Eduard Pfalz D.IIIa

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July 23, 2021
A woodgrain effect, the technique for which I borrowed from Nigel's Modeling Bench on YouTube:

1. Basing with Tamiya XF-57 Buff
2. Brushing on an oil paint/mix of your choice (here, burnt umber)
3. Very gently running over the paint with a Q-tip

Overall pleased with the effect. Looks much better in person; such is the price of using an iPhone camera.

Actually taken around June 14.
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July 23, 2021
Floorboard with some other pieces attached.

Actually taken around July 13.
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July 23, 2021
Floorboard (finally with attached seat), engine, and dash hooked up to the port side of the fuselage. Fuselage fit was incredibly snug and required lots of glue, putty, and sanding. But it turned out alright in the end.

First time using seatbelts of any kind (here, just decals). Not entirely pleased with the look, but it's nice to have some experience on it now.

Actually taken around July 20.
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July 24, 2021
Masking off the ventral side in preparation for some black stripes.
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July 25, 2021
An abomination of masking, but it worked. Vital areas swabbed/masked off and ready for painting.
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July 26, 2021
Retouched the yellow on the nose, and now masking off the rest of the fuselage for the final green.
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July 26, 2021
Will need a bit of retouching, but it could've gone a lot worse, so I'm pleased.
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July 26, 2021
Same as before. Some fine-tuning is needed, but nothing disastrous happened, so I can't complain.

Comments

5 23 July 2021, 21:23

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Coming up very nicely! Frontrow seat for me please! 👍

23 July 2021, 22:11

bughunter
Oh yes, this Eduard kit is a very nice one (build the Dual Combo kit), as your work. Only a small remark: as far as I know the side walls was painted in a light grey green or blue grey. On the WNW page there are some nice color photos of later Pfalz aircrafts.

25 July 2021, 11:02

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
He isn't called "bug hunter" for nothing, ya know! 😉

25 July 2021, 13:37

Speglord
Thanks for the tip! Will try to incorporate that into any future builds. @ Rene: too true, hahaha

25 July 2021, 17:29

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My sixth kit, and hopefully the first biplane with full rigging.

Eduard Pfalz D.IIIa

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Pfalz D.IIIa

Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Force 1916-1920)
Jagdstaffel (Jasta) 29 8327/17 (Lt. Eugen Siempelkamp)
July 1918 World War 1 - Gondecourt

green, yellow, white

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