[WWI] DML Wings Fokker Dr.1 and Spad XIII

Diego Fernetti dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar
Tue Jun 5 07:20:57 EDT 2007


Rick!
> Reference this "Ballooning" in scale..... OK lets sand down the 
> undersurface, sand off ALL sag in the fabric on ALL 1/48th kits,(upper and 
> under wings), ALL PANEL lines, ALL Fuel fillers etc. that stand proud or 
> are recessed.

That's a little extreme, but generally speaking, ribs and panel lines are 
too prominent as molded.

>This is the way kit manufacturers and many scratch builders show artistic 
>license allowing the ribbed look to show! JMHO,

Too true. Also the "fabric texture" that kits used to bring not so long ago.
D. 



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