Hello friends,
Christmas was very busy and good food, family and friends kept me away from modelling. I did not only fail to start my new project yet, I even didn't manage to post some "old" stuff: My Wingnut Wings DFW C. V. The DFW C. V is a rarely seen model, which I cannot understand because the plane looks phantastic in my eyes and the Wingnut Wing kit is a flawless and problemfree kit. It is by far one of the best kits I've build in my whole life.
The depicted machine is from FA(A) 253. A picture of it can be found in Harris' DFW book, a color profile is there as well. There's an extra Lewis MG visible which is attached to the upper wing.
I printed the markings with my laser printer onto clear decal film. C. 790/16 comes from the same production batch like 799/16 the machine that was forced to land behind British lines and was photographed extensively. This machine can be modelled with WNW's "late" boxing of the DFW. I only had the early boxing with ear radiators, but the parts are the same in both kits and I downloaded the instruction booklet from the WNW homepage. When it came to painting I relied heavily on Harris' book and the color pictures of the surviving DFWs in Krakow and Italy (just a fin).
I didn't take pictures during the construction process, it is amoust entirely an out-of-box-build with the exception that I replaced every interplane and landig gear strut with brass rod.
The figures are heavily converted Copper State pilots (the observer) or plastic figures from various producers like Master Box and Mini Art. The heads are from Hornet.
One sunny summer day in 1917, DFW C. V 790/16 gets back to its airfield after an artillery observing flight. The machine had come under attack by enemy aircraft, but made it home safely with just a few shots in his fuselage. After a happy landing, "Franz" turned around to "Emil", suddenly realizing his pale face and red splatters everywhere around the observers Machine Gun. So the trip obviously wasn't as lucky as expected...
Best regards
Andreas
