1/36 Fokker DIII scratch build

[Doug Baumann]

i wanted to see if this idea worked,transparent wings and fuselage. so i had to make the parts out of clear plastic and make a clear dope linen decal for in side and out side of the aircraft. i had a lot of problems to over come and a lot of ideas to test ,so basicly this model is one big test, 90% of the model is decal,the CDL ,M/G's fareted jacket and bullet hole patchs all are decal the rest is paint . and i had to come up with a clear body filler so light will pass through the decal.

[Doug Baumann]

first is making of the molds and vacuforming them in clear plastic{ i started a thread on how to make your own vacuformer} the clear plastic pulled very well and had a benafit of being able to mark stuff off the plans with the plastic fuselage over it real time saver.but with the glue test i did the clear plastic didn't glue very well, at ALL, so i used some pvc thinner from work { the clear type for thinning pvc glue for insulation pvc jacket}and the stuff glued fast and strong, weld on would work i think

[Doug Baumann]

this is with the mold in the mold box [/IMG]

[Doug Baumann]

this is the left side of the fuselage after it was vacuformed or is it the right??lol [/IMG]

[Doug Baumann]

this are some tests to see how or what to do with the decals. you might not see that there is to decales tested here one white background and the other with clear the white is the winner [/IMG]

[Doug Baumann]

this test is to see how well the light will show through the ribs and structural details [/IMG]

[Doug Baumann]

the cockpit framing was made out of brass tubing and so was the fuel tank with domed ends [/IMG]

[Doug Baumann]

back side view .i did'nt know how much stuff would show through the model so i did every thing, not the pullies at the bottom of the pic [/IMG]

[Doug Baumann]

aft of thr fuel was made out of plastic rod and wire for the turn buckles and control cables. [/IMG]

[Doug Baumann]

front view [/IMG]