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Offline DaddyO

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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #75 on: December 06, 2023, 07:55:07 PM »
Quote from: NigelR on December 06, 2023, 07:42:31 PM
Looking very nice. That streaking looks really good, I think this photo shows it really well.

Thanks Nigel  ;D
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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #76 on: December 06, 2023, 09:31:19 PM »
Excellent work Paul.  I’m looking forward to seeing the group shot!

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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #77 on: December 06, 2023, 09:50:00 PM »
Great modeling!
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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #78 on: December 07, 2023, 05:40:34 AM »
Great job so far.

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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #79 on: January 20, 2024, 02:36:04 AM »
Thanks chaps

With the Nieuport out of the way I've been pressing on with this little lot morning and evenings and getting there now (well apart from top wing, rigging, varnishing, extra details, weathering etc.) ;D

Suitable oak base is being made up by Richard (Oakwood Studios) so there's no going back.

Here's a group of DR1 biplanes sitting on their undercarriages ready fro the next session

Paul
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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #80 on: January 20, 2024, 02:39:36 AM »
Close up of the nose areas just because  ;D
I gave one cowl the elongated holes just to add a note of difference and I may add a telescopic sight to another  :-\

(I don't usually rig at this stage, but was waiting for struts to dry so thought I'd add the few wires whilst waiting around. I also added double aileron cables just for me old mate Nigel  ;))

Paul

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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #81 on: January 20, 2024, 02:43:59 AM »
Brilliant idea for a display.
I like the last picture : looks like Edvard Munch's Scream is about to scare the bejaysus out of a bunch of emogees! 😊
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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #82 on: January 20, 2024, 03:09:25 AM »
Looking fabulous Paul, can't wait to see them all together. Done by Bovington.....? ;)
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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #83 on: January 20, 2024, 04:44:22 AM »
Quote from: macsporran on January 20, 2024, 02:43:59 AM
Brilliant idea for a display.
I like the last picture : looks like Edvard Munch's Scream is about to scare the bejaysus out of a bunch of emogees! 😊
Sandy
;D True enough Sandy

Quote from: NigelR on January 20, 2024, 03:09:25 AM
Looking fabulous Paul, can't wait to see them all together. Done by Bovington.....? ;)

Cheers Nigel - that's the plan even if the figures are lagging behind slightly . . .
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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #84 on: January 20, 2024, 05:37:04 AM »
So glad to see more progress on these! This is looking great, and I love the altered, elongated holes on that cowling, I agree with Sandy on how scary it is.  ;)

It's nice you have someone there to make bases for you. We had a great guy doing it here in the U.S., but he's gone totally over to just doing large display cases now.  :(

Just keep watering and feeding those a/c and soon they'll grow another wing.  ;)

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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #85 on: January 28, 2024, 09:01:52 PM »
Well they are now a bunch of triplanes rather than bipes  ;D

Seemed to spend ages this week with all those little jobs (lifting handles, filling holes for rigging and retouching etc.) Just need to give them a coat of varnish to even things up and then a spot of weathering. Props and seatbelts will be added after that . . .

Here's a sneak preview of the group
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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #86 on: January 28, 2024, 09:05:34 PM »
I didn't have enough lifting handles in etch because a couple of kits were 'weekend' style ones so decided to make these from thin brass wire which was annealed and wrapped around a sanded down cocktail stick to make a coil; sliced off and cut in half.



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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #87 on: January 28, 2024, 09:09:54 PM »
A couple of close ups of one of the models to give you an idea of how they look at this point
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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #88 on: January 28, 2024, 09:12:37 PM »
Bottom view  ;D
To add a bit of variety to the models this one has the undercarriage 'wing' painted green all over, the others are blue underneath. One has the enlarged cowl slots and I've carved a different style prop to use on another.
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Re: Kette of Dr1's
« Reply #89 on: January 28, 2024, 10:40:32 PM »
Wonderful looking builds Paul.  Love the group shot!
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