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jbmacek
11-22-2011, 17:57
Some months ago a fellow was selling off a bunch of his kits on ebay. When I saw the Reviresco D.I come up for sale, I made a bid and won. I got it for a decent price, probably because of the big hole in the side of the fuselage. All the parts were there, but I sat it aside until I felt up to the challenge.

As you can see, the fuselage is in bad shape. Not only is there the hole, but the tail was a bent mess too. The landing gear struts were such a mess that two sprues were included in the kit. The wing is in good shape, so it's not a total loss.

http://www.piratebrethren.com/gaming/wow/junkers01.jpg


Looking at pics of the D.I, I noticed the head rest on most of the images isn't solid, but a frame. Out came the snippers, and off came the headrest. Then I drilled three holes as guides for the frame.

http://www.piratebrethren.com/gaming/wow/junkers02.jpg


Green stuff was applied to cover the gaping hole. The pilot is getting a test fit. That peg that acts as a guide for placement of the wing has to be cut shorter.

http://www.piratebrethren.com/gaming/wow/junkers03.jpg


Using some of the spare metal from the landing struts, as well as a snippet of wire, I crafted a frame for the new headrest. The pilot has gotten shorter.

http://www.piratebrethren.com/gaming/wow/junkers04.jpg


This kit had full body decals. I primed the pieces, and when I dipped the decals in the water... oh no! Someone didn't spray these with fixative! Looks like I'm going to be doing more painting than I expected.

http://www.piratebrethren.com/gaming/wow/junkers05.jpg


The wing has been glued on. That was easy enough. The landing gear? Not so much. This had some of the thinnest metal I have ever encountered in a kit. It took a lot of patience to get this together. I first glued on set of struts to the fuselage. Then gently slipped the axle through that strut. Finally slipping the other strut in place and tacking that down with a drop of glue. Once that had dried aligning the axle and adding the wheels was fairly straightforward.

http://www.piratebrethren.com/gaming/wow/junkers07.jpg


The engine needed a bit of trimming to sit flush with the fuselage. The MGs had to be pushed apart slightly to get them to fit over the engine. After the delicate landing gear, this wasn't a big deal. The prop was a breeze.

http://www.piratebrethren.com/gaming/wow/junkers08.jpg


Another difficulty I encountered with this kit was trying to get a neodymium magnet glued under the body. I tried multiple times, finally resorted to a good bit of cutting, but it eventually saw things my way.

http://www.piratebrethren.com/gaming/wow/junkers09.jpg


I'm partially colorblind, so I asked the missus for help mixing up the mauve. I was a little worried about doing the camo, since I've never been able to do a good camo ever since I built models as a kid, but I'm happy with the results. Dom's decals rounded out the kit.

http://www.piratebrethren.com/gaming/wow/junkersd1final.jpg


All in all, this one was much more complex than I could have ever envisioned. I think most of that is due to the spindly landing gear struts. But if you like a bit of a challenge, you may want to give this a try. It sure looks good once completed.

pbhawkin
11-22-2011, 18:01
I agree John the effort was well worth it!

Guntruck
11-23-2011, 01:05
I have to say I've had one for a couple of years but couldn't face finishing it because of the poor quality. I got two Shapeways ones, so I doubt if I will ever finish it now.

But good job on this one :thumbsup:

Flying Officer Kyte
11-23-2011, 01:35
You have certainly made a cracking good job of this one John. At this rate I shall soon be out of business.:lol:
Rob.

grumpybear
11-23-2011, 03:58
Nicely done

jbmacek
11-23-2011, 04:06
Thanks folks! Given the amount of mauve paint my wife and I mixed up, I expect I'll do some more, but probably via Shapeways.

The Cowman
11-30-2011, 07:17
Nice job John... between you and Rob I have run out of kits to do articles with I think...

Nightbomber
11-30-2011, 08:28
I think you got the right colours. Mauve is probably close to perfection (at least i think it is:)). The camo itself is nicely done, as well as the whole model. I truly admire the pilot figure and it encourages me to put a MvR figure to my recently painted Red Albatros (posted in the Hobby Forum).
:thumbsup:

jbmacek
12-01-2011, 04:56
Thanks. I'm glad you like the camo. I think that may be the first time I painted camo and was somewhat satisfied with the result. When I was a kid, my dad would do a great job of painting camo on model airplanes. Me? not so much. So I guess I must have learned a little in the intervening 35 years.