Knights of the Sky II- The End

Ah, great, an extension!

I'll never make it.

m@

 Great... Looking forward to seeing that Saulnier return to the bench too.

 Stephen, The Osprey Aces series is a great series of books. The color plates are very helpful and the personal history of each of the pilots is well written. I've started a collection of these spanning WWI and WWII, both Allied and German Aces. A very nice prize indeed.

Stephen- That is very kind of you, thank you!  PM inbound.

Allrighty then... looks like we have almost four more months to build!  I have updated page 1 to reflect the extension.

Mo- By all means, I'm looking forward to that E.V!

 Hey Guys, an extension sounds great, I'd like to have a go at starting and finishing that E.V. if it's OK?

Daywalker wrote:

StephenLawson wrote: Next Round. . .?  I smell a change in the wind says I. . .The windsock is holding at S, SE.  Looks like there will be another patrol over the Salient.  Biscuits, tea and coffee for the morning meal.  Dawn patrol will have us up against the Richthofen's Circus me boy-o's.   Our mission is to escort some two seaters of 54 Sqn over Amiens.  We will met up at 0530 hrs, here over map grid 432H.  Sharp's the action and be on it.  This is one of the Boche's big dromes.  Everyone to their bus.  Starting magneto off, swing the prop sergeant.  Now, mags on and one more swing. Settle down to let the oil warm and the rev's to even up.  There, waiting for the hand signals.  To the chocks men. . .stand by.  I love it, thanks Stephen! Scott- How about we do an extension?  To be honest, my Morane Saulnier is sitting back in it's box as I have not felt like working on it lately.  I considered a different build, but didn't think there would be time to complete it.  Shall we extend the end date to say, October 31?

Til Oct. 30 you say.  Yes I could extend my temporary tour of duty for you blokes.  As long as we keep knocking them out.  Here is a bit of fun for anyone signed up that finishes the next build.    I have an extra Osprey Sopwith Pup Aces book  that I will give away to the builder of the next finished kit.

StephenLawson wrote:

Daywalker wrote: ". . .Mo- No worries my friend!  I shall look for that E.V in the next round. Next Round. . .?  I smell a change in the wind says I. . .The windsock is holding at S, SE.  Looks like there will be another patrol over the Salient.  Biscuits, tea and coffee for the morning meal.  Dawn patrol will have us up against the Richthofen's Circus me boy-o's.   Our mission is to escort some two seaters of 54 Sqn over Amiens.  We will met up at 0530 hrs, here over map grid 432H.  Sharp's the action and be on it.  This is one of the Boche's big dromes.  Everyone to their bus.  Starting magneto off, swing the prop sergeant.  Now, mags on and one more swing. Settle down to let the oil warm and the rev's to even up.  There, waiting for the hand signals.  To the chocks men. . .stand by.

I love it, thanks Stephen!

Scott- How about we do an extension?  To be honest, my Morane Saulnier is sitting back in it's box as I have not felt like working on it lately.  I considered a different build, but didn't think there would be time to complete it.  Shall we extend the end date to say, October 31?

Guy,

Thanks for the link, that is really an interesting site!

Soulcrusher, Stephen, and Paul,

Nice work gentlemen!

Frank,

I was going to mention that I hope that you are considering either extending the end date, or starting a KOTS III September 1, as I have another WWI kit on the way (and several in my stash).  As far as my progress is concerned, I had a productive week, and should be taking photographs of two completed planes soon.  Yes, I could not take looking at my nearly completed Hansa-Brandenburg W.29, so I finished it off.  The Pfalz D.IIIa needs to have a few final details added (wheels, actuating links, and tail control wires) and a final protective overcoat sprayed on.  I will post the photos as soon as they are taken.

Daywalker wrote:

ludwig- Absolutely gorgeous builds!  I must say, a pair of stunning triplanes.  The markings on the first one are the ones I paln to use on mine when I get to it, thanks for the inspiration.  What color did you use for the red triplane?  I like it.  Your weathering looks just right to my eyes as well.  I updated page 1 for you! Mo- No worries my friend!  I shall look for that E.V in the next round.

thanks to all for the kind words

daywalker , the red is a standard vallejo model air colour , italian red 71085

cheers paul

Daywalker wrote:

". . .Mo- No worries my friend!  I shall look for that E.V in the next round.

Next Round. . .?  I smell a change in the wind says I. . .The windsock is holding at S, SE.  Looks like there will be another patrol over the Salient.  Biscuits, tea and coffee for the morning meal.  Dawn patrol will have us up against the Richthofen's Circus me boy-o's.   Our mission is to escort some two seaters of 54 Sqn over Amiens.  We will met up at 0530 hrs, here over map grid 432H.  Sharp's the action and be on it.  This is one of the Boche's big dromes.  Everyone to their bus.  Starting magneto off, swing the prop sergeant.  Now, mags on and one more swing. Settle down to let the oil warm and the rev's to even up.  There, waiting for the hand signals.  To the chocks men. . .stand by. 

ludwig- Absolutely gorgeous builds!  I must say, a pair of stunning triplanes.  The markings on the first one are the ones I paln to use on mine when I get to it, thanks for the inspiration.  What color did you use for the red triplane?  I like it.  Your weathering looks just right to my eyes as well. 

I updated page 1 for you!

Mo- No worries my friend!  I shall look for that E.V in the next round.

 Stephen, I should check in more often, I missed that DR1 on 48. I especially liked that one too. The streaked camo is really awesome. I also checked in on that cool website Luftwoller mentioned. That is phenomenal to see the DR1 engine fire up and run. Anyway, Thanks again for the correction(I really enjoyed it) and I am sorry I missed the earlier posted Tridecker.

 Hey luftwoller I added that website to the Favs. Thanks for sharing.

Mobious wrote:

". . .Stephen, the 3 Trideckers are awesome. And to build 3 at a time, whew! . . ."

Greetings Good Mobious,

Not to put too fine a point on it but. . .four at one time.  At least that is what the T-shirt will say.

Eduard 1/48 Fokker Dr.I FINISHED!  Pics on page 49

Dragon 1/48 Fokker Dr.I FINISHED!  Pics on page 48

Dragon 1/48 Fokker Dr.I FINISHED!  Pics on page 49

Dragon 1/48 Fokker Dr.I FINISHED!  Pics on page 50

 Hello everyone, Fantastic Builds to all.

 SC, the DVII turned out great.  

 Stephen, the 3 Trideckers are awesome. And to build 3 at a time, whew!

 Ludwig, Both the DR1's are stunning, but I'm with SC, the Red looks great.

 Daywalker, Sorry about not finishing the EV. I over ran the time I'd estimated for an armour build and wouldn't want to rush it. I'll save the EV for KOTS III, along with a shelf of others.

 Great looking aircraft everyone!

They both look good Ludwig. I always wanted to build an all red DR I. You did a fantastic job on both.

                                                                                Soulcrusher

What a couple of fantastic builds. I wish i could photograph my models half as good as your pics, let alone build em as good.

...Guy

ok here we go...my builds are done.

there not finished perfectly and there are a couple of pieces missing off each but i learned alot from doing this dual build.

the next time i build one of these babies(i have 4 dual kits on the shelf)i will finish the various pieces before putting the whole thing together and the biggest thing i didnt do was to drill out all the rigging holes first,i wont forget that again!

anyway hope you like them and sign me up for knights of the sky 3

Luftwoller wrote:

I know. And how cool was it that the engine was a 'New Build' Awesome.

Yes!  I know that those original engines leaked oil like crazy, but at the end of that vid, I saw fluids leaking just after it stopped.  I thought that the new build wouldn't leak so much.  I don't know much about those designs; perhaps it needs to leak in order to keep all the rockers and other linkages lubed?

Luftwoller wrote:

Did you see the vid of the huge 4 bladed sucker running?

Yep, and I got chills when I heard that "POIT" sound it made when it first turned over (at 1:11). :)

Thanks a bunch for that link.  I need to send it to my father.

m@

I know. And how cool was it that the engine was a 'New Build' Awesome. Did you see the vid of the huge 4 bladed sucker running?

...Guy

Luftwoller wrote:

BTW did anyone see that website i posted. It is Brilliant. ...Guy

Oh, I did, Lufty.  I watched the video of the two guys starting up the Oberursel.  Those guys are WAY to serious, if I was there, I'd be grinning from ear to ear!  The sound it made was just THRILLING. :)

m@

Those DR's are just awesome.

BTW did anyone see that website i posted. It is Brilliant.

...Guy

Well here it is my final Dr.I kit planned for this build.

Frank, please note this on page 1 as done.

SC- Glad you had fun here, and it sure is great building something different, isn't it?  Not sure when there will be a part 3, but I'm sure it will come about in time.  I will be sure to put your name on the list when that happens!

Thanks Frank. I know she is not the best Fokker D VII out there but I like the was it came out. If you do a part III I will definetly have to build the second kit now that I have learned a thing or two!

                                                                                        Soulcrusher

SC- Man, welcome to the finish line!!!  That really does look spectacular, and I mean that!  The decal work, and especially the streaking look resplendid.  You should be rightly proud of that build, especially with the fits she gave you.  Well done my friend!

I updated page 1 for you.

Well I can't believe I finished it. I think this is the most time I have spent on a single engine plane ever. I do'nt think I'll win any awards but I did learn alot and I know when I build the second kit in the box it will definelty go alot faster and turn out better. So hear she is.

                                                                         Soulcrusher 

StephenLawson

Frank and all;

Stick a fork in it, this one is done. 

Here is my detailed review.

Click Here.

Well done Stephen, another beauty for that huge collection of yours!  I updated page 1 for you.

SC- No worries mate, glad I could help!  I sent them off today, should be there as soon as the USPS can get them there.