Jackson Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 Hi Danny, The texture is moulded onto the part by WNW. I have just painted it with Tamiya Deck Tan and put Uchi Van Der Rossen wood decal on top. Regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Looking great so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Due to knee surgery I have a little more time on my hands. So a bit more work done( I'm blaming) any mistakes on the painkillers. I found an old grainy photo which I believe shows an Irish machine in the 1920's. It is in dope silver and the prop looks like its all wood with a metal LE. This is what I hope to achieve. Hope you enjoy the photos. Regards Michael Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Have never built WNW as they didn't exist when I was last modelling. Also never built 1/32 WW1. Was toying with the Bristol or the Tamiya Mosquito. The Mossie won but looking at your pics etc I want one. I am experiencing the joy of the Tamiya 1/32 engineering through the Birdcage F4U Is the WNW as good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Have never built WNW as they didn't exist when I was last modelling. Also never built 1/32 WW1. Was toying with the Bristol or the Tamiya Mosquito. The Mossie won but looking at your pics etc I want one. I am experiencing the joy of the Tamiya 1/32 engineering through the Birdcage F4U Is the WNW as good? I am thoroughly enjoying the build. The last big thing I built was the Tamiya Birdcage Corsair which was great. This time I wanted to try something different and something I have never done before. I picked the Irish scheme again as something different hopefully will work out well. This is my first WNW kit and so far so good. Both Tamiya and WNW are great kits. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Thanks Michael, a definite for the "wish" list, only trouble the list is becoming a novel............ Great to be back modelling though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) Some paint added and a good friend let me borrow Joe and Patricks fantastic book on the Irish Air Corps. It has provided all the information neened to complete this build. Steadly bringing all the parts together ready for assembly and rigging. So the same ammount of time to come. Couldn't resist placing the top wing on fgor a quick look. Photos My rigging options. Regards Michael Edited April 1, 2016 by Jackson Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Your model is looking really great Michael. I bought one of the original issue when they came out (and a companion DH 9 when that did) but haven't progressed past comparing parts to photos. (Incidentally there is a way to save the photos from WNW's reference section if that's helpful. I won't post it here in case they block it, but PM me if required. Or they might have stopped being silly since I looked). You seem to be progressing well. Did you find mounting the fuselage to the lower wing difficult? I wasn't sure if a jig would be required to keep everything trued up and square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Your model is looking really great Michael. I bought one of the original issue when they came out (and a companion DH 9 when that did) but haven't progressed past comparing parts to photos. (Incidentally there is a way to save the photos from WNW's reference section if that's helpful. I won't post it here in case they block it, but PM me if required. Or they might have stopped being silly since I looked). You seem to be progressing well. Did you find mounting the fuselage to the lower wing difficult? I wasn't sure if a jig would be required to keep everything trued up and square. The wing fuselage join is a bit awkward I didn't completely follow the instructions as I had joined the Wg parts first. So far so good. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Just a small update After fitting the Lower wing I dropped the model. This resulted in the integral U/C legs shearing off. Fortunately the Post War boxing comes with the original U/C legs. So with a little surgery and stregenthing it is all good again (and hopefully a little stronger). I decided to do the rear fuselage rigging before a replaced the lower wing and below is the result. A little tidying and painting to do but I'm happy with the result. Regards Michael Fooesboy, Whitey and mattlow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Sorry folks for no updates. In truth after dropping the model I sort of lost interest and was having to fight a bit with her. It felt like a bit of a loosing battle. The kick in the rear to finish (apart from the cost) was the upcomming Irish Model Soldier Society show. Got her finished and took her to Dublin. To my very pleasant surprise she came second behind David Parkers Tamiya P51. It also won the Air Corps Award. So not bad for something i was going to chuck in the bin. Anyway some photos I will also post a RFI Regards Michael Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Looks fantastic, Michael! Congrats on your award, too. Looking forward to the full suite of RFI photos. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Thanks Kevin, I have started an RFI post but unsure how to link them. Hope to post more photos in the RFI tomorrow. Thanks again for your kind comments. Michael Looks fantastic, Michael! Congrats on your award, too. Looking forward to the full suite of RFI photos. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Well done for not giving up after your setback. And congats on going on to do so well at the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now