I purchased a fair number of 1/48 WWI aircraft from Eduard, Roden, Revell and Mirage to supplement and supply my Aurora Waribirds project. I only used decals from these other kits (and in one case a resin pilot that came in a limited edition Eduard kit) so I figured at some point start building all or most of the more detailed planes.
That time has come, especially when I discovered that more than a few of the vintage Aurora planes, were..how do I put this..well they aren't 1/48. I knew was the case for the Albatros DIII and the Fokker Eindecker, but I was shocked to see the size variance between my Aurora Fokker Triplane and the Eduard kit of the same make (right now just the main pieces taped together).
It's time to begin new German and Allied squadrons and up my game.. this time with rigging (heaven help me!)
The first plane had to be the DRI, and the first step was to select and complete a pilot figure. I already had a 1/48 resin figure of Manfred von Richthofen that I had painted some months ago:
However, this figure doesn't have a helmet or goggles, so I did some cranial surgery on Manfred and another resin figure. Manfred von Richthofen is now ready to pilot the Eduard DRI when I get it completed.
