Friedrichshafen FF 49

**clipper1801** · 06-28-2013 22:29

These guys are very nice and delicate minis! Much has changed in the Shapeways progress indeed!

Gave them my two coat process, this time in silver which filled even nicer and the silver shows the pores and places that need sanding and a bit more paint quite nicely!

Then to pick the colors, one has to be in lozenge, but it appeared some were just silver/grey with a few with solid colored fuselages, so one got black and the other silver and burgundy . . .

And together

I should have enough for an assault on a carrier or two now!

**PunkReaper** · 06-28-2013 23:24

Superb..... Kudos to you.

**Burt** · 06-29-2013 01:15

Very nice planes, might have to get one myself.

**jbmacek** · 07-07-2013 13:34

I'm honored. Thanks for taking my models and turning them into something so sweet to look at.

**7eat51** · 07-07-2013 19:23

Those are really beautiful, David.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 07-08-2013 04:25

They are totally magnificent David.
I am very prone to the odd sea plane myself.
Rob.

**alpine** · 07-09-2013 06:11

You do fast work David. Makes me question my own modeling skills lol.

**BobP** · 07-09-2013 14:07

Great paint job on both of those. I do admire what you all do in here.

Teach59 · 10-15-2015 03:58

Very nice. I have just received an FF.49c in my latest Shapeways delivery, so it is very handy to see some painted examples :-)
I do have a query though. Which movement deck do you use?
In the "Available kits" data, the FF.33e is XC, while the FF49c is listed as a G.

The question is, could the FF.49c do a loop/Immelmann maneuver and if not, would you class it as a G* deck instead?

**grumpybear** · 10-15-2015 06:04

Very nicely done as always

**Lt. S.Kafloc** · 10-21-2015 07:52

and I just had to take a gander didn't I. It's confirmed. Float planes on the list for Santa!

**ReducedAirFact** · 10-21-2015 07:57

Superb! You have to love all the experimental camouflage schemes from WWI.

**fast.git** · 10-21-2015 10:46

Originally Posted by Skafloc

and I just had to take a gander didn't I. It's confirmed. Float planes on the list for Santa!

Certainly seems to be the case here as well. Of course, now I have to decide which ones to get... so many options.

The Friedrichshafen FF.33E (the FF.49's younger brother) looks to be a nice model, though I'm hoping to see some Hansa-Brandenburg float planes (W.12 & W.29) available before the holidays.

So they have something to harass, I'm looking at the Donnet-Denhaut D.D.8 and/or F.B.A. Type H flying boats. Though, to be honest, both the SPAD XIV and Hanriot HD.2 might find their way into an order.