cmatthewbacon Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 A gift from my 2013 Secret Santa over on UAMF -- thanks, whoever you are! In the markings of Cpt Stefan Bastyr, of Poland's No. 7. "Kosciuszkowske" Squadron, fighting on the Russian Front in 1919/20... I already have a WW2 Kosciuszko Sqn Hurricane and Spifire RF-D, so this was the obvious choice from the markings offered in the kit. The "interesting" upper and lower wing "camouflage" is my interpretation of recent research on Fokker production colours. Apparently the plywood wings were simply painted with furniture stain, in green and brown for the upper surface, purple and blue for the lower. The uneven coverage is simply the way the wood absorbed stain... there is actually some "grain" painted below the Citadel wash "stain", but it's not as visible as it might be! bestest, M. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 That is just lovely, a beautiful bit of modelling! The last time I got a secret Santa at work I got a pair of socks! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Fantastic work looks great,very nice scheme and great finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker stu Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 awesome build I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 This is a really nice piece of work. Very colourful. Cheers, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Very nice, indeed! I love the propeller! Is it me, or do D.VIIIs look like their smiling in a mischievious way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Brilliant! Love it. Particularly like the contrast between the stained plywood and the national markings. Good work! cheers Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Thanks, folks! This was a build quite a long way out of my comfort zone... If anyone tries to tell you that this is an ideal first WW1 kit for a novice, because there's no rigging, box them roundly on the ears and say "pish, tush, nonsense...!" I'd take a nice solid, self-jigging biplane any day. That top wing is attached at four points, about 0.5mm in diameter. The front V strut and single bar kinda triangulate, but there is no solid location for the lower end of the single strut. The rear single strut is supposed to fit above the rear undercarriage strut, but both vaguely locate into one slot in the fuselage side. In short, it's a blinking' miracle it's on there at all, never mind vaguely level. (If you look carefully, the leading edge is slightly lower than it should be, I think. The wing should be parallel to the front decking top, and it's not, quite.) I'm also now FIRMLY of the belief that 1/32, 1/28 or even 1/24 are the right scale for WW1 aircraft -- things like the control horns and cables are just too small for me to ackle in 1/48... bestest, M. Edited February 1, 2014 by cmatthewbacon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paganpete Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 That is superb! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil AS Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Brilliant, excellent finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Beautiful, one of my favourite WW1 aircraft. Nice to see it in unusual markings. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Awesome build. So nice to see them in "Foriegn" service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 You have done a brilliant masterwork, really I admire your job here. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jckspratt1 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 No surprises with the wing - the plane had to be redesigned after catastrophic wing failures on the real thing, so at 1/48 scale ...! Great build, well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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