I just finished my 1/32 scale Pfalz D. IIIa from Wingnut Wings, and thought I’d share some pics of it. This is my second WnW build, the Sopwith Pup being the first. The kit was an absolute joy to build. Fit was just about perfect, and the detail has to be seen to be believed.
I built it OOB with the exception of rigging material which was 4 lb. test fishing line, HO scale eyebolts, and .005 brass tube cut to length.
I used the kit supplied markings to model a plane flown by Max Holtzem, Jasta 16b.
As I said before, this kit was a joy, and I can’t wait to start my next one![:D]
Thanks a lot Marc, I appreciate it. This is about the closest I’ve got right off the bat. I secured the eyebolts to the wing with cyano, then threaded the line through a brass tube. Then I passed the line through the eyebolt, and came back around through the tube again. Once it was tight, I just added a drop of cyano, and trimmed the excess…although I can see from this pic I have to do a bit more trimming![:$]
Thanks for all the kind comments, I appreciate them!
Rick: the fuselage decals came as three pieces, so it wasn’t too hard to apply them. Just make sure you use plenty of water on the surface of the model, because they like to stick where you put them!
Tigerman: Yes, the camo was widespread during the last years of the war. Not exactly sure when it came into use, but most of the various types had it at one time. It was actually pre-printed fabric that covered the wooden structure of the wing, and is generally known as ‘lozenge’, although the Germans had an official name for it which escapes me right now.
I read somewhere once that the various colors were supposed to blend together at certain distances, making the color seem to be grays. I don’t know how effective it was, but it does look pretty cool on the models!
