Hi all,
Ever since I first saw the John Shively-built replica in action at the
Classic Fighters 2005 airshow I've had a soft spot for the DH.5, and immediately wanted a model of one. I later learned this aircraft, ZK-JOQ, is the only full-scale representation of the type in the world. Thanks to Kovozávody Prostějov we now have a modern kit of this unusual machine in 1/72 (as reviewed by Dave W
here) and, what's more, it comes with the same markings as worn by my "local" replica...and is featured on the box art! So it's a no-brainer as to how I'll build mine.
So far I'm working on painting as many parts on the single sprue as I can:
KP 1/72 Airco DH.5 replica ZK-JOQ by
Zac Yates, on Flickr
It'll be OOB apart from rigging - originally I wanted to replicate the replica's modern engine but that would necessitate a new prop, so I'll just stick with the kit parts and use
Jamo's excellent photos of the replica as reference for the build. A friend of mine has flown TVAL's ZK-JOQ so my intention is to pass on the completed model to him - I understand that TVAL's training programme is Tiger Moth > DH.5 > Pfalz, so there are a lot of folk in NZ with DH.5 time logged.
