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miamiangler

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  1. Thanks Tim , I did some work on the wood graining of the struts .I just have to add black paint to the brackets . The fuselage I ordered are a big improvement from the original . It`s 6mm longer . I added the bracing wire . Today I glued the fuselage together and glued the bottom wings to the fuselage . I still have to add the seat cushion and seat belts . Well that`s all for now!. Willi
  2. Thanks Maru5, I finally started the process of closing up the fuselage . I added the HGW seat belts . More to come soon . Willi
  3. Thanks Peter for your kind words. I bet the WNW Tripe is easier to build ! Willi
  4. I added the cables to the floor boards ,Not too happy with the results . I used wire which probably was not the best choice. Next time I`ll use mono ! Most wont be seen with the small cockpit , Thanks ,Willi
  5. Fit the Taurus engine into a thinned down cowling .It`s only dry fit till I get the fuselage done . Willi
  6. Hi Dave , Yes the spark plugs are easy to make with the tubing and the VectorCut nuts you can make lots of spark plugs in an evening . I still like the Taurus Models spark plugs ,but if they are hidden then you are better off making your own . As you can see I put the cowling together and not too much of the engine can be seen . I started work on the interior of the Sopwith by adding bracing wire and adding the pulley for the elevator control . The only addition to the IP is decals and clear rod to the pulsameter (lower left ) . The decals are from the 1/48th Airscale WW1 set . I always thought they where to big for 1/48th ! Thanks , Willi
  7. WoW very nice start ! I,m watching this one ! , Willi
  8. Thanks Maru5, The kit looks pretty good except for the soft plastic ! I am starting on the interior .I love doing the wood effects on WW1 aircraft I have been checking the WNW`s site and using that as a guide . I am going to get the resin Fuselage since it is a lot easier then lengthening the fuselage by 6mm. More later , Willi
  9. Thanks guys, Well after two days and 150 pieces later. I got the front end of the engine done . All I have to add is the exhaust and spark plug wires . Then the engine will get a wash . Thanks , Willi
  10. Thanks Ron, It does look 100% better .I just can`t find a web site from where I can purchase the set . Willi
  11. I didn't know there was a problem with the fuselage
  12. This is the kit I won on Swanny`s WW1 contest . This kit will be a little more of a challenge then the WNW`s kits. I`ll be detailing the engine and interior . There`s no decals for the instrument s on the dash board so some work will be done there . I`m going to start with the engine first . I will replace all of the round bumps on the engine block with Vector Cut nuts . the spark plugs will be made from rods and tubing . the push rods will get the same work done by replacing the oversized plastic with metal tubing . Before: After: Added the nuts and using .25mm rod as a guide for the push rods . More to come later . Thanks , Willi
  13. What I did is before painting the base color .I sanded the prop with some course sand paper . That way you get some grain effect . I made the masks out of blue tape .
  14. The emblems are in the Fokker E.III (late ) WNW kit.
  15. Very Nice ,I love the color scheme ! Willi
  16. Thanks Dave I`ll check out the turnbuckles and your A/C . Willi
  17. Well I decided to do Manfred Von Richthofen`s A/C I`m still waiting on Parts to arrive in the mail so All that I have done is paint and decal the tail . I still am not sure which turn buckles I want to use . The R&B productions or the GasPatch Models ? I would like some feed back on which turn buckles look the best . Thanks , Willi
  18. Hi Erwin That`s a good base color , but instead of using brown house paint .Use artist oils . I like raw umber and burnt seianna for my props . I like some props in dark colors ,but you can lighten up some of the wood also . Willi
  19. Thanks Peter , It took a lot of trial and error ,but I think I got the hang of doing the metal work . The build is stalled till I get the PE set and HGW seatbelts from RollModels . I did finish the Germania prop and IMG 08 Spandau machine gun . Thanks ,Willi
  20. Here`s the test of the matte bare metal foil .Photo was taken under natural light . Thanks, Willi
  21. Thanks for the great comment s, I did not get much done this week . Still waiting on the HGW PE set and seat belts. I started to paint the prop and worked on the landing gear . To Ernie , I used some left over 1/48th HGW wood decals for the floor boards. Thanks , Willi
  22. Hi Shep, I`ve been hooked on the WNW `s WW1 a/c LATLY. I like your work .It`s looking Great. After The Fokker E.III I might finish my Arado 196 I`m getting inspired again . Willi
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