apauling Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I thought that the paper propeller that I scratchbuilt back in May looked a little bare, so I built a plane to stick onto the back of it. This is the Wingnutwings Roland D.VIb. I wired the engine, installed steel wire pushrods, and insulated the intake manifold with tape. I used Gaspatch guns (very nice and easier than rolling the brass cooling jackets provided in the kit). Rigging is a mix of fishing line, E-Z line elastic thread, Gaspatch turnbuckles and Bob's Buckles. Rolands had a variety of fabrics and rib tapes applied to the wings so Wingnuts provides these as individual strips of decal. It's nice to have all the options but this way you have to trim and apply about 120 decals to finish the wings! I was mostly done before I found out that Aviattic makes decals with all the options custom fit to the kit. http://www.aviattic.co.uk/132-roland-dviab.html WARNING! THE NEXT PART OF THIS POST CONTAINS ANTI-WINGNUT HERESY! I may be the first to say this about a Wingnuts kit but I can't recommend this one. When Wingnuts released the D.VIb they used their D.VIa kit and provided a different engine sprue and a sprue for engine panels and interior bulkheads. The fuselage sides are the same as in the D.VIa kit. The D.VIa had four small vents per side, the D.VIb had one small and one large vent. The D.VIb instructions have you shave off six of the eight small vents. This is not much fun because you have to be careful to avoid damaging the clinker-built effect molded into the fuselage. I noticed after my fuselage was already painted and decaled that the remaining small vents are actually in the wrong place for a D.VIb. They should be lower and further back. So, to make it really accurate you would need to make a mold of a smaller vent and then remove all eight. The D.VIa and D.VIb look nearly identical so unless you really must have one of the marking options in the D.VIb kit (or you are a masochist) build the D.VIa instead. If you have the D.VIa kit you can build an accurate model right out of the box without all the extra fuss. If I had known in May what I know now I would have built the D.VIa and put the D.VIb on Ebay. BiggTim, Whitey, Gazzas and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Incredible detail, most astounding build. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 That's a gorgeous build, Paul! And your amazing propellor tops it off nicely. May I publish it on the website? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 One awesome prop with a plane hung off it for sure. Gorgeous build and the Roland is simply outstanding :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Exceptional build! Vents aside, turned out great. The prop is made from paper? Laminated? Would like to see details on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apauling Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 That's a gorgeous build, Paul! And your amazing propellor tops it off nicely. May I publish it on the website? Kev HI Kevin, yes publish if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apauling Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Exceptional build! Vents aside, turned out great. The prop is made from paper? Laminated? Would like to see details on that. Thanks. I finished the propeller back in May: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=68531 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Wow! I can almost smell the wood and oil from here! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Dude, I don't have enough ways to say how great this model looks. The prop is awesome to start with. Very impressive!! Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstachel Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Stunning build - and you got the WNW lozenge to look good! Looking forward to your next! regards, Richard (Aviattic) Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Modelling at its best - a stunner!!!! Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs Buckles Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Looks like something you pay money to go see in a museum. Beautiful build. von B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durangokid Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 That is just amazing!!!!! Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Bettencourt Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 WOW !!!! That is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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