I have finished to remove all the parts from sprue.
In the meanwhile, brassin sets for engine and guns were washed.
The removing of the resin parts of the engine from the carrots asks for patience and attention. Take your time and there will be no problem.
The first 4 photos depicts the brassin engine in comparrison with the plastic parts included in the kit. Brassin is from far better, see the cylinders!
The brassin machineguns are also better than the ones of the kit, as you can see the next 3 photos.
One thing that is lacking in the kits of WWI aircrafts using PE for machineguns is a gabarit where you can roll the part... That's the best way to have well rolled elements. So I decided to create my own gabarit using one of the "full plastic" machinegun of the kit...
Next photo gives you an ideau of where I am in the building stage: not so far from start, but good work anyway.
...And, finally, I have a request: I'm still hesitating for the decoration between the "D" on the right part of the last photo, with blue fuselage, and the "E" on the left with wooden fuselage. I ask for your opinion to help me for my choice. Of course, if "E" is finally choosen, I will work with different bases for the different panels and oil paint...
