sandbagger Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 6 hours ago, scvrobeson said: Great progress Mike! Hopefully they can get the propellor all fixed up for you. I hope the build process is a smooth one. Matt Hi Matt, I've not bothered to ask for a replacement propeller. I'm hoping for a hand made prop from Alexey at 'Proper Plane', which is where I normally get my props, Mike scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Hi all I've added the rudder, elevator and aileron control lines to the cockpit These are 0.5mm diameter blackened Brass tube with 'EZ' stretch line (Fine), as that line is more visible inside the cockpit Mike patricksparks, Landrotten Highlander, scvrobeson and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Cracking efforts going on here Mike. Love them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Hi all I added the machine gun trigger cable on the control column and weathered the cockpit and engine Then the fuselage was now closed up with the support rods for the lower wing fitted One thing to be careful of is to not break the bottom of the control column, which protrudes from the underside of the fuselage That shouldn't be a problem once the landing gear is fitted Now its onto cleaning up the fuselage seam joint Mike Paulpk, Stew Dapple, Iain and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Terrific stuff, Mike! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Looks like good fit on the fuselage Mike. It's moving along well Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Very nice! Watching with interest Carrry on! - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Hi all The fuselage and upper and lower wings have been cleaned and primed, ready for painting I've added most of the kit supplied photo-etch parts, except for the rigging brackets for the interplane struts The aircraft did not have these brackets and the angle required for some of the rigging tabs will not align with the fitted rigging lines The fuselage had pre-molded raised 'strips', intended as a base for the photo-etch stitching lines Adding the photo-etch onto those strips would make the stitching appear too thick Therefore, I removed the raised strips and added the photo-etch directly onto the fuselage Mike Fanes, Landrotten Highlander, Phantom2 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Hi all The basic camouflage has been applied, although the photographs do not show the colours as they actually are An unusual scheme for the time I still have detail painting and weathering to do Mike Fanes, patricksparks, denders and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Interesting start Mike, engine looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulpk Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Nice work and subject. The actual aircraft looks so fragile. Your using brass to add strength is a good move against those gremlins waiting to do their work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Hi all The model parts have now had decals applied. The green and brown camouflage surfaces are covered with ‘Aviattic’ WW1 Linen weave effect (ATT32236) decal The underside surfaces are covered with ‘Aviattic’ WW1 German blue linen (ATT32077) decal Smaller details have been painted and an airbrushed coat of 'Alclad' Light Sheen (ALC-311) applied Now it's onto weathering before pre-rigging the parts prior to assembly Mike dutik, Stew Dapple, geedubelyer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 The surface effects are worth a "WOW!". That Aviattic stuff looks real nice, and I like the different look of different materials. Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Hi all, I've applied some weathering. 'Flory Models' clay wash (Dart Dirt), 'Tamiya' Weathering Master (Oil Stain and Mud). Also dry brushing of 'Mr. Colour' Super Iron 2 over the metal panels. The lower wings are also now attached. Now onto pre-rigging before assembly starts, Mike Shoggz, LSP_Kevin, scvrobeson and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Hi all A few more updates on the build The machine gun is fitted and the windscreen (Wingnut Wings spare screen, not the kits) The external exhaust pipe is wrapped with thin strips of plumbers PTFE tape, to represent the lagging I chose to replace the kit photo-etch pipe support straps with flattened 0.5 mm diameter Aluminium tube as more in-scale Rudder control horn made from 0.4 mm thick plastic card (rudder horn not supplied in the kit) Now onto the landing gear before pre-rigging Mike Landrotten Highlander, scvrobeson, Stew Dapple and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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