[WWI] Staaken Lozenge

[J.R. Boye]

           Yeah, you're right, Dennis- the fuselage looks like the "tricky bit".
I'm glad you are going first on this so I can learn from your experience :-)
    My thoughts were to do a wrap on the top and sides since the fuselage is pretty square in cross-section, and then make a panel for the bottom. I didn't think a seam down the center of the lower surface would be correct, although I don't have any evidence to back any of this up. I was going to overpaint the front section per the instructions.
        May modelers luck be with you!

                                             J.R. Boye


----- Original Message ----
From: Dennis Ugulano <djuggie at comcast.net>
To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 5:29:09 PM
Subject: Re: [WWI] Staaken Lozenge

On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 21:06 -0700, J.R. Boye wrote:

JR,

    Thank you for the information on the decals.  I am going to build the
kit out of the box, applying the decals per the instructions.  To try
and take the Roden decals and modify them may be asking for trouble.
These decals are a one shot deal.  There are a few scraps that you may
be able to make patches but I will not be attempting a major revision.
The wings and tail surfaces are the easy parts.  The fuselage scares me
to death.

    I'm applying the lower wing decals at this time and the fuselage is
ready to close up.  There is a slight chance I will have the model
completed for the August IM

Dennis

>      I just wanted to say that Shane pointed out to me in 2006 that
> there is a correct method to be used if you want to apply the Staaken
> lozenge the way the factory did it. You need to study the Datafile
> photos and drawings closely to get the seams in the right positions on
> the wings. The wings were covered in 3 large sections and the bottom
> wing joints are in a different place from the top. There is a
> noticeable split in the lozenges at those points.
>     Also, photos show that the fins and rudders were painted together
> so the lozenges match.  Probably the stabilizer and elevators were
> done the same.
>    The Roden patterns will not do any of this for you. There is enough
> "material" on the sheets, but you need to come up with your own
> patterns for cutting if you want things to look right.
>     I haven't gotten to the point of decal application on mine yet
> (not even close, I'm afraid). I'm glad to hear they perform well. I'm
> keeping mine in a cool, dry place and so far they are looking good. I
> don't have the pattern sheets interleaved.
>                                      J.R. Boye
> 
>                        
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Dennis Ugulano <djuggie at comcast.net>
> 
> Everyone,
> 
>     I'm presently working on the new Staaken and just wanted to make a
> comment about Roden's decals.  In my opinion, the quality of the
> decals
> is first class.  I took the 23" wing and applied the decals to see
> what
> I was getting into.  They come off the backing in about 15 seconds,
> they
> are thin, flexible but very tough.  One word of caution, do not touch
> them with a dry finger or onto a dry surface.  They grab immediately.
> They will fold on themselves very quickly but with a lot of water,
> they
> can be unfolded and put into place.
> 
>     Roden is to be highly commended on what was in my opinion one of
> their
> weak points, their decals.
> 
>     Staaken Bomber:  Coming to an Internet Modeler near you in the not
> too
> distant future.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
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