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Alfisti

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  1. Thanks Lothian Man,perhaps I can trade in my 'Of Struggle and Flight' book by Karlis Irbitis,last seen on Amazon going for about £250 for one of those titles that you mentioned,Lol! Yes,intrepretation of old black and white photo's can be fraught with difficulties,I'll have to see if there is anything about the Junkers in the book I've mentioned. Dave.
  2. Thanks Jack, will have to look out for the book at the Milton Keynes show.Some nice looking models too! Dave.
  3. Recently bought the 48th scale Roden Junkers D.I early long fuselage kit.Are ther any alternatives to just the 2 tone mauve/green schemes that may be applicable?Have 'googled' for some schemes,in particular a three tone variation,but haven't been able to find definitive answers. TIA........Dave.
  4. Hi Larry, don't know if this info will be of any use.Ex SAAF s/n 6458 Ventura PV-1P was sold and stored at Chandler Memorial airfield,Arizona.But,this and a load of other aircraft were moved or sold for scrap several years ago.Don't know if 'Googling' it may produce more info on the aircraft and its equipment. Dave.
  5. 1/144 Bristol Brittania,first plane I ever flew in and nearly poo'd my pants when I saw the wings moving about in flight. 1/48 S6B,sex on floats. 1/35 Stalwart,happy memories and grease upto the armpits when in Germany. 1/350 Ark Royal IV. 1/35 LWB,SWB and Air Portable Landies,more happy memories. 1/35 multipose Brit Army figures (Korea to present day!). One can but dream.........Dave.
  6. Looking reeeel good Pete,looking forward to the rest of the project. Dave.
  7. Chris very kindly sent me samples of these sections,and I can confirm that they look very good.Well done Chris,and many thanks for sending them to me,I owe you a beer! Dave.
  8. Hi Pete,its just an Albatros without the steroid treatment.Look forward to the build.In this months Airfix mag there is a build article on the kit too,well worth a look. Dave.
  9. Damned good show 487,most pleasing to the eye.Yes,nice work on the fabric surfaces and the colour finishes. Dave.
  10. Hi Chris,most impressive stuff going on there,and its given me some insight into how I can construct some for a project I have in mind.2 questions if I may,what dimensions are they,and does the plaster stick to the wet-n-dry in the mould? Dave.
  11. Man,that looks real good Pete,is it subliminal advertising,got a terrible craving for mint imperials after looking at it for a while. Dave.
  12. Just bought mine,another very good issue.Interesting reading other genre modelling,well laid out and informative.Some stunnining Tiger Meet schemes,loved the scooter and the tanker painted in tiger stripes. Dave.
  13. Hi Chris,try asking on the MilMod website Here Dave
  14. Hi Pete,looking real good,a most impressive and striking scheme,glad you went for the full monty.Did you use much setting solution?Must get me some of Rowans stickers too. Dave.
  15. Oops,snuck in under the radar Pete.Very nice! Dave.
  16. John (Viking),nice looking pair of Halberstadts Mark,SAMI ran a series of 5 articles on scratchbuilding a Cody Flyer that detailed the wing building process as the guys have pointed out here.They started with the August 2008 Vol 14 issue 8 mag,you should be able to obtain back issues. It was indeed that book by Harry Woodman,and I think its available as a free download somewhere,it contains many useful tips and ideas and well worth checking out. Dave.
  17. Thats large,but I actually meant an airship Lol! Now thats made me think about Warnes parasol fighter that took on those behemoths,make a nice kit that would. Dave.
  18. Now an HP 0/400 would be impressive and a very tempting buy.How big,in 32nd scale would a Zeppelin Luftshiff be? Dave.
  19. Just picked this up from Smiths.Mag seems to get better with each issue,informative and easy to read (not too much of that 'arty' style printing on coloured paper that makes it harder to read for an advanced in years fella,Lol!).Another interesting Valiant article,2 build articles on the Albatros,Airfix 72nd D V and Eduard 48th D III,wood grain painting,72nd build of DC-3 Dart Turboprop,AM resin parts how to,Hobby Boss Me-262A-1A/U4 build,Airfix 1:350 HMS Trenchard sub build,Realspace Models 72nd Mercury Redstone rocket build,Victory Miniatures 120mm Falklands Royal Marine build and DPM camo painting. Dave.
  20. Oooh man,that looks a real beauty. Dave.
  21. Some good advice on your first WNW's kit.Have a look at this that was built by a friend,have seen this in the flesh and its stunning,he may even display it at the Hinckley show.Whats so bloody annoying is that he makes it look so simple!'Arry Tate'And you thought the Ninak had complicated rigging,Lol! Dave
  22. Look forward to that one Pete.Definitely gloss coat before you apply,take your time,and use a setting solution as it really does help pull those decals down over details and other features.Its those bloody rib tapes that I'm dreading on my latest project,a real PITA to apply and keep straight!I'm doing a lozenge winged Fok DVII from Eduard,Franz Buchners Jasta 13 bird,and some of the wing decals don't quite fit,fortunately there are some lozenge panels left over and will be able to cut out pieces to patch where they are short and damaged.I also noticed,(too late,they'd been applied,bugger!),where these loz panels butt up to each other,there is a slight colour diffusion at their edges,which has resulted in lines appearing chordwise,should have trimmed these off before application(where fools,especially impatient one's,rush in,lol!).Hopefully some of those rib tapes will help hide the anomalies. Dave.
  23. No probs Pete,glad to pass on the info.Also before applying the wing end decal,I make a series of small cuts (approx 1-2mm) into the curved area before soaking,this helps reduce the wrinkling that can occur while the decal is settling down after using any setting solutions. Dave.
  24. When I am building an aircraft with a lozenge pattern covering,I paint the upper surfaces with a mid green camo colour,and the lower with a light green camo colour,then coat with gloss varnish.This helps prevent any glaring white or grey primer colours showing through if there is any misalignment or the decal splits/cracks when applying the lozenge decals. Dave.
  25. Very nice looking instrument faces.All we need now is some woodgrain decals for WWI props,(Gawd,I hate painting those!),any chance Peter? Dave
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