Airfix DH4 with Blue Rider DH9 conversion, and Pegasus DH4 double build

[PrzemoL]

Very nice, subtle airbrushing.

[IanB]

Right then, after having gone cross-eyed doing all that masking on the undersurfaces, I did it all again today on the uppers!



You can see why I kept putting this job off, especially as I also had to mask off the overlap under the DH9 wings/tail.

Anyway, both sets of wings are now ready for the upper surfaces to be painted, so the next pics should be of almost finished flight surfaces. I will not finish the upper surfaces of the top wings as there will be repairs to be made following rigging so the final coat will be done after any repairs have been made.

Thanks for looking in!


Ian

[lone modeller]

I had missed checking this thread Ian: so have just caught up with events. Good progress but I do not envy you all that masking of the ribs! It is enough to turn a man off making WW1 types altogether!!

Stephen.

[NigelR]

Well done for keeping them all parallel!

[Dutch522]

Great work, Ian, I'm especially looking forward to seeing the American version, which you don't see modeled very often. I always thought they were very attractive, the one in Dayton is a beauty in real life.

Dutch

[IanB]

Thanks chaps!
I do like the Liberty powered version, it just looks more elegant to me. The longer landing gear probably helps!

I've had late starts all this week so got the painting done on the upper surfaces, including the wrap-around on the DH9. The upper wings have not been completely finished as repairs will be required after rigging, so leaving it needing another thin coat or two means I'll be able to hide the rigging repairs at the same time.

Will that's the plan, and it usually works....





With the weekend coming up I can now look forward to drilling all the rigging holes!


Ian

[Tim Mixon]

Wonderful work Ian. Glad to see you back at this project.  Getting close to the finish line!

[IanB]

Oh my, over 2 years!

I completed my first build in over 3 years recently so now I'm back in the zone as it were.

A little more done on these as they needed the little fairings over the aileron cable pulleys, and I noticed some remedial work that needs doing. A small seem was showing on the rear upper of the DH4, that has been filled and sanded back, plus the upper wings have suffered a little and needed repairs to the centre joints. The repairs are all done and await painting, along with the newly printed fairings.
While I was at it, I also designed a generator for the DH4.











More soon I hope, thanks for looking in!


Ian

[lone modeller]

I doo like these super-details that you add to your models. Your 3D printer must be working overtime!

Stephen.

[NigelR]

Great stuff! You are back in two zones - the real world and the virtual 3D world! And doing really well in both.....