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Offline andonio64

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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #120 on: March 23, 2021, 05:13:24 AM »
Quote from: lone modeller on March 23, 2021, 04:40:25 AM
I too am pleased to see that these are still being helped along. The paint finishes are really good, and the extra details that you are adding to the skids and undercarriage and really enhancing these models. They will be two worthy examples in your display cabinet when they are finished.

Glad to read that you can at last see a light at the end of the tunnel: life has been very difficult for very many people recently.

Stephen.

Thank you Stephen, I know the situation is hard for all of us, we need to bite the bullet and go on...

I thank you by the way for the kind words and I'm glad you like them!

Antonio
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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #121 on: March 23, 2021, 08:52:01 PM »
Your not alone with trouble times Andonio , may of us are there right now . The light does shine bright at the end of the tunnel  ;)

Both are turning out to be real beauties !  :)


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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #122 on: March 23, 2021, 09:23:17 PM »
Quote from: Alexis on March 23, 2021, 08:52:01 PM
Your not alone with trouble times Andonio , may of us are there right now . The light does shine bright at the end of the tunnel  ;)
I know, the situation is still heavy for most of us but hope is still there...

Quote from: Alexis on March 23, 2021, 08:52:01 PM
Both are turning out to be real beauties !  :)

Alexis

Thanks Alexis, I am glad the QUeen of Pfalz likes them!!!
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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #123 on: April 14, 2021, 12:11:32 AM »
Hallo everybody,
here is a short update  after positioning 34 eyelets on the two models:



The two cousins with the fuselage decals, the starboard "man in the moon" didn't slide well from the support cardboard and ripped in several points, but I touched it up and it became acceptable.
Both "man in the moon" decals show some silvering in the transparent areas.



Close up of the DIII showing the exhaust, windscreen and the tubes that will come out of the gravity tank under the top wing



Same for the DIIIa with the 2 MGs and the curved tube to receive the tube coming out of the radiator beneath the top wing.



Now it's time to put the top wing up and I prepared some transparente acetate mock ups to position the inter wing struts.

Thanks for watching!

Antonio
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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #124 on: April 14, 2021, 08:36:39 AM »
Nice and colourful ! Both are coming along wonderful so far !


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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #125 on: April 14, 2021, 10:50:29 PM »
I agree with Alexis completely! Looking fantastic!
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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #126 on: April 14, 2021, 10:58:10 PM »
Glad to see you back on these two Pfalz, painting is really good and you made magic on very old and crude kits. Very well done.
Complimenti!
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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #127 on: April 14, 2021, 11:16:43 PM »
Quote from: gbrivio on April 14, 2021, 10:58:10 PM
Glad to see you back on these two Pfalz, painting is really good and you made magic on very old and crude kits. Very well done.
Complimenti!
Giuseppe

Quote from: Alexis on April 14, 2021, 08:36:39 AM
Nice and colourful ! Both are coming along wonderful so far !

Alexis

Quote from: gbrivio on April 14, 2021, 10:58:10 PM
Glad to see you back on these two Pfalz, painting is really good and you made magic on very old and crude kits. Very well done.
Complimenti!
Giuseppe


Thank you doll and guys!
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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #128 on: April 15, 2021, 04:53:44 AM »
These do look good Andonio. They may be taking you a little past the end of the GB but the effort is well worth it.

Stephen.
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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #129 on: April 16, 2021, 12:56:47 AM »
Lovely colourful schemes, these are going to be so beautiful.
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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #130 on: April 22, 2021, 02:37:27 AM »
Many thanks Stephen and Richie...

I just glued the cabane struts on the DIII and realized the interwing struts are too short to match the pin holes on the lower surface of the top wing!
I am getting crazy thinking to any solution that is not re making them from scratch!

Any idea?

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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #131 on: April 22, 2021, 05:41:59 AM »
Crikey!

The work on your Pfalz's including the painting look superb.   I can see these being stunners when finally built.

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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #132 on: April 22, 2021, 11:50:05 AM »
Quote from: andonio64 on April 22, 2021, 02:37:27 AM
Many thanks Stephen and Richie...

I just glued the cabane struts on the DIII and realized the interwing struts are too short to match the pin holes on the lower surface of the top wing!
I am getting crazy thinking to any solution that is not re making them from scratch!

Any idea?

:-(

I'm puzzled by this that you find the interstruts short .

How short are they and are they on both aircraft ?

Knowing how short they are by will aid in my reply on the shortness solution .


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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #133 on: April 22, 2021, 08:25:06 PM »
Thank you Alexis, this evening I will try to measure the gap
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Re: Pfalz DIII / DIIIa 1/48 Group Build After Build
« Reply #134 on: April 25, 2021, 02:29:34 AM »
Hi everybody, hi Alexis,
I measured visually the gap betweeen the top of the wing struts and the bottom surface of the top wing and it was about 1 mm and a half.
I decided to cut away the pins from the top horizontal part of the cabane struts and glued the wing on top of them.
I had still to force a bit with some weight but now it seems the wing is in a correct position, see picture:


I guess I'll have the same problem with the DIIIa, I'll make more tries.

Thanks for helping

Antonio
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