100th Anniversary of WWI GB

Thanks for the understanding sympathy RobS. He's a just but demanding overseer . 

Good question... I must be a sucker for punnishment ;-)

I have the fuse ahlves together, the fit is not good but I will make it work.

The cockpit detail is OK-ish but I I will install the pilot to busy it up a bit

Theuns

Jean Claude is a vicious task-master me thinks!! Eh, Duster?? Anyway, good progress....hey, it's progress on the Chamond...keep at 'er. Theuns, why, oh why, do you love to torture yourself 

Not in 40 caliber.  

Theuns ......it will just be a simple fun build. Yes, we've heard that one before : /

I've decided to build my Emden in the 1914 grey scheme.  Any one know if there's any AM 10.5cm barrels out there.  Everything I have found has been discontinued.  Anyway I need to get her on the slips in the next couple of weeks.

This monogram D-7 is so inacurate that it will just be a simple fun build.

The top wing section is totally wrong and needed loads of hot water to get the warps out .

OH my Gosh! there is somebody here!  I was worried I was all alone-alone-lone-lone.....

Good to see you guys I've been working on my Saint Chamond at a breakneck pace (for a snail). While progress is slow I'm making progress in increments--

-now if I could just quit thinking of "cool things" to do to it and just build the thing, I could be done by this afternoon; (  ain't gonna happen)

So, in the interest (mine any way) of the GB, heres a few  "work in progress" shots.

Jean Claude overseeing the work to date

The pesky details are being "well done"-sorta

Jean Claude is becoming concerned that the quality is not up to standards  (c'est la vie-I say)

More to follow  after my coffee break.

Seems to have gone quiet like a lot of the GB's, but I am still planning on doing my build in a couple of months. I think ruddrat is running things at the moment.

Yes,  I am still have SMS Konig by ICM work in progress.  

Marcus

This GB still going? :-)

I have an ancient monogram Fokker D7 I might try my hand at.

Theuns

I have the Eduard 1/48 Neuport 11 aswell as the Eduard 1/48 Fokker d7 in the stach waiting to be built but I have to say the Neuport 28 was a very atractive airoplane :-)

Theuns

Excellent work Theuns!

I haven't been on the forum in quite some time, and I figured I'd hop on to see how everyone was holding up. My tiny Nieuport received a lot of attention a few weeks ago from a bunch of students at the high school I work at. After talking with one of the history teachers, I was asked to stop up to his U.S. history class and give a presentation on aircraft in World War I. Naturally I brought the aeroplane I made for this GB along with me. I put it under a digital overhead projector and the tiny plane suddenly took up the whole wall of the classroom. The kids loved it, and so did their teacher. I'm actually going to speak to his 10th grade global studies class next month about air power from World War I through the present ! And yep, that Nieuport 28 is coming along with me again.  Building my first biplane was a learning experience, and the finish product itself became something for others to learn about.  So I just wanted to say thanks again to all of you guys for the tips and advice! You helped me turn a simple model kit into something much more.

Thanx

Theuns

Excellent finish Theuns!  Really came out good.

Doug

I think maybe work neater and have a smoother paint surface.

Theuns

Theuns - now that turned out really well, and all in less than a month.  Great job with the lozenge finish, I can't tell they are decals.

What is it you would have done differently?

regards,

Jack

Great lookin plane Theuns 

I am done with the Eduard 1/48 D VIII

Not totally what I wanted, but a good learning tool for later on.

Jasta 27

Cool GB, thanx for hosting

Theuns

Yup..that worked out well Theuns.

I think for my first attempt at working with such large decals it went OK, there is a little bit I need toutch up here and there and smooth out the edges on the elevators.

Nice star Theuns.

Ah, yes, I know that plane. I did a little Roden 1/72 version last year. Strange looking craft, but, still a neat subject...

" Not used to seeing you do a Bipe"

That is cause the Fokker EV (letar D8) was not a bibe Rob   LOL

It was a parasol wing late in the war. I have deciede to try this and stay away from rigging ,after my DH-82 desaster untill I have the correct drills.

I have sealed in the very nice scela stuff in the fuse.....of witch very little is now visable! Ah well it hides my poor attempt at building a PE cockpit, still loads to learn using this medium.

I must say I was rather "shocked" to see the poor quality of the plastic parts in this kit. Thye are rather thick, loads of flash, poor fit requiring loads of filler and sanding.

I also have the Eduard weekend Neuport 11 in 1/48 and I must say from what I can see that kit is of much better quality ,plastic wize.

Anyone built the Revell (rebox of eduard) 1/48 Albatross dv? Seems like a nice kit

Theuns

I remember that sort of cockpit from when I built the SS IIIa.  Frightening to contemplate but worked well in the end.  Eduard has come a long way since these kits were done.

Right on Theuns...looks great. Not used to seeing you do a Bipe...good start.

I was given this kit and I am building it as a plane of Jasta 6 WW1 1918.
It is the first time for me using a full PE cockpit. I have found it rather tricky, but it is a good learning curve.

I put some lozenge decal on the inside of tyhe fuse to represent the "see through" effect of the fabric.
SInce the inside of the fabric inside the cockpit was the back side of the printed Lozenge and therefore a little lighter in color I had to"ghost" on a lighter clearcoat to tone it down a bit.

May I come play with a 1/48 Eduard Fokker D-8? I do not think I am quite ready for the WNW SE5 yet.

Thanx

Theuns

rocker286

Dale that looks fantastic so far! It's always a pain when parts don't line up correctly on kits...I had a similar experience with an MPM A-20B a few years back. I think one of the best parts about building tricky kits is getting past small hurdles like what you experienced- it's a victory, in a way!

Thanks, Your right if everything just fell into place the hobby would not be nearly as fun. Who does not like a challenge every once and a while!

 You guys!

Dale that looks fantastic so far! It's always a pain when parts don't line up correctly on kits...I had a similar experience with an MPM A-20B a few years back. I think one of the best parts about building tricky kits is getting past small hurdles like what you experienced- it's a victory, in a way!