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Kit: Roden (1:72)
Roden Albatros DII, OOB with a few cockpit details. Instruments from the FCM decal sheet. When I constructed the upper wing it had a slight bow to it which becomes much more noticeable in the lower wings. I should have test fitted the interplane struts and modified before I glued them on. Paints are PollyScale, Gunze Sangyo and Tamiya. The Gunze Sangyo reacted poorly when over-sprayed with semi-gloss so I had to paint the wings and tail surfaces twice. As with all Roden DII's I have purchased, the kits axle was broken so this one had to be scratched. Those with a sharp eye will notice that I rigged this one incorrectly, should have used the box art as a guide instead of the instruction sheet.
Roden Albatros DII. This kit was built OOB as Max Boehme's aircraft. The only items that I scratched were a few cockpit details and the axle as this was broken when I received the kit. Paints are PollyScale and Tamiya.
Kit: Eduard (1:72)
Eduard Albatros DVa. Another nice kit from Eduard. Had a small problem with the axle airfoil not aligning with the landing gear struts but, removing the tabs took care of that. Paints are PollyScale and Tamiya. Decals are a combination of the kits and the Roden Albatros DVa.
Roden Albatros DIII Oeffag S.153. This kit is finished as Stfw. Otto Forster's aircraft. Once again I followed Pedro Soares procedure to apply the camouflage. I think it turned out very well. Paints are mostly Pollyscale.
Werner Voss's Albatros D.III with some scratched cockpit details but otherwise built OOB. Paint is PollyScale and Tamiya with the instrument decals coming from the FCM sheet. This is the second project that I have rigged using wire instead of stretched sprue. I'm a little disappointed with how the ply fuselage turned out. My dry brushing is much too heavy so the finished effect does not look convincing. I do want to Thank Robert Karr, Mikko Saarela and Dave Calhoun for helping me out with the questions I had about Voss's aircraft. Their information proved most valuable.
Eduard Non-Profi Fokker Dr.I, OOB. This was my first Eduard kit and it certainly went together well. Paint is PollyScale and rattle can, Chili Red I think it was. I referenced the box art when painting but have some doubts to it's accuracy. Shouldn't the red on the upper deck extended all the way to the back of the cockpit?
Kit: Revell (1:72)
This was intended to be a quick build but as usual it took longer than I had planned. The Revell kit gets a little help with the addition of a Roden engine, propeller and machine guns. The axel/airfoil and wheels are also spares from a Roden D VII kit. The interior is scratched and the instrument panel decal is from the FCM sheet. As some of you may notice this is the aircraft that is under the guns of Cpt. Robert Soubiran from the box artwork for the Eduard SPAD XIII kit. As such, I'm assuming that this aircraft is the product of the artists' imagination. Still, I liked the paint scheme so thought it would make a nice build. Paints are Tamiya and Pollyscale and the decals are primarily from the FCM sheet with the lozenges being from an old Allmark sheet.
This was built pretty much OOB as Theo Osterkamp's machine. Paint's are Pollyscale and Tamiya. Lozenge decals are A/G.
Roden Junkers DI built OOB. I pretty much mirrored the box art on this one. My decal solvent had absolutely no affect on the decals as far as conforming them to the corrugated surface. Paints are Tamiya and Pollyscale.
Kit: Toko (1:72)
Toko Pfalz DXII in 72 scale, mostly OOB. I was working from kind of an interesting reference for this model. It was of either a prototype or early production aircraft as they were in the process of changing over the insignia. This was my first attempt at scratching as I wanted to replace the tail with the early versions. I had no reference other than the photograph so it's a pretty good bet that it is not very accurate. If I remember correctly the lozenge decals are Americal Gryphon.
Roden Pfalz DIII, OOB. After seeing Tim Burke's build of Rudolf Stark's Pfalz I thought I would like to try this version for myself. This was my first try at mixing a silbergrau. I used PollyScale aluminum and white. Think it turned out looking more like a pearl gray than a silver gray. Decals are mostly from the kit with a few from the Meikraft kit.
Kit: MAC (1:72)
MAC Phonix DII built OOB. I used the method described by Pedro Soares to create the camouflage on this aircraft. The technique worked very well (Thank You Pedro!) however, I chose colors that were too close in contrast so that they are very difficult to distinguish form each other. The whole effect is sort of a muddy green.
Kit: Heller (Airfix) (1:72)
Heller Roland CII. I had no reference for the interior so I just winged it. After the fact, I had a chance to check out the Eduard's interior and found that my two biggest errors were omitting the stepped floor and the fact that I put the observers seat in facing the wrong direction. The machine guns are Rosemont for the Spandau and Roden for the Parabellum. Paint is PollyScale and is referenced from the box art. I'm sure it should have some kind of numerical identification on the tail.