A Pair of Dreidecker.

[moon puppy]

This is all dry fitted in this photo. It's all glued in now and I'm contemplating rigging all the way back to the tailplane.

I used various decals for the wood grain, looks weird in these photos, guess the camera is picking up the pixelation of the print out. Should have used oils like I aways do.
And I'm still unsure exactly which aircraft I'm doing at this point.

 

[paddy]

Looking good Bob, agree i am not sure about the wood decals but then those on the inside will never be seen, i know thats not the point....

 

[Rhino]

I just couldn't help myself.

 

[moon puppy]

Looking good Bob, agree i am not sure about the wood decals but then those on the inside will never be seen, i know thats not the point....

Well I scrapped off the decals. Don't think I'll try that again. Took me less time to slap some oils over a tamiya dark yellow base than it did to cut out the decals and get them fitted in place.

And you're right Paddy,
It'll never be seen again.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Took me less time to slap some oils over a tamiya dark yellow base than it did to cut out the decals and get them fitted in place.

As @Rhino and I alluded to... Sometimes the old ways are best! Looks better indeed.

 

[moon puppy]

I just couldn't help myself.

they got the S/N of one of his aircraft right.
I still toe tap this.

 

[centaur567]

My HERO!! Looking good. Gary S.

 

[moon puppy]

I think I got my subject.

This came out of the paperback "Richthofen" by A E Ferko. I thought I had a book or some reference about what aircraft he flew based on his log books and mission reports but can't find it anywhere.

 

[Rhino]

This is looking good so far!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Manfred had a number of planes that he would fly at any one time it seems.

 

[jknaus]

Looking good Bob.
James

 

[moon puppy]

There's progress, I'm a bit out of step but wanted to build up the motor.

The spider looking thing is the distributor or whatever it was called. I know the wires won't be seen but I'm doing it.

 

[centaur567]

Go for it! Gary S.

 

[moon puppy]

working out the underside color. Many say RLM65 is a good match. I only have one sample of such color, AKs.

Hobby Lobby seems to be clearing out their oil colors and have dumped Vallejo brand completely. I picked up a couple of tubes of oils to mess around with. Seeing how there's no consensus on what the color was who's to say what it was. Again, just playing with this just yet.

Still all dryfitted, I think I'm ready to seal up the fuselage and start painting. Painting will be pretty much done before assembly even starts.

 

[jknaus]

Loving the build Bob. Just worried I'll leave my current build and go looking for my Dridecker now.
James

 

[Sharkmouth]

Just worried I'll leave my current build and go looking for my Dridecker now.

MY concern and the reason for my "I'm a Sandbagger" post!

 

[Sharkmouth]