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Post by silverback on Nov 6, 2005 22:20:18 GMT -5
This is Aviatik D.I (Lo) 115.32 flown by Frank Linke-Crawford. The machine collapsed during a dogfight on 31 July, 1918, taking the pilot to his doom.   The 1/48 scale model was built OOB from the Flashback "Berg D.I", brittle decals and all. Rigging is .007" stainless wire. Phil "Silverback" Schenfeld |
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Post by seanrgb on Nov 7, 2005 4:17:07 GMT -5
wow thats nice how long did the paintjob take to do , really lovely plane
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Post by animal on Nov 7, 2005 10:00:35 GMT -5
Very colorful. I like these old Bi-planes. These planes must have been a real bugger to fly. There seems to be no unobstructed froward view at all. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by silverback on Nov 7, 2005 13:41:46 GMT -5
"how long did the paintjob take to do?"
On the real plane, the hex pattern was hand painted. The Flashback kit provides the scheme as a series of large decals. For instance, the top of the wing is given as one large slab of hex with a separate "L". Unfortunately, the decals are brittle and prone to welding themselves to the airplane at the first touch. This one took several hours of floating decals in a layer of soapsuds just to get them into place. Should I ever do another, I will certainly cut the decals into more manageable chunks. Flashback thoughtfully provided a large number of individual hexes in all the colors to facilitate the totally expected decal repairs.
Other than that, this is a sweet build.
Phil
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Post by Lobbie on Nov 7, 2005 17:12:40 GMT -5
Very Interesting subject, I use .004 thou invisithread for rigging on my Bi-planes.
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Post by crockett on Nov 8, 2005 17:20:34 GMT -5
Phil,
Absolutely stunning! and a unique subject as well. Congratulations.
Steve
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Post by tempestjohnny on Nov 9, 2005 20:57:58 GMT -5
The colors that were used in WWI were amazing. VERY NICE WORK
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