smudger Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Amazing work, love it. I really do like these WW1 builds & I have to try one one day but the rigging puts me off. Well done mate, superb work. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Very nice Steve...Excellent! Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Yes very nice work indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) mz , John , Stephen , Ron , Derek , Martin , Thank you for your interest, And all the boys at last nights meeting ,thank you for your positive comments. One thing I will be adding is a tool roll on the wing, also if you look closely ,there is a mix of p/w and fabric rigging. I was not able to get to p/e to work in lengths over 2" ,but it worked in areas like the tail which is all p/e. Stephen your comment regarding color schemes is along the same lines of my thinking .I view museum restorations very carefully and I believe too much accurization takes the fun out of things . Witness the silliness around FW 190 D Blue 12 , having fun is better than arguing about colors and schemes that are lost to history. None of us were there , let alone appying paint to these planes. I am happy you guys like the work. Edited December 15, 2012 by krow113 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 love it Steve! There is a NON LSP section for all of your other builds...post away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) mz , John , Stephen , Ron , Derek , Martin , Thank you for your interest, And all the boys at last nights meeting ,thank you for your positive comments. One thing I will be adding is a tool roll on the wing, also if you look closely ,there is a mix of p/w and fabric rigging. I was not able to get to p/e to work in lengths over 2" ,but it worked in areas like the tail which is all p/e. Stephen your comment regarding color schemes is along the same lines of my thinking .I view museum restorations very carefully and I believe too much accurization takes the fun out of things . Witness the silliness around FW 190 D Blue 12 , having fun is better than arguing about colors and schemes that are lost to history. None of us were there , let alone appying paint to these planes. I am happy you guys like the work. There is one other element we often ignore or just plain forget about. That is the factor of the changing and fading of the colors with time, environmental conditions and use. The stability of the color dyes and paints was not as secure back 100 years ago as they are today. Even today we have problems with colors. The late LSP member David Thompson and I had a long conversation a few years ago about this and he remarked that when he was in Vietnam (Dave was a combat soldier) almost every army vehicle was a different shade of the standard color, even with trucks from the same factory that arrived at different times. The exposure to the hot sun and the rain and heat had caused all the paint to fade. Dave said you could tell how long a truck had been in-country by the fading of the colors. Also we have the element of how careful were the manufacturers in mixing their dyes, considering the all round shortages of practically everything in Germany and other countries as the war progressed? So, we pays our money and pick our colors and hope for the best while we just have fun. Stephen P.S. My favorite story is about the Israelis during their war for independence when that had practically nothing to work with. They had to paint some of their newly arrived second or third hand airplanes so they used house paint! Let the purists handle that one! Edited December 17, 2012 by ssculptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Haha!!!!!!!!!!!!! What color is Glidden Israeli Desert Tan?!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 That is truly a remarkably effective presentation. Just outstanding. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango1 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 That is incredible! I really like that one-simply brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Dodgem and Tango, (wasnt that a cop/buddy movie?) - Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Steve Keep coming back and taking that 'last' look and can't get enough. Absolutely agree that ..."having fun is better than arguing about colors and schemes that are lost to history". Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Peter -Thank you. Dont get me wrong on the accuracy score, I have spent hours on researching subjects. Arguing about it is a downer and not worth it. I will endeavor to be as accurate as possible ,when the subject merits it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Crikey thats awesome. Well done. Cheers Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Thanks Matt: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Steve The above image is simply: OUTRAGEOUS! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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