The Smythemeister's 1/48 Dr.I

[Guest]

That's looking really good!

[Andy T]

Looking good Andy.

[yak face]

Lovely stuff andy , all looking great and the wooden prop is simply beautiful , cheers tony

[Allen Dewire]

Wow Mr. Smiff! Playing ketchup here and glad to see you have been bitten by a bug (WWI), other than the Devon mosquito's. I am saddened that you shelved the Albatros as it was looking good...But now you are building a big Fokker instead. Great work so far, Andy and this puppy only has a little bit of rigging to nerve you! Nice pit work and the seatbelts are cool too.
I truly hope you get some free time to finish this build. Love the color scheme choice too...

Prost
Allen

PS, How long did it take to get all the paint colors off Cohan's feet, after he painted the Albatros for you???

[The Smythe Meister]

How have I missed this one?????
Caught up now and yup, another cracking build by Andy. I agree with the not doing it in red - so last year!! or last century - whatever!!!!

Good to see you Doug, thanks very much,I thought the Red was too "predictable"!!

Nice looking DR1 Andy. I bet it would look good in red as well .

Cheers Tim, probably would do, but not this time! :hugging-face:

Coming along nicely Andy, nice looking paint job

Thanks Mick, it's coming along :thumb2:

That's looking really good!

Cheers Steve :smiling4:

Lovely stuff andy , all looking great and the wooden prop is simply beautiful , cheers tony

Very kind Tony, just getting into doing the wood effects, not perfect,but pleased with this one :nerd:

Wow Mr. Smiff! Playing ketchup here and glad to see you have been bitten by a bug (WWI), other than the Devon mosquito's. I am saddened that you shelved the Albatros as it was looking good...But now you are building a big Fokker instead. Great work so far, Andy and this puppy only has a little bit of rigging to nerve you! Nice pit work and the seatbelts are cool too.
I truly hope you get some free time to finish this build. Love the color scheme choice too...

Prost
Allen

PS, How long did it take to get all the paint colors off Cohan's feet, after he painted the Albatros for you???

Thanks Allen, Cohan has fully recovered,and nice'n clean!! The WW1 thing is temporary.... but will be revisited in the future:thumb2:.

[The Smythe Meister]

...... Cont'd......
progress over the weekend then, haven't managed to finish it yet,but it's getting there.:thumb2:
There's a lot of decals on this one,kinda fun though.....

Top wing, the green is a bit dark in the pics,it has been "streaked" a little,but doesn't show much there.It also is awaiting more weathering,so the white will be quite so "white"!!




That's it for now,the bottom wing is now fitted and awaiting the glue to set.The MG's are painted up,as is the landing gear,so next time it should look much more like a Dr.1.
Cheers for now.....

[Guest]

Hahaha! The pilot painted kennscht mi noch? on his plane? I guess he wanted to make sure he got recognised by his opponents :smiling3:

[SPOILER]It means something like “recognise me?” in, I think, a Low German dialect.[/SPOILER]

[The Smythe Meister]

Ha,I thought the same Jakko,I did a quick Google translate the other day and got "do you remember me"!!:tears-of-joy:

[Tim Marlow]

Yes, but they’d only see it if they shot his top wing off wouldn’t they?

[The Smythe Meister]

Yes, but they’d only see it if they shot his top wing off wouldn’t they?

Yes, indeed they would Tim!
I also looked up the "KEMPF" decal for said top wing,that apparently means "fight",makes sense I thought,then saw on the instructions that this plane was flown by,"Ltn Friedrich KEMPF", coincidence or.... bull***T?! :tears-of-joy:

[Allen Dewire]

Morn Mr. Smiff,

Love the decals Andy and the build so far, but 'Kempf' is the pilot's last name. 'Kampf' is the word meaning fight, in German. I guess Gurgle let you down Buddy.......

Prost
Allen

[Guest]

Yes, but they’d only see it if they shot his top wing off wouldn’t they?

Or if they’re behind and above him, trying to shoot him down …

I also looked up the "KEMPF" decal for said top wing,that apparently means "fight"

Kempf is a not al that uncommon surname. Kampf with a capital K means “battle” or “combat” (as a noun, not a verb); kämpfen with an Umlaut on the a, which makes its pronunciation approximately like that of the letter <e> in Kempf, is “to fight”.

[yak face]

Whatever it says it looks fab andy , the decals look to have gone on a treat ,
Carry on kempfing
Regards Sid James

[The Smythe Meister]

Morn Mr. Smiff,

Love the decals Andy and the build so far, but 'Kempf' is the pilot's last name. 'Kampf' is the word meaning fight, in German. I guess Gurgle let you down Buddy.......

Prost
Allen

Thanks Allen,one of the things that really appeals to me about WW1 Aircraft,(especially the German's),is the vast array of camo schemes, from incredibly colourful to fairly drab, mainly though, it's the slogans they sometimes used,and of course,the old style Crosses.... They just look So cool to me!

Or if they’re behind and above him, trying to shoot him down …


Kempf is a not al that uncommon surname. Kampf with a capital K means “battle” or “combat” (as a noun, not a verb); kämpfen with an Umlaut on the a, which makes its pronunciation approximately like that of the letter <e> in Kempf, is “to fight”.

Cheers Jakko, nicely explained.... all quite close really, easy to see how things can get confused!:rolling:

Whatever it says it looks fab andy , the decals look to have gone on a treat ,
Carry on kempfing
Regards Sid James

Thanks Tony,(or should that be Sid?!!), they've conformed very well,with the assistance of liberal amounts of Micro Set of course!!:tears-of-joy:
...... TBC......

[The Smythe Meister]

..... Cont'd.....
Morning chaps, just a brief look at what I managed to get done during the week,lower wing and struts on......


... a "Dark Dirt" Flory wash was plastered on,and then duly rubbed back,I want quite a grubby look,some more to take off,but it's nearly where I want it to be :smiling3:
....
.... Guns, engine and cover put on,red leather surround of cockpit block painted.So today it's THAT undercarriage,(which Dave warned us about),Top wing,and various supports/tiny bits on,I think It'll be "done" by tomorrow:thumb2:.
As always,thanks for looking in, cheers for now.......