WNW Pfalz D.III Komplete 23/Mai/19

[Lothar]

Looking fantastic, you'll be rewarded with a superb model  when finished.

Your hard work will pay off  

 

Lothar

 

[Gazzas]

Now to an area that nobody seems to be talking about:  The wing edges. (the following two images for discussion only)

 

In researching I found two types:  One on this Fokker D.VII where rib tapes are used:

For this to be an option, your upper and lower rib tapes need to meet up perfectly both front and back.

 

Then there is this Pfalz D.XII:

Here, wing material in a strip more broad than the rib tapes is used.  Since my rib tapes don't line up perfectly, and because I'm building a pfalz...  I chose this method.

 

I took this steep angle shot and discovered a step in my wraparound.  I think it's gonna be there for posterity.

 

 

 

The Lower wing.  Ugh...  macro shots show just how un-straight my rib tapes are.

 

 

This small area hasn't been done yet.  I took the picture to illustrate the fragility of the decals that don't wrap around the wing edge.

 

Dirtied up the wheels with a couple of washes.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Gaz

[Out2gtcha]

The learning curve on lozenge decals is actually a bit steep.    I think it looks good from what I can see!  

[Gazzas]

HI Everyone,

        I started the rigging today.   My main goal was to get as much done as possible before putting the struts and upper wing on. 

 

I used Bob's Buckles, but they're very hard to see since my phone doesn't like to take close up photos.  For the wires I'm using 1.5Lb test.

 

I blackened the 'wires' with a Sharpie before attaching them to the model.

 

I use a lot of light, and a light colored background to improve my ability to see through the eyelets once the upper wing is on.

 

And I used a box to elevate the jig and inter-wing area to eye-level.

 

But back to work tomorrow...  so I probably won't get it all rigged before the end of the week.

 

Cheers!

 

Gaz

[Gazzas]

Hi everyone!

   I finished this one today after devoting many of my free hours that would normally be spent web surfing and watching TV.  It was an educational build, and I had a good time, even the rigging which I made four separate efforts to ruin while I was heat shrinking the lines.

 

You can see the RFI here: 

 

 

Cheers!

 

Gaz