eetu is that a 1/72 kit?

It's 1:48 scale, kit's by eduard. I somewhat goofed when I bought it. I just bought it in the first shop I saw it. 29€
Then some days after the purchase, I visit my favorite model shop, they have the basic version (which I got) for 25€ and profi-pack 29€.
I guess I should have done some recon before buying. Doesn't matter much, it's still a good kit. But the instructions could have been a bit clearer, the rigging diagram is vague and some of the holes are not even marked on the parts. (most are, with a rivet-like dot. Fortunately, I got help here) And machine guns are much better assembled before attaching. Anyway, the project is coming along nicely. I think I'll try attaching the struts today.

There, I finally got the courage to glue the struts. I glued the inner struts to the upper wing, and the outer ones to the lower. I glued the struts to the wings and supported them with pieces of blue tac (actually it was white), then waited for some time before starting the alignment. After about an hour of sweating and cursing, I finally got the struts in place and the wing aligned. The whole thing was then held in place with masking tape.
I'm starting to get ready to paint this thing.

Edit: After removing the tape, I noticed that the joints of the outer right struts were very weak. They then just came off. (D'oh!) I had to put the tape back on to hold the wings and re-glued the struts. Hopefully they hold now. I'll run superglue to the joints after they're dry, to make them a little stronger

Hi Eetu!

Nice idea to glue some struts to the upper and some to the underwing to achieve a better alignement... I'll try that on my next biplane! Thanks for sharing...

Jean-Luc

yesterday I primed my camel and today I started painting. I'll post pics when I have something to show. No I've painted
the lower surfaces linen and the elevators white. (I'll go for a scheme of green uppers and a red cowling and wheel hubs)

The basic colors are on and coated with future.

And yes, I managed to break off those pesky struts again. Although it was the other side this time.

Hello everyone! I'm an armor modeller who ventured into the world of aircraft for a change. My entry for the campaign...



this would be my first 1/48 plane and I'm gonna need some help with this, beginning with some newbie questions.

I noticed that, except for the flap and rudder hinges, all of the panel lines are raised. Should I rescribe all of them or do I leave them be such as these struts on the upper wing.


Also, can you guys give me tips on how to spruce up this cockpit?


Since this aircraft has no canopy, Id like to make a presentable interior. I'd like to scratchbuild the cables on both sides of the cockpit but I dont know where they lead. Can anyone give me some pointers?

Thanks!
Joe

Okay, my entry in finished!




Built From Eduard's 1:48 kit, straight from the box. Rigging was done with black fishing line. Next time I'll use metal wire for the controll wire as you can't get proper sharp angles with fishing line. Speaking of the kit, it builds up nicely, but there are some serious errors in it. For example, it looks nothing like my primary reference picture:



Btw. is the gallery for this campaign open yet?

Hi

I just started some bi-planes and todays Camel post reminded me that I could join my first campaign. I started an Eduard Albatros D.II and an Albatros D.III as well as a Roden Fokker D.VII F (late). As I know myself the Albatros' won't be finished before the next decade so my entry will be the Fokker. I did some photos but to late to see much inside. Here they are anyway:









It will be the all yellow D.VII of Erich Löwenhardt...

best wishes

Steffen

Well, after a hiatus on my D.VII I figured I'd get it all assembled (it was sitting in pieces after coming back from the spray booth), disaster struck. I carefully peeled the tamiya tape to expose my paint job, and also removed about half of the lozenge decal from the fuselage.

I took a look at the remaining bits of lozenge that I had, but it's not enough to cover the holes, and I really don't care to try to match the pattern anyway.

Not looking forward to a nearly all black machine that is provided for on the paint guide (only machine that I could pull off with the lozenge I had), I've decided to strip eveything off of it, and paint it in the markings of a Finnish Fokker D.VII from 1923. There. Enough of messing with this lousy lozenge.

On the bright side, this has decided the matter of how to do the Gotha bomber...

Mika

Hi Steffen and Mika!

Steffen, sorry for the late reply! Your Fokker will make a great adversary to Eetu's (Emeritus) Camel and I'm looking forward to see more pics... Yellow you said!?

Mika, sorry to hear about the lozenge decals The day I'll work with them (I have a 1/32 Battle Axe Fokker DVII in my stash) I'll try to be very carefull! I wish you good luck to get things right. At least you don't have to deal with those damn decals anymore!

Jean-Luc

Hi Mika and Jean-Luc

As for the Losenge: I encountered the same problems. In spite using Daco RED, the Roden decals refuse to settle. I managed them to fit on my first Fokker:



but as Löwenhardts machine requires full upper and lower wing losenge I had no spare. So I ripped all off and try to make some Pfalz D.III Losenge from the Eduard kit to fit .... we'll see if it works (it is a little to small and has holes for the oil cooler )

Jean-Luc: I will post more photos in the comming week!

best regards

Steffen

Hey biplaners!

Was gone from the thread some time finishing other projects but yesterday the bi-plane fever stroke me again.
I find out the Academy 1:32 Nieuport is not the greatest kit to build but as long as it is fun it is OK with me.
Here 2 pics to show my progres: I've placed the cables made from thin copper wires from a low current cable (telephone cable). I find it more convincing than the rope that came with the box.
Next step: spraying the plane.

Paul

Hi Paul!

Looks like a great model to me! I wonder what markings you plan to do...

Jean-Luc

Hi All

here are two more in progress shots:





As already written in another post I removed the Roden Losenge and replaced it with decals from Eduards Pfalz D.IIIa. It is not perfect on the upper wing but fit the lower wing.

more to come

Steffen

Hallo Steffen!

Das ist aber ein schöner Kanarienvogel!

A yellow machine! This one could have inspired the Beatles. Looks very good so far, can't wait to see the upper wing glued in place. Fortunately there's not much rigging on the D VII

Jean-Luc

OK, I'm afraid I'm out of the game...

SWMBO dropped down my Nieuport from 1,80 mtr. last week when she tried to dust my display stand (although I specificly ask her NOT to). She just putted the plane back and I found out today it was heavy damaged. She just said, "oh well, I dropped it..., can't you fix it.." Yeah right!
Oh man.. I did spray it so beautifull in matt aluminium...

We got an argument about it and the Nieuport made his last flight ending up in about the same ammount of pieces as I start building it.
She don't have to model or even like modelling, but she could at least try to respect the work I had with it and understand this hurts...

Well, I'm not a happy man at the moment

Ouch Paul! Too bad!

fortunately (so to speak) I only had these kind of "experience" with my cat and not my girlfriend... here is the last result:



I suppose you can't have an argument with a cat! So the only thing was to calm down and glue the parts together again. Was there really no way to fix your model? Again, too bad...

The room were my models are displayed is "Forbidden Area" and the door is always closed! But I know someday I will forgot and then...
When I build something in my workroom in the basement, I always have to put my build in "higher" altitude. It's always strange how people handle models carelessly! I suppose you can only understand when you build them.

Next time when you have some visit and your SWMBO made a beautifull huge cake she spend hours on, just throw it "accidentally" to the ground and ask her if she can "fix it" :-)

Jean-Luc

Hehehe... Something like that crossed my mind indeed.
However, the real problem is I don't have a hobbyroom anymore and my modelling has to take place in the livingroom / kitchentable...
I never suspected she was so careless about it; it realy suprised me in a bad way...

heres my first entry to this one, i might get another biplane built for it as well. ive also put it in the model of the month with a bit more info

Hi Phil!

Nice Tiger Moth you've finished there... I think you can make a "Kanarienvogel Staffel" with Steffen. Was overall yellow the pre-war paintscheme for trainers in England

Jean-Luc

Btw, is this campaign going to a gallery? I can't see one in the gallery section.

Hi, y'all! Guess who's back!!
(Nothing serious! I just had a lot to with my new business lately...)

I didn't want to miss another deadline (as I did in the Medics-campaign), so I went and bought the Airfix Bristol Bulldog Mk IIa (Swedish designation J 7) in 1/72 yesterday and went to work. I painted most parts last night, and started assembly this morning. It's pretty amazing what can be accomplished in a few hours...

This morning


Two-hour lunch break


This evening




And who said you can't combine a carreer and modeling!? :-)

This is my ninth model and my first bi-plane! Just a little more work (wheels, exhaust pipes, details and a light weathering) needed, and I'll be done. The rigging part is really fun!!! I used 0,04 mm fly-fishing line, which was probably a little too thin (= almost invisible). My attempt to darken the lines with black paint resulted in some tiny dropplets on the rigging...

But what the hey... I'm quite satisfied with the result so far, especially given the short time period. I promise that I'll spend a lot of time and effort on my next model (for the Bombs away campaign!?).

I'll post some pictures of the finished plane tomorrow!! Cheers!

Hi Björn!

Nice to see you are back in business!

It's too bad for the Orange Goose... but I still want to see it when finished!
it's quite amazing what you did with the Bulldog in such short time! I like the engine... did you add some details or is it your paintjob that makes it look so good?

Jean-Luc

Hi Jean-Luc,

Thanks for you comments :-)

Nothin added to the rather detailed 1/72 engine of the airfix model. I did work quite a lot on the painting, dry-brushing and washes, though. I'm quite happy with the copper tone, which is a homemade blend...

I will finish the Goose one day...