Bughunter Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Hello, I build some time ago the D.I Special Hobby: Phönix D.I K.u.K. Kriegsmarine again in 1/48. The plastic parts are somehow of short run quality, but really not bad! The kit comes even with PE and resin parts. I added some further details like Gaspatch turnbuckles and airspeed indicator, and wooden parts like airscrew and struts. And this was my first model with a "rubber" rigging, painting of the light effects on the wing ribs and a wooden plated fuselage! It was a experiment and with a fail it would only be visible from below Painting was done with Gunze and Alclad. Happy modeling, Frank The real wooden bottom side: And a nice view: The curved front was the hardest part: The resin cooler is really cool and was part of the kit, painted with Alclad: The Gaspatch speed indicator ... ... was really in use: 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Cohiba Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 That is - very - nice, I must admit I find it turned out very fine as well (if we were in any kind of competition I'd give you the prize, to be honest - but lucky me, we aren't 😉 ), I must admit the speed indicator looks very fine and the exhaust pipes look way better than on my variant, Maybe these are a bit different, I have to check with my Marineflieger. At least I hope! Also I have to reconsider my decision of not using the gaspatch turnbuckles - do you still know which type you used? But, yes, again: I'm impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bughunter Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Thank you! I put brass pins into the exhaust pipes: The pins hold them already without glue! I always use a mix of Gaspatch turnbuckles, here Anchor points, Albatros and One end. But type A and C are also often in use, see my latest Albatros W.4 here: Cheers, Frank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Beautiful build and finish. And insane littel details… The turnbuckles really dot the i:s Sweet work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Superb build of one of my favourite WW1 aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Great work I have this in the stash as well. This build will be saved for future reference. 👍 Where did you get the prop and struts from? Edited December 9, 2019 by flarpen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Once again a marvelous job! Some years ago my father started this kit too but didn´t make it to finish.. Good to see some Austrian stuff 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Another miniature marvel! Stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Excellent! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Very nicely done, love it! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Very nicely done. The see-through linen effect is very cool. And the overall finish captures the almost other-worldliness of the Austro-Hungarian aircraft. How were the struts on this kit? Did they require pins? Did things line up without too many problems? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Very very nice!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bughunter Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Thank you very much for your nice feedback 12 hours ago, flarpen said: Where did you get the prop and struts from? From my workbench I like to work with wood and nearly every of my modelsdownscaled originals has one. Mostly 1/48, only the Eduard Stripdown models are 1/72. For the latest build in that small scale my Fokker D.VIII got also a real wooden AXIAL airscrew. 12 hours ago, Reini78 said: Good to see some Austrian stuff Yes, and the wooden underside was a test, because I want to build a Lloyd one day plated with real wood. 1 hour ago, SoftScience said: How were the struts on this kit? Did they require pins? Here the short-run nature is clearly visible I put always brass pins in my struts. The N-struts do not fit to the holes! I hate to glue in something under pressure! I tried in a mounting frame, but it do not work. So I made new ones from squezzed brass tubes with pins: More scale compared to the kit part! After black paint glued into fuselage. On this picture the paint needs to be repaired from the previous tries to use the kit struts. My solution holds the upper wing without any support. The outer wooden struts. The length according to model needs. No decals yet. Cheers, Frank 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 BRILLIANT strut work. What diameter tube do you use for 1/48 scale? I'm fighting with an Eduard kit right now, and I think the struts were made from dehydrated sugar crystal. I already snapped one in two different locations. 😡😡. This squeezed tube method looks promising. I presume you squeeze with a padded vice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Wow, that is going above & beyond. Stunning work with great attention to detail. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bughunter Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, SoftScience said: What diameter tube do you use for 1/48 scale? Hmm, can' really remember, what I used here. Beside my bench is a storage of the fine brass pipes (and some nickel silver) from Albion from 0.3mm up to 2.0mm in 0.1mm steps. So it depends on the aircraft - I use always the Windsock Datafiles as reference. You can calculate it: circumference = π * 2 * r and if you half that (- thickness), you will get nearly the strut size. May be it is easier to take a short piece (0.8, 1.0, 1.1mm) and squezze it 1 hour ago, SoftScience said: I presume you squeeze with a padded vice? In meantime a friend printed my some pads for the vice with a 3D printer. But it is not that perfect as the tool, you can buy here, but only for 1/32: it converts 1.4mm tube into 1.6mm x 1.0mm brass struts https://www.shapeways.com/product/N6N2WG6JA/1-32-fokker-d-vii-quot-strut-smasher-quot-tool By the way, he sells also some nice louvre sets in different sizes: https://www.shapeways.com/product/TG6GLJL6N/6mm-miniature-louvre-die-set Cheers, Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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