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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: Procopius on October 03, 2013, 12:32:16 PM

Title: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 03, 2013, 12:32:16 PM: (http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/d7bld1_zps34dab46d.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/d7bld1_zps34dab46d.jpg.html)

So this is my first biplane ever, very kindly donated by Trackpad. I've always worked in 1/72, so no fear there, but never on something quiiiite this small, and never on a pre-WWII subject. So I'm a little nervous. Also, I'm aware the D.VII from Roden has something of a reputation, especially w/r/t the wing/fuselage fit, so you can imagine my trepidation. On the plus side, I have lots of excuses in my hop pocket for when I inevitably screw this up, and I was never a terrific modeller to begin with, so my internal bar is set low, low, low.

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0231_zps4b1e126a.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0231_zps4b1e126a.jpg.html)

As you can sort of see from my lousy cell phone photo, Trackpad kindly has already begun the interior with some lozenge decalling; a good thing, too, as I would never have even guessed that was needed, nor did I have any on hand. Going by a cockpit photo from the Air and Space Museum (http://airandspace.si.edu/webimages/highres/98-15200h.jpg), it seems the supporting structure is painted a light grey, so I used some Light Ghost Gray that was onhand, and it's totally unnoticeable. Perfect. I also got started on the engine. It's so tiny and perfect! Also hideous. The Germans have never been able to manufacture a nice-looking aero engine.

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0230_zpsb586438a.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0230_zpsb586438a.jpg.html)

I've been itching to try the whole oil paint wood effect thing I see so often here, and fortunately virtually everyone in my family but me is an artist of some sort, so I was able to score some oil paints and mineral spirits, neither of which I've used before. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that mineral spirits and mineral water have nothing whatsoever in common!

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0233_zpsad118ca4.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0233_zpsad118ca4.jpg.html)

As you can see, I got started on the cockpit floor and the instrument panel. For right now, I'm sort of blundering along.
Title: Re: Procopius Build a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: LindsayT on October 03, 2013, 12:39:50 PM: Diving in with both feet! Good luck with the build!

Lindsay
Title: Re: Procopius Build a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: IanB on October 03, 2013, 01:24:29 PM: You're obviously enjoying this and that's the main thing! This kit is notorious for its lower wing "fit", good luck with that! I use a very simple method for wood grain in 1:72 - a base coat of CDL (or darker if a darker wood is required), then a "wash" of partly stirred leather using a flat brush. It works a treat! Not too overdone, which can be a problem when working this small.

Ian
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Des on October 03, 2013, 04:11:25 PM: You are making a good start, looking forward to seeing you progress with this build.

Des.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: PrzemoL on October 03, 2013, 04:44:46 PM: Great to see you plunge into the business seriously! But do not worry too much. The kit has indeed a reputation but the said joint is relatively easy to fix, just a couple of moves with a modelling knife to widen the gap between the lower wings and it is over. While building the kit my bigger worry was to correct the geometry of the interplane N-struts. When built as they are, they lean the upper wing too much forward.
Anyway - fine start and... go on! Enjoy!
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: coyotemagic on October 04, 2013, 01:47:29 AM: Welcome to WWI aircraft modeling! Great selection for your first build. I'm looking forward to following along.
Cheers,
Bud
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Zabu on October 04, 2013, 10:04:05 AM: Nice pick for a first.

The major issues in that model have been already pointed so you'll be fine. Have fun!

Cheers
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Ernie on October 04, 2013, 11:59:33 AM: You've made a good start, Procopius. Thanks for sharing with us.

Cheers,
Ernie :)
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 04, 2013, 01:12:35 PM: I'm at a loss for words.

Well, that's not true. I have a few words I'd like to use repeatedly in this situation, but I'm not sure of the board's stance on sustained and creative obscenity. If F-Bombs were radioactive, than right now northern Illinois would be a blasted wasteland, incapable of sustaining human life. They weren't even swears of rage, after a while, just of weary, disbelieving defeat. How could one kit be so terribly designed? How could any caring person write or allow to be written a set of instructions that appear to be a willful and deliberate attempt to mislead and obfuscate?

The wings don't fit. That I knew. I had no idea how profoundly and relentlessly they didn't fit, and how it utterly defied correction. The cockpit interior's mounting position is, at best, unclear. I'm not sure I put the engine together right, and anyhow, a test fitting reveals it cannot possibly fit in the nose when all is closed up. Every other part is crafted from gossamer-thin strands of moonlight, and will whimsically take flight at my merest breath, sometimes for hundreds of miles, in an effort to return to their spawning grounds in eastern Europe.

I don't get it. What gives? I never thought I was a very proficient modeller, but this is a whole new level of difficulty.

Finally, in despair, I resolved to glue the fuselage halves together, as the banana-like curvature to the left and right, respectively, of each portion made test fitting impossible. I'm hoping that I can just stuff all the bits in after it's all dried and go from there.

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0242_zps71023fdf.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0242_zps71023fdf.jpg.html)

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0241_zps7aec0cde.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0241_zps7aec0cde.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Ssasho0 on October 04, 2013, 04:47:23 PM: hahahaha I LoL-ed here at work when readng your words - a very artistic way to describe the experience of building this kit and your stumble upon the Roden's instructions :)! You seem like a person that is having fun! My first biplane (and 3rd model ever) was a Roden 1:72 Pfalz DIII which got me hooked to biplanes. I've got a lot of fun building it and I hope the experience will be similar for you!
Best regards,
Sasho
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: coyotemagic on October 05, 2013, 02:12:33 AM: You seem to be doing just fine, Edward. This is all normal with a Roden kit. I agree that the instructions are a bit fustrating, especially the squiggly, overlapping arrows that point vaguely to someplace in the fuselage. I'm building the 1/48 scale version of the very same kit, but this is my 4th Roden kit, so I've come to expect and accept this sort of thing. Good references help greatly here. At least you have the fuselage closed up. That's something. By the time you've finshed her, you'll be quite pleased with the results of your efforts. I look forward to your next update.
Cheers,
Bud
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 05, 2013, 02:40:39 AM: Thanks, gentlemen. I'm not going to give up. My ancestors never knew defeat, because nobody in their right mind would have taken them into battle, preferring to leave them at home to steal horses, and I fully intend to uphold that glorious tradition, horse-thievery excepted.

With the benefit of hindsight, I should have just cut the wing in two and shimmed it to fit, but I'm always reluctant to do things like that because of my propensity for inexactitute when measuring. I may have sanded too much off to still be able to do that, but I'm going to investigate that further when I get home.

Having spent valuable company time combing through other build threads, I think I'm starting to have a handle on where the cockpit interior goes, and that I'll need to put something behind it, so that the pilot doesn't sit in front of a yawning tunnel leading all the way aft.

I still am totally at sea about the engine.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: RAGIII on October 05, 2013, 06:17:30 AM: Edward,
You are making progress even though it is a bit frustrating! Keep up the great work. Personally I don't know how anyone builds those tiny 1/72nd kits :o
RAGIII
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 05, 2013, 09:40:02 AM: Ha. Ha ha. Ha ha ha. AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAA HOW D'YOU LIKE ME NOW, SUCKA?

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0244_zpsae82b82e.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0244_zpsae82b82e.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: LindsayT on October 05, 2013, 02:49:30 PM: Quote from: Procopius on October 05, 2013, 09:40:02 AM
Ha. Ha ha. Ha ha ha. AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAA HOW D'YOU LIKE ME NOW, SUCKA?

Funniest forum post I've seen in a long time. ;D

Lindsay
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 05, 2013, 04:10:10 PM: Slightly more cogently -- but possibly not, as I have a scratchy throat and've been medicating with rye --here's what I did tonight.

* Closed up the cockpit.

* Got the lower wings on after much sanding.

* Sanded out the nose so that the engine should now fit, I THINK

* Applied a coat of Tamiya primer to see how it looked.

* Used about a quarter of a tube of filler.

* Drilled out the holes for the tail rigging.

* Added the tail, which is possibly slightly off kilter despite much sanding, but this is war gentlemen, one has to make sacrifices.

* Painted the engine Tamiya gun metal, wash and detail painting to come tomorrow.

My goals for the weekend are to finish work on the fuselage and lower wing; start work on the wheels, tires, and the gear legs (ugh ugh ugh); and finish work on the engine. Big ol' dreams are to paint and close up the fuse and lower wing, and maybe (MAYBE) get that upper wing on.

Regarding the prop, it was natural wood on the D.VIIf with a metal nosecone, right? Or did the Germans coat it in something like the French did on some Nieuports?

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0245_zps90c32ff7.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0245_zps90c32ff7.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 06, 2013, 02:18:32 PM: Today I managed to install the engine, sand, prime, sand some more, prime again, sand a little more, a smidge more primer, and then, voila! Painted the fuse and the lower wing and applied decals.

I have heard a million horror stories about Roden decals, which furthermore look like older Fujimi decals, my least favorite decals on earth, so I coated them liberally with micro decal liquid film, just to be safe. As it happened, everything so far (knock wood) has gone okay with the decals, and the fuselage is done absent a thin black line decal and the underwing crosses. Next up...rigging the tail (ULP) and doing the upper wing (double ulp).

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0249_zpsd45169a0.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0249_zpsd45169a0.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Ernie on October 06, 2013, 11:18:55 PM: You are doing well with your project, Procopius. Taking shape beautifully!
Watching for the next update.

Cheers,
Ernie :)
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Epeeman on October 07, 2013, 01:04:51 AM: Echo the last comment -

all coming together very nicely.

Regards

Dave
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: IanB on October 07, 2013, 04:08:21 AM: Looking great so far! Well worth the effort, and of course, you'll have all those fun memories every time you look at it.... :-X

Ian
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Cimmerian on October 07, 2013, 04:22:58 AM: It's looking really nice.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Zabu on October 07, 2013, 11:54:57 AM: Congrats for such nice updates Proco.

See? Your winning your model battle there... it looks very good indeed. A very clean painting job and the decals are great.

Don't get spooked with the rigging and the upper wing. Think in advance how to do it, don't rush yourself nor gluing times and you'll get the job done.

The D.VII prop was made with some layers of wood all together giving them that laminated look. That D.VII had a cone in it.

Very nice so far Proco.

Cheers
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 07, 2013, 01:02:44 PM: Quote from: Zabu on October 07, 2013, 11:54:57 AM
The D.VII prop was made with some layers of wood all together giving them that laminated look.

Thanks!

Thanks also, everyone, for the wholly undeserved compliments.

Here's where I am right now:

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0253_zpsd444a47f.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0253_zpsd444a47f.jpg.html)

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0252_zps9766b636.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0252_zps9766b636.jpg.html)

As you can see, there's some superglue-induced weathering from when I attached the landing gear...as near as I can tell, only two of the four contact points on the fuselage actually had holes, so I had to drill two more and then hang on for dear life, and...whoops. Maybe Der Dicke hit a clod of earth that spattered against his fuselage on landing. I also have to figure out some way of fixing the unsightly gap on the front cowling.

I tried to rig the tailplane, but all the holes I drilled were straight, rather than angled, and the resulting effect looks quite wrong. Also, my pin vice set is a cheap one, and the bits keep bending, thwarting my efforts at drilling neat little holes. I was going to try and rig the gear legs, too, but I have only one rule of modelling: if you find spittle cascading down your chin while you mutter threats to an inanimate piece of plastic, you need to not do whatever you're doing. Perhaps I'll rig gear in the future, but the D.VII's gear is too fragile (as is my psyche) for that right now.

As for the upper wing: I've cleverly made it impossible to rush into it by forgetting to paint and decal it at any time. However, a quick look at the inner struts (cabanes?) lead me to conclude that what appears to be the recommended method of assembly (inner to outer) wouldn't work for this kit, which seems to expect me to butt join tiny pieces of plastic slenderer than a snowball's chance in hell and then have them somehow support the upper wing. So I'm going to do this my way, AKA "the idiot's way", and do the outer ones, put the wing on, and THEN somehow sneak the cabanes (I'm going with that, hope it's the right term) into place.

A very gentle test fit concluded I will probably have to sand a little bit off the top of the gauge that projects up just aft the engine. At this point, each new hilarious fit problem I encounter with the kit barely elicits a reaction, perhaps a jaded shrug, or a bitter laugh.

Most discouraging so far has been my troubles with rigging. I had hoped it would prove fairly easy, but the material I'm using (monofilament thread run through a cut in a permanent marker to turn it black) has proved stiff and uncooperative, and my weak pin vice seems to be exacerbating the situation. I'm dreading working on some of the more complex biplanes.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: quentin on October 07, 2013, 04:55:53 PM: welcome to the unpleasing world of Roden kits! i have similars problems with the Nieuport 24 1/32 scale.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: IanB on October 08, 2013, 12:02:05 AM: I rig all my aircraft in the way you describe, the holes are usually straight as it just isn't possible to get an angle on them without breaking the bit! Maybe your monofilament is too thick? I use 2lb test fishing line which is about .0005" (.13mm) and as long as it's tight there isn't a noticeable curve at the end. The exception is control lines coming out of the fuselage, these holes do have to be elongated....

Ian
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 08, 2013, 12:10:41 AM: Ian,

It's entirely possible the thread is too thick; I got it from my mother when I visited her a while ago (I know, I know, I'm a grown man, but she sews, and free is cheap). I've ordered some White Ensign rigging line for model ships, I'm hopeful that may prove more useful, but for that I must wait on the vagaries of transatlantic shipping. Certainly the effect of stringing the current stuff through the tailplane is more like a sine wave than a taut control cable.

Oh well. I'm learning, I'm learning. I hope.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: RAGIII on October 08, 2013, 11:11:36 AM: Quote from: Procopius on October 08, 2013, 12:10:41 AM
Ian,

It's entirely possible the thread is too thick; I got it from my mother when I visited her a while ago (I know, I know, I'm a grown man, but she sews, and free is cheap). I've ordered some White Ensign rigging line for model ships, I'm hopeful that may prove more useful, but for that I must wait on the vagaries of transatlantic shipping. Certainly the effect of stringing the current stuff through the tailplane is more like a sine wave than a taut control cable.

Oh well. I'm learning, I'm learning. I hope.

First let me say that although you are experiencing challenges with this kit you are doing an excellent job meeting each one! Roden kits do take work but build up nicely in the end, and personally I get a better feeling if I get good results than I do from building a WNW kit to a good standard. As for your rigging material the line you ordered should work but a probably cheaper alternative is Nylon Fly Line Tippet, or 2 lb. test fly line. One other would be Invisible sewing thread.
RAGIII
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Zabu on October 08, 2013, 11:50:34 AM: Nice update Proco.

There's no "the idiot's way" of doing it... just the way of getting it done in the way that best fits you and you're doing fine.

About rigging... there is an elastic rigging thread that it's quite easy to use. You just have to cut it in the right size (being the distance between holes) and then, being elastic it goes and stays straight and nicely stretched. You may try and search for elastic rigging thread... if i'm not mistaken i think that Uschi have those.

As you're going you're learning... just like the rest of us. ;)

Cheers
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 08, 2013, 01:11:11 PM: This is only a test.

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0255_zpsf93f4af8.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0255_zpsf93f4af8.jpg.html)

A new adventure in modelling tonight, from Roden to me, special delivery, was that the outer struts are a little too long in the back, giving the D.VII the world's first variable-incidence wing, like an F-8 Crusader in reverse. The top wing would be canted forwards and down so far that the pilot would be totally incapable of seeing. While this would go a long way towards explaining why the Allies managed to persevere in the last year of the war, despite dastardly Prussian super-science, it looked terrible. Fortunately, I've been obsessively reading build articles on this kit while ostensibly working, so I learned from PrzemoL's (infinitely superior) D.VII build thread that the struts would need trimming down in the back by about 1mm. So, with a hasty prayer to Atë, I (carefully...) prised the struts loose from the wing and managed to (gently, gently...) file them down a bit, then reattach. Success! Of course, stupidly, I'd already trimmed the sights from the guns, but whatever. At this point, I don't care.

I also managed to paint the top wing, and put the black crosses on the underside of the bottom wing. Message from future me to past me: you idiot! Why did you wait on this one until after you put the struts on?

Oh! Also painted the prop a basecoat of Modelmaster acrylic wood, preparatory to trying the oil paint woodgrain effect again tomorrow.

I'm not going to jinx this, but I will say, this kit has required more so-called "basic modelling skills" than I knew I possessed.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Ernie on October 08, 2013, 01:25:21 PM: Procopius, trials & tribulations aside, you are coming up with a gorgeous
little aeroplane! Keep at it and you will end up with one to be proud of...
even if us old guys can barely see it. ;) ;D

Cheers,
Ernie :)
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: stefanbuss on October 08, 2013, 03:52:12 PM: You are doing very well with this stubborn kit, but you might want to improve your photographic skills...

Maybe you can show us photos where the model itself is the thing you want to show us, instead of the whole workbench? The model itself is so small, and having this put into the backdrop on your busy workbench, one cannot see too many details of your work, which is rather disappointing.

Maybe you can have a look at Des' "Clutter in photos"-thread? That will explain much better what I want to say.

Kind regards,
Stefan
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: andonio64 on October 08, 2013, 04:17:35 PM: Great job you are doing Procopius, it's a great challenge for eyes and hands taking out such a great result from a 72nd scale kit...
But in the end yours will look like a small jewel.

Antonio
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 08, 2013, 08:36:48 PM: Quote from: stefanbuss on October 08, 2013, 03:52:12 PM
You are doing very well with this stubborn kit, but you might want to improve your photographic skills...

Maybe you can show us photos where the model itself is the thing you want to show us, instead of the whole workbench? The model itself is so small, and having this put into the backdrop on your busy workbench, one cannot see too many details of your work, which is rather disappointing.

Maybe you can have a look at Des' "Clutter in photos"-thread? That will explain much better what I want to say.

Kind regards,
Stefan

Well, I confess, part of that is that every little bit of distance helps the model, and another part is that I'm unfortunately limited to a fairly weak cell phone camera. But I'll see what I can do!
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: coyotemagic on October 09, 2013, 03:35:35 AM: Well, Edward, you got the top wing on and it looks good! Congratulations. Frankly, I think you're doing a brilliant job on this wee tiny bird.
Cheers,
Bud
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: dr 1 ace on October 09, 2013, 03:57:55 AM: Quote from: coyotemagic on October 09, 2013, 03:35:35 AM
Well, Edward, you got the top wing on and it looks good! Congratulations. Frankly, I think you're doing a brilliant job on this wee tiny bird.
Cheers,
Bud

Gotta agree with Bud !!!!
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Zabu on October 09, 2013, 10:29:25 AM: Your D.VII it's looking nice Proco. One for you to be proud of.

Cheers
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: RAGIII on October 09, 2013, 12:52:18 PM: Really great update! I will say it again, you have overcome your difficulties with excellent results!
RAGIII
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 09, 2013, 04:01:59 PM: So, top wing glued on, struts added. I hardly need mention that the struts didn't fit at all, and I had to trim them and futz with them endlessly, and they look terrible as a result. Here are close ups. Like women of a certain age, my models should never be seen up close or in harsh light. Some of them, like Mae West in her Sextette days, shouldn't be seen at all.

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/13142692-d453-4c08-abbb-1ff8ad1152fa_zpsb8b91763.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/13142692-d453-4c08-abbb-1ff8ad1152fa_zpsb8b91763.jpg.html)

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0256_zpsf9443b95.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0256_zpsf9443b95.jpg.html)

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0258_zpsfcd0712d.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0258_zpsfcd0712d.jpg.html)

Apologies for the clutter. My workbench currently looks like a trailer park apres a tornado.

Tomorrow: upper wing crosses. Yellow clear coat on the prop. Maybe finish it? I'm home from work for a dental appointment -- turns out you can't eat nothing but sour patch kids all day and get away with it, no matter how many sub-seven minute miles you can run. Then, I just have to hope my Misterkit paints arrive.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Cimmerian on October 09, 2013, 04:31:45 PM: Some very nice work there, and a great amount amount of patience used.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Des on October 09, 2013, 06:07:44 PM: From where I am sitting your little aeroplane looks perfectly okay Edward, I think you are being a little too harsh and critical of your own abilities. I for one could never build a 1:72 scale kit to the standards you have achieved already, and it isn't even finished. Keep up the excellent work and I look forward to seeing some more progress photos soon.

Des.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Ernie on October 09, 2013, 06:20:12 PM: Good job, Edward! I look forward to the completed shots. Don't get down on yourself...
you have done really well bringing the D.VII to life 8). I wouldn't dare to attempt that in the
teeny scale!

Cheers,
Ernie :)
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: coyotemagic on October 10, 2013, 01:54:05 AM: Mighty fine work, Edward. If I were to attempt a 1/72 scale WWI scout, it would look like a fur ball upon completion with bits of it super-glued to my fingers for weeks to come.
Cheers,
Bud
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 10, 2013, 08:32:47 AM: More or less done, and here shown with a few dreams of the future for ol' Hermann. One of the upper wing decals tore and refuses to settle down, but I'll get him, oh yes. I chickened out on the rigging. I've learned a lot building him (mostly in the retrospective "I should have done X..." sort of way), and I'm excited to start my next kit, Eduard's Fokker "F.1" triplane, which I understand needs some work to actually be an F.1.

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0265_zps2e04c035.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0265_zps2e04c035.jpg.html)

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0266_zps2ed88e4a.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0266_zps2ed88e4a.jpg.html)

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/eddoctorwho/IMAG0269_zps8721c13f.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/eddoctorwho/media/IMAG0269_zps8721c13f.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Zabu on October 10, 2013, 12:41:02 PM: Very great looking D.VII Proco. It's a very nice add to your collection and great biplane start for you.

We all learn something as we go... no matter the experience one has.

Congrats for the nice completion of the model.

Cheers
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Cimmerian on October 10, 2013, 04:54:21 PM: Nice job, you stuck with it and got a nice looking model at the end.
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: RAGIII on October 10, 2013, 07:08:20 PM: As the others said, You persevered and came up with a Model to be proud of! Given the skills you had to use just to build this kit I am sure each one you do will get better!
RAGIII
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: coyotemagic on October 11, 2013, 01:27:47 AM: Looking really good, Edward! You can be proud of this one. I really like the Spitfire and 109, too. Looks like you got the rigging on the Spitfire right.
Cheers,
Bud
Title: Re: Procopius Builds a Model! (Roden 1/72 D.VII)
Post by: Procopius on October 11, 2013, 01:52:25 AM: Quote from: coyotemagic on October 11, 2013, 01:27:47 AM
Looks like you got the rigging on the Spitfire right.

Ha! In truth, I did not; it's missing the IFF aerials, because I hadn't the courage to do them! Other than that, though, it's probably one of the better kits I've churned out.