Pfalz D.IIIa
The Pfalz D.III was a German single-seat biplane fighter used during World War I primarily by German Luftstreitkräfte units. It was designed by Rudolph Gehringer and manufactured by Pfalz Flugzeugwerke. Most machines were produced in the improved version D.IIIa.
Jasta 30 was one of the few units to be equipped exclusively with the Pfalz. The Jasta markings were a distinctive black-bordered orange diamond on the fuselage and tail along with various individualized black stripes.
A total of 260 D.IIIs and 750 D.IIIa units were produced. In June 1918, there were approximately 430 D.IIIa machines in operational deployment, in August only 166, and approximately 100 when the armistice was concluded.
All markings are airbrushed over masks that I had custom made by the OMASK company.
Great build Pavel. Excellent photos and presentation with a bit of history. Nice one 👍
Thank you, Guy.
Great looking Pfalz Pavel, its a pity Wingnut Wings went under, a loss of such great kits.
Thank you so much Ian. Yes, it's a shame that WnW doesn't exist anymore. But I still have about 15 unbuilt kits in storage. I still have things to build. 🙂
15 kits, wow! Looking forward to their builds.
Fantastic build, Pavel!
Thank you, Spiros.
Excellent work, Pavel! My favorite WW1 plane.
Thank you very much, John. I like all biplanes from that era. 🙂
Beautiful model of the most aesthetically pleasing aircraft of the Great War.
I would love to grab this kit, shame I didn’t back in WnW days…
What colour(s) did you use the achieve the SilberGrau?
Roden makes a 1/32 DIII. Nothing wrong with it.
Thank you very much, Pedro. As Bill writes, Roden makes the D.III in 1/32 scale. It doesn't compare to the kit from WnW, but it can be used to build a nice model. I used Silber Grau from AK Real colors and added some silver to it.
Thank you both! I am not familiar with the Roden kit
The Roden kits have a softer plastic that has a slight pebbely finish, but as Pavel mentioned, there is definitely nothing wrong with them. Roden also make some WW1 aircraft that I wish WNW would have produced. The DIII Albatross on my page is a Roden kit.
Very nice Plfaz build
Thank you, Dan.
Very nice paintwork. This is an older kit that definitely stands the test of time.
Thank you, Tom.
Outstanding work Sir. Looks great with the orange accents.
Thank you so much, Bill.
Beautifully done, Pavel @pavelmat99
The orange accents are really nice.
Thank you, John.
Very nice! Man, not much forward visibility for the pilot!
Thank you, Greg.
Beautiful build, Pavel. Really nice. I love most of the WW1 German fighters, the Pfalz DIII is no exception. This is one WNWs kit I never got around to picking up. One of these days I may get the Roden kit. Lie you mentioned above there is nothing wrong with them if you don't mind putting in a little extra effort.
Again, a beautiful building. I have a Roden ready to build, so hopefully I can get something decent out of it.