seiran01 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Alrighty, minus a final clear coat, wings are DONE! I'm very pleased with how these turned out, even with the lower wing underside goof. I hit it with a few more applications of microsol and it helped a bit more. Good as it's going to get. Now to just to the darn interior! One thing I did find with the Aviattic decals - i found the stretched a little as i went along with the setting solution and as a result there are one or two wing ribs that dont line up to the tapes and one or two areas where the lozenge from the next decal over mashes and gives the effect of a very dark green rib tape. This said, I have no complaints whatsoever with the product, it's simply a learning curve for me and I will absolutely be using their decals again! Last photo is just to compare the decals (over a weathered tamiya Buff base instead of the recommended white) to the wingnut kit lozenge colors. bstachel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTroll Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Looking good, Mike. I have some of the Aviattic sets also but have not tried them yet. They look mighty fine! bstachel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbell Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Looking very nice indeed. The Aviattic colours definitely look better than WnW's, if photos of the Knowlton Fokker are anything to go by. As for which logo to use for your base, OAW stands for Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke, so go with Albatros... bstachel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I thought the upper lozenge on most D.VII's was overpainted with a brown tint? Regardless, this is a great job and I agree, the aftermarket lozenge decals are much more realistic than the WNW versions. Regards, John bstachel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 The wings look awesome! The WNW kits really are something. Those Aviattic decals are truly beautiful, I think I'll get a set for my Hannover build Matt bstachel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 great work Mike! those decals rock! bstachel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Awesome decal work. J bstachel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Thanks very much, gents! Lots of progress this weekend so far and I expect to have the fuselage ready to paint today bstachel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Haven't seen this one before Mike, looks absolutely fantastic! That oil stained engine is especially noteworthy- looks perfect IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTroll Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 That is mighty sweet, Mike! What was the brand of engine staining washes you mentioned when you were here? Just out of curiosity, what brand of paints do you use for your metallics? It was great meeting you face-to-face. I hope your new stash made it home wothout incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Thanks Ron, yes the stash made it home safely (thanks again for that!). Engine was airbrushed tamiya semi gloss black, aluminum is alclad over the semi-gloss, smaller metal bits are hand painted model master metalizers, there's a wash of tamiya black panel line accent and then i tried out the AK Engine Grime and Engine Oil products - those products, especially the engine oil, are simply amazing - very highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTroll Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Thnx - looking forward to the Swabians completion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Lovely work. I'm just doing similar stuff on mine in one of the kit schemes, but I also used the aviattic lozenge over gloss white. I'm very impressed with how resilient the decals are. They have a waxy surface that looks so real. Microsol just runs off it though. I'll be using more. I hope Richard will do cookie cutters for the Alby and Pfalzes too. Keep it up Mike and take great care with the wing and cowling. Wing AFTER cowling, and make sure the radiator is as far on the engine bearers as it can be or youll get a gap underneath. The lower wing needs a tiny dihedral to get the struts to meet up. bstachel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OldTroll Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Hoorah! Elmer Fuddstein and his Swabian pals are off to "hunt der wabbit." I really must move this one closer to the top of my "to do" list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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