Siemens-Schuckert D.III Work in Progress

Alexander Grivonev
leaning back to watch another fine piece of art emerging🙂 That prop is already a little gem. What kinds of wood do you use?

bughunter
This build was already started with the engine 2 1/2 years ago. After some trouble with the Brisfit I made reactivated this build and made the Wotan 4-blade. The wood is all pear, but different pieces.

Kerry COX
The traditional way. Great to see and watch. 🙂 👍

ice
This is sooo beautiful! Another mindblowing bughunter-project is on its way to perfection. I'll watch!

bughunter
You are welcome mates and Thanks! 👍

Spanjaard
Propeller is already a jem, as expected from bughunter.... I will certainly not miss this one 🙂

Scott Collingwood
Amazing work !

Thomas Bischoff
Another masterpiece in the making! I join the show, have this also on my to do list for one future day

bughunter
Thank you for your nice words! Thomas, that is a nice kit, the build is pure fun until now! The fuselage is closed now, so I uploaded the next batch of pictures.

David Andrs
👍

Björn Svedberg
Looks wonderful! 👍 Following. 🙂

Marcel Klemmer
Amazing work!!!

Stefan Fraundorfer
What a perfect work so far. The propeller is a dream.

bughunter
Thank you and welcome to the show! Added some descriptions to the pictures.

bughunter
Added next set of pictures. My first work with Aviattic decals, a bit tricky.

Spanjaard
engine and decals are simply stunning .... looking forward the reast of the build

Alexander Grivonev
That black hull is classy as F. The lozenge decals also look perfect!

Daniel Klink
Awesome Frank... Really awesome.... The Spandaus and the overall look so far... Just amazing

bughunter
Thx mates. The Spandaus are ready for paint now.

Dave Flitton
WOW!!! Amazing work!

Erik Leijdens
The beauty of your work hurts my eyes...Amazing..!

Alec K
Well, not sure how the hell I missed this... Very, very nice. Those guns are excellent 👍

bughunter
Thank you mates! Now I have metal color on the gun casing, pictures soon ...

Kerry COX
Bugs. Sorry I am late in coming in for a look mate. 👍
I do admire your work and the lack of yards of thick paint that can hide so much detail. 👍
The MG is the example I am referring to, as that is just a stand alone item right there. 🙂
Have you ever used the 'buffing metalizer' paints by Testors. ? As it is perfect for the smallest PE parts, in that it is super thin and the pigments don't clog any fine recesses or detail, perfect for the engine and guns. 👍
Just a thought mate. No telling you what to do. 👍
I do love what you have achieved. Most exciting. 🙂 👍

bughunter
Thank you Kerry, also for the hint to the metalizer. It's new for me. I used 3 different Alclads on the gun casings, it's also very thin. I need daylight for good pictures, soon.

Kerry COX
Bugs, Alclad is something I am very comfortable with also. Great results and your certainly happy with it too I see. hehehehe 🙂 🙂 👍

bughunter
Next batch of pictures after a "happy little accident", which improves the model.

Daniel Klink
Black Beauty

Spanjaard
gorgeus. happy little accident looks simply perfect

Alec K
Looks great! When you say "fixing ropes", what do you mean? Looks like two spacer discs 🤔

bughunter
Thx mates! Alec, the cowlings in WWI were made from thin aluminium, and are secured by a steel cable (or two in this case) around the cowling on fuselage side. I know a good walkaround of a Fokker showing this detail, but that web site seems to be killed 🙁 Also my Morane-Saulnier Type N has this.
Both nickel silver wires (0.2mm and 0.1mm) embrace the cowling and ends on bottom side.

Alec K
Got it, thanks 👍

Daniel Klink
Ha! Caught, now i see who does the rigging and PE Bending for you...
hope your little fellow gets some extra Meal today....🙂
BTW Your assistant is a real beauty.

Spanjaard
i knew it!!!! 😄

Kerry COX
Yup. Mechanics just cant have enough hands. hehehehe 🙂

Murad ÖZER
BURN IT WITH FIRE!

Alec K
A SPIDER??? Noooow we know... Looks awesome, the buckles, decals, the whole works 👍

bughunter
Thx mates! Daniel, I don't know which kind this beauty is?!
Kerry, that is a good idea. Should go to the doctor and ask for additional 2 (or better 4?) hands! 🙂

Steven Van Dyck
Seems like a zebra spider, salticus scenicus. It could hop on top of your wing at once.

Daniel Klink
Hi Frank, this is a very beautiful example of a "Zebraspringspinne"...
Don't konw the english word for them Zebra Jump SPider 🙂 I guess
Good shot btw.
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Daniel Klink
AH Steven got it earlier.. Wonderful creatures and so important for the ecological system..
Btw: Spider of the Year 2005 in Germany

bughunter
Ah, thank you! It just come across my work bench (below a open roof window) duirng my rigging work.

Spanjaard
She wanted to take lessons from a master in fine threads😉