Hugh,

Been there, done that, and inputted my "design". I'm hiding under a different name there.

Regards
Steve

Hugh , thanks for sharing the link . Images have been saved and as soon as I get new ink cartridges for the printer I will be giving them a try .

Good Luck Terri.

I found that The Images that Wojtek posted printed up very nicely on our printer. Just make sure that you have the intensity set on the upper limit.

Cheers,

Hugh

Thanks Hugh , And yes I will try it out on plain paper first before I use decal paper .

No Blond moment shall happen durning the printing process !

Hm
Spada decal did some testshots at this lozengedecals in 32 scale. Is there anyone who have tested Spadas. Mr Lozenge him self? Stephen L.
I think I´ll have some sample off this lozenge someware in my being for my self room

Larsa

Greetings Larsa,
The SPADA sheets were only testshots and they habve since put them on hold. Though there is still some interest. I did a small bit of research for one of their Camel profiles. We will see about the future. Hopefully Roden may come through wi an extra sheet for me. I am trying to encourage them to do 5 colour as well.

The four colour lozenge on the D.VI is coming along nicely. It seems that Fokker may have actually have done the two piece lozenge rib caps on the Fok. D.VI or at least on some of them. My contention has been that rib tapes were one piece on the Fokker D.VII type (all maufacturers.) Doing a bit more reseaarch on this. It makes sense to me because the Fokker D.VI, D.VII and the Ev were the first airframes to be covered by Fokker in lozenge.

Albatros & OAW had been using one piece solid colour and lozenge tapes on the Alb. D. series previous to Fokkers use on his D series machines listed above.

Here is a bit more progress.

Not bad at all Stephen . It's all coming along rather well . Lozenge looks great , but aren't the top colours a little on the blue side ? Or is it just me ! Just waiting for your texturing magic .

This is the first build that I have seen where lozenge is applied to the bottom of the inside . Never seen any one else do this before . Your attention to the small things is out standing .

Greetings Terri;
Yes the colours will need a bit of tweaking. But I have to say they are one of the best sets of decals issued from Roden in their workability. Thank you for the compliment in this scale details become more and more apparant. Model On!

Greetings all,

I have some additional images I will post later. The lozenge, cheek fairings, structure sidewalls, rear fabric wall and fuel cell are in. Now it will simply be a process of adding everything from the cockpit floor up to the cockpit rim.

Here they are.

Well, what can I say? Please, teach me Master...

Right on Stephen ! Your texturing sure adds to the over all effect of the linen . This is my second time on seeing the effects of this . I'm getting hook on this !

Thank you for the kind words. I just wish my camera would not get fooled by the edge of the cockpit and wander out of focus. Any way I added the seat and station framing for the rear of the cockpit. Now for some bits & pieces Will need to add small supports for the flooring and cross members for them to sit on. Similar to the Fokker D.VII layout.

I hope the description is helping those who were wondering if I painted myself into a corner. Luckily 1/32 lets me add pieces easily. Just don't ask me to do anymore radiators for a while.

Stephen,
This continues to be an inspiring build. Your work with the lozenge is awesome!
RAGIII

Thanks Rick,

I just got word that Roden has consented to sending me and additional sheet of lozenge to do ribtapes. They also promised another surprise in the form of a kit. . . I tell you folks Roden loves us here at Aeroscale.

Continuing with the cockpit. Keeping to the perameters of the build, I had to use the kit parts and or PE made for the kit. The floorings is designed in both cases to match the Fokker Dr.I side walls and not the extended fuselage Fok. D.VI. The problem is that the control column has to be located specifically. so the flooring has to be in a specific place to do this. The compass winds up under the seat so it has to be relocated to a spot near the pilot's right side leading edge of the seat.

Taking a cue from Roden's 1/48 Fokker D.VII I decided to make the upper forward cowling, ammunition box, empty belt box and etc a sub-assembly. The PE had to be altered to off-set the holes for the emptybelt chutes that will exit from the pilot's left side of the Spandau breeches.

The result is as good as I hoped for. I still have to set the rear of the gun breeches in two upright supports and the fuselage cross bracings that hold them.


Note the repair I'll have to finish to the decal on the spine.

The seat is nearly completed. The depth was added to the seat to represent the parachute pack.


Now the Spandau guns are to be dry fitted to the upper cowling deck.

Fantastic work Stephen ! Coming along really well with this build .
Looking forward on seeing the finished model .

Looks most impressive! Keep the pics coming,
RAGIII

The extra lozenge has arrived! Now I have to finish it.

I´m on RagII´s side, you have done this to a gem. impressive keep the pics come

Larsa Q

That texture really stands out.