Darby Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Got it finished last night. Trouble free build but the cabane strut bases seemed too short for the fuselage location points. Got there in the end though. Couldn't for the life of me work out the pitot fold instruction so just stuck it on. Overall uppers Tamiya Olive green with a bit of Dark earth and Citadel Runefang steel undersides. Rigged with EZ line. Minimal weathering. Some pics a bit fuzzy as I woke up with what feels like a trapped nerve in my wrist. Result; slight tremor so no modelling today. Oh and an image of what I've been distracted with this past week; painting Devon Minnows. The wee beasties themselves. 38 of them and each one 7/8'' long. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-bob Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Darby, love the Avia, The paint work on the prop is most convincing and the dual Slovak / German insignia add interest. Well done. Trev P.S. I don't think your Minnows are all that accurate or maybe they are African Minnows and do they contain any Eduard etched brass ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Very nice build! I think the painting scheme with doubled insignia is of machines which took part in actions againt Poland in Sept '39. Cheers Jerzy-Wojtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nice job on the Avia Darby, very nice indeed ... and thanks for clearing up what is meant by a Devon Minnow; I saw your status update and assumed you had taken up watercolours... Cheers, Stew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry c Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Good looking Avia, the finish is very clean and dust free. Your minnows are very disiplined to keep formation so well! 'There really is nothing a German Officer cannot do.' prost! Garry c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_L Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Very nice Avia, inspiring as I struggle with tiny biplanes. Love the minnows too! Take care, Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Like Stew, I was contemplating Devon minnows for a big chunk of the week - mystery solved. Just how are they used to discipline annoying motorway user ahead of you? Nice job on the plane. I don't care how 'EZ' EZ line is said to be, I believe being able to rig biplanes is something most of us mere mortals can only dream about. Cheers, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 Very nice build! I think the painting scheme with doubled insignia is of machines which took part in actions againt Poland in Sept '39. Cheers Jerzy-Wojtek Cheers Jerzy, That's interesting to know that. I wondered why the insignia was doubled up. Stew, I have dabbled in watercolour landscapes in the past but not for many a year now. Mike, Hopefully they'll be getting the better of Dartmoor trout very soon. As for motorways, I just let them all get on with it now. I'm hard pushed to get an 18yr old Astra past 80. My old Micra on the other hand.... Thanks for all the comments chaps. Still got a bit of a tremor in the wrist which has spread to my upper arm. I think it may have been dotting the minnows started it. Seeing the doc tomorrow (make that later today) though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Very nice model of one of the most attractive biplanes of the era! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reserve_22 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Slovak Army-nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 A nice crisp piece of work Darby. The DM's look the business also. Hope you got on OK at the sawbones. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) Lovely work Darby. Wonderful clean lines, super stuff. That prop is awesome. John. Edited June 13, 2016 by The Spadgent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Beautiful build.....Hope the trout are suitably impressed with your 'minnows'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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