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julinick, Comment for image # 3988507 Feb 18 08:56
Absolutely gorgeous!!!!
rayl, Comment for image # 3988405 Feb 18 08:06
DON"T crash it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don C, Comment for image # 3988504 Feb 18 22:30
Can't see any tape issues, just a beautiful model.
LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 3986304 Feb 18 22:28
And SUPER GREAT detailing!!
heywooood, Comment for image # 3988404 Feb 18 21:47
best Richthofen Dr1 I've ever seen - tremendous effort man
Xanadu, Comment for image # 3988404 Feb 18 19:45
Very Nice!
David Duckett, Comment for image # 3988404 Feb 18 16:55
That is beautiful!
biplane guy, Comment for image # 3988404 Feb 18 16:55
One more view.
biplane guy, Comment for image # 3988504 Feb 18 16:54
Finished, finally.
biplane guy, Image # 3988504 Feb 18 16:53

front view
biplane guy, Image # 3988404 Feb 18 16:52

rear quarter view
biplane guy, Comment for image # 3986230 Jan 18 16:13
Xanadu, as I mentioned in a previous post the problem (according to a source who contacted Tamiya) is due to emollients evaporating from uncured paint reacting to the tape (same brand as the tape). The paint on the DR1 had been dry for several days before the tape was applied so I'm not sure how long the paint takes to "cure." What you see in the picture is not a residue on the paint surface, it is the dulled paint which was glossy before the tape application. There didn't appear to be any glossy residue on the removed tape. I have used cheap blue painter's tape, Frog Tape, and now the Tamiya tape. I tried sticking the Tamiya tape to a scrap piece of unpainted Solartex overnight to see if the Solartex would show any sign of residue when the tape was removed. It did not. I love the sharp/clean lines the tape gives with zero bleeding but can't accept the dulled finish it leaves on the paint. I will continue to use it on unpainted surfaces only.
Xanadu, Comment for image # 3986229 Jan 18 21:26
What other tapes you tried?
Xanadu, Comment for image # 3986229 Jan 18 21:25
So it is pulling the paint gloss off, or leaving adhesive residue?
biplane guy, Image # 3986529 Jan 18 16:03

instruments in place
biplane guy, Image # 3986329 Jan 18 15:57

finished cockpit
biplane guy, Comment for image # 3986229 Jan 18 10:30
Thanks Don and David for your input. I have tried acrylic paints on the DR1, latex house paint (Nieuport 11), acrylic spray paint (Tiger Moth) and Sig dope (Stearman) and so far have had the best finishes with the least application issues with the dope. I love the building process but the painting is frustrating. I'm open to suggestions guys. My next project, a Sopwith Camel, is going to be covered with olive drab Solartex with little or no paint. I need a break.
David Duckett, Comment for image # 3986228 Jan 18 22:15
Generally it's better to paint the lightest color first, in this case the white. If the tape causes this interaction, it would be at least less visible.
biplane guy, Comment for image # 3986228 Jan 18 22:09
This is the result of using the Tamiya tape to mask the white stripe on the upper wing.
biplane guy, Image # 3986228 Jan 18 22:07

Masking tape fail
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