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Downscaled original Airco DH-2 6000

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120 16 May 2022, 07:53
Robert Podkoński
Looks fabulous! Ready for action.
16 May 2022, 08:01
Moritz Fentzahn
Great result (as always). Looking forward to see this in real life someday. Keep on the good work 👍🏻👍🏻
16 May 2022, 08:02
Robin (WhiteGlint)
A stunning aircraft, mate. 👍
This bird is pure eyecandy.
16 May 2022, 08:37
Marius
A jewel of model!
16 May 2022, 10:13
gorby
That's a staggering result Frank! Some of those photos could easily be mistaken for a real aircraft, and there's no higher praise for a model that I know of. A real beauty.
16 May 2022, 13:04
Spanjaard
I fully agree with gorby
16 May 2022, 15:02
Sebastian Meyner
Absolutely stunning build 👍
16 May 2022, 15:39
Christoph Kunz
Gold Medal.
No matter wich show.
16 May 2022, 17:38
Michael Kohl
Great.
16 May 2022, 21:11
Nathan Dempsey
That's a gorgeous build! Our local club is doing 1/48 WW1 for our yearly group build & I selected this aircraft. If mine comes out 1/1,000th as nice it'll be a miracle lol. I'm building the old Blue Max kit though…
16 May 2022, 23:52
Speglord
beautiful work -- the rigging is magnificent!
17 May 2022, 01:42
bughunter
Thank you very much mates, for these kind comments 👍
@Christoph I'll take your word for it! Ried and EME?
@Nathan Good luck with your build!
17 May 2022, 17:13
Ricardo Reis
Master work @bughunter, really beautiful! 👍 👍 👍
18 May 2022, 20:09
Alec K
Supreme!
19 May 2022, 01:56
Neuling
A masterpiece.
19 May 2022, 07:46
Boris B
Hi Frank, Very nice set of pictures (your outdoors light photography technique really pays out), and of course, amazing masterful build... The fact that it stands its ground next to the strip-down build says a lot already !
For loss of other words of praise, I will add a few nit-picking remarks since that is all that is left : I'm not generally a big fan of weathering but you went down that path beautifully and lightly enough, but I would say that your wheels, particularly the sidewall markings, could be toned down or muddied up a bit to match the rest. And also perhaps the insignias are a little too bright too compared to the overall patina.
I'm just saying that to stand out of the crowd of course 😉 And because I know you'll enjoy the chalenge of going past the 99% near-perfect... or is it 99,9% ? Hard to say from this distance !
Thanks for the continued inspiration above all...
19 May 2022, 09:43
bughunter
Thank you mates!
And Boris, thank you for your time to answer with such detailed comment 👍
I don't want this to sound like an excuse, but this is what I meant by the fact that it is difficult to take good pictures now, despite the evening sun. The contrasts are too hard, details " drown out", in shadow areas hardly anything can be recognised. This was much easier with the Camel in February! And the wheels are red, and my camera has a problem with an overemphasised red, despite white balance. The wheels were also weathered, I found it almost too much. Have a look at picture 14, it looks closer to the real model.
Thanks again, Frank
19 May 2022, 17:29
Mathieu
I would be happy to get a similar result in 1/32… this DH.2 is looking truly awesome.
Cheers
19 May 2022, 20:16
Guy Rump
Beautiful 👍
19 May 2022, 20:39
David Taylor
One of your best,congrats.
19 May 2022, 21:52
Boris B
Indeed, Frank, and even picture 4 in the shade is less contrasty. Evening light is redder, so if you camera is sensitive to red, it makes sense. Maybe full sunlight is to be avoided anyways, at least in late Spring or Summer ?
I'm not aware of what the original tyres looked like, so maybe the white of the markings is accurate and I should do my homework before commenting ! 😉
20 May 2022, 11:34
bughunter
I was not patient enough to wait for a cloudy day as I wanted to present it 😉 Still learning regarding outdoor setup! At least it worked to apply flat varnish to the (bought) airfield to get rid of the glitter of the grass.
After the decals I applied some PanPastel and oils also to the rubber of the wheels, but it is not very visible on the pics.
20 May 2022, 11:50
Bruce Huxtable
Congratulations on another stunning gem, Bughunter! She's a delight to the eye from every angle 🙂 Inspiring skills and results for sure 🙂
20 May 2022, 12:12
bughunter
Thank you Bruce!
I just added a picture for size comparison.
20 May 2022, 17:47
David H
Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!
24 May 2022, 17:59
Rui S
Beautifully done, as always 👍
24 May 2022, 21:14
bughunter
Thank you very much mates! Your feedback is highly appreciated!
25 May 2022, 18:21
Capt Bellinger
A most impressive photo album of a simply splendid aircraft build!

When you finished the build photos I was thinking about being picky and commenting on the lack of fairleads to the lower wing leading edges, but I see that you added them before taking this photo set. 🙂
31 May 2022, 12:13
bughunter
Thank you Capt Bellinger!
You are right regarding the fairleads. The reason was to wait with mounting them for easier metalising the wires before.
1 June 2022, 20:09
bughunter
Thanks for sharing! That is like plating the Strip Down (on pic 17/18 and an own project) with paper 😉 And yes, this type has a very complex rigging.
22 June 2022, 19:23
Dick
Those photo's are.. real.
That's a piece of true craftsmanship, my compliments!

I had the Hasegawa Wright Flyer museum model kit once, but sold it again when I saw the difficult rigging and struts and tissue paper for the wings. Only for experienced modelers, like you.
22 June 2022, 22:06
bughunter
Thank you Dick!
The Wright Flyer in 1:16? The Museums Series is nice. The Fokker Dr.I in 1:8 hangs on the ceiling in our living room. But with a wooden laminated airscrew, instead of the kit plastic.
I found some pictures of it and created an album 😉
23 June 2022, 16:42
bughunter
Last weekend, all the effort I put into this model paid off. This little beast got a gold medal at the Austrian Model Masters 😉.
By the way, the Halberstadt got bronze in the same category.
23 October 2022, 07:52
Marius
Congratulations, well deserved!
23 October 2022, 08:19
David H
Well done, much deserved
23 October 2022, 08:22
Spanjaard
Well deserved, congratulations
23 October 2022, 09:25
Robert Podkoński
Congrats, Bughunter! (I would be surprised if you did not get any gold medal 😉 )
23 October 2022, 09:30
Nathan Dempsey
Well done!
23 October 2022, 14:24
Hanno Kleinecke
Time amd again I'm amazed by the realistic look of you results and photography.
Superbly detailed and painted as usual - Masterclass !
23 October 2022, 16:56
Dick
Congratulations Bughunter, well deserved 🙂 !!
23 October 2022, 17:41
bughunter
Wow! Thank you very much! Your great feedback is highly appreciated 👍
That is the right fuel for the next projects 😉
23 October 2022, 17:59
Bruce Huxtable
I never tire of looking through your albums, and I'm delighted to hear of this recognition of your skillful creation. I can only echo everyone's congratulations 🙂👍
23 October 2022, 22:03
Capt Bellinger
Well done indeed on winning gold and bronze medals - both very well earned!

In what category where your models?
24 October 2022, 05:16
bughunter
Thank you Bruce and Capt Bellinger!
It was category F2 - Planes in 1:48. A modeler can put an unlimited number of models into the contest, but only 2 in one category.
Did I miss you there?
24 October 2022, 07:30
Vincent
Very impressive build. Great result🙂
24 October 2022, 07:36
Capt Bellinger
@bughunter, no I wasn't at the show. If I had been I'm quite sure that I would have recognised your handiwork amongst the throng. 🙂
27 October 2022, 07:15
Thomas Bischoff
Two in one category? And Bughunter scored Gold and Bronze? I do not know many modellers who can beat him to Silver 🙂
27 October 2022, 14:43
Neil
Just stunning! A masterclass, as has been said... Congratulations! 🙂
27 October 2022, 16:33
bughunter
Thank you mates!
7 November 2022, 18:22
Zbynek Honzik
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Not only is it a beautifully built model, but it is also beautifully photographed!!!
10 March 2023, 20:57
Pietro De Angelis
An other masterpiece, compliments!
10 March 2023, 21:39
bughunter
Thank you for resurfacing this one too. That is may be still my best model as nearly all steps was successful without problems. You know how you often have to take a step back to fix a problem you caused yourself, but here it all worked amazingly well.
10 March 2023, 23:11
Greg Baker
I love this one every time I see it.
11 March 2023, 03:54
bughunter
Welcome back Greg! I haven't seen you for a long time.
Glad that you like this digged out older project, but you should not miss the newer ones!
13 March 2023, 18:11
bughunter
I'm happy to announce that this biplane pusher DH-2 won a bronze medal in the Master class in the category "Planes 1:48" at the Euro Model Expo 2024 👍
Because the better is the enemy of the good, it was relegated to this rank by my Ship's Camel 🙂
26 March, 17:35
David H
Congrats mate, well deserved 👍🏻
26 March, 17:53
Robert Podkoński
Congrats!
26 March, 18:28
David Taylor
Well done.
26 March, 18:56
Alexander Grivonev
"Pour Le Mérite" hehe, good one 😄
26 March, 18:59
Urban Gardini
Well deserved mate!
26 March, 19:03
Marcel Klemmer
Congrats Frank 👍
26 March, 19:07
Greg Baker
Haha. Only Frank would out compete himself...
26 March, 19:27
Kyle DeHart
And more congratulations on this one too Frank!!
26 March, 19:56
Spanjaard
congratulations 🙂
26 March, 21:21
Ricardo Reis
Congrats!!! 👍
26 March, 22:35
Neuling
Well deserved medal!
27 March, 11:30
Ludvík Kružík
I send a big congratulations on the well deserved award for your model.
27 March, 11:32

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