Knights of the Sky WWI GB The End

Wasn't me, Marc. Since I've started curling, I've learned not to drop things. That sucker weighs 42 lbs and can do a variety of damage.

If you want to see tiny, try building one of Eduard's 1/72 WWI offerings. The PE parts for the instrument panel can literally fit through the eye of a needle. I built one of their 1/72 Albatros D.V's .... good lord are those parts tiny!

OK.. WHICH ONE OF YOU DROPPED THE BALL HERE???

Wasn't one of you WWI experts supposed to tell us biplane neophytes that all the parts in a 1/48 scale WWI plane are ridiculously tiny..

 I just started going over the part trees and OMG they are small.  I finished the engine and it so cute and tiny. Pics later.

ruddratt wrote:

Stephen, your work is simply astounding! Ditto what Frank said....that could easily be mistaken for the real deal! Your passion for these warbirds has proven to be a great inspiration to all of us participating in this GB.

ruddratt thanks for your support. I wish you could see us working on the full sized Fokker D.VIII at the Lafayette Foundation. (230hp Continnental.)

Daywalker wrote:

Stephen- When I first looked at the photo on the top of this page, I honestly thought it was a photo of the real aircraft!  Not only is the construction astounding, but the photo quality and lighting make it appear as a photo of the real thing!  Beautiful work Stephen.  Is that the 1/48 Eduard kit?

Thanks Frank,

You are very kind. But bite your tongue with a full engine it can only be the Roden kit.

The Eduard kit does not have the engine, only facades. I will have to wait to pronounce my next build as several boxes just hit my door.

Very Nice work on your flooring.

Mike,

I had some oils that I really liked the color of.  I tried experimenting with a technique I saw over on Hyperscale, and really liked the results.  As soon as I can get the oils to dry, I am going to give the pieces a few light coats of Tamiya clear yellow to finish it off.  Hopefully, they will turn out well!

Stephen-

When I first looked at the photo on the top of this page, I honestly thought it was a photo of the real aircraft!  Not only is the construction astounding, but the photo quality and lighting make it appear as a photo of the real thing!  Beautiful work Stephen.  Is that the 1/48 Eduard kit? 

Stephen-

That looks great, man.  Always impressive!!

Here are some close ups of the gun pit.

The pilot's right side of the ship.

The pilot's left side of the airframe.

Bristol F.2B, D-8063 from 139 Sqn, RAF Italian front, summer 1918. Along with its regular service this machine was used when Major W.G. Barker took HRH the Prince of Wales on a familiarization flight.

wing_nut wrote:

If anyone else is doing a Camel, I found a nice shot opf the rigging  (what have I gotten myslef into[%-])

Marc, I've seen what you're capable of, my friend! That rigging should be a breeze for someone with your skills! The double rigging present in some spots will be the greatest challenge.

Greetings all;

My Bristol F.2b is done and I'll be posting images later after midnight when I get home from work.  I still have a few brass etch pieces I want to add but that will come in the following days.  Additionally I am building the "Part of Poland" strip down F.2b fuselage to be incuded with a training school diorama and as such the Scariff Lewis gun ring & mount were used on my Campaign build here.

In the training school diorama It may just be open fuselages with engines and groups of students in various excersizes.  So guns, ammunition and other  similar subject won't be needed. 

http://www.jadarhobby.waw.pl/aircraft-148-c-18_24_28.html?page=7&sort=2a

Daywalker wrote:

I was checking my oil paint "woodgrain" to see if it was dry after a week, but guess what?  That's right, it wasn't!  The piece started to fall and as I reached to grab it, smudged it pretty badly.  Guess I am going to redo it.  Will baking the oils under a heat lamp help them dry quicker?

For oils there is what is called "Jap dryer."  Most art stores carry it and it dries the oils much quicker. (just now read ruddratt's post.)

dostacos wrote:

Stephen, I just read the download on your Nieuport build, and there are great ideas that will add to my build time and since the weekend kit is cheaper, I plan on doing all four at some point in time ( I guess 5 if you count Rawlings with the new markings... eek, I forgot to check and see if his final flight had a lewis on the wing) using the decals from the flyboys kit. I have a couple of questions regarding the article that I will PM you with and for others here, it was worth it for me, and I plan on getting some more real soon Dan

No Lewis gun on Rawlings bird, Just Cassidy's.  Thanks for the kind words.   Anything I can help with please feel free to contact me.  I'll try to get you pointed in the right direction. By the way if you have the collector's edition of Flyboys guess who's models are featured on Disc 2 in the clear covered boxes?

jeaton01 wrote:

". . .Looks like it's pretty well put together to me.  But, I wonder how well faired in the real fin was to the monocoque fuselage?"

 Two of the fuselage formers had a spike at their apex and this was simply skinned over with steam formed plywood sections.

Might be worth a try, Frank. I seem to recall reading about a few modelers here using that method, but not with a heat lamp. That could be a little too hot. My guess would be a regular incandescent bulb, maybe 100W or so. If I recall, those heat lamps are somewhere in the 250W range. You could also try a product known as 'Japan Dryer'. It speeds up the cure time on oil paints.

*Raises hand as well....another Camel in the works as we speak*

wing_nut wrote:

OK here I come Gonna just catch my breath, order a Vector engine and get this GBG started. If anyone else is doing a Camel, I found a nice shot opf the rigging  (what have I gotten myslef into[%-])

wing_nut wrote:

I found a nice shot opf the rigging  (what have I gotten myslef into[%-])

Now you can see why I am building the Fokker DVIII, almost NO rigging!

Thanks for posting the photo, Marc.  It's a good one, but maybe it shows too much detail!

I have several of the EDuard Camel kits, but I have to earn the right to start on one of them by first finishing my SS III.  And I do mean earn, it is a bit of a struggle at this point.  Still, it is the best SS III kit there is.

OK here I come

Gonna just catch my breath, order a Vector engine and get this GBG started.

If anyone else is doing a Camel, I found a nice shot opf the rigging  (what have I gotten myslef into[%-])

Mike-

That's good news buddy!  Glad to hear you have some bench time coming up.  I'll be looking for some WIP shots this weekend!   The Nieuport 11 I got is not the profipack version, I had a hard time finding this one and couldn't find the other anywhere.  Still looks like a nice kit, though!  I plan on posting some photos tomorrow, got a little work to do to some of the parts tonight first.

Stephen- PM inbound!

Justin, that is looking fantastic! I really like the pre-shading .... it highlights the rib & the panel detail nicely! Great work on the engine too!

Frank, which edition of the Eduard kit did you pick up? Is it the profi-pack?

I think it's time for me to jump back into this build. The Camel is back on the bench, the scratchbuilt details are installed on the engine waiting for paint, the 'pit and the seat are currently under construction. Got chores to do today and a curling match tonight, but I feel an all-nighter at the bench coming on for later tonight.

Looking good Justin!  If she turns out 1/3 as nice as the '109s I've seen of yours, it's gonna be AWESOME!!!