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Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« on: October 02, 2014, 11:44:43 PM »
This is not an actual project and the Parasol is already finished  . But I would like to show the way I do modeling. (Also try and train to write in english).
Hope this is ok. If not, just let me know and I only show some pictures in the completed models section.

The AZ-model Pfalz A.I Parasol is a nice little short model bird with only a few parts. Typical for short run are somewhat thick sprues. The level of detail is ok, but the ribs were to thick and prominent, so I sanded them down.

The interior detail is sufficient and most of it will vanish inside after the fuselage halves are closed.
I painted the interior and the prop with Gunze sail. The Woodgrain look of the floor was achieved by painting stripes and squiggles with a brown pencil over the sail Color and then everything was coated with Gunze clear orange.
This method is not as nice as the one with the oilcolor, but you can work faster and it is ok for interior parts.

The engine was painted with Revell Iron Color and got a wash with citadel black ink.




« Last Edit: October 02, 2014, 11:51:38 PM by Wolf »
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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2014, 02:07:12 AM »
Some interesting hints and tips here. Thanks for these and am looking forward to more.

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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2014, 04:57:33 AM »
Having just read Cecil lewis's book Saggitarius Rising where he did a lot of his work in one of these
,it would be nice to see it as finished.

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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2014, 03:47:38 AM »
Somewhat poor in quality was the engine cowling. The material was to thick and the surface details where a little bit crude. The Pfalz cowling was reinforced with an aluminium ring at the back end. The AZ model had only a bulky back end to show this feature.

I sanded the whole cowling as thin as I could and also removed the bulky back and. I replaced it with a stipe of aluminium which I cut from a tea light.



In the next step I painted all areas black which where black on the original plane. This will be masked later.


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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2014, 03:50:49 AM »
I missed this one until now Wolf! Really nice start and great work on the cowling and metal strip!
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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2014, 06:19:57 AM »
A very well work to this scale.
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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2014, 06:24:10 AM »
Brilliant start, Wolfgang.  Looking forward to watching this one come together.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2014, 06:50:14 AM »
thank you all!

the next step was just masking

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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2014, 11:22:29 AM »
This is looking very nice! I like your method of doing the black stripes - I may steal this!

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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2014, 06:06:42 PM »
I think this method has two advantages. You will have the black stripes as needed and can use the overspray as preshading for the CDL.
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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2014, 10:35:30 PM »
Excellent masking and pre shading!
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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2014, 03:57:53 AM »
The next job was just airbrushing. I started with a white base. After the white has dried, I masked the areas which should stay white and then sprayed the red over the remaining white. White is a good base for the red color and gives it more luminance.  After a few hours of drying, I airbrushed the CDL.

All paints are Gunze Acryl. For the CDL I used Gunze sail, added 40% white and 15% light green


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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2014, 10:18:46 AM »
Very nice details on such a small kit, and thanks for sharing your techniques.

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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2014, 10:46:57 AM »
Well done so far Wolfgang, I like the techniques you are using to apply the different colours, the results are very good, this will be an attractive model when completed.

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Re: Pfalz A. I Parasol 1/72 AZ-Models
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2014, 04:52:37 PM »
Short run models often have only very rough Details. The Pfalz is no exception. Originaly the construction for the wings and undercarriage struts was very delicate. But the kit provides only a very bulky reproduction.

Sanding these down and bringing them into shape was no option as due to the very soft plastik, this would lead to a very instable construction. So I decided to repalce the whole wing bracing and partialy the undercarriage struts whith brass rods, tubes and bars.  These were sanded into shape, bended and soldered

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