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Wingnut Wings Hansa-Brandenburg W 29 - Friedrich Christiansen 1918


campingbaer66

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Hello ,

 

this will be my first work in progress thread on this forum and I have chosen the second model kit out of the great WNW Felixstowe/ Hansa-Brandenburg W29 Duellist Pack.

The plane flown by Friedrich Christiansen was the direct opponent to the Felixstowe N4305 when it was shot down on 31th Juli 1918 by a patrol of 5 Hansa-Brandenburg W29.

 

But on to the build , here are the pictures of the box , a really large one compared to the normal sized box of a Bristol Fighter.

 

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And that's how it will look like.

 

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The kits from WNW are already great in detail , but this time I want to add some aftermarket stuff for extra detail.

This will be the textile belts from HGW , a detail set for the Benz.III engine , Anemometer from Gaspatch and resin parts for the Parabellum 14/17 MG from Eduard as well as a Master barrel addition to it.

 

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I have started the build last weekend and compared to the Felixstowe I have build this will be a much easier one. I'm already finished with most of the cockpit part and here is my current progress.

The HGW textile belts are added and I must say they are a real advantage over the kit pe-parts . More complicated to assemble but looking great and flexible to bring into position.

 

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The instrument panel , the kit decals are very nice to work with. 

If you speak German , you can see a few spelling/translation flaws ( like Haupbenzn instead of Hauptbenzin ) , but this is absolutely unvisible by the naked eye :).

 

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Hope you like it so far.

 

Peter

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Peter

Terrific start and will be following all the way. How about a mini tutorial on your wonderfulwoodwork?

Keep 'em coming

Peter

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Peter

Terrific start and will be following all the way. How about a mini tutorial on your wonderfulwoodwork?

Keep 'em coming

Peter

 

 

Hi Peter ,

 

I guess it is too simple for a tutorial , but this is how I do it :

 

- First brush the plastic parts with Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow

- prepare a mix of Burnt Amber and burnt Sienna oil paint ( I use Griffin Alkyd because of the fast drying time of 6-8 hours ) with AK Interactive White    Spirit.

- apply the blend to the parts and let it start to dry ( approx. 30 min. ) , when it getting higher viscos start brushing the wood structure with a wide  brush until you get the reqiured result. Normally I repeat this 2-3 times till I feel it is looking ok.

 

Peter

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Thanks to all of you for following this build and for the very friendly comments.

 

There is not too much new this week but I have managed to finish the cockpit , add the internal rigging and make a test fit into the right fusalage half.

Fit is excellent , no problems to see here.

 

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Peter

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Ok , time for an update on my HB 29.

The fuselage is closed now and I have managed to finish the work on the engine too.

The Benz.III engine is not the best detailed engine from WnW and so I choosed to use a HGW upgrade set for it , added ignition wires and replaced the molded on push rods with 0,5 mm silver/nickel pipes.

 

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Next step was some work on the Parabellum 14/17.

The plan is to replace the kit part with a combination of Eduard Resin and Master metal barrel.

 

The comparison of the kit part with the Eduard resin MG shows clearly that the Eduard barrel is too short.

 

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With the Master barrel it looks much better and with correct length. Ammo drum is from the Eduard set.

 

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Finished Parabellum ready to be used.

 

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More work on the fuselage with added Lozenge Tarnstoff and C-Decals. Propeller and Spandau 08 machine guns added.

 

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Slim airframe

 

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Wings with Lozenge Tarnstoff , slightly aged and ready to be added to the fuselage.

 

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Floats also ready.

 

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The Anemometer ( wind speed meter ) , lower part from WnW , upper part from Gaspatch.

 

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90 % finished , just waiting for a spare C-Decal ( messed up one of them ) ordered from Pheon decals.

 

 

Peter

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