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    Great job John - they look perfect for the job. I just hope and they don't suffer the same fate as many other aircraft on their first time out

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    DH2 5998 - John Oliver Andrews. The scheme is slightly different than Tim's above (fuselage colour and outer strut colours). This was based on Eduard instructions - so probably wrong, but here it is anyway.

    I thought about painting out the white outline of the roundels but that looked a bit tricky with the light green rib tapes and painting them blue would make the blue too large. (See the post in the Metal & Resin kit forum for other irritations with this kit.) So, I left....maybe this can be an oddball plane that ended up in Palestine (not sure where 5998 actually ended up). Changed my mind - I painted out the white outline and while I was added I painted the red on the wheels larger.

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    A couple of RAF Shapeways DH2 - both 24 Sqn: 5924 - David Mary Tidmarsh (CDL) and 5964 - Lanoe George Hawker. Miscmini decals - yes, Tim (Flying Helmut) is right, the roundels are a wee bit too small. I was going to use the Miscmini '4' decal on the CDL but took Tim's research to heart and went with Hawker and Tidmarsh.

    Also. the Shapeways models were a delight compared to the frustration of the Reviresco metal one.

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    Sharply done, Paul! I especially like the struts and propeller tips.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ReducedAirFact View Post
    Sharply done, Paul! I especially like the struts and propeller tips.
    Thanks, Daryl. For the struts I just followed Tim's examples above for Hawker and Tidmarsh. Can't go wrong there.

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    nicely done, see a lot of shapeways in our future....

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    Those two are very well finished Paul. Quite the bee's knees in fact.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Now, those are seriously nice, well done.

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!

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    Thanks, everyone.

    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte View Post
    Those two are very well finished Paul. Quite the bee's knees in fact.
    Rob.
    It's the first time I tried the floor polish treatment - 6 times done over a week (i.e., every now and then put a coat of polish on the model). Both models were primed with a dark umber gesso (gesso is a fine arts primer), but I probably should have done the CDL one in a white gesso followed by an ink wash (maybe a yellow ochre ink). The reason for that it's tough for the cream CDL colour (white with a touch of raw sienna) to cover a dark colour. What you see is an all over CDL (not covering the lines that outline flaps, etc.). Then do highlights with a lighter version and when I'm done the lighter version I thin out the paint (I use artist acrylic paints which dry fast) quite a bit and then apply the wash over all the CDL areas including the dark lines - makes it less stark (or cartoonish if you prefer). LoL

    The PC10 is an olive drab with a touch of burnt sienna (both grey versions of green and red) lightened with white. By varying the amount of burnt sienna you'll get anything from a PC10 brown to a PC10 green - just like in real life. Next PC10 I do I might try something like adding a touch of burnt sienna to Hooker's green to get a greener finish.

    When the weather is warm enough I will try spray coating the models and see how that goes.

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    These planes look great!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeemagnus View Post
    Nice DH2s Paul. You have been busy
    Yes, but surprisingly not with building / painting planes. I did the floor polish prep for these over a two week period. The painting goes quickly but I mix all of my colours using artist acrylics, so I these had to wait until the Sopwith Pups were at a stage when I could use the same mix for both the DH2s and Pups.

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    Airco DH2 - Capt Seldon Herbert Long 24 Sqn RFC

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    Model - Syborg 3d Printed

    Fuselage, tail and upper wings - Mix of Vallejo Saddle Brown 940 and Foundry Spearpoint `3b
    Under wings - Vallejo Iraqui Sand 819
    Engine and MGs - GW Leadbelcher with black wash and highlighted with GW Ironbreaker
    Boom - GW Ironbreaker
    Wheels - Vallejo Black Grey 862
    Struts and wheel covers - Foundry Sky Blue 21a and Vallejo White 951
    Pilot - Vallejo Leather Brown 871

    Decals - MiscMini

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    It doesn't have the subtle shading that Mike does, but you may like it.

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    So how many books are in your personal library?

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    Nice work there, Gary! I am guessing you bought the resin one piece version?

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    Great way to start the new year Gary

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    Great DH.2, Gary, especially the struts
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    Quote Originally Posted by RJG173 View Post
    It doesn't have the subtle shading that Mike does, but you may like it.

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    Thanks very much Robert.

    Darryl,

    Yes the castings are so much better than the split ones.

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    Early production DH.2, unspecified squadron, unk pilot. Shapeways model, Misc Mini decals.

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    Very nice Larry

    I like these early birds, they always look like they're missing something!

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    Great DH2 guys! I love all the different takes on these.

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    I picked up some 3d resin prints from Paint & Glue Miniatures here in the UK, this is the DH2, a nice model although missing the upper wing fuel tank.




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    Good looking model, Philip! The lack of a fuel tank is a relatively small matter. The later Dh-2 fuel tank was under the top wing (as I recall) so would not be visible anyway.

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    Another cracker!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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