CaptainObvious Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Hello ARC, This will be my first time participating in a group build. I was rummaging through my stash when I found this. It was a bit of an impulse buy a few years back and it'll probably have sat in my stash unbuilt for a long time. This GB gives me the motivation to clear this "Revell" kit but it barely qualifies since it really is Eduard's plastic in the box. The box comes with 2 decal schemes; Manfred von Richthofen's famous red plane and a green example flown by Ludwig Beckmann. The sprues are all red, loudly hinting that you should build the Baron's plane. The reboxing does not include the photo etch found in the original Eduard kit so I will be adding some aftermarket seat belts. This will be my first WW1 plane! Starting with the interior, I painted the fabric portions olive green and wood grained the appropriate panels. My first time simulating wood grain, it was done with a acrylic dark yellow coat followed by brush streaking with burnt sienna oil paint. Thanks for looking folks! -co Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 This will be great for me to pay attention to as I have never built a WW1 plane either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 10:23 PM, airmechaja said: This will be great for me to pay attention to as I have never built a WW1 plane either. Thanks for dropping in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I'm sure phantom & Kurt H will be along soon to greet you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Neat, that was my daughters first model! MANY many years ago. (has not built one since!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Thanks phantom! On with the build. I've gotten most of the cockpit painted up. This Revell boxing does not come with instruments so I scratched some up with a punch and some Airscale decals. Dry fitted together. It is also lacking a throttle quadrant. I'll scratch one up and close up the cockpit. Thanks for dropping by folks. -co Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Beautiful interior!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 (edited) On 9/26/2018 at 8:56 AM, phantom said: Beautiful interior!!! Thanks Phantom! Finished up a big part of the construction today. As this will be a simple overall red scheme, I decided to assemble the major pieces before painting. I'm hoping that this won't complicate painting too much while making the overall build stronger. The interplane struts didn't give me too much trouble but the wheel supports were fiddly. I have to finish up the tailplane before starting the paintwork. Thanks for looking! -co Edited September 27, 2018 by CaptainObvious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 It reminds me of the movie "The Blue Max". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CANicoll Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Looking GREAT! nice job on this old kit. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 9/28/2018 at 4:38 AM, airmechaja said: It reminds me of the movie "The Blue Max". I need to watch that one again. On 9/28/2018 at 4:52 AM, CANicoll said: Looking GREAT! nice job on this old kit. Chris Thanks Chris! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 You interior looks GREAT! The wood grain painting ... mm-mm-mmm-m-m! And the seat belts are so-o-o nice ... I would have assumed they just used a length of rope! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thanks Pete! They switched from ropes to seatbelts after pilot complaints about chaffing on their delicate parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Cubs2jets Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 16 hours ago, CaptainObvious said: Thanks Pete! They switched from ropes to seatbelts after pilot complaints about chaffing on their delicate parts. I thought it was when Hauptman von Mittens couldn't untie the knot and all the other pilots laughed at him? C2j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I seem to have missed this one. That interior is excellent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 On 10/2/2018 at 7:18 AM, Cubs2jets said: I thought it was when Hauptman von Mittens couldn't untie the knot and all the other pilots laughed at him? C2j von Mittens! On 10/4/2018 at 6:35 AM, Kurt H. said: I seem to have missed this one. That interior is excellent. Thanks Kurt! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Very nicely built! I also enjoy the Eduard sprues in red plastic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/7/2018 at 4:12 AM, dnl42 said: Very nicely built! I also enjoy the Eduard sprues in red plastic! Thank you sir! However, I really do wish that they molded the plastic in something other than red. It makes it really hard to see and correct flaws. Moving along... I thought I had the seam squared away but it reappeared after a few days. The black filler is a mix of black primer and super glue. I broke all 3 control horns drilling holes for the cables, so I had to scratch up some replacements. I double-sided taped her to a wooden block so I could paint her all at once. Looks red to me. 😂 And shiny too! Thanks for looking! -co Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I'm waiting for Snoopy to show up on his doghouse! The paint looks good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 NIIIce job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Beautiful work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the kind words fellas! Kit decals going on. Only 20 total! I did them all in one sitting. So refreshing. I think each phoenix missile on the tamiya tomcat had twice that. The decals were very nice and thin. They conformed to the details without fuss. Clear coated the decals and slapped on a dark brown enamel wash. I was hoping the wash would subtly show the rib tape detailing but no luck. Perhaps it is for the better too as I didn't want to draw too much attention to them. Not many panel lines on this one. She's pretty fragile. I managed to break off the remaining control horns and a few struts while cleaning off the enamel wash. Fortunately, the repairs aren't too obvious. I'll spay on a matt coat and do a little oil weathering next. Thanks for stopping by folks! -co Edited October 22, 2018 by CaptainObvious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CANicoll Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Looks amazing! Great job and I've found the same thing - that these are pretty fragile aircraft. Ditto with the control horns too. UGH. Can't wait to see the next steps! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 12:15 AM, CANicoll said: Looks amazing! Great job and I've found the same thing - that these are pretty fragile aircraft. Ditto with the control horns too. UGH. Can't wait to see the next steps! Chris Thanks Chris! I must've broken every fragile strut at least once and most of them repeatedly. Urgh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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