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Offline mgunns

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WNW Pfalz DXII
« on: January 28, 2013, 12:04:51 PM »
Okay folks:

Here we go with another "Barn Burner" of a card:  The Pfalz DXII.  Yes folks.  Not one you see every day on the forums.  I was going to take a crack at the Fokker DVII, but there are already at least three of those going now.  I have always thought it was a neat airplane ever since I saw it at the Australian War Memorial back in 1977.  I intially thought it was a Fokker DVII, but upon closer examination realized my folly.  At the time my knowledge of WWI a/c was limited to what Aurora and Revell had made, so I was astonished to see that Pfalz made something other than the ubiquitous DIII and DIIIa.
In addition I will be using the Pheon Decal for the build, it represents  aircraft 2695/18 from the Autumn of 1918.  It is in the Albatros Dat file no 146.  The colors are speculative so I will be following Rowans artwork for painting.  I will paint the cowlings the grey green vice blue.
The obligatory box art


And the markings from the Pheon sheet.


I made an attempt at the HGW fabric seat belts using the kit supplied PE as an example but gave up.  Stay tuned for more modeling excitement as it occurs.  Doncha dare miss it.

Thanks

Mark
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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2013, 12:09:01 PM »
nice choice, looking forward to seeing it unfold, yeah, I have this one in my stash too...
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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2013, 01:22:27 PM »
Hello Bo:

This model hit the streets to a rather Ho Hum response.  I think it is neat and hopefully will garner some enthusiasm for the kit.  It is colorful, a mean looking fighting machine and there is a plethora of decals for it.  Stay tuned.

Best

Mark
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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2013, 01:32:12 PM »
Mark,
    Great choice in schemes; just this morning I was flipping through the Kit, Pheon Sheet, and Profiles and decided this was the one for me! Backup is the #6 Pheon Profile from Jasta 77b with the "Mercedes Star" logo. I'll be following this build closely........... it'll be great to have your perspectives and solutions before I tackle this one!

Cheers,
Lance ;) 8)
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Offline mgunns

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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2013, 01:37:28 PM »
Hello Lance:

I think the beauty of this kit is the fact it actually has a center seam!  It looks like a typical WNW sweet kit.  WNW has provided the red stripes for the cylinders to indicate it is a high compression motor and even offers engine serial numbers.  How cool is that?  I will be tackling it tomorrow and hope to post some progress during the week.

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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2013, 03:50:36 PM »
Excellent choice of markings, Gunny!  I've got that sheet in 1/48 scale and will be doing the same scheme.  I'll build a little brother for yours.
Cheers,
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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2013, 04:50:48 PM »
Hi Mark,

congratulations to your choice. Besides the beautiful shape of the aircraft, I like the way, the camouflage turns it into a very aggressive but still attractive looking mashine. In my opinion those schemes anticipate lots of camouflage techniques used in WWII but still had there individual, artistic note.

I am looking forward to watch your build.

Dirk
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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2013, 05:15:08 PM »
Quote from: mgunns on January 28, 2013, 01:22:27 PM

This model hit the streets to a rather Ho Hum response.  I think it is neat and hopefully will garner some enthusiasm for the kit.


Yeah I've always thought this was a good looking bird. I'd wondered why it never seems to get built.

Looking forward to it, Mark. The scheme you've chosen will be a lot of fun.

Good luck,

Lindsay
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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2013, 05:56:07 PM »
As one who recently built WNW Pfalz D.XII I have to protest: this kit is built from time to time.  ;) But I agree, that it is built rarely. Yet, I suppose, one could say the same about almost all WNW kits, people generally buy them and rarely build.  :(
Anyway, I am glad to see this thread open, Mark. And will be watching it with a great interest. It is an enjoyable kit and I trust you will soon experience it and present the results to our delight.
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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2013, 07:33:43 PM »
Thanks Mark, that's made my day! I love the D.XII and as I comment in the decal booklet, history is repeating itself with everyone clamouring for the Fokker D.VII and pushing this beauty to the side! If you do one in 48th Bud, them I'm doubly happy!
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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2013, 08:14:57 PM »
Good luck with the DXII Mark.
A superb looking aircraft IMHO and one I will get round to building one of these days.

Cheers,
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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2013, 08:22:51 PM »
Looking forward to seeing this one unfold Mark, I built this one when it was first released and must say it was a joy to build, I'm sure you will have a lot of fun with this kit.

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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2013, 12:28:13 AM »
  Mark,
I'm tickled to death to see you take on a Pfalz D.XII my old friend.IMHO she's the most beautiful of all German fighter types. Before I forget congratulations for being named this months Featured Modeler,well deserved honor.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Offline michael

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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2013, 12:42:07 AM »
great colour scheme, looking forward to the build

cheers michael
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Re: WNW Pfalz DXII
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2013, 01:31:07 AM »
Good luck for your Pfalz DXII build, Mark -

I shall follow with interest!

Regards

Dave
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