Ninefest! Duo WNW DH9 build

[drdave]

Just staking a marker to make me do it. It's my club annual Comp on 19 Nov, so I need a showstopper. I was perusing the stash, refs and the paucity of DH9s struck me. Not many DH9s get built. So I am going to do two! 
One shall be the Lobster, the other a Silver Pheon scheme.

[Des]

Excellent Dave, I really look forward to seeing these two come together.

Des.

[lcarroll]

Good on you, Dave, and will be spectacular, no doubt in my mind!
Cheers,
Lance

[RAGIII]

Outstanding! Good to see another Modeler doing a dual build. I will follow with interest as I own the Pheon Decals and the kit is on my short list of "Needed" kits.
RAGIII

[ALBATROS1234]

by lobster do you mean a british scheme as in the brits are lobsters due to the redcoats? as i am sure you may know the colonist called the redcoats lobsters. or is there a dh-9 scheme called the lobster? maybe a red one? just wondering.

[drdave]

It's red all over with white zigzags.

[rhwinter]

Yes, the underestimated DH.9..! It's simply no Camel, nor a Fokker... Just ordered one; not sure, which scheme I like the most, so many there... Probably will do the Lobster; Hellenic Air Force scheme is very attractive, too... True, you don't see many built, I recently found one beautifully painted in the Hellenic colours on Michel Gruson's FB site.

[drdave]

I have 3. I'm toying between the CDL presentation Greek aircraft of Moraitiinis or the RAF Russian campaign one with the Blue Arrow down it.

http://greek-war-equipment.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/1918-1932-airco-de-havilland-dh9.html

[rhwinter]

Thank you for the link, Dave!

[drdave]

Any colour you like, so long as it's red!

[Des]

You have made a great start on this model Dave, it looks very impressive in red.

Des.

[rhwinter]

YESSS! Beautiful! Gimme more..

[PrzemoL]

Great to see you building this model, DrDave. Or even two!

Indeed, not so many DH.9s are built. And I do not understand, why. It is a lovely aircraft, WNW have produced a fantastic kit. Out of my 12 completed WNWs, for me this one is ranking among top three.
And truly, that newly appeared Greek DH.9 in WNW website is very attractive.

[Michael Scarborough]

Great work with the red, Dave. Lots of subtleties worked into the monochrome.

Wouldn't be hard to find this one in a fog.

Cheers from NYC,
Michael

[coyotemagic]

Brilliant start, Dave!  She'll be a stunner for sure!
Cheers,
Bud