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Offline Borsos

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #195 on: April 26, 2019, 05:59:35 PM »
Coming along nicely, I really love its curves.
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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #196 on: April 27, 2019, 04:17:34 AM »
After 2 mishaps, I got the size and shape right....moving on!

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #197 on: April 27, 2019, 04:17:54 AM »

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #198 on: April 27, 2019, 04:27:16 AM »

Offline lone modeller

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #199 on: April 27, 2019, 04:50:25 AM »
The quality of tis work is just staggering. The shape of the upper fuselage looks just right to me, and the instrument panel is something to die for. I am lost for words....

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #200 on: April 27, 2019, 06:11:10 AM »
experimenting with options for the instruments. Ring is from a brass pipe, untreated yet.

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #201 on: April 27, 2019, 06:11:49 AM »

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #202 on: April 27, 2019, 06:14:06 AM »
thnx Stephen, took quite a while with the fretsaw to get it right, took me three attempts.

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #203 on: April 27, 2019, 10:01:55 PM »
improving, not there yet, cover glass and will try to ad a three D pointing needle.

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #204 on: April 27, 2019, 10:02:13 PM »

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #205 on: April 27, 2019, 10:13:07 PM »


For contrast...

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #206 on: April 28, 2019, 06:50:40 AM »
It might be that I have said this before but...Detail doesn't get any better than your work!
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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #207 on: May 04, 2019, 06:59:18 AM »

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #208 on: May 06, 2019, 11:09:21 PM »
One down, some more to go...

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Re: Aviatik DI 1/18th scale
« Reply #209 on: May 06, 2019, 11:09:43 PM »