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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Fokker D.VII Group build

« on: June 28, 2011, 08:13:35 PM »

I have not said my last word with that aircraft... I will try to make my own lozenge decals (those of Doug Baumann). Will try on inkjet decal paper; if not satisfied, next month I will buy laser decal paper...

Never surrender!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Royal Aircraft Factory Se.5a - Argentine Naval Aviation

« on: June 28, 2011, 05:14:49 PM »

Sweet! A very nice deco, really an original one and a splendid build!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Fokker Dr.I (triplane) EDUARD 1/48

« on: June 28, 2011, 05:13:38 PM »

...Well, after the problems encountered with the Microsculpt lozenges on my D.VII, I think I will not use the Streaky camo decals but better use a paintbrush...

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75

« on: June 28, 2011, 04:53:40 PM »

I think so too...

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: June Group Build--Curtiss Hawk 75

« on: June 28, 2011, 04:48:47 PM »

Really interresting...

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Group Build> Japan

« on: June 28, 2011, 04:48:04 PM »

Nice progress, Scott!

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Forums Works / Re: Magazine

« on: June 28, 2011, 04:47:29 PM »

Excellent!!!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Some modeling techniques

« on: June 28, 2011, 04:43:22 PM »

Liquid CA glue But for very small parts (those you need for a microscope), I first use Klir or gloss varnish! That helps top lace correctly the mini-part Then, once dry, I put a mini-drop of cyano

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Academy A-10A Warthog 1/72

« on: June 28, 2011, 04:41:58 PM »

Good addition toi your kit!

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Forums Works / Re: Magazine

« on: June 28, 2011, 06:43:55 AM »

Hi mate,
Don't have seen any new link - just the older one. I can watch the 102 pages magazine but cannot save it...

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Fokker D.VII Group build

« on: June 27, 2011, 07:41:44 PM »

Well... Thinking and thinking again at that problem, I've decided not to wait until wednesday. The parts were dropped in methanol. I've removed decals and paint. Now I have to choose another decoration... Will take some days for that.

Profa, I really have no regret at all 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Fokker D.VII Group build

« on: June 27, 2011, 06:03:37 PM »

Thank you Profa for your kind words, but there is bubbles under the lozenge and the ribs; if you try to remove them, you make holes and have to repare... and that creates bubbles in other locations! It's disappointing. And I don't like to continue in a way that is not satisfying for me.
I just come back from my workbench: not decided yet but clearly, I have the envy to remove those decals. Perheaps not for an Eduard deco; but for an all khaki unarmed Belgian D.VII... I keep my decision in instances until wednesday (the weather will be more clement; actually impossible to work in the workbench...).
Oh, and to have to restart a deco is not a problem, but in such a case the good solution

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Fokker D.VII Group build

« on: June 27, 2011, 04:58:03 PM »

I've removed the ribs of the ailerons.

But well, I'm really bothered with those decals that are fragile (Microsculpt) and breakable (Americal): the dythirambic comments on the drome sounds me not correct at all...
I'm really envisaging to REMOVE ALL those lozenges and ribs and to make a version provided by Eduard, with Eduard decals! Not decided yet, but...

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Fokker D.VII Group build

« on: June 27, 2011, 01:37:41 PM »

...There aren't any ribs... Will correct that soon...
http://users.skynet.be/fa233213/En/AircraftModels/Fokker/DVIIBe/FokDVIIBerearright.html

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Fokker D.VII Group build

« on: June 27, 2011, 01:35:56 PM »

Nice correction, Profa!

ribs are also present on the chord of the wings, ailerons (see my first photo here)...

Huh, few ideas for your rib problem: for the chord of the wings I'd use appropriate paint - just use middle part of the paintbrush and go lightly.
I wouldn't use rib tapes for ailerons (and I didn't), 'cause these usually weren't covered Maybe Eduard was wrong on this (they tend to have that problem sometimes...)

Good idea forthe painting. And thanks for the precision, for the ailerons. I will try to find some photos of the Belgian airplane I wish to make, to see if there are ribs around the ailerons or not for that particular aircraft...