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Thank you, vaddoc, the strip down was my first - and will probably be my last - of such models at that scale. Headaches and cramped hands from holding tweezers. These little planes are fun to build to get your head empty for the important things like ship modelling. Since the Germans had (?) the tendency to paint their planes in all sorts of different "camouflage" schemes, you can actually build the same plane over and over again, without getting bored. Painting is often a challene on it's own, and to look for a specific paint scheme is quite fun, considering the choices one has. I can still do another odd twenty variants for some I've already built. Display will be the decisive factor now ...

 

Thought about your workshop wall and ceiling yet?

Carl

"Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson
Search and you might find a log ...

 

Posted

It seems that back then, if you had just a plain grey plane, nobody would actually want to fight you!

 

I do have some thoughts but currently there is a lack of both time and funds!

  • 10 months later...
Posted

They look a lot bigger than when you showed them to me the other day Carl. Nice to see them in detail close up!

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

Posted

Wow very nice Carl!  1/72 is not easy for sure - I found it very tricky for biplanes, and yet here you are pulling off triplanes!  Nice job!

 

Mike

 

Current Wooden builds:  Amati/Victory Pegasus  MS Charles W. Morgan  Euromodel La Renommèe  

 

Plastic builds:    Hs129B-2 1/48  SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48  Five Star Yaeyama 1/700  Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama  Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32   IJN Notoro 1/700  Akitsu Maru 1/700

 

Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

Posted
On 3/27/2021 at 10:52 PM, lmagna said:

They look a lot bigger than when you showed them to me the other day

Somehow they always do, Lou ...

On 3/28/2021 at 6:07 AM, Landlubber Mike said:

I found it very tricky

Maybe change my screen name to "Tricky Dick"

Carl

"Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson
Search and you might find a log ...

 

Posted

Auto pilot or not, the hanging mobile display is the perfect way to show these little guys off. I agree with Ken though, I think the Germans are going to win.:D

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

Posted

They do seem to have the upper hand, but when Mr Rickenbacker turns up the tables could turn 😏 

Current builds;

 Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 - on hold

 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 

Completed:

HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64 - FINISHED   Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - FINISHED

Providence whaleboat- 1:25 - FINISHED

 

Non ship:  SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED

 

 

Posted
18 hours ago, Edwardkenway said:

Mr Rickenbacker

I hear my name buzzing around ?? :D

 

Nice little planes Carl 

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

pretty neat way to display them Carl :)   the you tube planes came out great as well!  such an amazing Jasta you have there.

 

Christmas was good to me.......I got three more planes.  the admiral was a bit confused I think........I had three different planes on my wish list,  but she goofed on one of them.  so I got two D VII's that are the same,  and a Dr 1.

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they say 1:48,  but they look to be 1:72....never heard of this company,  but the kits are really nice.  they have a little PE and even supply thin wire for the rigging.  I just ordered a book on the different Jastas,  but I may just do Raben's or Berthoud's,  since I can readily get the decals I need.

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

Posted
10 minutes ago, Canute said:

Denis, DML is Dragon and they've been around a while. And I think they made plastic ship models, too

 

5 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

they say 1:48,  but they look to be 1:72....never heard of this company,  but the kits are really nice.

Yep, it also the Knights of the Sky series, definitely 1/48th and some of the best kits they produced......

 

They will build into beautiful birds....

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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Quote:

"Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"

Posted

yes......they are :)   I have the Dragon models link in my bookmarks.   they were produced around 1993...so no,  they aren't older models in the sense,  but with the included PE,  this gives you an idea when model companies began including these additional parts and options.   it actually began much earlier,  but they were the three 'n one kits and customizing kits,  that gave you options,  but the add on parts were mainly plastic and weren't metal.  there was a select few models out there at the time that offered a metal body and {or} bumpers.    ......I digress...... :wacko:

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

Posted

you could take some pictures of the sky {perhaps from some high place},  scan them and then make up a card backing for your display cabinet.

 

that would look really neat  ;) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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