Brandy Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) After an extraordinarily long build I'm happy to say this one is finally finished! The interior, windshield, undercarriage and detail parts such as control actuators, flare rack, engine plumbing and Parabellum mount are scratchbuilt, the engine is Choroszy, the Parabellum is Mini-World, and the Spandau was stolen from a MAC Pfalz DIII kit. The fuselage and wings were altered to correct plan and elevation profiles and the struts were modified. I used Aviattic decals for the wings and control surfaces and although a little tricky they were nice to work with. The main problem was cutting the slots for the control actuators as these decals don't cut easily once in place. Wood & Wire supplied the rib tapes. I've a couple of other projects in line, then the other Airfix stalwarts - Roland C.II and RE8 will be tackled! Build log is here for anyone interested Thanks for looking in! Ian Edited July 12, 2017 by limeypilot 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Excellent build and finish Ian,and great to see older Airfix kits build to such a high standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrritableRabbit Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 String bags are not my bag but by the look of this build maybe they should be! Great finish of an interesting and different (to me) subject that manages to look bigger than its 1/72 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Beautiful, I'll never tire of seeing such excellent workmanship, no matter how much it makes my own efforts seem so inadequate. Well done! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 That's a fastidious build if I ever saw one. Fantastic finish and attention to detail! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewfl290 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Wow, that's lovely and knowing how fiddly these small biplanes can be you have my admiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 That is excellent. I really must have a go at a biplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousLL45 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 cracking build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Nice finish and an excellent build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depressed lemur Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I made a right pigs ear out of this pigs ear of a kit way back in the mists of time. I am absolutely amazed at what you have achieved with this. I cannot believe that this is the same kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Very nice, looks fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Thanks all, your comments are much appreciated! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Beautiful result. Lovely paint work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Great stuff- the last two photos are particularly lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Beautiful work on that old kit. Looks great. Love the different coloured shells in the rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Ian, that is a great finish to this lovely kit. I had great fun building one of those about a couple of years ago, but it came nowhere near your finish. I had secretly wanted to build one since the late '60s but always baulked at the lozenge, but eventually used Xtradecal lozenge and I was so pleased. Your finish looks just right. Look forward to seeing what you do with the RE8 and Roland. All the best, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 That is fabulous - excellent work in the build. And I am loving that colour scheme - complex, colourful, amazing! Can't wait for the Roland and RE-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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