Qvarre Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Hi Folks Have been reading on this forum for some time now, and It’s time to show what I’m doing. Still working on Rodens Dr1. yes I’m WW1 fan so if you like these kinds of aircraft you might like this. I have made a new seat from plasticard and aluminium from a sodacan. The upholstery is done with Milliput. The engine is wired up and painted with Alclad and oilpaint. A new cowling is vacuumformed over the kit piece. The kit cowling didn’t allow the engine to fit inside, so new one is much thinner and make the engine to go clear. Some extra details from Parts and Eduards etch was used enhance the level of interest in the office. The plan is to get this one finished before the summer, so I can take up that Albatros DIII build; I´ve also started up, a mistake in my world to try several kits at the same time. Thats no good. If you like this I will send in more of my work. Cheers Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Hi Lars, great work you are doing there! The engine looks well used and the wooden parts inside the cockpit is spot on! Could you please explane how you archieved that effect? Keep the pics coming... Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Lars Very nice so far. Yes, would like to see more. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCote Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 That's really beautiful. There aren't enough WWI aircraft around here IMO and yours is a welcome addition, especially to such a high standard. My only suggestion would be to post larger pictures so that we can get a better look at your handiwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qvarre Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 Thanks for the comments. The finish on the engine is achieved with putting some thinned Prussian blue and burnt sienna oilcolour after the Alclad is completely dry. The woodeffect is done in oilcolour to. I used a semigloss Humbrol basecolour, any light brown will do mixed with some gloss clear varnish. I mix the flat humbrol brown with varnish because the oilpaint dose not grabs into semigloss that good. The oilpaint is thinned out with white spirits and brushed on. You have real good time to play around with the oil. So apply the oil and brush it out. The brush will give you the grain effect. Then it’s complete dry I just give it a light spray with a semigloss varnish. It’s quit simple when you got the hang of the technique. More updates later Cheers Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oletcherfred Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Lars, you might want ot consider joiniing the "wwi" group, or at least sharing your wonderful efforts with them. Here's the contact info: To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.wwi-models.org/mailman/listinfo/wwi or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to wwi-request@wwi-models.org You can reach the person managing the list at wwi-owner@wwi-models.org Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Beautiful work there Lars! Woodgrain, metal work, cockpit detailing - all simply woderful! Looking forward to seeing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pratt Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Lars that engine and cockpit look great.Lets have a few more pics of this beauty...cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Lars, did you sew the canvas to the back of the seat frame? (Anti-buffeting thingy)Nice work so far, the Prussian Blue is a nice touch on the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boness Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 That has got to be some of the best woodgrain I have seen man, I need to try that (Isuck at wood grain). JIm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qvarre Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 Thanks for the positive comments. Since Roden started give us those lovely 32-scale birds we builders of the early birds are free to fly in to this forum. That’s nice. Normally I do my work in 48-scale, but in this bigger scale it’s easier to give the model some feature if you know what I mean. So on the net there is plenty of pics of my 48-builds. Sadly non on the ww1.org.Can´t say why. And yes I’m going to consider that. Yes Mike I did fix the canvas behind the seat. Just drilled some holes and sewing with a stretched sprue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Nice one. Great work so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAK66 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Great work Lars can't wait to see more i have been wanting to see a build of this kit and or the F.1 for awhile now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Lars, Great work and very inspirational! Gearing up to my Roden Dr.1 and my first WW1 plane. Your pictures and how to would be a great help to me and others who are getting ready for their first time build for WW1 subjects. More pictures please and keep up the great work. Reuben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcmmodels Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Nice !! BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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