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Post by mikedski on Feb 8, 2018 2:15:12 GMT
I purchased the pdf for Paper Terrain's Burgess-Dunne D8 aircraft, 1) Instead of using the paper crewman I used spare Flames of War tank crewman (I actually didn't have any wearing goggles) and spare 50 cal machineguns. 2) I used dry transfer decals to add insignia. I tried to apply the AQMF wet transfer slogans but they would not stick. 3) I would like to find clear acrylic rods for the supports.
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Post by mikedski on Feb 8, 2018 2:16:24 GMT
My next plan is to use green colored card stock for a different color scheme for the fuselage and wings.
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Post by David N.Tanner 07011959 on Feb 8, 2018 19:13:20 GMT
Couldn't you edit the PDFs files? You could add anything you want before you print.
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Post by mikedski on Feb 9, 2018 1:12:37 GMT
You do get a pdf page that is color free to modify as you wish. For me an easier option is to use color card stock. If I was incline I would come up with more elaborate patterns, nose art sort of stuff.
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Post by hardlec on Feb 9, 2018 3:48:12 GMT
Bully!
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Post by scottwashburn on Feb 9, 2018 10:46:51 GMT
Looking good!
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Post by mikedski on Feb 9, 2018 11:42:02 GMT
Scott, thanks. I meant to ask you about the wing insignia. Was this an early US Army Signal Corp identification marking?
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Post by mikedski on Feb 9, 2018 11:47:05 GMT
Couldn't you edit the PDFs files? You could add anything you want before you print. I am working with the color cardstock. I find it a lot more forgiving in regards to my less than perfect trimming of the paper. No white underside showing if the wing halves don't match perfectly. Also when you use a hobby knife to score fold lines of the fuselage no residual white at the seam.
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Post by hardlec on Feb 10, 2018 16:10:39 GMT
Printing paper models can use a ridiculous amount of expensive color ink. I also print on colored cardstock when possible. I sometimes also print the black-and-white versions (on some models) and then use colored pencils to color them in. It saves a lot of money over time.
It can cost up to $2.00 per sheet to print a paper model in color.
It is possible to edit the image, although not in PDF format. Open them with GIMP or photoshop or similar.
It is easy to change scales. If the scale is less than 1:100, reduce the scale by the scale amount. a 1:35 scale model reduced to 35% of itself is a 1:100 scale model. A 1:87 scale (HO) model can be reduced to 87% of itself and it becomes a 1:100 scale model.
If the scale is over 1:100, divide the scale by 100 and enlarge the image by that much. A 1:250 scale model should be enlarged by 2.5 times or 250%
The easiest and cheapest way to get quality paper models is to buy them from Scott.
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Post by mikedski on Feb 11, 2018 11:48:31 GMT
Another flight of D8s using green color cardstock for the fabric portions of the aircraft. I was able to find Plastruct blue florescent rods for the supports. Added Woodland Scenic decals for insignia. Now onto the Battle of Memphis!
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Post by greenbeanie on Feb 11, 2018 14:14:16 GMT
Love your Air Farce, whoops, I meant Air Force. Old habits die hard. I still call sailors "Squids" to this day.
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Post by mikedski on Feb 11, 2018 14:21:24 GMT
Love your Air Farce, whoops, I meant Air Force. Old habits die hard. I still call sailors "Squids" to this day. You bring up an interesting point in a tangential way. Would the crews think of themselves as not too much different from other motorized troops? Yes, they're flying but their contraptions are barely a step up from a motorized hang glider.
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Post by hardlec on Feb 11, 2018 14:31:01 GMT
Pilots of the era started to see themselves like Medieval Knights. They fought as part of a unit, but also alone.
Back at the aerodrome they partied together.
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Post by scottwashburn on Feb 12, 2018 12:20:53 GMT
Scott, thanks. I meant to ask you about the wing insignia. Was this an early US Army Signal Corp identification marking? I just made them up. I didn't want to use the traditional circular insignia, so i used square
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Post by scottwashburn on Feb 12, 2018 12:25:26 GMT
I'm not sure what sort of espirit d'corps would develop among the air crews. It's not like WWI where they were pitting themselves against other pilots. The whole 'knights of the air' thing was due to them fighting other pilots on pretty much equal terms. In the Great Martian War, you have swarms of aircraft throwing themselves against unfeeling tripods and the air crews dying in droves for every tripod they bring down. Very little personal glory to be garnered there.
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