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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Alexis on November 12, 2014, 11:16:00 AM
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Well this was a long project , which started over a year ago . Had a few stall out's here and there . There is a few people who I wish to thanks ...
RagIII ( Rick ) Many thanks my friend for the kit for this project after the first go ended in disaster .
Aviattic ( Richard and Harry ) who send samples a while back aiding with the lozenge for this build .
Tony ( Benz ) Who donated the Karaya engine for the build .
And all of you guy's for following along !
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Awesome work Terri!!
Mark
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Congrats on a lovely little SSW Terri ! :)
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She's absolutely stunning, T! Well worth the wait. Now, those of us who will be building the new kit will know what to strive for.
Cheers,
Bud
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Your project is a raging success, Terri! As Bud mentioned, well worth the
wait. An excellent example of modeling talents! Well done, my friend. :)
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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fantastic build - love that scheme!
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It's been a very long haul Terri, but certainly worth the time and effort you put into it. Congratulations on a very fine build, you more then brought out the best in this Kit. Spectacular!
Cheers,
Lance
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Beautifully done!
Drew
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A beautiful build Terri! You have done amazing work on the Old Kit!
RAGIII
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Congratulations, Terri; all of your efforts paid off quite nicely!
Chris
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Congratulations, and finished at last. Yippiee!
Stefan
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You certainly turned this old kit into a real gem Terri, it is a beautiful looking SSW D.III, congratulations on a job well done.
Des.
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A superb piece of work Terri, congratulations! Years ago, my attempt at the same model never made it past the rubbish bin after much frustration!
Best wishes
Nigel
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Congratulations on another excellent model, not least for the perseverance in keeping going despite the setbacks. It is difficult to recognise that this is such an old kit - you have made it look much better than it really is.
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Lovely work on your SSW DIII, Terri - really pleased to see you got it together. :)
Are you going to be tempted by Eduard's new tooling of this one in the future?
Regards
Dave
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Hi Terri,
I don't know if you read Vladimir Sulc in the latest Eduard newsletter, on their (old) SSW:
"At that Chicago show, a distinguished
looking gentleman
visited our booth and asked if
we were responsible for that
Siemens kit. I replied ‘Yes, sir,
that kit was produced by my
company.’ He answered that
‘In that case, you should be
thoroughly embarrassed by
your efforts. I have never held
anything so bad in my hands before. The thing
can’t be built! If you want your work to support
you, then do your work properly!. Then he
left. And he left me speechless. It’s how it is, in
those situations. At first, I felt insulted, and then
I tried to analyze his words. I kept going over
it in my mind and slowly began to reach the
opinion that he was right. For all the accolades
and pats on the back, the kit really was an
unbuildable embarrassment, and it was time
for a change."
says it all. Very well done turning that "unbuildable embarassment" into such a fine model.
Cheers,
Tony.
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Excellent build Terri, the long work on this one is finally over, and you showed that if you want to do something properly, then you never rush it!
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It is more than a buatiful model. The complete work and painting is so great and exellent. I love the complete thread Terri.
Martin
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A great effort Terri,
I have one SSW started 15 years ago, but I didn't progress beyond the fuselage (probably I will complete that kit as a D IV.
I definitely know what a dog is that kit...
Yours Is great!
Brava!
Er me
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the unbuildable got built again by your hands. and thanks to you eduard has just released the new tool. you know the rule...if you want a new tool for a plane build the old kit.
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Very nice one, Terri. It is great to see it brought to the finale! I like SSW D.III/IV and this red-fuselage one is especially spectacular. Your model brings it to the full glory!
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I must say that you guy's are best ! Your comments and support are appreciated . Couldn't ask for a better bunch of folks ;D
Bud , I just hope that folks don't use my build as being a ref source . It is far forming being accurate . I know the info is out there but no one would share the info I needed for the rear bulkhead , firewall with turtle duct and the landing gear . I'm sure folks who build the new kit will turn out far better than what this project did .
Dave , yup . I already have the kit on order at the hobby shop and have replacement lozenge in the stash .
Tony , no I haven't read the their Nov newsletter yet . Tired to down load it but was having troubles on my end . I would like to send them a few pic's saying that yes it can be built ! Nothing too be embarrassed over .
Scott , I always look at this way . There is no such thing as an unbuildable kit . What makes it unbuildable is ones skill set .
Terri
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Go Girl!
Lovely work, Terri!
Well done!!
vB :)
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Beautiful work Terri.
I've always loved the way you arent daunted from tackling some real sows ears into silk purses.
I look on enviously at what yourself and the others manage in 1:48th and 1:72nd & even lower scales.
Keith ;)
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Go Girl!
Lovely work, Terri!
Well done!!
vB :)
Thank-you Mr. Von Buckles for supporting us Go Girls ! :)
Terri
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Beautiful work Terri.
I've always loved the way you arent daunted from tackling some real sows ears into silk purses.
I look on enviously at what yourself and the others manage in 1:48th and 1:72nd & even lower scales.
Keith ;)
Thanks Keith , Plastic might tick me off at times to the point some projects have come very close to taking flight being introduced too Mr . Wall . But I not scared of it , well maybe the knife I use ... My next silk purses is Toms Modelworks Pfalz D.IIIa vac kit .
Terri
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...and here endeth a long journey!
Great job, Terri, well worth the timer and effort!
Ian
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Wow Terri! A magnificent looking SSW. Superb work - the kit itself is a challenge and the result simply great!
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Thanks Ian and Filip 8)
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Excellent work on this vintage kit. WWI aircraft kits have come a long way since the 1st generation of Eduard kits hit the market.
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Thanks Rob ! :) They sure have and the quality just keeps getting better and better !
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Great job, Terri, your efforts and the time spent on this build definitely paid off!
She is a real beauty, thumbs up. ;)
Cheers
Ondra
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Thanks Ondra :)
When do you plan on doing your 144 project ?
Terri
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Hi Terri,
the 1/144 SSW D.III will most probably be on my bench in January, I have to finish the Nieuport first and for December I joined a pretty crazy event called New Year's deathmatch - along with 17 other WWI fans from the Czech republic we will be building the new Eduard kit (that means 17 people building 17 SSW D.III, not 17 people building one kit :) ). Kick-off is on 1st December and deadline for finishing is 31st Dec midnight. I guess this will be a good preparation for the scratch project.
Once again many thanks for the instructions scan, it helped me clarify many points which had been unclear before.
Cheers
Ondra
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That is quite a thing you have done here, Ma'am.
Excellent work.
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Hi Terri,
For an "unbuildable embarassment" you have done a TERRIffic job! Some people can be quite arrogant, do they? Anyway I wished I had your skills to finish my builds like you did. Congratulations!
Kind regards
Patrick
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Don't know where I was to miss this one in the completed form. Really nice job, Terri!
Dan
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Great Job. Your SSW is in all areas very well done, but I like especially your work on the overpainted Lozenge.