seiran01 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I lost the mojo on the DH9 purely because I didn't want to rig things at the moment. While I wait for a truckload of eyelets and turnbuckles to arrive from Bobs Buckles, two WNW Pfalz D.IIIa are up. I had been planning to not post anything until they were completed but eh, I like to share. These two kits were started last Sunday and after a good deal of time tonight, the time commitment so far in the quick build is 14.5 hours (That's quick?). The intent is to build them fairly clean, with little to no weathering and washes to bring out the details. Pfalz #1: Option E from the kit decals, Hans Muller's red and white Jasta 18 bird. Aviattic lozenge to be used for underside of the wings. Pfalz #2: Option 2 from Pheon's Pfalz D.IIIa Volume Two, Jasta 5 (red fuselage with gray wings). Those who know me, know that I may be up to something with a series of Jasta 5 and 18 aircraft... I've taken a photo every night this week of the build, and one or two additional this weekend. Day 1: Drooling bulldog gray-green paint used, wash of AK Rust Streaks in the fuselage sides. Floors are Mr Color Tan with AK Rust Streaks Day 2: Basic cockpit assembly. Already a lesson learned in slowing down - both fuel tank filler caps should face upwards not outwards. Good thing they can't be seen once everything is together. Day 3: Interiors completed excluding seats. Engine blocks painted. Both will be built with cowls closed, and very little below the rocker arms and top of cylinders can be seen - so the rest of the engine is only receiving very basic paint. Day 4: Seats painted, belts annealed, shaped and painted (Vallejo off white with AK Xtreme Metal aluminum hardware) Day 5: interiors installed, lower wings joined. cockpit padding has been roughly painted with some random Vallejo brown as the inside will be difficult to cleanly paint later on. The outer padding will be more carefully painted at the end. Day 6: Seam work - eliminating the seams at the rear of the lower wing insert are a PITA with the fuselage contours the way they are. J5 Pfalz has had the tail surfaces painted Drooling Bulldog Kadmium Chromoxid (= Jasta 5 green). Even without primer it seems to have very good adhesion. Day 7: Prime the Jasta 18 bird with Mr Surfacer White 1000. Find out that all that seam work wasn't good enough. Day 8: 4 hours of play time with White Mr Surfacer 1000 on #1 and finally got the lower insert faired in on #2. Wings of #2 primed with Mr Surfacer Grey 1000 and then painted with Drooling Bulldog Pfalz Asse (Pfalz metallic gray dope) and Mr Color #68 Red Madder. The metallic sheen of the wings doesn't really show in the photos, but I really like this. Think it's going to be my go-to for silver-doped planes going forward. And that brings us to right now. Bed time and a long work week ahead! Youngtiger1, Bill_S, ziggyfoos and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachP319 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 How are you liking the Drooling Bulldog paint line? I have found little about this line on the net but it intrigues me. Zach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 I'm absolutely loving them so far. Very thin in the bottle but not as much Mr Paint (a plus for my painting style). The three colors I've sprayed are all adhering very well and no hint of silver flakes came off the wings when i removed masking tape after spraying the red stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 A double Bi-plane speed build. You must have taken John B's course. There is no other explaination to have gotten not one, but both builds this far in just 3 day's time. Joel Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Fantastic progress on the double build. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who builds multiples of the same kit at the same time. Although you're moving faster at it than I am. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scarborough Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Wow! And I thought all the lightning was coming from the sky! This is indeed a Blitz Build! Congrats, Mike! Looking good so far and I am sure this will give you all the mojo you need to get back to the DH9!! Cheers from NYC, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Thanks guys. Here's tonight's progress, back on the Muller pfalz with Aviattic cookie-cutter decals for the lower surfaces of the wings. I had a snag with the center piece on the upper wing (user error compounded by dog puking on floor) and fixed it as best I could. I'll fix what's left of the center lozenge with scrap decals. Once these are on I'll clearcoat and do some very light preshading of access panels before painting the red. bstachel, Out2gtcha, Fooesboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Your decaling really looks quite good. I'm still amazed at the speed you're buildig both models at. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Thanks Joel. Today's progress - this is Mr Paint's Richthofen Red sprayed directly over the white Mr Surfacer which seems to be becoming my go-to white paint for large areas. TorbenD, Rick K and ziggyfoos 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 nice stuff Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTroll Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Lovely stuff, Mike! That red is gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Gorgeous indeed! Great work Mike. Im reminded every time I sit down at the bench these days, how awesome the fit and buildability of Sir Peters kits are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Mike, Another day, and your continued progress still is mind boggling. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 Not much time to work on the 2 Pfalz kits tonight. Did staining with tamiya black panel line wash and a cotton swab and fan brush, and started prepping holes to rig one with Gaspatch to see if I like them. Out2gtcha and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Indeed, I like the red. If you are not happy with the GP turnbuckles, you also may want to see about using 1/48th turnbuckles. I used both on some models and found the 48th stuff looked better on control wires, and left the 32nd stuff for flying wires. Its all about what you like the looks of Model on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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