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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #135 on: June 03, 2011, 06:09:34 AM »
Nice streaky camo!!!

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #136 on: June 03, 2011, 10:42:59 AM »
This morning I've taken off mask and, other than minor overspray on the right side :-wall, white is OK...

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #137 on: June 03, 2011, 11:22:06 AM »
Fortunately, no irremediable disaster... ;)

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #138 on: June 03, 2011, 11:57:15 AM »
My camera battery is empty, later I will take images of green painted front piece.

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #139 on: June 06, 2011, 07:58:53 PM »
Decal setting phase...

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #140 on: June 06, 2011, 10:53:52 PM »
It's 3 days now that I'm applying rib tapes( :-wall :-wall), and I'm almost finished... on Degelow's plane :-roll
For Berthold's I yet have to cut it from lozenge table :-dal, so it'll take some more time...
Of note are two things - it took me on average 3.5 min x tape (100 pieces for both surfaces of both wings), and more important that you get much better and cleaner cut if you cut tapes from the decal table when it is positioned face down onto the cutting mat. Cut gently, 2-3 strokes, instead of one strong.
Yep, pics tomorrow, now I'm going to continue taping... :-wave

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #141 on: June 06, 2011, 11:07:31 PM »
Well, this tape wait me tomorrow, I did not even touch plastic kits last days

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #142 on: June 09, 2011, 10:00:23 AM »
Rib tapes for Berthold's plane are given as simple lozenge table, so I had to cut 'em one by one.
To do that I again stole useful tip, this time from the internet: apply masking tape onto the cutting mat in level with one thinner grid line. The width of line perchance corresponds to the width of the rib tape (:))), so it's easy to face the decal down and level it to the masking tape, level the ruler to the lower edge of the grid line and cut applying some light strokes. It takes some time, but at the end you have useful batch of rib tapes ;)
Second pic shows fuselage and tail after second (and final) coat of Light Olive - for me it's perfect!
Meanwhile I got what seems just the right shade of the Jasta 15 blau (thanx, Samuraj! :-flo), so now all I have to do is wait for this to dry, apply gloss, apply cross, apply mat, paint... Not so much work :-roll
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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #143 on: June 09, 2011, 10:06:23 AM »
Streak are great!!!

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #144 on: June 09, 2011, 10:58:59 AM »
Extra! ;)

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #145 on: June 09, 2011, 03:34:11 PM »
Beautiful! And I thought cutting rib tapes on real airplanes was a repetetive job........

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #146 on: June 09, 2011, 04:42:47 PM »
Finally I am little back to modeling and strip day on my side (this was planed to be week ago...)

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #147 on: June 09, 2011, 05:13:24 PM »
Don't forget to apply the tape also onto the innermost rib (the one closest to the fuselage) ;)

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #148 on: June 09, 2011, 05:59:04 PM »
Good point!!! I would forget this without your notice! Thank you, you have a barrel of alcohol from me ;)

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #149 on: June 09, 2011, 06:16:56 PM »
Very good No.1 :-clap