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Hi, most of the ones I have seen, two of them, were in that categoy, excellent workmanship but not 100% accurate, but certainly better than no D-VIIIs at all. Both builders told me that unavailable blueprints and materials made an exact replic almost impossible. Norm
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FY'allsI: One D.VIII exsists at the Museo Caproni in Italy....looks to be partially restored....flying surfaces are missing from the photo I just saw on their webpage. (attached)
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If we really want to do a test, lets get somebody with a circa 1918 camera to take a shot. We'll post it online and see if everyone can determine what the colors really are! After all bets are down, I'll reveal the true colors and see who's closest to correct. Any Takers!!??
Yes, I have already conducted a test like what you describe. I used Del's D8 last year and shot it with "Ortho" film. Jan
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Just a quick bit of fun:
Del snapped a photo of his model when it was brand new, in the same pose as the 1918 original.
I went ahead and positioned one above the other, just to get an idea of how close he came.
One interesting comparison is the reflection off the bottom of the left wing in both photos - real close!!!
Note:
This is NOT an ortho film study - merely turning the color photo into black and white - what Jan is digging up is the model shot with B&W film from the era, and will be much closer to reality. This one is just for fun!!
Enjoy,
Lee McD
bye the bye, Del, stay on the recovery track - we're all looking forward to your 1/3 Dr.1 story!
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Nice Vicomte....you are a more patient man than me to paint that lozenge by hand! Thanks for the B&W photos Winterhawke. Actually (no offense intended Jtisch) it seems the 4 color stands out quite too much, (ie.... is too distinct). But once again this is just B&W, and ortho does strange tricks!
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By the way Winterhawke, nice model!....not to just focus on the pics n 'all. Anyway, If you guys will recall I was mentioning an Albatross seaplane oddity that had retractable floats. Well I was wrong, it wasn't an Albatros make, although you can see why I was mistaken cause it really does look like one. Rather its creator was Oskar Ursinus, and although his name has a neat ring that sounds like he should be some Disney arch-Villain, he created one very cool looking plane. If the text under the photo is unreadable, let me know and I will re-type the small blurb for you. Enjoy!. By the way....pics of the DVIII progress will be along soon. No really.....I mean it!
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So, here she is in all of her pre-flight glory. Without all the bells and whistles like markings and extensive scale details. Those come AFTER I know it will fly. Nonetheless, its almost that time. I'm having some engine starting problems though and that's delaying things a bit. Probably cause the engine has been sitting dormant waiting for me to finish the build for so long. I usually start this engine with a pull string wound round the flywheel cause older homies tend to need a little extra speed on the spin(not great for hand starts). Maybe its the new resistor plug, or old gunk in the carb....don't know yet, but will find out soon hopefully. Anyway, I'm hoping I can sort the issues out quickly and give a flight report shortly. As it stands she currently weighs in at around 17.5 lbs. A bit over my projected goal, but not too far I hope. We'll see.
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