Dark Horse
01-28-2012, 00:11
Here are some pix of my build of Reviresco’s Siemens-Schuckert Diii. It is the plane flown by Alfred Greven of Jasta 12. It flies on “O” deck. I basically followed the instructions on the packet. :)
All parts were painted and/or decaled before assembly began. The wing decals are wrap around decals that require a little care but are otherwise straightforward. The fuselage decal comes in 2 parts. There is a little overlap where they join, which I chose to deal with by having the overlap underneath, rather than noticeably on top or trying to trim the decals to fit exactly.
The struts are painted in GW paints using similar colours to the decals (the decals are also from Reviresco.) The wheels are decaled by a couple of spare bits of decal. ;)
Getting the top wing to sit properly on the struts & line up properly with the lower wing takes a little care & patience. The main problem here was the way the struts (1) were not sufficiently obliging in lining up easily & (2), they had a tendency to buckle due to the thinness of the white metal. :eek:
The axle was missing in my example - not sure if it was meant to come with one in the first place (?) but I decided that it would be too delicate anyway & cut a piece of piano wire, which held all of the undercarriage together tightly & strongly. :)
Overall I enjoyed the challenge of the build (except for fitting the upper wing) & I intend to make at least one more of these little fighters. :)
The pix are unfortunately a little unclear because it is such a small bird that my camera had trouble coping with it.
All parts were painted and/or decaled before assembly began. The wing decals are wrap around decals that require a little care but are otherwise straightforward. The fuselage decal comes in 2 parts. There is a little overlap where they join, which I chose to deal with by having the overlap underneath, rather than noticeably on top or trying to trim the decals to fit exactly.
The struts are painted in GW paints using similar colours to the decals (the decals are also from Reviresco.) The wheels are decaled by a couple of spare bits of decal. ;)
Getting the top wing to sit properly on the struts & line up properly with the lower wing takes a little care & patience. The main problem here was the way the struts (1) were not sufficiently obliging in lining up easily & (2), they had a tendency to buckle due to the thinness of the white metal. :eek:
The axle was missing in my example - not sure if it was meant to come with one in the first place (?) but I decided that it would be too delicate anyway & cut a piece of piano wire, which held all of the undercarriage together tightly & strongly. :)
Overall I enjoyed the challenge of the build (except for fitting the upper wing) & I intend to make at least one more of these little fighters. :)
The pix are unfortunately a little unclear because it is such a small bird that my camera had trouble coping with it.