sandbagger Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Hi all, The 'Aviattic' supplied wood effect fuselage and tail unit decals have now been applied. Not too easily carried out as the decals need to be accurately cut out from their sheets as they're not 'cookie' cut. They've all been gloss coated as the next step is to apply the 'HGW Models' nail head decals. Then it'll be adding the remaining decals and all of the photo-etch details, Mike geedubelyer, Troy Molitor, nicolas96 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Great work, Mike! That doesn't look like it was an easy job, but you've really pulled it off. Kev Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Hi all, The model is supplied with decals for the various nail lines on the fuselage, produced by 'HGW Models'. These are intended to be applied onto the wood effect decals. These nail line decals will shown on lighter coloured surfaces, such as on the unpainted fuselage of an Albatros or Roland fighter. However, they are more or less invisible on a darker background, such as the wood effect decals used on this version of the 'Balilla'. Therefore instead of using the decals, I used a 'Rosie the Riveter' (0.75 mm) to create by hand the nail lines, using the decal illustration as a guide. Then wearing a cotton glove, dipped a finger into Dark Earth pigment powder ('Flory Models') and rub the pigment over the fuselage. Finally a light sealing coat of 'Alclad' Aqua Gloss (ALC-600) was airbrushed over the fuselage, Mike geedubelyer, Landrotten Highlander, Squizzy 78 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Lovely job Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Loving all your applied efforts on this one much like all your other projects Mike. Happy new year as well. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Hi all, All fuselage decals have now been applied, including rib tapes for the fin and undersides of the tail plane and elevators. Now it's onto the various photo-etch details for the fuselage and weathering etc, Mike scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus2000 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Great detail and work done so far I arrived a little late to give you some tips and photos for the cockpit and engine but if you are interested I can sppedire the photos I took some time ago at the Trento museum. Let me know via pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Looking really good. One thing to note, my one that has been finished for a couple of years has pretty major wing droop and that is in a glass display cabinet, away from heat and light. I know the wings have metal rods through them but they have sagged considerably since it was finished and does not look good at all. I used EZ line to rig it. Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Hi all, Just a quick update. The 'Aviattic' fuselage wood effect decals have circular access panels printed, but these look rather ‘flat’. Therefore to raise these panels and make them stand out more, I added extra decals. I'm now working my way through the fuselage photo-etch, Mike kensar, scvrobeson, Greg W and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 17 hours ago, ericg said: Looking really good. One thing to note, my one that has been finished for a couple of years has pretty major wing droop and that is in a glass display cabinet, away from heat and light. I know the wings have metal rods through them but they have sagged considerably since it was finished and does not look good at all. I used EZ line to rig it. Eric. Hi Eric, Yes it's quite common for some resin kits to suffer from distortion after a period of time. Metal rods at the wing roots aid in supporting that end of the wing, but not the outer area of the wings. Unlike styrene, resin moulded parts don't have 'memory', which is why I think good manufacturers of resin kits secure the main parts on boards/cards in the kit. It's probably why distorted resin parts are more easy to heat treat than styrene parts, to get them back in shape. Also thin resin parts are brittle and easily broken, hence the use of metal reinforcing rods moulded into the parts. I think another reason, particularly with wing droop, is the rigging material used. I use mono-filament (fishing line), which doesn't 'give' so holds things in shape. Stretchable rigging line, such as EZ, can stretch many time its own length, so can't retain parts in shape or give structural strength to a build. I've not had any resin model I've built yet show signs of sag - hopefully they'll stay that way, Mike Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 20 hours ago, spartacus2000 said: Great detail and work done so far I arrived a little late to give you some tips and photos for the cockpit and engine but if you are interested I can sppedire the photos I took some time ago at the Trento museum. Let me know via pm Hi, Thanks for your offer of photographs. I think I have it covered but I'll sure PM you if needed, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 hours ago, sandbagger said: Hi Eric, Yes it's quite common for some resin kits to suffer from distortion after a period of time. Metal rods at the wing roots aid in supporting that end of the wing, but not the outer area of the wings. Unlike styrene, resin moulded parts don't have 'memory', which is why I think good manufacturers of resin kits secure the main parts on boards/cards in the kit. It's probably why distorted resin parts are more easy to heat treat than styrene parts, to get them back in shape. Also thin resin parts are brittle and easily broken, hence the use of metal reinforcing rods moulded into the parts. I think another reason, particularly with wing droop, is the rigging material used. I use mono-filament (fishing line), which doesn't 'give' so holds things in shape. Stretchable rigging line, such as EZ, can stretch many time its own length, so can't retain parts in shape or give structural strength to a build. I've not had any resin model I've built yet show signs of sag - hopefully they'll stay that way, Mike All good points, but I have built many resin kits over the years and have plenty of experience with biplanes. Out of all the kits that I have on display, this one is the one that has sagged. I did notice that even though the parts were supported with integral metal rods, the top wing was particularly flexible. Just something to be aware of that’s all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Outstanding job Mike! The wood painting is beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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