karimb Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Hey gang! Late posting of the WnW DFW i built right after the Fokker DVII as i just couldnt find enough time to take proper photos...on the other hand i also have finished an AMC DH2 which will be the next RFI as i managed to find time to take a photo session of both of them in one go... Model factoid: Wingnut wings DFW C.V late HGW superset Gaspatch for the armament EZ line Bob's buckles and eyelets throughout Aviattic Dark linen and light linen for the CDL surfaces and cockpit Uschi VDR plywood decals for the insides of the cockpit fuselage Windsock Datafile #53 and the internet for references and inspiration The kit goes together really well and i didn't find any trouble there. A little more filler needed than i am used to in my previous wingnut wings builds specially at the bottom of the fuselage where you have the bottom horizontal part of the fuselage that joins the two fuselage halves. For some reason i have found that on this particular kit the tolerances were a bit more relaxed and i didn't need to scrape the paint off of the mating surfaces specially on the cockpit unit. Woodwork is a mix of oils, RB templates and colouring pencils. I have modified some parts to better resemble the actual aircraft like the radio wire that hangs below the aircraft. The engine is beautifully rendered and you do have the cylinders without the molded on pushrods, although wnw doesn't have this written down anywhere on the instructions. In came those parts, to which i added brass 0.5mm tubing that i had left in burnishing liquid. The spark plugs are nicely molded and i did not need to modify those. I added the wiring harnesses and the wiring harness cover, that one scratchbuilt from sheet styrene. I also added the two control rods for the carburators. The engine was painted gloss grey and then i used UVDR's fantastic buffing metallic pigments. Weathering on the engine was done with oils from AK and W&N. The paint used were tamiya acrylics. For the streaking i used AK worn effects chipping fluid on top of Aviattic's lovely dark linen. I was worried at first how the chipping would work on top of the decals but it actually worked out fine. Rigging was done with EZline and with the lovely help of Bob's buckles for all the rigging hardware. Weathering overall was made with oils, oil filters and sparingly using florymodels clay washes! I hope you like it! now off to post the photos and then post the AMC DH2 ready for inspection photos... As always, stay safe and happy modeling! Karim Vandy 1 VX 4, Pfuf, Shaka HI and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 part II bstachel, Grant_T, Emilio and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Part III Edited February 17, 2017 by karimb Uncarina, Pfuf, Vandy 1 VX 4 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 absolutely beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 absolutely beautiful Thanks Shawn for the comment and for taking the time to leave a word. Im glad you like her! Karim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Wow.......i'm speechless Karim Those stripes on the wings and horizontal stabilizer, are those decals or did you painted them?? Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Wow.......i'm speechless Karim Those stripes on the wings and horizontal stabilizer, are those decals or did you painted them?? Greetz Danny Hey Danny No all painted. I first did the whole prepaint then aviattic linen then clear coated. On top i used ak worn effects fluid for the chipping and then painted the green stripes and chipped them. Then matt coated when all dry and weathered Thanks for leaving a word my friend! bstachel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Stunningly gorgeou! The mud staining is great. Thank you my friend. Hope the flying is going well! Happy landings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Great stuff Thank you for your kind comment and for leaving a word! Karim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightline Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Karim You have made that into a wonderfully war-weary and tired looking aeroplane ! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 What an absolutely awesome build, Karim! Well up to your usual amazing standards. May I publish it on the website? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Karim Breathtaking build .. just completely knocked me out. The build and finish is brilliantly done and the engine ... geez, just gorgeous. I have the powders and absolutely have to give then a good try. :clap2: :clap2: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Wow, what a cracking build! A great finish to a very striking scheme. Proper eye candy Karim! Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 An absolutely unique and beautiful build! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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