Eduard Pfalz D.IIIa

A woodgrain effect, the technique for which I borrowed from Nigel's Modeling Bench on YouTube:

1. Basing with Tamiya XF-57 Buff
2. Brushing on an oil paint/mix of your choice (here, burnt umber)
3. Very gently running over the paint with a Q-tip

Overall pleased with the effect. Looks much better in person; such is the price of using an iPhone camera.

Actually taken around June 14. 

Floorboard with some other pieces attached.

Actually taken around July 13. 

Floorboard (finally with attached seat), engine, and dash hooked up to the port side of the fuselage. Fuselage fit was incredibly snug and required lots of glue, putty, and sanding. But it turned out alright in the end.

First time using seatbelts of any kind (here, just decals). Not entirely pleased with the look, but it's nice to have some experience on it now.

Actually taken around July 20. 

Masking off the ventral side in preparation for some black stripes. 

An abomination of masking, but it worked. Vital areas swabbed/masked off and ready for painting. 

Retouched the yellow on the nose, and now masking off the rest of the fuselage for the final green. 

Will need a bit of retouching, but it could've gone a lot worse, so I'm pleased. 

Same as before. Some fine-tuning is needed, but nothing disastrous happened, so I can't complain.