James H Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) Hi all, Thought I may as well enter this little beauty in the GB. I've only just ordered this kit, plus I have my Fw 190D-9 to complete, but I'll give this a try. Jim Edited August 9, 2009 by James H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThatJeffGuy Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 A pusher If that kit is as well designed as the Albatross it should be a beauty when finished Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slick95 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Awesome aircraft! I will be building eduard's 1/48 example sometime soon. I can't wait to see your progress! SLICK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erwin Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I wish you luck with all that rigging to do. You are a brave man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James H Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 I wish you luck with all that rigging to do. You are a brave man. I used to rig full 'Men 'o War' ships with thousands of knots and miles of line, so with any luck this will be a cinch This is one of my all time favourite machines. I built the Airfix 1/72 one years ago and fell in love with it then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moeggo Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 The DH2 is a cool looking plane... I am interested to see your inner fuselage half's... The one that I have seen has injection pin towers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
giles Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I used to rig full 'Men 'o War' ships with thousands of knots and miles of line, so with any luck this will be a cinch Sir, you are a brave man indeed! I will watch this with great interest. Giles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Holy rigging all over the place, Batman! Cool project! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lock n' Load Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I LOVE the DH-2 it's one of my fave WWI aircraft. Can't wait to see this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 That is a cool aircraft I think. I have been wanting to get it. So, I'm glad that your starting this kit cause I can learn all the ins and outs of this baby. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I built the RoG 1/72 DH-2 a couple years ago. Neat little plane but my eyes would go cross eyed trying to rig it in 1/32, I chose 1/72 so I could tell myself rigging would be invisible so I could skip it. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James H Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 My kit has just been delivered from Jadar Hobby in Warszawa, so as soon as I get back from my hols in 2 weeks, I'll start this build. First impressions are fair. Looks a lovely model with some bad flaws such as massive ejection pin marks in the fuselage. I intend to remove all the interior detail and scratch it anyway so no worries. I may line the exterior with very fine tin foil and crumple it around the wing join. Either way, it is still a very nice kit, and with some love and care should look just fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James H Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 Sorry about the delays guys, but I just got back from holiday. This is gonna be unusual; a build with absolutely ZERO aftermarket stuff. I had high hopes for this bird, especially having 2 other Roden kits, and the reputation Roden have acquired. I have to say my first impressions aren't good. I have found the kit to be covered in flash; parts misaligned when moulded, and the detail very soft in lots of cases. Locating pins and holes are so misformed or shallow as to be of no use. This going to be a real FUN build First up, the obligatory box and bits shots: Here's a pic of a sprue of parts, and Rodens little joke to it's buyers...those wonderfully pronounced ejector pin marks which leave both a mix of extra plastic and recesses, in the most awkward of places. Just look at the size of those rigging wires too. Filligree this is NOT! I think this is is worst moulded kit I have seen since I returned to the hobby.... I did some serious cleaning up of the nacelle parts, and I have also had to run the nacelle halves (the joins) over a piece of wet 'n day paper to even up the joining faces, as these too were dire. Notice I have also opened up the holes on the rear nacelle, over the fuel tanks where the cabane struts later attach. I can't understand why Roden moulded these with no opening. I now have to work a way of wrinking the external canvas too. The pics I have of the DH-2 show the canvas to be everything from taught to wrinkled to hell and back. I think a few wrinkles will add character. Extra detaling will be added to the interior, such as cabling, and the new cross brace wires. The padded area behind the pilots head is aldo badly moulded, and I'll replace this with 2 part epoxy putty. The horribly moulded bucket seat will be replaced with a handmade wicker one. Never tried it before, so that will be fun. ......lets see if we can make a silk purse from a sows ear Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jono Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 (edited) I admire your persistance on this one ! Roden dont appear to have made it easy which is a shame as its a great subject Edited August 9, 2009 by jono Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James H Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 I'm going to pull of out this GB as this kit is awful and requires deication and extreme attention to detail to make it viable. It certainly isn't inspiring me at the moment, so I'm off to build an Me 163 Komet! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moeggo Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Sorry to here that James. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Sorry to hear that, Sir. But I sympathize with your decision, on the basis of those sprue shots. I had considered allowing this kit to tempt me from my 1/72 devotion into a large-scale build, and am glad I did not succumb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graemeb Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Sorry to hear that James, but with the challenges that lie ahead on this one I cant blame you. It is a pity though. cos theses are not the cheapest kits out there and one would expect better moldings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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