John Masters Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) It had to be difficult, didn't it? It couldn't have just freakin' worked out? Nooooo....disaster. Thank the gods it wasn't on the spade and pickaxe. The other side is fine...no worries. I guess that's a plus too. So I go into repair mode. But there it is, stuck to the tape, laughing at me, mocking me...dammit! Ok...fix what I can...the lozenge isn't too much of a problem. These aircraft were pretty patched up anyway. My options are: 1. paint the black and white stripes by hand. I could do it, but it would be difficult and for sure not to win any prizes. 2. Hmm...if dish soap works to remove the glue from bumperstickers on a car window, maybe an hour or so is a warm soap solution will release the decal? I'll try it before I break out the hair brushes. Dammit! Why can't the Roden kits ever be easy? Edited September 30, 2018 by John D.C. Masters 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Perhaps I am saved...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Better than nothing and certainly better than hand painting. I'll let it dry, give it some glaze, and trim off the excess... Another Montgomery Clift...i.e. better from the other profile. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Good save John! It does look like you have been having a fun time! I dislike decals at the best of times but you have a lot to deal with on this one!! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Well saved. The Roden kits are trouble enough without decal problems adding to the fun! AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) Sorry for the travail, but it looks like you've regained the upper hand. [I often find myself muttering "Why do you styrene bits fight me? I'm trying to make you magnificent!...."] [It doesn't seem to help....] Edited September 30, 2018 by thorfinn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Ha! Well thank you all. I, for one, will not be turning my back on this build until it is safely behind glass and on a shelf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 It has been a while since I built one of these and I had forgotten why I scratch built the struts--they are all wrong. The outer wing struts push the leading edge of the top wing too far forward and the rear railing edge up giving the impression of a street thug with his hat pulled down over his brow. So to Evergreen I go, measuring, eye-balling, using the fine resources of the Datafile... Slowly, slowly...one must creep up on this kit lest it become startled and bound of into the woods... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 I have found that the scratch-built struts look better anyway...they'll be painted Fokker Green tonight. What's left? Undercarriage, tailskid, prop and what little rigging these things had. That will be sprue, by the way. Down to the wire...already thinking of the next build. Something British, something from Eduard. 😉 --John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 On 10/1/2018 at 9:52 AM, John D.C. Masters said: It has been a while since I built one of these and I had forgotten why I scratch built the struts--they are all wrong. The outer wing struts push the leading edge of the top wing too far forward and the rear railing edge up giving the impression of a street thug with his hat pulled down over his brow. D***** useful to know, since I've got a 'Weekend Edition' waiting in the pile! Really inspiring work, John. She's a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) "I've got a 'Weekend Edition' waiting in the pile! If you are referring to an Eduard Weekend Edition...you will have no problem with that kit, my friend. The issue has always been with Roden, not Eduard. You'll love the Eduard Fokker. First rate kit from start to finish! Edited October 3, 2018 by John D.C. Masters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, thorfinn said: I've got a 'Weekend Edition' waiting in the pile! Sorry...read above...! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 23 minutes ago, John D.C. Masters said: "I've got a 'Weekend Edition' waiting in the pile! If you are referring to an Eduard Weekend Edition...you will have no problem with that kit, my friend. The issue has always been with Roden, not Eduard. "I'll take 'the Bleeding Obvious' for $200 please, Alex...." [A simple case of the 'picture' on my brain's TV set not matching up with the accompanying narrative voicover. I'd worry if it was a sign of aging...but I've been 'blessed' with that sort of wandering attention my entire life. ] Thanks for the clarification, nevertheless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 No problem Thor! 😁 When I get that I sometimes have to just sit down and have a nice cuppa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Looking very Fokker-ish. One thing that looks odd...the wide angle lens is distorting the image. Things look bent, but they really aren't. What's left? Decals on the tail...propeller...rigging...I'll get to these things today. --John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Looking rather excellent John. Good luck with all the final bits and pieces! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Thanks Stix. I see the end in sight...within the next hour... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) So here is the instruction image for the decal on the stabilizer.... And here are the two decals I have been given. The text is there because I sent this to Printscale. It is obvious. Thank the gods I had that black stripe decal sheet. One of them was the same width (5mm), so I just cut a new one. I have decaled the plane and will now take care of the little rigging pieces. The finished work forthcoming! Edited October 4, 2018 by John D.C. Masters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 It's done. I'll photograph it tomorrow in all of it's devilish something or other. What an ordeal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 After much hair pulling, ham-fisted-ness, travails, rationalizing and several hours of psychotherapy, this thing is finished. Here it is alongside some of its DVII sisters... The rest are in the gallery...Thanks! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Great looking D.VII ... Hope mine turns out 1/2 as good in the KUTA build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Thanks for the compliment. Pray tell, what is this mysterious KUTA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) 38 minutes ago, John D.C. Masters said: Thanks for the compliment. Pray tell, what is this mysterious KUTA? I believe it's 'Kick Up the A[nterior]'---a pending GB for 'Shelf of Doom' kits. Excellent result on the D.VII, John! Really impressive work, and a testament to patience and persistence. Well done, that man! Edited October 5, 2018 by thorfinn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Thanks Thor. Alas, there is no shelf of doom for me...as of yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Looks good John, very nice even with the difficulties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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