popeye the sailor

chassis looks splendid!

looks really neat........nice model

I see you have the series 200 Guillow's Fokker Dr1........I have it half built in the closet at the moment.......I'm at the sanding part you've got quite a stash there........I maybe have a fraction

looks really sweet Carl........should finish it that would be Ernst Udet's Dr1.......the Roden kit I have shows his as one of the four planes it creates. for grins, I brought it out to look at {bad for me you know}. it's a really detailed kit......better than some I've done in the past. it's a 1:32 scale kit........nicely packaged.........you keep showing beauties like this, and the temptation might become too great

thanks all for your suggestions and comments. a flashlight is standard equipment at my desk per our conversation Lou, I gave it some thought.....while I was doing that, I was browsing through ScaleHobbist, when I saw a set of wheels. I figured the heck with it, so I ordered them. I can't understand where the part is........rectifying that problem, I suffered a second problem.....you got it, another part. I was painting the part for the top turret......the part that I had to trim the bejeezus out of, when it went flying off into the same abyss that the wheel hub went through. I am convinced that there is a black hole directly in front of me! my desk was totally torn down.......a chance to clean my computer out, as well as my printer...been a couple of years since I last did it. the bass guitar no longer sits in the corner either........it has been cleaned and put back in it's git bag, and my amp was put in the spare room. the part in question, has so far, not been located.......I have absolutely no idea where it could have gone. the computer room has been searched......neither part has turned up. I stand corrected I just picked up a piece of paper towel to wipe a cap out {to prevent frozen cap syndrome}, and I felt a lump.........it was the turret part! belay that last lament........we're back to square 1, which has been remedied I'm not sure if that paper towel was here when I lost it...interesting that during the search, it wasn't thrown away. I guess I can be glad that I didn't. I do have a few assembly pictures.....but most are of painted parts, just to show you that I have still been dabbling with the model. I didn't bother to paint the stripe on the bombs......just glued them in place. it can be seen that I removed the paint off of the circular part under the nose platform. I did some assembling of the engines....just the parts that the same on all engines.......there are parts that will denote inboard and outboard engines. the top turret bucket is pictures above.....I was in the process of assembling it when I lost the part. the cockpit and navigator's glass turned out well.....better than the other turret glass. the tail wheel was painted and cemented onto the tail gear.....so aside from minor touch up, it's done. the dome was added to the circular piece under the nose platform, since it won't be in the way. the props and the turbos were painted earlier.......I finished the painting and added the green centers in the turbos. ammo boxes for the top turret.......there is a pair for the waste gunner's positions that were painted too. the bombsight got it's initial paint color.....there more to do on it. other parts were painted.......the ailerons and rudder were painted with bomber tan. the circular parts are for the cowl...they are done in aluminum and the manifolds for the turbos were done in bomber tan. still up in the air if I'm gonna use the waste gunner's windows...there was no masking for them. I've seen some models with the guns sticking out of them, the F model didn't have them like that......they were removable.

flora is look'in fine.......really nice work your doing with this project

I have the same kit.......I wasn't planning to go the PE route. I'm beginning to have second thoughts. the engines look really good.

I thought I did.........I kinda like the 'Berthold's Boys' as well a bit of a power play there in Jasta 18. Jagdstaffel 18 - Wikipedia I did one Dr1......a Canadian company called HobbyCraft....terrible model. looks a lot like Lothar's, but the back of the box said it was one of Ricthofen's planes the D VII I bought off E Bay......the same fellow that I got the two mini Dr1's from. I've seen the kit around too as I mentioned, the Dr 1 was terrible.......plastic was too thick, and the guns were the worst part to line up. I want to get a couple in 1:28 scale........it's a very nice scale to work with. I have the Roden Dr 1 in the stash...can't think offhand the scale........actually, I can't wait for the admiral to see the size of the Guillow's plane......1:14 scale. got any more? love to see them........

it's too bad.........looks like a neat model. had a few myself.

it's OK OC........I've dealt with problems before I'll be sure to try a different brand next time...I'm sure that's where the issue lies. I did remove the cockpit masking......that looks pretty good. the navigator's glass looks good too. however.........I seem to have run into a bigger problem. I'm usually pretty good about losing parts.......either I can locate them reasonably fast, or can remedy them. the tire assembly is made up of four parts: the tire halves and hub halves. the hub halves are cemented together and then sandwiched inside the tire halves. I was about to assemble them when the outer hub part flew out of my hand. so far, I have not been able to find it. I totally scoured the computer room floor....in and behind every nook and cranny I can think of. I even went through my small trash can, thinking it might have landed in there........I found my fine tip paint brush in there {must have fell off my desk}. it's been a day now since I lost it.....another feeble search yielded the same results. I've even though that someone could have stepped on it and it stuck to the bottom of their shoe.....I've expanded my search to include other rooms. there's also the thought that Gibbs might have stumbled onto it and swallowed it........don't really want to go that route. this part is a critical part.......the landing gear only assembles in the extended position. without this part........yes, the inner hub can be cemented to the inner part of the tire......but without the mating hub, that tire will be vulnerable to breakage and collapse over time. I could build another stand....I could look into aftermarket tire assemblies........I have another set of tires, but they don't match the diameter. I'm looking at other ideas, as I keep my eyes open. there's more to go before I get to that step......the build is by no means over. should have another update soon

look'in good

look'in good Andy.......looks super with the metal hardware. I didn't know for some time, but I have a tool to make grab irons. when the Wisconsin based Billing USA closed down, Tom sent it to me. I never knew what it was until I browsed through a Micro Mark catalog one day. it's called the grabhandler, sold by mission models. no....that's not mustard

she looks great..........nice to see her with the wings on really nice paint job!

sorry I lost track of this project..........came out to be a really good looking car! very nice job! had I kept up on this build, I would have been able to express my views on the use of brake fluid to remove chrome. I use it all the time, and it is NOT the big scary monster that some think it is. I guess I can chalk it up to my mechanical background....I know the product.....I know what it can do. who ever would be nutz enough to mix chemicals together like that, have absolutely no idea about chemistry, and I wouldn't hang around with them.........I'd be too afraid that they might mix ammonia and bleach next!

canopy came out great.......a heck of a lot better than mine did. I think my problems stemmed from a lesser know brand of mask.........I'll look for better quality next time great camo paint.......guess you can't call this a test model anymore super!

looks like quite a model KP

good to see your pressing on OC.....the plane is really coming along nicely I've run into a lot with decals..........making my own at times shows me more. yup......some are done in flat and some are glossy.....obvious to most that if a company makes kits......wartime models, that they should be done in a flat format. excess film is another problem that some decal makers have remedied.....printing their decals as stand alone and not in a long strip......numbering and lettering. the excess flashing around decals is yet another......trimming close to the image cleans them up fairly well, but make sure your using a very sharp pair of scissors. I don't do it all the time, but trimming and applying the numbering one piece at a time will save some of the grief. .....and in the event that they do appear glossier than the surface your applying them to, flat top coats will take care of them. gonna look great when Mosi gets her wings

very nice technique

NICE!

one of the main reasons why I love the WWI planes so much.........the artwork that went into them is astounding! these are some very lovely planes Carl....you did such a great job with the camo areas........I struggle to get the striations like that! the artwork for the Jasta 18 triplane is what I'm planning for the Guillows Dr1 I have in the closet. it has a 20 inch wingspan and should prove to be quite large....I'll have to do some magic for the decals though, unless I have them made. I built a Revell Fokker D VII 1:28 scale in the Raben's Ravens squadron colors. here is a good place to get decals for WWI planes. PheonDecals.com - Home page you've done a phenomenal job with these planes Carl..........simply awesome!

great updates Richard........the little engine looks super thanks for the proper terminology for the venting.........I've made them for a few of my fishing boats, and nowhere I've looked tells me what they were actually called. your model is coming along nicely!

the lighting is awesome! really highlights the detail you've added. are you gonna replace the sonar light? she's a sweet look'in model!

congratz EJ..........such a beautiful ship! you've created a very ornate model.......looks really good with the sails it's a masterpiece in itself!

that would be great if Carl was building Sopwith Camels

what was the yellow..........primer? the windshield is cool very nice job!