Knights of the Sky WWI GB The End

Daywalker wrote:

ruddratt wrote: SD, there's a technique I tried on my Eduard D.VII. It was a bit hairy as I had never attempted it before, but I was pleased with the results. I used a enamel base coat in the lighter of the two colors and over it I applied a darker acrylic, thinned to almost airbrush consistancy, with a rake brush. Dang!  I love that bird, thanks for the photo Mike!

The Eduard D.VII is a FUN! build.  I'd recommend it to anyone. 

ruddratt wrote:

SD, there's a technique I tried on my Eduard D.VII. It was a bit hairy as I had never attempted it before, but I was pleased with the results. I used a enamel base coat in the lighter of the two colors and over it I applied a darker acrylic, thinned to almost airbrush consistancy, with a rake brush.

Dang!  I love that bird, thanks for the photo Mike!

I snagged this from the Eduard site from their D.III instructions. Hope it helps.

Doing good progress on the build, sorry but i'm not doing a WIP on this one, I'll post photo for advise and when its gonna be complete.

I reshape the nose with syrenes and looks good, I hope i'll blend in at painting, but I don't know where to place the wires on the plane wings, it doesn't say in the instruction where, can someone fill me in?

SD, there's a technique I tried on my Eduard D.VII. It was a bit hairy as I had never attempted it before, but I was pleased with the results. I used a enamel base coat in the lighter of the two colors and over it I applied a darker acrylic, thinned to almost airbrush consistancy, with a rake brush.

...wigs? The Dr.1 has wigs? (yes, I could have edited the post, but I think it's too funny to get deleted...)

SD

Everybody,

as I start to paint the wigs of my Dr.I, I'd be curious to learn about your favorite technique to paint those olive-greenish "Fokker stripes" that the Dr.1 show on the upper wing surfaces and the fuselage (e.g. on the model in the previous post)? I'm thinking of just using a brush with some thinned paint, but I'm not sure if this gives the right effect. Or do you airbrush?

SirDrake

Here is the newest mold from Eduard.  The first build up of this kit I know of.  It was done by Srecko Bradic of Serbia.  Done as F.I 102/17.  Nicely done with minor reservations.

Rudratt, looks awesome!

SD

Thanks much for the comments guys!

Fuselage is now buttoned up and clamped as the glue sets. Got the leading & trailing edges of the flying surfaces cleaned up and all the rigging holes drilled. I'll keep ya posted!

Daywalker, Awsome Scratch built prop.

Ruddratt, Great interior

and Steven thats an awsome collection.

Thanks buddy! Feels good to get some time in finally and make a bit of progress.

LOL! Nah, I still got plenty of the kit-supplied stuff for when I need it. Not as good a quality as the Eagle-Strike lozenge, but it'll do. Besides, I really need to use this German Mauve paint before it goes bad.

Outstanding work Mike!  It really is good to see you are able to get some bench time in.  As always, your cockpit photos do not disappoint.

ruddratt wrote:

No lozenge this time.

Or is it because someone has all of your lozenge?

OK guys! Here's a few WIP pics of my Albatros D.V. Been a fun kit so far! I will be painting it up as Walter Boning's Jasta 76b aircraft, mostly a wood-grain fuselage. No lozenge this time. As much as I like the stuff, I felt like I needed a bit of a break from it this time around.

Anyway, hope you like the pics!

T-rex wrote:

Doing good so far, Had to srachbuild alot in the cockpit (didn't had a wall in the front or the back of the pilot) when I was working on the nose I thought the kit's nose was too small so  I had to use syrene sheet and sand it out again, no it was just a diffient variation, look.  Here the kit's nose. I was asking myself why did they do that, it was because I was using the nose for this variation. But I will sill have to sand it in order for it to fit properly.

Greetings T-Rex;

First  let me explain that there were three variations of the Austro-Hungarian Oeffag Albatros D.III.  There were the  53.xx series, 153.xx series and the 253.xx series (the x's stand for the individual aircraft identity numbers.)  The first in the series (53.xx) and some of the 153.xx series had the typical Albstros D.III nose & spinner as seen on the German types.   With a concern about the spinner coming off in flight and the installation of the larger and higher horse powered "Heiro" engine being installed in the rest of 153.xx & all of the 253.xx series the spinner was deleted and the nose redesigned. 

Your first image is of course the Austro-Hungarian built 253.01 of the third series.  Your second image is a German built Albatros D.III manufactured by the East Albatros works in Schneidemuhl.  Better known as OAW.

Doing good so far, Had to srachbuild alot in the cockpit (didn't had a wall in the front or the back of the pilot) when I was working on the nose I thoughtr the kits nose was too smal so did I had to use syrene sheet adn sand it out again, no it was jsut a diffient variation, look.

Here the kits nose.

I was asking myself why did they do that, it was because I was useing the nose for this variation.

But i will sill have to sand it in oder to fit properly.

StephenLawson wrote:

First start on this thread on page 22.  All propellers were made from laminated wood in WWI.  even the big Zep. Staaken Propellers were laminated wood (skinned in plywood as well. Some were clear varnished some were shellaced a solid colour.

Thanks, Stephen - the infos on these pages explain things nicely. My next prop will be laminated - I actually got a spare one lying around, nice for practising my painting (or better: masking) skills...

SirDrake 

sirdrake wrote:

". . .Is there actually a rule of thumb when (or where?) laminated propellers where used?  I painted the prop of my Dr.1 solid wood, but soon after (of course...) realized that on every picture it has laminated props. SD

First start on this thread on page 22.  All propellers were made from laminated wood in WWI.  even the big Zep. Staaken Propellers were laminated wood (skinned in plywood as well. Some were clear varnished some were shellaced a solid colour.

Daywalker wrote:

That looks mighty impressive!

Is there actually a rule of thumb when (or where?) laminated propellers where used? I painted the prop of my Dr.1 solid wood, but soon after (of course...) realized that on every picture it has laminated props.

SD 

StephenLawson wrote:

sirdrake wrote: What kit is it?    I would have to say a Hobby Craft 1/28 scale Fokker Dr.I  (a copy of the Revell kit).

Bingo! It's actually the Revell kit - a friend of mine bought the dual combo (which includes the Camel and the Dr.1), and because he had already built the Fokker, it ended up in my stash. Stephen, there is no handshake-smiley, so you get a  . Congratulations . Daywalker, ruddratt, you share a honorable second place 

Because I have the indistinctive feeling that there are - as nice as they may be - enough red Dr.1 on this planet already, my plans are to paint it in Lothar von Richthofen's color (a rare, hard to find, unique, and barely known color scheme ).

SirDrake 

Daywalker wrote:

SirDrake- Glad to see you are going to build another one here!  That is some top notch detail work there, another stunner in the works me thinks!  As for which kit that is, I can only guess so I will say: 1/48 Eduard Sopwith Camel? A little Fokker update: Frustrated by my rather poor attempts to paint the laminated wood look onto my plastic kit prop, I decided to try the method Stephen shared and make my own from wood.  I used 1/32 sheet basswood and mahogany, sanded to make them thin enough to get the number of laminations I needed.  I made two blanks, just in case.   It took a long time to get the pitch correct, and to make both sides even.  Here is my progress so far, right now I am making the mounting plates for it then some sealer to seal it up.  Thanks for looking!

Frank, now thats first rate work.