Gazzas Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Those ammo belts look awesome! If they make them in 1/32 scale, I'd definitely buy them. The PE ones have never looked real enough to me. Gaz spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Gazzas said: Those ammo belts look awesome! If they make them in 1/32 scale, I'd definitely buy them. The PE ones have never looked real enough to me. Gaz They do !! http://www.gaspatchmodels.com/ammo-belts/ Gazzas and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Wow.. has it been a year ?... I got bogged down by several things with this build and shelved it. The biggest thing for me was the prop, had no idea what to do. Well, recently I happened on a video that showed how you could do it with of all things, colored pencils and Tamyia clear colors.. Landrotten Highlander, Kais, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 So I figured.. nothing to lose.. and gave it a shot. And OMG.. it worked !! Placed alongside the motor it certainly looked the part... Trak-Tor, Landrotten Highlander, Alain Gadbois and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 It certainly did work - very nice Richard Out2gtcha and spacewolf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 But... and there is always a but.. I found my beautiful aftermarket engine is too big in diameter for the cowling.. to get it to fit I'd have to remove about all the cylinder heads.. and I don't want to butcher it .. I tried thinning the cowling but the motor forces it to sit high and 'proud' ... So I've decided to set the aftermarket engine aside for this build and save it for another (yes, going to build another of these kits and really go to town on it !) 109, Landrotten Highlander and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, RLWP said: It certainly did work - very nice Richard I was totally amazed.. and it wasn't all that hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Seat belts were made from masking tape & twist tie wire... Almost ready to close up the fuse but the rudder does not have a control horn so I made one from the framing of the photo etch fret... and with that.. it was time to start fitting things together... Feels good to be back at this. Landrotten Highlander, Out2gtcha, Trak-Tor and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Nice one Vaughn! Really looks the part for sure I'm hoping to scoop up a MENG/WnW tripe soon and do some of the same types of things. Model on! spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Nice one Vaughn! Really looks the part for sure I'm hoping to scoop up a MENG/WnW tripe soon and do some of the same types of things. Model on! Thanks !! Oh ya ! That one is on my radar too !! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Just read through this whole thread while ignoring the spousal unit to my own detriment and feel compelled to point out a couple of things from the perspective of an old -- and I mean old -- photo analyst/processor. Namely, there is a reason why the forward fuselage looks weirdly dark in the photos. Remember that the Dr1 is a triplane, so shadows from overhead are cast by two wings, not one. Add to that the sort of tetrahedran-shaped fairing that runs from the cowling aft along the otherwise flat-sided fuselage and you get a good recipe for a headache. I'd bet a lot that the cowling and wheel covers are the same color, but you get to decide what it is 'cause I have no idea. I'd also bet that the streaky vertical brush strokes go all the way along the fuselage to the cowling and that the dark part of the forward fuselage you are having trouble with in some of the photos is the result of shadows cast by the middle and top wings, not paint. I know it looks sort of airbrushed in that one photo, but the airplane is running and therefor vibrating a bit and you have no way of knowing what the shutter speed was, so..... Also, you've done a great job simulating wood grain on your parts, but wood props have that stripey effect because they are made up of multiple thin laminations, often of different species, for strength and are are not carved from one big grainy hunk of a tree. The blanks that make up a prop are each cut from a precise pattern and are stacked in a symetrical and staggered fashion so that the grain/colors you see on one finished blade is mirrored in the other blade. In other words, both blades should look pretty much the same. This is done not only for strength but also because the prop has to balance perfectly -- an out of balance prop will buzz your teeth out of your head at a minimum and literally can shake an airplane apart at worst. Can't imagine Fokker using wonky props with asymetrical laminations, but I've been wrong before (see ref to spousal unit above). So, that's all I have to say about that because it is the sum total of what I know about Dr1s. If I could figure out how to put a tailhook on one, I might build it. Otherwise, I'll leave you to it. spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jep1210 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I'm not much of a WWI fan but I do like this particular plane and what you've done so far. Can't wait to see more progress. spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 A really interesting video and outcome. spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgtaylor1 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 MORE MORE MORE jajaja spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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