[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

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

[FOKKER SCOURGE]

Thanks Maru5,

 

I finally started the process of closing up the fuselage . I added the HGW seat belts .

 

 

 

 

More to come soon .

 

 

Willi

[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

Willi

Absolutely incredible work. After your magical touch, the The rotary is a gem all by itself. Super work on teh cockpit interior; the floor boards are simply outstanding.

Keep 'em coming

:popcorn:

Thanks Peter for your kind words. I bet the WNW Tripe is easier to build !

 

Willi

[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

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

[FOKKER SCOURGE]

Fit the Taurus engine into a thinned down cowling .It`s only dry fit till I get the fuselage done .

 

 

 

 

Willi

[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

Hi Willi,

 

Thanks for the tip these look great and appear easy to manufacture. One of the few shortcomings of the WNW kits is the mysterious lack of spark plugs and I don't like the idea of having to buy a set from Taurus Models every time I build up an engine.

 

Cheers

 

Dave

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

[WNW Albatros...]

WoW very nice start ! I,m watching this one ! ,

 

Willi

[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

Hi Willi,

 

Engine looks great, love the spark plugs.

 

Dave

 

 

Thanks Dave ,

 

 

 

They are not to hard to make . I used the nuts and bolts from Vector Cut ,tubing was .6mm ,the rod was .25mm.

 

 

I finished the back end of the engine . I added the copper wire and exhaust .

 

 

 

Thanks ,

 

Willi

[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

Willi ...the engine looks SPECTACULAR ... So very effulgence in appearance ...

I have a thing for engines..LOVE IT...

 

Seeing how good..no, hang fire, BRILLIANT you are at wood effects I am just hanging around to see the triplanes wings...

 

 

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

[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

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

[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

Apparently the kit fuselage is correct for one of the prototypes but not for the production version Triplane. Contact Pheon Decals at pheon@pheondecals.com to see if the correction set is still available.

 

Edit - or just go here: http://www.fawcettmodelsandpatterns.co.uk/1-32-scale-resin-detail-correction-parts

Many thanks Ron

[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

Thanks Ron,

 

It does look 100% better .I just can`t find a web site from where I can purchase the set .

 

Willi

[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

Just curious...are you going to use the kit's short fuselage or are you going with the Pheon/Brian Fawcett corrected fuselage?

I didn't know there was a problem with the fuselage

[RODEN , Sopwith Triplane]

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

[My way of painting a wooden prop.]

Whoa!! Willi,that propellor belies the fact that its been painted and looks SO real...the wood effect is amazing.......

 

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 .

[My way of painting a wooden prop.]

Where did you get the emblems? Are they supplied in the kits? Great job!

The emblems are in the Fokker E.III (late ) WNW kit.

[WNW Roland D VIa]

Very Nice ,I love the color scheme !

 

Willi

[FOKKER SCOURGE]

Hi Will,

 

I cannot comment on the Gaspatch turnbuckles, but I have been using those from RB Productions. They are easy to use, look good (IMHO) and are very cost effective. You can see them in action if you take a look at the Roland that I just completed as part of this group build

 

Dave

Thanks Dave I`ll check out the turnbuckles and your A/C .

 

Willi

[FOKKER SCOURGE]

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

[My way of painting a wooden prop.]

Hi all,

 

Not saying that this is THE way to paint a prop,but It's how I do it.

 

First paint the prop any shade of brown you like the most.

 

After drying a day,I will add a coat of brown varnish that is used for painting woodwork in houses.

 

But that's a picture for later.

 

 

Feel free to comment.

 

 

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

[Fokker E.III Max Immellmann (WnW)]

Very Nice . Awesome job !

[FOKKER SCOURGE]

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

[FOKKER SCOURGE]

Here`s the test of the matte bare metal foil .Photo was taken under natural light .

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

Willi

[FOKKER SCOURGE]

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

[Revell 1/32 ARADO 196 with extras]

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