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Kit: Pegasus (1:72)
Oberleutnant Fritz Bernert, credited with 27 victories, flew a D.II of this configuration while with Jasta 4 in September of 1916. His being one of three German combat pilots to wear glasses was of interest to me, so this one's for him. His plane's actual serial number is unknown. Rigging is colored "invisible" thread and stretched sprue.
Kit: Warbirds (1:72)
It is possible that a few short-fuselage D.Is saw service at the front before the Armistice. This model depicts a D.I found wrecked at Evere airfield in Belgium after the war. The colors are based on reported descriptions published in the D.I Datafile. Some of the parts on this model-engine, propeller, wheels, etc. are from my spares box. What rigging there is is colored "invisible" thread.
Kit: Toko (1:72)
The Toko kit was modified to represent the colorful early SSW D.III flown by Leutnant Joachim von Ziegesar of Jasta 15 in May of 1918. The wings were re-shaped for the early smooth tips, and the cowling was made full by adding vac-form sections. A new "early" rudder was made following Datafile drawings. Lozenge material, markings and interim crosses are from Americal/Gryphon. The lozenge is applied diagonally except for ailerons, and rib tapes are strips of the same material. Interplane struts are hand painted. Rigging is colored "invisible" thread and stretched sprue.
This Model represents a civil 'A'-series Taube impressed into military service in August, 1914. It has the darker balloon fabric and crude crosses of early Tauben. I gave it the serial A 10/13. Brass rod is substituted for the plastic stuff supplied in the kit. The rigging is colored "invisible" thread.