Ritter Eduard von Schleich 1888-1947
Model Cellar 1:32
Mike Good sculpt
Oils with small details in acrylic
Dentist in general practice. Part time wanna be triathlete [ when the body allows] Passionate about modelling. Mainly a figure modeller[ Napoleonic and WW1] sculptor and painting for 25 years. More lately have discovered the WW1 era of aeroplanes and some Russian WW2 aircraft[...no idea why!] Still paint the old fashioned way with oils. Still bringing in the 'gongs' at the shows!
Albatros D.V (Eduard Ritter von Schleich) Jasta 21 , Sept 1917 (35 victories)
WNW 1:32
Tamiya paints
Aviattic camo wing decals
Kit decals
Model kasten rigging
Bo Munro 3D printed custom upper wing radiator( can see thru the vanes!) with scratch pipe and horn
Gaspatch and Properplane turnbuckles
Gaspatch ananometer [...]
Roland VI.b, Jasta 59, 1918
WNW 1:32 .
Tamiya paints and printing ink
Aviattic 5 colour lozenge with oil paint weathering
Gaspatch and Properplane turnbuckles and wooden finger joint decals
Model Kasten rigging
Prop:oils over acrylics
Roland VI.a, Emil Koch, Jasta 32b, 1918 (7 victories)
This is a speculative scheme from trying to interpret old B&W photos but with additional oral information from surviving pilots.
WNW 1:32 .
Tamiya paints and printing ink
Aviattic 4 colour lozenge with clear brown glaze
Gaspatch and [...]
Georges Guynemer 1894-1917
1:32 Dolman Miniatures
Oils and acrylics
Austro-Hungarian Zugsfuhrer 1916-1918
Austro-Hungarian Zugsfuhrer 1916-1918
1:10 Model Victoria
Oils
Nice casting
Superb positive fit.
Tricky getting a shot under the helmet rim, too much uplight and it looks weird!
HARDIT MALIK 1894-1985
Hardit Malik CIE OBE 1894-1985
90mm Dolman Miniatures
Oils
First Indian to enter RFC service ( 2 victories )
18 first class matches for Sussex before and after WW1
Mig-3 Early
Trumpeter 1:48
Tamiya paints
LaGG series 7-11
ICM 1:48
Mr Hobby paints
Very poor moulding...ailerons have smushy detail and undershot!
Difficult build
Fiat Cr.42 Falco , Major Tito Falconi, CO 23rd Sqn. 1940 Sicily
1:48 Italeri
All was going quite well until the top wing had to go on. The locating 'male' nipples on the ends of the struts were ~ 0.3 mm deep, almost pointless. Combine that with struts that were probably from different kits and you get [...]
