Knights of the Sky II- The End

Great work on the conversion Donald. Photos are great. Keep em coming.

...Guy

ok,here is a little bit of fun...while i was waiting for other parts to set, i made up this rear stand from one of the dml/dragon kits i have.

it only took an hour to glue and paint. the wrap is some tamiya tape with vallejo paints all over.

tomorrow i'm off to the imperial war museam in london to checkout the ww1 bits and pieces they have.

Great idea Ludwig. The stand and the trip to the IWM in London. Take a photo of the 190 hanging from the roof for me, shes a honey. LOL.

...Guy

Luftwoller wrote:

Great idea Ludwig. The stand and the trip to the IWM in London. Take a photo of the 190 hanging from the roof for me, shes a honey. LOL. ...Guy

here ya go guy

....note to self...no more WW11 pix in a WW1 group build...

i'm on a week off at the moment so i might go to the RAF museum at hendon tomorrow,if anyone has any pix they want me to get let me know...

ludwig113 wrote:

Luftwoller wrote: Great idea Ludwig. The stand and the trip to the IWM in London. Take a photo of the 190 hanging from the roof for me, shes a honey. LOL. ...Guy here ya go guy ....note to self...no more WW11 pix in a WW1 group build... i'm on a week off at the moment so i might go to the RAF museum at hendon tomorrow,if anyone has any pix they want me to get let me know...

I hope you took more than a couple pics of that Mustang! Wonder if anybody does a decales set for one in 1/48th?

gary

Ludwig,

Make sure you turn up at Hendon well before 12. Opening times for the Grahame White Hanger (Full of WW1 Goodies) is 10am to 12. You need at least an hour worth of drooling.

Have a great day out.

Von Buckle

Ludwig, your are a God my friend. Sorry Frank for the minor deviation. The 190 is straight ahead of you on a gallery level Just out of reach though. LOL.

...Guy

Bobs Buckles wrote:

Ludwig, Make sure you turn up at Hendon well before 12. Opening times for the Grahame White Hanger (Full of WW1 Goodies) is 10am to 12. You need at least an hour worth of drooling. Have a great day out. Von Buckle

no problem bob,i'll be there about 10.15........as long as i can get round the M25!!! i'm charging the camera batteries as we speak

p.s. nice buckles,i bought some off you recently,all the best paul

squeakie wrote:

ludwig113 wrote:  Luftwoller wrote: Great idea Ludwig. The stand and the trip to the IWM in London. Take a photo of the 190 hanging from the roof for me, shes a honey. LOL. ...Guy here ya go guy ....note to self...no more WW11 pix in a WW1 group build... i'm on a week off at the moment so i might go to the RAF museum at hendon tomorrow,if anyone has any pix they want me to get let me know... I hope you took more than a couple pics of that Mustang! Wonder if anybody does a decales set for one in 1/48th? gary

Gary,

According to Squadron's website,  Revell's venerable 1/48 P-51D comes with those markings as well as Tamiya's D model in 1/72.  Don't know about individual decal sheets though.

Frank,

It appears that round two is moving along just as fast as round one did.  I managed to injure myself while off over the holidays, and this has hampered my building (and pretty much everything else as well), but I was amazed to see how many postings have shown up since I last checked in.  Anyway, I will let you know when I start my Camel, even though you already have a very nice one completed in the group.

squeakie wrote:

I hope you took more than a couple pics of that Mustang! Wonder if anybody does a decales set for one in 1/48th?

Gary, I may have a few laying around somewhere. If I can find 'em they're yours.

lewbud wrote:

squeakie wrote:  ludwig113 wrote:  Luftwoller wrote: Great idea Ludwig. The stand and the trip to the IWM in London. Take a photo of the 190 hanging from the roof for me, shes a honey. LOL. ...Guy here ya go guy ....note to self...no more WW11 pix in a WW1 group build... i'm on a week off at the moment so i might go to the RAF museum at hendon tomorrow,if anyone has any pix they want me to get let me know... I hope you took more than a couple pics of that Mustang! Wonder if anybody does a decales set for one in 1/48th? gary Gary, According to Squadron's website,  Revell's venerable 1/48 P-51D comes with those markings as well as Tamiya's D model in 1/72.  Don't know about individual decal sheets though.

I've got the Tamayia kit in 1/48th, and it dosn't come with them. Wonder if an aftermarket company sells them?

gary

ruddratt wrote:

squeakie wrote: I hope you took more than a couple pics of that Mustang! Wonder if anybody does a decales set for one in 1/48th? Gary, I may have a few laying around somewhere. If I can find 'em they're yours.

you just move high (as in very high) on my list of favorite people!!

gary

Frank,

Actually, I herniated a disk, so it is fairly serious, but with physical therapy and my chiropractor, I am hoping to avoid surgery.  I have been slowly improving this week, and have been able to spend a little time actually building once again.  Thanks for the kind words on my KOTS I entries!   Hopefully, I will be back in full action soon!

I'm still waiting on my 1/48 Eduard Fokker D VII. It should be in next week sometime. I really would like to get started on it and see how quick I can get myself into trouble. I am way out of my realm building a WWI biplane!

Gary Tamiya did a special boxing of thier 1/48 P-51 D kit number 61089 called 8th Airforce Aces that included markings for Col. Landers Big Beautifull Doll. Unfortunatly it has been OOP for quite some time. I stashed one when I came across it a couple of years ago.

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I got back to the Fokker D-VI this weekend.  Before starting on the initial finishing steps I checked against the 1/48 three-views to make sure the profile and plan-view were correct.  Dead nuts on as they say.  I also decided to paint the markings at this step because I didn't think I'd be able to mask over the lozenge decals.

 More Power Scotty, Hope you get well soon. Herniated disc, OUCH! sounds painful enough for me. Looking forward to seeing more of your fantastic builds.

 soulcrusher, Hope the DVII shows up on the doorstep soon!

 dcaponell, very nice, It really is coming together. A nice tip about not masking decals, too.

 Mobious

I got the underside lozenge decals in place today but haven't had time to post pics.  I'll try and get them done tomorrow evening when I get home from campus.

Donald- Progressing nicely!

I do have a question for you on that D.VI...

The fuselage appears "pinched" right behind the cockpit.  Is this a quirk of the design of the real aircraft?  Or is it the effect of combining different kit fuselage pieces?

Hello all, It has been a while since my last update. Top wing of my Pfalz DIII primed, rubbed down with micromesh 4000. Rib tapes masked and preshaded. Tamiya 2 parts Nato Black to 1 part Buff mixed together and heavely thinned with tamiya thinner. The top wing will be given the Silber Grau dope (2 parts Chainmail to 1 part Skull White - Citadel Paints) in the next couple of days. Happy days!

Von Buckle

Woo Hoo! Hobby shop just called! My Fokker D VII is in! I can't wait to get my grubby little mits on it after work. Ok everybody be prepared for ton of questions from me now as I know next to nothing about these babies. I know what I'm doing tonight!

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Bob, that is outstanding work! While not a huge fan of pre-shading, the one area where I honestly believe that the technique adds not just added "pop" but true realism is when it's used to weather these magnificent machines.

SC, it may take you a day or so just to absorb everything that Eduard gives you with this kit, but however long it takes, I can say for sure that you're in for an enjoyable build and I for one cannot wait to see some progress pics!

Bob- I like your keyboard, took me a minute to get it!

I also like your pre-shading, should really add to the finished paint job on the wing.  Well done!

SC- So, whaddya think of that D.VII?

Bobs Buckles wrote:

Hello all, It has been a while since my last update. Top wing of my Pfalz DIII primed, rubbed down with micromesh 4000. Rib tapes masked and preshaded. Tamiya 2 parts Nato Black to 1 part Buff mixed together and heavely thinned with tamiya thinner. The top wing will be given the Silber Grau dope (2 parts Chainmail to 1 part Skull White - Citadel Paints) in the next couple of days. Happy days! Von Buckle

Thanks Mike I really am looking foward to building this kit. I hope I can do it justice.

Frank I spent about an hour just looking over the instructions trying to figure out how this kit goes together. The instrucions are great but I know nothing about the actual plane so I am going to need some input from you guys on the best way to build this one.Looks like a sweet kit. I still have to finish the other two GB first before I get to involved it it. I am sure you  will be right there with all the answers for me buddy, Parlee?

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