All,
Here is my latest papercard model done and dusted...though after taking these shots, I see I forgot to add the additional bracing for each wing tip. Dang...that will be fixed immediately. Doesn't take away from the little model as is!
Nicely designed and colorful with Marco's re-paint, it's a delightful addition to my paper fleet. Next time, I'd make the cabanes and interplanes a shade shorter as my top wing is a tad high. The engine is really cool especially with the added spark plugs and wires but I do think the overall final product is more "steam punk" than accurate. I still like it, though...Fixes were minimal but a good one was making a longer spreader bar for the landing gear. The kit part is a bit small for 1/33rd scale and it made the Pfalz look like a walking ground loop. The kit also did not come with (or I missed them on the sheets!) seat belts so I "borrowed" some from another Marek paper model. I also added the spinner cover over the tip and a rear view mirror for my pilot at the top wing cut-out. The tires are o-rings painted light grey and I also tried another turnbuckle technique that was essentially adding little bits of white glue to thicken the area on the wires that would have the buckles and then painting them brassy when dry. It was a good experiment.
Really, quite a wonderful build. Thanks for looking!
Dan
