Greif8 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Following is the first build of the year for me, though I started it in mid-December. The Pfalz D XII seems to be a fairly uncommon build, so I thought it would be something a bit different. The scene is supposed to represent an aircraft that has suffered engine failure and force landed in a meadow away from its home airfield. I used some different types and lengths of grass and forest scatter to (hopefully) reinforce the fact that the DXII had landed near a woodline or marshy area. I liked the pose of the mechanic figure as he seems to be thinking "What a mess!" or perhaps something a bit more forceful! I used a few A/M things on this build; an HGW seatbelt, LF Models Wooden Prop, some ANYZ spark plugs, and a REXX exhaust. The rigging is all Uschi line, and the eyebolts are Gaspatch. I also did a bit of scratchbuilding making the crate and small footstep out of balsa wood. I did not heavily weather the aircraft except in the engine compartment where I did put down a lot of oil staining - again to suggest an engine failure; unfortunately, due to where I positioned the figure, it makes getting a good macro shot of the engine comparment nearly impossible with my photo setup. So on the photos, first up some overall shots. Cicciuzzo, olgerd83, chuck540z3 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Beautiful build, finish, and presentation! Congratulations! Greif8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Some mid-distance and close up photos. olgerd83, AlbertD, Uncarina and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) And a few macro shots to finish. Edited January 17, 2022 by Greif8 olgerd83, Madmax, AlbertD and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, Rockie Yarwood said: Beautiful build, finish, and presentation! Congratulations! Thank you Rocky! This one turned out fairly well. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 That's really nice, you should be very pleased with yourself Ernest. Greif8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Beautiful work and presentation Ernest! You did the kit justice, and the vignettes with your figures really sets your builds apart. Well done! Cheers, Tom Greif8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Great build and very well presented too. Your rigging skills impress too. Cheers, Michael Greif8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Owens Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Du, Prachtkerl! Wunderschoen!! Greif8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Very nice work Greif8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 That’s just lovely. Well done. Greif8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 8 hours ago, Kagemusha said: That's really nice, you should be very pleased with yourself Ernest. Thank you sir! Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Uncarina said: Beautiful work and presentation Ernest! You did the kit justice, and the vignettes with your figures really sets your builds apart. Well done! Cheers, Tom Thank you Tom! I originally considered having the aircraft sans landing gear as if it had shorn them off in a forced landing. After looking at a lot of photos of crashed WWI aircraft I came to the conclusion that very few - if any - WWI planes skidded for any distance after the landing gear was raked off. Most of the photos I looked at showed the aircraft somewhat upended and/or having suffered damage to the lower wings/fuselage. Given the fragile nature of those crates that is not surprising. Replicating damaged fabric and spares would have been a pretty major scratch building effort. In the end, I chose to go the easier route and show the aircraft having successfully glided to a landing. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 5 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Great build and very well presented too. Your rigging skills impress too. Cheers, Michael Thank you Michael! I tried out the Gaspatch resin turnbuckles during the build, but found them to be a bit too fragile for my ham fists. I have some of the metal ones coming and plan to use them on the next build - or I might stop being lazy and cut some brass tube and use the technique that really good modellers like Dr. Dave use for rigging WWI. Thank you again! Ernest Dpgsbody55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Rob Owens said: Du, Prachtkerl! Wunderschoen!! Vielen Dank Rob! I showed your comment to my German wife pointing out that others can see that I am a "Prachtkerl" so why can't she!? She just rolled her eyes as she normally does at such things! Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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