Dear all -
First completed model for the New Year.
This is the 'weekend edition' latest re-release of Eduard's Pfalz DIIIa with new markings.
A nice little kit although some details are not included within the kit. I therefore added various scratch built (using stretched sprue and plastic sheet) to try and replicate some of the more obvious missing items. These include (amongst others) mainy:
Adding fuel and radiator pipe work;
Basic details to engine;
Hollowed out exhaust opening and engine vents/intakes in cowling;
Machine gun front sights, feed and ejection shutes;
Gun triggers to control stick;
Seperating and posing control surfaces
I found fitting the upper a bit on the tricky side especially ensuring the wing aligned correctly.
Rigged using sewing smoke coloured 'invisible' nylon mending thread and Oschi standard elastic thread for elevators and rudder.
Being a brush painter, this was quite an involved paint scheme which took about a week to paint fuselage and nose. Adding the decals was also fairly time consuming for the lozenge fabric wings including rib tape application as well as other general markings.
It's not perfect (I keep trying!) but I am generally pleased with the outcome on this one.
Chosen markings represent Lt Eugen Siempelkamp, Jasta 29, Gondecourt, France, July 1918.
Regards
Dave
