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Offline IanB

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #60 on: July 31, 2024, 12:22:50 AM »
The paintwork is looking great! This scheme certainly looks like a challenge, but you seem to be on top of it.

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #61 on: August 02, 2024, 07:28:20 PM »
Very fine colours! Watching with great interest.

Cheers Prez. Certainly makes a change from yellow  ;)

I knew this would look good and by Jove it's certainly going that way.
Cheers, Alan.

Glad you're enjoying it Alan  ;D

The paintwork is looking great! This scheme certainly looks like a challenge, but you seem to be on top of it.

Ian

Hi Ian
Bit more of a challenge than I expected to be honest, but I'm reassured by looking at photo's of Pfalz's and seeing how uneven some of the striping actually was  :o (Makes me feel much better)


So with temperatures in the 'workroom' being high because of all the lovely sunshine we're having at the moment I've not done much this week, but did spend a bit of time touching up and panting smaller details like the engine and cockpit padding before sloshing on a coat of gloss varnish. Once that had dried I tried a couple of Rodens decals with the expected results, but a rummage through the stash located suitable replacements on a MAC DIIIa sheet. These were quite thick and tended to silver over the black so needed a bit of trimming (I reasoned the stripe would have been painted straight over any existing data markings)
Fuselage crosses came from an old Skybirds sheet which went down nicely, but my cunning plan to paint the silver outline on the decal and then trim the outer edge was less successful so a second set was used and I'll just have to paint that in later (gulp)

Tail cross was courtesy of Eduard (Possibly a DR1)

I'll leave the wing crosses until after the rigging is done to hopefully avoid any touching up . . . .famous last words

Anyway here are a couple of pics. I amused myself by adding the tiny engine number and red stripe which were copied from a Wingnut build article I came across  :)

Paul

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #62 on: August 02, 2024, 09:59:40 PM »
Seeing your giant fingers besides this little gem, reminds me you are working in 1/72 - difficult to reconcile with the sharpness and neatness of the model.
Great work.
Sandy

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #63 on: August 03, 2024, 02:00:50 AM »
That is looking pretty darned good to me!! No nail polish this time though.... :-*

I'm assuming it won't be done for Avon....?

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #64 on: August 03, 2024, 03:13:13 AM »
Seeing your giant fingers besides this little gem, reminds me you are working in 1/72 - difficult to reconcile with the sharpness and neatness of the model.
Great work.
Sandy
LOL
I am in fact 9'7"  :o ;D

Joking aside thanks Sandy ;)

That is looking pretty darned good to me!! No nail polish this time though.... :-*

I'm assuming it won't be done for Avon....?

Sadly not ready for Avon matey, but glad you like it (and I'll remember to add some nail art for the next piccy)  ;)

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #65 on: August 03, 2024, 07:33:15 AM »
Excellent work Paul - that scheme is indeed a challenging one! I took the same approach with the same scheme on it's bigger 1/48 cousin from Eduard some years back.

With the silbergrau border around the fuselage cross; you might be able to carefully paint this back in or use painted decal strips?

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #66 on: August 03, 2024, 03:15:45 PM »
Excellent work Paul - that scheme is indeed a challenging one! I took the same approach with the same scheme on it's bigger 1/48 cousin from Eduard some years back.

With the silbergrau border around the fuselage cross; you might be able to carefully paint this back in or use painted decal strips?

Cheers,

BC

Hi Brad.
Will attempt to cut back in with the silbergrau as you suggest.  ;)
Painting onto the decal before trimming the outside edge looked great until I tried applying the decals and then the edge of the decal really showed up as a prominant lip. :(

Toodlepip
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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #67 on: August 04, 2024, 06:13:50 PM »
This is going to be a very beautiful model wit a superbly executed paint job!
Joachim

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #68 on: August 04, 2024, 10:39:00 PM »
Nicely done Paul. That is a particularly challenging paint scheme and you have really nailed it. This will be a beautiful addition to your collection. 

Tim.

P.S.Thanks for the tip on masking and painting the seam. I’ll have to try it on my future builds.

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #69 on: August 05, 2024, 05:48:31 AM »
This is going to be a very beautiful model wit a superbly executed paint job!
Joachim

Thanks Joachim - getting there now  ;D

Nicely done Paul. That is a particularly challenging paint scheme and you have really nailed it. This will be a beautiful addition to your collection. 

Tim.

P.S.Thanks for the tip on masking and painting the seam. I’ll have to try it on my future builds.

Hita Tim.
Looking forward to getting it wrapped up and in the display case (even if my wife refers to it as the 'Mini Mouse' colour scheme) ::)

Glad to help with the masking tip. I used the same technique on the front cowl seam on this one having lsot the original detail when I sanded the join down. Quick bit of masking tape on the back edge and then added a couple of layers of paint on the cowl - Voila one nice new seam  8)

Paul
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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #70 on: August 05, 2024, 07:00:05 AM »
Really looks lovely. I remember "Struggling" with that cross outline in 1/32nd scale. I sort of won the war but it still looks a bit rough if viewed too closely. That being said I am sure your skill set will result in Total Success!
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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #71 on: August 09, 2024, 06:49:41 PM »
Really looks lovely. I remember "Struggling" with that cross outline in 1/32nd scale. I sort of won the war but it still looks a bit rough if viewed too closely. That being said I am sure your skill set will result in Total Success!
RAGIII

Yep that seemed a bit of a fight RAGIII, but got there in the end.  :D

Doesn't look like much else has happened, but after the cross touch up there's been a layer of gloss to blend it in and then two layers of thinned satin on the fuz and top of the lower wing / bottom of the top wing. Once they had dried I got the oil paints out and did some weathering on those bits that are harder to reach once rigged. This isn't my usual process, but I wanted to get a colour differentiation between the fabric and solid areas. In the photo the weathering is barely discernible  ???, but it's there honest

Paul
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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #72 on: August 09, 2024, 06:52:03 PM »
Underside of the top wing now ready to be added and turn it into a biplane at last (this particular build seems to have dragged on for ages partially because I completed/built two other models during its very slow progress. I'm resisting the temptation to crack on with another build and get this one completed now) ::)

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #73 on: August 09, 2024, 09:16:40 PM »
Aha, I like the subtle approach ;) I think I can just about see some weathering in the fuz photo but it's more visible on the wing and looks very nice. Will need to do a close up inspection in person.....

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Re: 1/72 Roden Pfalz DIII
« Reply #74 on: August 09, 2024, 09:31:26 PM »
Really nice Paul. I appreciate the subtle weathering and very much like your decal touch up.  Looking forward to the upper wing attachment. 

Tim