Rumpler 6B.1 Floatplane (Kaiserliche Marine)

[kkarlsen]

Seems like I've started another one on top of all of the others  maybe I need some kind of help?

 

 

Well I think I need some time working on parts instead of painting. Sometimes I just get fed up with the airbrush.

 

 

So, I've been working on converting the Wingnut Wings Rumpler C.IV (Early) into a 'Kaiserliche Marine' floatplane fighter.

First up scratching floats for the build...

 

 

 

 

 

The finished master, pure sheet styrene.

 

 

 

Resin copy.

 

 

 

Top wing and lower replacement resin wings.

 

 

Fuselage cut up...

 

 

Shortened fuselage...

 

 

Fuselage put together again incl. the replacement Mercedes D.III engine.

 

Obviously I've been at it for a while...

 

Kent

 

 

Edited May 28, 2021 by kkarlsen

[Jan_G]

wow Kent, another superb build 

looking forward to next update 

jan

[kkarlsen]

8 minutes ago, Jan_G said:

wow Kent, another superb build 

looking forward to next update 

jan

Thank you Jan, german plane with floats, whats not to like 

[LSP_Kevin]

Awesome project, Kent - and awesome work so far!

 

Kev

[Rick Griewski]

I love this stuff!  Another WNW kit as a donor.  Gutsy man you are.  

[kkarlsen]

6 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said:

Awesome project, Kent - and awesome work so far!

 

Kev

Thank you Kevin

[kkarlsen]

6 hours ago, Rick Griewski said:

I love this stuff!  Another WNW kit as a donor.  Gutsy man you are.  

 

Thank you Rick, well it went allright the last time, so why not? 

In my personal opinion the is Rumpler C.IV i s butt ugly, on the other hand the 6B it's one of the most beautiful fighters of WWI, but that's probably just me...

 

 

Kent

[Bobs Buckles]

Kent!

You're on fire! 

 

I'm looking forward to seeing more from this build. 

 

von B 

[kkarlsen]

22 minutes ago, Bobs Buckles said:

Kent!

You're on fire! 

 

I'm looking forward to seeing more from this build. 

 

von B 

 

Thank you Robert, appreciate it!

[Kagemusha]

1 hour ago, kkarlsen said:

 

In my personal opinion the is Rumpler C.IV i s butt ugly, on the other hand the 6B it's one of the most beautiful fighters of WWI, but that's probably just me...

 

 

I completely agree, pity WnW's didn't release a kit, unlike the Rumpler I would have bought one, but then we wouldn't have seen such terrific work from you Kent. 

 

[kkarlsen]

18 minutes ago, Kagemusha said:

 

I completely agree, pity WnW's didn't release a kit, unlike the Rumpler I would have bought one, but then we wouldn't have seen such terrific work from you Kent. 

 

 

Aaarrrrgh, you are too kind, thank you K'

[Jeff T]

Am I the only one that cant see the pics?.....I'm on an Ipad..

 

Love to see them Kent, big fan of your work..

 

Cheer's,

Jeff.

[kkarlsen]

Painting German Naval Hex pattern:

 

I wasn't sure it would be a success to use decals on the floats, because of the grooves, it would be difficult.

Well I didn't even try, I was afraid I would end up destroying my precious decals.

 

I got a far out idea, what would it take to paint the naval hex?

Some masking, but I thought it would be much more complicated than it actually turned out to be.

 

 

I only needed to cut one mask for the pattern of three colors.

First a base color greyish rosa, something...

 

 

Second color (first though the mask) a dark brownish color.

 

 

Last color, a blue grey color. And the mask moved one hexagon.

 

 

After a little retouching, the result is quite convincing.

 

 

There is definitely possibilities in this method, and the mask can be reused...

 

Kent

 

 

[Hans]

You make it look all so easy, Kent..

[kkarlsen]

24 minutes ago, Hans said:

You make it look all so easy, Kent..

 

This was actually not that hard or time consuming, but I doubt I will be painting Lozenge patterns this way