Carl,

Your build is coming along great. I have the texture decals too and was wondering how they would look on a build. I think they do add a nice effect. Thanks for posting the pictures.

Mark

The texturing is super Carl , nice effect with the pastels as well . The effects which can be achieved using this method is better then an airbrush IMO

Looking forward to your next up-date

I got the wings painted in PC 10 with leading edge wrap-around. I was going to seal up the fuselage, then discovered I need a plan for doing the control wires. They connect to the underside of the seat and the area in between the lower wings wherethe rudder bar is connected. Hard to explain to people who have not built this, but it looks to be impossible to accomplish. If you connect to the rudder bar, how can you run the wires back into the holes beneath the seat. (The wing has to be glued to the fuselage before you can make the connections) If you run the wires from the holes, then how do you connect them to the rudder bar? I bet a lot of people out there skipped the control wires.

Some update pics

This picture is done with a macro lense at a distance of about an inch. The wings is not warped or curved. You can see the wrap around.



This picture is from a little further away. It shows the subtle affect of the textur decals a little better. They still look a little darker in the pictures than in person.

I ordered 5 more sheets of texture because I do have a Bristol F2.b in the closet.

Thanks for taking the time to post your comments. I really do appreciate feedback.

Impressive Carl nicely done!

I got the fuselage sealed up today. No pictures. Weld beeds aren't really to exciting anyway.

Hi Carl:

The texture decals really add to the overall effect. I wish I had elected to use them. I used real thin rod for the contro wires. I didn't connect them as you mention it is almost impossible, so I went for effect.

I put some music wire through holes under the seat and glued p the fuselage. I also put some turnbuckles on the rudder bar. When I mate the wing to the fuselage, I cam just reach in with some tweezers and a drop of CA to mate them up. Or so that is the plan. You military folk out there know what happens to plans.

The weld wasn't dry yesterday, so I put the SE 5a off to the side and did a little work on the D.V. I will be heading in the office in a little bit to get some sanding done.

Carl, now I know with did you mean with Campaigns... and is great!!!!!!

Cheers.

Al

Hey Carl !

Nice to hear you back on this project once more and making some progress .
Which I should get back to mine , time is running out here .

When I did my , I left the seat out . Added the rigging to the rudder bar . It was easy to slip them into the holes and then glued the rudder bar in place . Of course I used plastic rod for this and bits of stretched q-tip slip over the rods , then glued the seat in place and added the belts .

Some pic's would be nice though Carl , you always bug me about pic's

I really don't want to take up to much time or space right now, so I will just post the pictures and talk more about the build, and why it has taken so long, later on tonight when I have a bit more time.

[quote]I really don't want to take up to much time or space right now, so I will just post the pictures and talk more about the build, and why it has taken so long, later on tonight when I have a bit more time.
It looks like you have made some progress. Looking forward to more.

Best

Mark

Looks good carl. Did you have any trouble with the decals?

Looking great Carl.

I am up to the painting stage before I attach the top wing to the rest of the airframe. This aircraft has more rigging than another I have built so far. The cluster of four lines at the top of one of the undercarriage legs is really difficult, especially when you put them in the wrong legs first go! Must be a Wolsley powered one coming I think...

Keep up the good work...

Warren

I have been goofing off again. House work and other fun things. The little bit of time I have had has been spent on the D.III.




Thanks. Decals were great. Not a problem at all.

Hi Carl  – coming along very nicely indeed. Looking forward to the finishing touches and rigging.

Best Regards

Mikael

Greetings Carl any word on this build?