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Mr D
Nice 👍👍
Like the colour, Eduard do a good variation of WW1 German aircraft.
What engine was in this one ??
Nice job done 👌

David M
Thanks! 😀 It's the first WW1 aircraft I've made so was a bit hairy at times, but it seems to have come out reasonably okay 😅
Eduard say the engine is a "160HPMercedesD.III".

BetterTimes-Henry
Very nice. Great fine detailed machine guns!👍 David M, you have inspired me to have a crack on my first WW1 aircraft. 😊

Desert Marlin
Wonderful when we get to step outside the drab of the later aircraft! Looks great!

bughunter
Not bad, but I must admit I do not like the violet, which is much to "strong" and has nothing to do with the original shade.
Yes, that is a problem with paints for models - more than 50 shades of gray but many other color shades are not available.
Luckily I have wonderful "German purpur" and "Mauve" shades from "Drooling Bulldog" in my stash (really pity this brand seems to be out of business now; the website is still there).
AK offers also a WWI set with mauve and lilac (I don't know it personally as I do not work with water acrylics): ak-interactive.com/p..n-aircraft-colors-2/

Here are examples of my interpretations.
Mauve on Junker D.I: Junkers D.I 5185/18, Hombeek, MFJG, November 1918 | Album by bughunter (1:48)
On my Fokker E.V I used oil paints: Fokker E.V | Album by bughunter (1:48)

David M
Thanks for your likes mates, and your kind comments BetterTimes-Henry and Desert Marlin! 😀

David M
Thanks for the perspective bughunter. I'm new to WW1 planes so simply followed the paint scheme in the instructions (Mr Color C67 'purple'). I don't use aqueous acrylics either but it's good to know there are better colour sets out there. Your models look great!

Mr D
I like the colour, also purple is one of the worst colours for fading in time so good job it's vivid.
It's a good all over job 👍👍

David M
Thanks Mr D, I appreciate it 😃

bughunter
Ah, that explains it. Eduard calls for the closest match form the Gunze range, but as I mentioned above the range is limited.
Other manufacturers like Revel would start then the famous mixings in the manual.

I want to mention another possibility: the Wingnut Wing web page is still active. In the manuals (you can look also for other German types) there are also mixing guides based on Tamiya and Humbrol paints, e.g. see color q in this page from the Rumpler C.IV manual:
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Desert Marlin
I have two WWI kits from Rodan to work. I need to remember this build!

David M
Great tip, bughunter!

Good luck with your WWI builds Desert Marlin 😀

Martin Oostrom
This I need to see!

Tim Powell
I'm slowly plugging away….itll be essentially OOB

Mona
taking a seat 👀

Bozzer
This is a great kit, I have almost every version of it, in the Revell range. Building up the turbo can be a little tricky, but I don't remember anything too bad about it? Those chrome lights that fit on the back of the sleeper, could've been designed better, to fit? Oh, the tyres are a bit thin, so if you can source some different ones, you will be happy.

Tim Powell
Yeah, I've got most of the Revell kits. Building this to attach to my Dunkin' Donuts trailer

Bozzer
I had to build custom drawers, for my trailer storage. With space fastly running out, it was the only solution. As my stash decreases, more shelves will be going up. Now I really need to stop collecting and start building! Looking forward to seeing your trailer on the back of this though 👍

Robert Podkoński
Good job on this flea 😉

Alec K
Excellent! Love all those open hatches 👍

Juergen Klinglhuber
Turned out really good!

S M
Well done pretty model! Shows how extremely detailed kit this is for this scale 👍👍👍

Łukasz Gliński
I heard this kit is extremely detailed, but you made it look even more realistic 👍

Spanjaard
congratulations on a fantastic job!

Cristian A
Taking a seat and popcorn 🍿

Skyhiker
Welcome Cristian A.

Dave Flitton
Watching

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat too!

Skyhiker
Welcome gentlemen

Ben M
It is like a duck

Skyhiker
Yeah, it's a bit like the Su-34, just a little less flat.

DerMattes
Watching 👍

Skyhiker
Hi, DerMattes, welcome.

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Skyhiker
Wings are on and surface details beginning.

Mr D
Coming along nicely 👍👍 More building 🤣 going ahead,
Smart and interesting aircraft, lm going to have to research n watch some YouTube videos on this aircraft.
Like the cockpit 👌

Mr D
Watching a YouTube video on the Berkut now, interesting aircraft 🤔 ..

Skyhiker
Yeah, it's kinda cool. Certainly it's different from the other Russian planes in looks.

Skyhiker
Worked on more details today.

Mr D
Better job on the nose shaping now, it was probably quite dependent on front aero due to wing position and design.
Could help with sonic boom too ??

Skyhiker
Infrared search scanner attached and corrected.

Skyhiker
Weapons bay constructed.

Mr D
Was the bay missed off on the kit ??

Skyhiker
Yes, the kit was made before the plane was seen up close.

Mr D
Ahh probably from airshow viewing ect they probably wanted to keep alot secret.
You will do it justice as usual I'm sure.
Thanks 👍👍

Cuajete
Great job so far 👍

Mr D
Nice to get it right 👍
Was it a Zvezda kit originally??

Skyhiker
Yes, Zvezda put it out in the 90's sometime after the plane's first flight on September 1997. It's not a bad kit but a few adjustments are needed.

Skyhiker
Vertical stabilizers corrected.

Alexander Grivonev
What a cool experimental plane, nice improvements👍

Skyhiker
Thanks Alexander, I just hope I can do it justice. Every model is still a new learning experience for me.

Cuajete
Much better with your improvements, Skyhiker 👌.
Do you know if the HobbyBoss tool is more accurate than Zvezda one?

Skyhiker
Cuajete, I looked at the instructions for the HobbyBoss and I don't think that there is much of a difference. It might be a bit better but I wouldn't count on it being accurate.

Skyhiker
After watching the review on the HobbyBoss kit I can definitely say they are very similar. HobbyBoss did correct a few things such as the landing gear doors which are a little bit better but still not correct, their decals are better although not 100% accurate. They also seem to have added a few small details that I haven't seen on the original plane and are probably fictional. The nose is still not correct even though on their box art it is and are they are missing the weapons bay. So, I wouldn't say that either kit is better.

Mr D
It's worth giving these different techniques a try, if it works it's a good learning curve for you and others, nothing ventured nothing gained.
I looked at the HB kit it would probably have some advantages, but front would need to correcting at very least.
Always fun to watch you build 😀👍