar, so I think I can proceed. Thank you very much Von B.  The other photo also shows the sheet metal panel along side the engine, so now I have to wonder if those panels related to the early mg mountings and thus typical of the early Pfalz D.III a/c, or were more related to cold weather operations.....

Title: Re: Pfalz D III gun appearance
Post by: DannyW on November 21, 2019, 05:38:48 AM

Being new to this forum, I am just learning the search function. A search for Pfalz D.III offered a contemporary article from Flight Magazine as the third entry which was very helpful.  So much to digest here....

Title: Re: Pfalz D III gun appearance
Post by: AndRoby67 on November 21, 2019, 08:33:55 AM

Hi!
The old german magazine "Flugsport" published some sketches about first version of the D.III with buried MG.
https://books.google.it/books?id=6zCSDwAAQBAJ&hl=it&source=gbs_navlinks_s
This is the link of a book that have these sketches too.
Hope useful!
Roberto