AndrewS

Hi! there's a nice example of fuselage with removed fabric in this book http://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=1101 (see the last pic). Unfortunately is out of print, but maybe you can find a copy somewhere. Andrew

Excellent work!

Great build , great painting and great weathering! Nothing else to say Andrew

Finished! - Wingnut Wings model Roland DVI.a - Gaspatch metal turnbuckles - Taurus model resin parts for engine (Valve springs and rockers) - Wodd & Wire lozenge decals You can find the build thread here : http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=48879 If you want see some specific detail just ask and I'll do some pictures Andrew

Finished! Now I'll post a thread in the finished section with other pictures. I'm very proud of the result, not perfect but absolutely the best model I've evere build! The aftermarket parts taht I've choose was also great (wood & wire decals, taurus resins and Gaspatch turnbuckles), thanks to those great guys that produce them Now it's time to choose the next model to build... the Salmson? The DH9? Will see... Thanks to everybody for the C&C and the nice words! Andrew

Hi! Nice job! The instrument is an altimeter , it was mounted suspended with springs (if you search for german wwi altimeter you should find some references). It wasn't mounted on all aircrafts, anyway Wingnutwing has added it to the kit, is the piece A8 and is indicated on the instructions http://wingnutwings.com/ww/vC8C3C405/www/products/model_kitsets/32022/online_instructions/Roland%20D.VIa%20Page%2003.jpg under the picture on the bottom of the page Hope it helps! :-) Andrew

Hi! I've installed the wings and started the rigging. As usual Wingnut has done a fantastic job and the wings went on without problem Also the rigging gave me no problem. well, after my last project I think that I know a lot of things about how to rigg a plane my FE2B: I love the Gaspatch turnbuckles they look absolutely realistic For the rigging I've used an elastic thread That's all, during the week end I'll do some better pictures and I'll go on with the ailerons and the landing gear. best, Andrew

Nice start and nice "save" on the rocker arms! Andrew

Excellent build! Andrew

Hi! Not much work the last week. I've been very busy at work and at home with 3d modelling on pc... I've clear coated the propeller with tamiya clear yellow and added the decals Some weathering on the landing gear And I've started to add the turnbuckles for the rigging on the lower wing That's all. I hope to do more work this week Andrew

Nice start! Andrew

Hi! Sorry for the late reply, I didn't see your post... I used the oils straight from the tube. I've put them on the surface , waited few minutes and wiped away with a slight moistened brush. Some updates: I've started to paint the propeller. Acrylic base and oils on top. later I'll add a top coat with tamiya clear yellow The oils on the fuselage are dry, so I've added a clear coat to seal it and posed the decals almost ready for the final assembly I hope to do some work during the week end! bye Andrew

Excellent job ! Very realistic. Best Andrew

Nice "see trought" effect For the metallic paint, why don't you try alclad? Andrew

Hi! Thanks for your nice comments I've added some reinforcements on the wings that can be seen on the pictures of real aircraft. On the upper wing the crosses were repainted over the old style ones, like on the real plane (you see gray on the first picture, but after a discussion on a WWI forum I've decided that green was more probable) I've buit from scrtch the mg supports inside the cockpit (they still need some details) Now the turnbuckles: I've used the gaspatch model ones. I've added a small eyelet on one end to fix them in the holes on the wing. Gaspatch sells a type of turnbuckles with this eyelet end allready modelled, but because is a rigid part attached to the turnbuckles , you have to attache the turnbuckles to the wing allready with the right angle. With my method you have some degrees of freedom because the eyelet is non rigidly fixed to the turnbuckle. You can see also some eyelet that I'll glue to the top wing to fix the rigging wire (this plane has turnbuckles on lower wing and rigid attachment on the top wing). Below you can see how I make them. The tool that I use is a pin that I found in an old tool box, but you can create something similar with steel wire. best Andrew

Hi! I've used the gaspatch models turnbuckles. they are 3d printed metal, very good http://www.gaspatchmodels.com/products/metal-turnbuckles-32.html I've used the c type and in one of next posts I'll show how I've used them Andrew

The fuselage on the real plane was half left in wood finish and half painted. The color of the front band could be black or red, nobody is sure about it, so I choose red to add some interest. Usually the fuselage should be painted after is joined, but on this plane I worked in another way. The engine should be added before closing the fuselage and painting all the fuselage after the assembly needs a lot of masking and on the engine there are a lot of fragile bits. So I have painted the fuselage befroe assembly, joined them, fixed the join line (very easy on wingnut kits, they are almost perfect ) and retouched only the join without the need of big masking. The wooden part needs some more work before using the oils. On the acrylic sand color base I've added with brush some color variations and the planks joints. Obviously at this point the contrast is too harsh so I overlayed a thin lazer of the base color and a light wash with brown oils. Now is ready for the oils First pass with oil color dragged with a sponge. The tail cross is painted and there's no shading yet on the red and the black That's all for now Andrew

Hi! Thank sfor your comments The engine: I've painted it with alclad and I've added spark plugs wires. On this engine the intake manifold was usually covered with asbestos chord to keep it warm. The kit is lacking this detail and I had to choose between buying the Barracuda resin intake (wonderful piece) or try to make one by myself. I've choosed the second solution because I like to try new techniques and have something different from other builds. To replicate the chord I've wrapped a copper wire around the intake and textured it with milliput. In the pictures the effect seems a little be too harsh, but in real life is more subtle, anyway can always be improved... reference Installed with some other cables added. At the end the sides will be almost invisible. please don't look at the bad finish on the side of the tank, this part will be absolutely invisible In the next post I'll show you the fuselage paint. I'm going fast with the posts, but if you want to know more about some parts let me know. Andrew

Yes, the W&W decals are very good. They are transparent so you need to paint the base in a suitable color. I've used a clear doped linen base. as you can see I've tried to do some preshading, but I think that is a little hard to control, so I've decided to do a post-shading using oils. here's the wings with the rib tapes form the wingnut decals. The ribs decals are a little stiff, so it's not easy to apply them to the trailing edge of the wing, would be easier to paint them. W&W decals are very thin , so would be a good idea to lay down a clear cote as soon you have posed them and they are dry. I didn't do that and I had to retouch some scratches Post shading with oil paint For today that's all Andrew

Ok let's start: Painting the interior. Acrylic base and the Oil paint over it for the wood effect Some Scratch on the cloche I've addes ome details on the IP Andrew

Hi! This is my first W.i.p. here. I've started it some time ago, but I didn't know this forum, so it will look like I'm a very fast modeller because I'll post a lot of work in a short time. A few words about me: I'm 40, I come from Italy and I'm mainly interested in WWI planes, but I build a little bit of everything. Let's start: for this build I'll use the Wingnut kit, Lozenge decals form Wood&Wire, Gaspatch metal turnbuckles and few resin bits for the engine form Taurus model. Some closeups of the kit: usual WnW high quality. The Wood&Wire decals. I think that they are a great improvement over the kit lozenges... Finally the resin parts for valves and intake. Much finer than the kit parts and worth the price. That's all for now, in the next posts I'll post the W.i.p. Andrew