Knights of the Sky II- The End

Hello to all the talented WWI aircraft builders here,

Your talents never cease to amaze me.  Once again I am in awe of the incredibly detailed builds I see on here.  I only WISH that I could come somewhere even close...

The Model Callar has just released a set of new 1/32 figures to accessorize all these great builds:

1/32 scale Manfred von Richthofen (with Moritz) and brother Lothar.  They are sold separately or together as a combo kit.  Sculpted by Mike Good, the detail is clean and crisp right down to the Pour le Merite and the Airman's badge.  ...plus a fantastic rendition of Moritz!  

Hope you like them,

regards,

Paul

www.ModelCellar.com

Mo,

Loving the Razor. Please let me know if you spray or brush on the future. If airbrush, what pressure and how far from the subject do you spray? Looks very good.

Cheers,

Von Buckle

 Bob, I spray a 50/50 mix, 20-25lbs AP at about 10-12" distance(sorry no conversions). I use the light reflection to get uniform coverage. Something I picked up from Frank, Our Squadron Leader!

Mo- What are you cutting your Future with?  I usually spray it undiluted (with a drop of dish soap to break the tension).  Mine never looks as good as yours, you must have found an even better way!

I added the D.VII to the list for you, let me know on the Hanriot.

Paul- Those really are some amazing figures! 

 Hey Frank, I cut Future with tap water from the well, same as all the acrylics I use.  

 Smeagol, Take your time and study reference photos. You may want to consider marking the rigging holes on the instruction sheet, then checking them off as they're drilled. Important thing is to plan and get the holes in first. I'm no expert, just trying to help out. I usually run the rigging after the fuselage halves have been joined. May not be the best way, but it works for me. HTH

 Frank, The E.V. took to the skies over the bunker. I dropped it. Luckily for me only the MG needed repair. Here are a few photo's of the Eduard Fokker E.V. built OOB.

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Im going to admit something...  <stands up at the podium> My name is Steven, and im a moron.

The holes were already drilled, where the rigging was coming out of the holes was the problem, from what hole to what hole they were stretched over on the inside.  Its only just now that I realise that as long as its coming out of the hole... it doesnt matter at all whats on the inside, so yea, im a moron.

Mo- Cut it with tap water?  Wow, sounds so simple, and certainly effective!  Another beauty from your bench, always a pleasure to see your work.  Especially on an E.V- my favorite WWI kite.   Well done!

Steven- LOL, no worries!  Glad you got it sorted out.  Looks like you are making excellent progress on yours too.

 Frank, Thanks for the commments, they are greatly appreciated. I liked the E.V that you'd built for KOTS I, so much, that I picked one up. I wasn't disappointed. I enjoyed this build very much. It was satisfying to finally get a lozenged aircraft together, looking forward to starting the DVII, Soon.

 Steve, looking forward to seeing the Camel progress.

Stunning build, Mobious. Ive never seen one built up before, and yours is just scrummy. Stephen you eluded to the fact that they may have actually fought? Pray tell us some more.

...Guy

 Hey Guy, thanks for the comments, they are appreciated. I looked up the DVIII on Wikipedia and the article states that a DVIII scored the last aerial victory of WWI, and that Erich Lowenhardt also piloted one, scored a couple victories in it, but preferred the DVII. The article also goes into more detail as to the wing failures of the E.V. A good article and worth a look.

 Thanks again for the comments and checking in.

 Mo

Most of the records invovled only take into account victories that were confirmed during the war itself.  The truth is victory confirmations were still being tallied a year after the war ended and most records don't include the Marine Feld Jastas. They were tallied separately.

Here is a quiz for you.  What is the "Nachrichtenblatt der Luftstreitekrafte?"

Scotty, I had a slight delay sending out the book but it will be on its way tomorrow.

Lets see my German is rusty and the Germans have always loved stringing several words together making one big new word but I think it means. Night control wing air strike battle or something close to that. I guess in plane english the land air power. I have never heard the exact term though. I am guessing it was the name of the Germanair force. Do I win a banana?

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Mobious I thought the first part of the word was night at first glance but it is not nacht which is night but nach which means after or later. It is so hard to translate because they love to jam two or three words together and make up new words. Probally why they lost the war twice because they probally could not even understand themselves because of all of these crazy made up words!

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Mo,

Cheers for the info. I will try cutting future with distilled water

Frank,

Thanks for the nice feedback on eBay. I can't beleive how quick the wee buckles got to you. Cheers!

Bob

 Stephen, After Action reports of the Air force?

 Bob, looking forward to seeing progress on the LVG. That kit looks awesome.

 Mo

StephenLawson wrote:

". . .Here is a quiz for you.  What is the 'Nachrichtenblatt der Luftstreitekrafte?'. . ."

Mobious wrote:

Stephen, After Action reports of the Air force? . . .Mo"

Excellent Mobious!  For anyone studying First World War aviation this bi-weekly military issued newspaper from the German air service headquarters is a must have item and the basis for thorough research on the subject of German aviation activity.   It ran from early 1917 to mid 1918.

StephenLawson wrote:

StephenLawson wrote: ". . .Here is a quiz for you.  What is the 'Nachrichtenblatt der Luftstreitekrafte?'. . ."  Mobious wrote: Stephen, After Action reports of the Air force? . . .Mo" Excellent Mobious!  For anyone studying First World War aviation this bi-weekly military issued newspaper from the German air service headquarters is a must have item and the basis for thorough research on the subject of German aviation activity.   It ran from early 1917 to mid 1918.

Geez, lucky i held back with my answer. I thought it was a film, that i may or may not have watched, containing NEKID people!!

Mobious, what are you saying? Above your skill level? Never say never, just put it back in the box and come back to it at a later date. You have some serious skill my friend, your prolly just in the wrong frame of mind. I have several kits waiting for my re-attention. Remember my Gotha? The decals on that thing gave me nightmares. Ill come back to it soon, you mark my words.

...Guy

 Guy, LOL! What an answer. LOL.

 Thanks for the comments, I was terrified of the decals, and to start things off, I'd placed the pit decals on the wrong sides. 

 The postman rang twice. And dropped this off at the doorstep.

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  Yes, I remember the Gotha, and I'll consider your words marked. I'm looking forward to seeing that Gotha completed. One of my favorite scenes in the movie "Flyboys" is the Nieuport 17 attack on the German Gotha bombers. Have you found any decals for it?

 Mo

Stephen,

No rush, and I will let you know when it arrives.

Frank,

My next offering for this group will be the Eduard Weekend Edition Fokker E.V in 1/48 scale. I want to finish a project on my bench before I begin, but it should commence sometime this next week.

Steven- I hope you were able to get the images you need, and will stay here building with us!  I shall keep your name on the roster unless you ask me to remove it.

Scott- Got it!  I added the E.V to your list.

smeagol the vile wrote:

Ok, I need help. I have started to string the rigging through the body like the instructions say but they are so HORRIBLE I cant tell what goes through what hole, there are holes in the instructions where there are none on the kit and visa versa.  I dunno what to do, I dont wana put the rigging through, seal the body then have it in wrong.

We are talking an F.1 or a 2F.1?