Well my friends, finally I have reached the end of the build. It has taken longer than I
thought, mostly due to other goings on, but like they say "better late than never".
This has been my first Wingnut Wings kit and I am very impressed with the quality. Even with
my limited abilities it has come out respectable and I have to say I'm quite pleased. There is a
fair bit of rigging on the Pfalz, at least for me, but surprisingly presented no problems.
This my attempt at a laminated propeller using watercolour pencils. It could be much better, but it
can be filed under helpful experience. The way I did mine was first a base coat of Tamiya Buff, a coat
of flat to make sure, then drawing the darker laminations. After that, a coat of a mix of Tamiya clear
yellow and clear orange.
Finally a bit of a word about the lozenge. I used the Wood & Wire five colour lozenge, which has
excellent texture representation but is
very thin and fragile on wing edges, etc., and must be
coated with varnish as soon as possible. Even so, I found they tended to peel and I had to do a bit
of patching here and there.
Well there you have it. It has been a very enjoyable build and I look forward to my next...I am at
least so-far planning on the Sopwith Pup...subject to change, of course.
I am very thankful for all your encouraging comments and helpful advice. No wonder I love this
forum and the superb modelers here. You have helped me a lot!
I will post a few more photos in the completed section a little later. Until next time, thanks for looking.
Cheers,
Ernie
