Correct! A Mercedes D.IIIa …
ya,ll have correctly identified the engine now…
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The prop…
This is your second hint!
This is your second hint!
I have built a Fokker D.VII, but I do have another one, and I have built an Albatros D.Va and a Junkers D1, however…
I am currently building a Pfalz D.IIIa.
Congrats! And yes they are all 1/72 scale!
Current progress on the Pfalz D.IIIa
Working on the upper wing…it will look much better once that is on the airplane.
See ya next time…
Working on the upper wing…it will look much better once that is on the airplane.
See ya next time…
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Is that Rudolf Berthold's Pfalz D.IIIa? Your work looks great as usual.
Bill
Bill
Thank you, I am not sure who’s it is, as I just referenced a few and picked one I liked best.
A few with upper wing on…still doing touch up and the rigging will be after that…
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A good looking aircraft, Dean. And the tiny decals gives a great plus to the model.The P-39Q Airacobra is finally finished! It was a lot of work, but worth it. I have to be honest, I wasn’t too fond of it until I built the model and suddenly I really like this airplane. It was fun and educational at the same time.
Pics…
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The doors, a lot of detail for such tiny pieces…but that’s one thing I am impressed with about this kit, excellent detail!
I decided to have the doors partially open to see inside since it has so much detail…
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I’m not a photographer, so I figure if I take enough pictures, a few of them will be good!
And she got a front row spot on my shelf…
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My Wildcat got booted to the lower shelf. I am really glad I went with the sand color.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed following along.
Regards, Peter
Thank you Peter!
Pfalz D.IIIa update…
Touch up paint is done and I put a coat of varnish on it. Next will be rigging…sigh! My least favorite part of WW1 aircraft…
See ya next time…
Touch up paint is done and I put a coat of varnish on it. Next will be rigging…sigh! My least favorite part of WW1 aircraft…
See ya next time…
Quick update…rigging has started. Once finished, I will do final touch up.
And then, after looking at the Bristol Bulldog, I thought it needed some yellow on the upper wing. Then I added the radiator pipe on the Pfalz.
And so I did a quick photo shoot with both airplanes afterwards…
See ya next time…
And then, after looking at the Bristol Bulldog, I thought it needed some yellow on the upper wing. Then I added the radiator pipe on the Pfalz.
And so I did a quick photo shoot with both airplanes afterwards…
See ya next time…
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Ok …the Pfalz D.IIIa is going on the shelf…
And on the shelf…
WW1 and biplanes shelf is at 11 aircraft!
And on the shelf…
WW1 and biplanes shelf is at 11 aircraft!
I have started the Vultee BT-13 Valiant. The kit is crude, but I think I can make something nice out of it.
The cockpit area has a plain floor, 2 seats and 2 control sticks…
I added some foot boards or plates to put a little more detail in. The control panels will get rudder pedals added to them later. However the side walls are empty…sigh!
The dash or instrument panels…
I added some knobs and details to help them out some.
Next will be the motor, propeller and cowling.
See ya next time…
The cockpit area has a plain floor, 2 seats and 2 control sticks…
I added some foot boards or plates to put a little more detail in. The control panels will get rudder pedals added to them later. However the side walls are empty…sigh!
The dash or instrument panels…
I added some knobs and details to help them out some.
Next will be the motor, propeller and cowling.
See ya next time…
Nice finish on the Pfalz. For some reason I'm always drawn to the seat belts on every plan I see that has them. The Vultee's belts look really cool!
Pfalz D.IIIa
Well…after deciding the Bristol Bulldog needed some yellow on the upper wing, I didn’t like that there was not enough contrast between the yellow and silver. Going down the rabbit hole…sigh!
So…I decided to add a few black lines around the edges. But, after adding the top edge, I realized leaving it off the bottom gave the illusion that it was faded on the bottom.
I liked the look so much that I added a black line on top of the yellow on the sides of the fuselage.
Oh well, I think she looks better for it! I really like this airplane!
Ok…back to the BT-13 Valiant.
So…I decided to add a few black lines around the edges. But, after adding the top edge, I realized leaving it off the bottom gave the illusion that it was faded on the bottom.
I liked the look so much that I added a black line on top of the yellow on the sides of the fuselage.
Oh well, I think she looks better for it! I really like this airplane!
Ok…back to the BT-13 Valiant.
BT-13 Valiant update…
Motor and propeller assembly…
First the engine needed a hole drilled in it for the prop shaft. Note the prop shaft is way too big…sigh! In addition the blades have to be glued on the and orientation is on you…pay attention here!
I cut off the prop shaft and drilled the same size hole as the motor and made my own shaft. Then it was time to glue on the blades…
Motor painted, prop blades glued on…and I added four dots of glue for the bolt heads on the prop blade holder or nose assembly.
Prop Assy painted…decals later
Now the motor assembly is ready to go on later. Note the prop shaft is not glued in the motor yet for assembly reasons.
See ya next time…
Motor and propeller assembly…
First the engine needed a hole drilled in it for the prop shaft. Note the prop shaft is way too big…sigh! In addition the blades have to be glued on the and orientation is on you…pay attention here!
I cut off the prop shaft and drilled the same size hole as the motor and made my own shaft. Then it was time to glue on the blades…
Motor painted, prop blades glued on…and I added four dots of glue for the bolt heads on the prop blade holder or nose assembly.
Prop Assy painted…decals later
Now the motor assembly is ready to go on later. Note the prop shaft is not glued in the motor yet for assembly reasons.
See ya next time…
BT-13 update…
Fuselage halves joined after installing the interior bits…
Then I glued the motor inside the cowling and also the exhaust pipe, which I hollowed on the end.
There are some interior components that were shown, but are not on the sprue because they want you to scratch build them. What? That’s why I buy a model so I don’t have to scratch build! Strange!
Anyway here is the main wing…
Aside from all the flash that needs to be removed, there are ejector pins that have to be cut and sanded flush. In addition, there are no locating pins to aid in proper alignment. And if they are not flat, the edges will have gaps. So I am not sure how much sanding I am in for!
In addition the fuselage had no alignment pins, nor was there any positive alignment or location for the seats, instrument panels, etc. Everything so far requires careful alignment and planning. Pieces need to be test fit and adjusted. I have never built a kit that is this crude!
I will survive, but it has been a kit I would never want to build again! Unfortunately it was the only kit I could find of the Vultee BT-13 Valiant. It seems to be more obscure than say the Stearman or T-6 Texan.
All USAF pilots in WW2 were trained in the Stearman, Valiant and then Texan. So the Valiant served as the intermediate trainer. Odd it was not a popular model kit.
Anyway, I will have an example for my collection.
I am going to take pictures of the actual aircraft when I fly in it next weekend. That will help me add some custom bits to my build.
Fuselage halves joined after installing the interior bits…
Then I glued the motor inside the cowling and also the exhaust pipe, which I hollowed on the end.
There are some interior components that were shown, but are not on the sprue because they want you to scratch build them. What? That’s why I buy a model so I don’t have to scratch build! Strange!
Anyway here is the main wing…
Aside from all the flash that needs to be removed, there are ejector pins that have to be cut and sanded flush. In addition, there are no locating pins to aid in proper alignment. And if they are not flat, the edges will have gaps. So I am not sure how much sanding I am in for!
In addition the fuselage had no alignment pins, nor was there any positive alignment or location for the seats, instrument panels, etc. Everything so far requires careful alignment and planning. Pieces need to be test fit and adjusted. I have never built a kit that is this crude!
I will survive, but it has been a kit I would never want to build again! Unfortunately it was the only kit I could find of the Vultee BT-13 Valiant. It seems to be more obscure than say the Stearman or T-6 Texan.
All USAF pilots in WW2 were trained in the Stearman, Valiant and then Texan. So the Valiant served as the intermediate trainer. Odd it was not a popular model kit.
Anyway, I will have an example for my collection.
I am going to take pictures of the actual aircraft when I fly in it next weekend. That will help me add some custom bits to my build.