Just past mid-day here. Less than twelve hours to go.. The wings are on, the undercarriage too. The seam at the top of the fuselage was dealt with - I used superglue to do the assembly and only had to file away the excess glue to obtain a smooth surface-. The seam at the bottom of the fuselage was left more or less as it was: after having passed on a coat of liquid glue along the seam, I only engraved some little lines all along to represent the sewing. It won't be seen anyway...
The tailplane and the fin are still off at this stage. Because of the decoration I chose, and the ridiculously small size of this kit, I think I'm gonna paint them separately.. They are overal black but part of the fuselage is black too, and masking could be difficult or even dangerous with all those flying surfaces...
Before I start painting, I'll add a touch of Milliput at some of the joints between the wings and the wing struts, and at the joint between the fairing of the undercarriage axle and the struts there.
Revell provides a little strenghtening bar for the undercarriage but this was a field modification and as far as I can see, Von Tutschek's Dr.1 (404/17) did not have it.
The base is painted. Just have to add the pilot's name.
Lunch!