Steve's Models

Sailor Steve · 10-20-13, 03:17 PM

Landing gear and cabanes mounted. Primer coat applied.

Jimbuna · 10-20-13, 03:22 PM

Shouldn't be long now

Oberon · 10-21-13, 11:48 PM

Looks a bit like it might be a license built Brandenburg C1.

Just found this...
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=163011

Looks like only three of the UFAG turret Brandenburgs were made, presumably they went over to interrupter gear after that.

Sailor Steve · 10-22-13, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Looks a bit like it might be a license built Brandenburg C1.

I think I've already mentioned that.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=251

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Looks like only three of the UFAG turret Brandenburgs were made, presumably they went over to interrupter gear after that.

I think he may be wrong, in either direction. I have read numbers ranging from one to ten, and there are eight serial numbers supposedly associated with the ones built by Phönix, one of which is the one I'm building. My problem is still that it all seems to be speculation and no one seems to know anything for certain.

As for the interrupter gear, the inconstant rate of fire on the Schwarzlose made that difficult to do for another year or more. The Austrians had to mount the pilot's gun on top of the upper wing to fire over the propellor, at least until the gear problem could be sorted out.

My friend said he'd look in the Austro-Hungarian book for me (the cheapest copy I've found online is over $400, so that option is out), and I'm waiting to hear back from him. Until then I know exactly nothing for sure.

Sailor Steve · 10-22-13, 01:01 PM

Upper wing is finished. I'll be painting and doing final assembly today. It should be done by tomorrow night.

Oberon · 10-22-13, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I think I've already mentioned that.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=251

I think he may be wrong, in either direction. I have read numbers ranging from one to ten, and there are eight serial numbers supposedly associated with the ones built by Phönix, one of which is the one I'm building. My problem is still that it all seems to be speculation and no one seems to know anything for certain.

As for the interrupter gear, the inconstant rate of fire on the Schwarzlose made that difficult to do for another year or more. The Austrians had to mount the pilot's gun on top of the upper wing to fire over the propellor, at least until the gear problem could be sorted out.

My friend said he'd look in the Austro-Hungarian book for me (the cheapest copy I've found online is over $400, so that option is out), and I'm waiting to hear back from him. Until then I know exactly nothing for sure.

D'oh! I didn't scroll back that far.

I've probably asked this already, but have you done any Sopwith Pups? My favourite WWI fighter.

To be honest, it's been a brief learning experience early in the morning for me, I didn't even know that the Austria-Hungarians had much in the way of an airforce, it's not something that comes up much in the usual WWI air war books that focus on the western front.

Sailor Steve · 10-22-13, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

I've probably asked this already, but have you done any Sopwith Pups? My favourite WWI fighter.

I have one I built a long long time ago, but I've never rigged it, and I have a couple more I might build when the time comes.

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To be honest, it's been a brief learning experience early in the morning for me, I didn't even know that the Austria-Hungarians had much in the way of an airforce, it's not something that comes up much in the usual WWI air war books that focus on the western front.

That's one of the problem we have with our game. The Austro-Hungarians mostly fought the Italians. The Germans also fought the Russians, and the British fought the Germans in Africa and the Middle East. There are no reliable numbers for the planes on any of those fronts, so we just include them as optional choices for the regular Western Front game.

Sailor Steve · 10-22-13, 03:41 PM

First coat of paint on. I need to mark the ribs before I do a second. I was running out of the 'Radome Tan' I used for doped linen, so I added some sand and then some white to mix my own batch. The color is quite a bit different, but then the real ones were too, depending on whether the fabric was bleached or not, how pure the dope was, whether they pigmented it or not. I placed the last one alongside for comparison.

Looking at it in the picture I think I might add a little yellow.

Jimbuna · 10-22-13, 03:44 PM

Don't compare, simply soldier on

10-20-13, 03:17 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Landing gear and cabanes mounted. Primer coat applied. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-20-13, 03:22 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,856 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Shouldn't be long now __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-22-13, 01:01 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Upper wing is finished. I'll be painting and doing final assembly today. It should be done by tomorrow night. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-22-13, 03:41 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	First coat of paint on. I need to mark the ribs before I do a second. I was running out of the 'Radome Tan' I used for doped linen, so I added some sand and then some white to mix my own batch. The color is quite a bit different, but then the real ones were too, depending on whether the fabric was bleached or not, how pure the dope was, whether they pigmented it or not. I placed the last one alongside for comparison. Looking at it in the picture I think I might add a little yellow. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-22-13, 03:44 PM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,856 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Don't compare, simply soldier on __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-21-13, 11:48 PM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Looks a bit like it might be a license built Brandenburg C1. Just found this... http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=163011 Looks like only three of the UFAG turret Brandenburgs were made, presumably they went over to interrupter gear after that.