Gazzas Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) Hi everyone, I've been bitten by the WWI bug, and started my first WnW kit. The Albatros Trilogy was a great buy... three complete kits for the cost of two. The scheme inspiring me is this colorful example: I started by doing the interior wood grain in another experimental manner. It didn't quite come out as hoped, but as I don't have to match it with the exterior, I'm not going to redo it. I have to admit that I'm at a loss as to how I might deal with ejector pin marks in sunken areas crowded by raised details. I have no intention of leaving the engine panels off, but still I added ignition wires to the engine, taped the carburetor intakes and weathered it as much as I thought reasonable: The exhaust pipe is only dry fitted. Most of the weathering was done with tube acrylics thinned with water. When I get to the point where I am doing the upper fuselage external details, I'll complete weathering the exhaust pipe with some pigments. Thanks for looking! Gaz Edited July 11, 2018 by Gazzas MikeMaben, ssculptor, Vandy 1 VX 4 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 That is fantastic work, Gaz! Kev Gazzas and ssculptor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) Nice work so far Gary. I have only built a very few WWI bi-planes and have always found getting the offset on the wings to be both challenging and tiresome. I wonder if that is not such a great issue with the WNW kits given their outstanding quality. Ernest Edited April 28, 2018 by Greif8 Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Lovely start Gaz - what a great scheme! Torben Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Lovely start. Don't worry to much about ejector marks, I've never filled them on a Wingnut kit and I can't see any on my completed builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Guys, thanks for the great feedback. Ernest, a jig built for biplanes is a must. The one I used was by Vertigo Miniatures. It saved me from turning my Albatros D.III into a plastic missile. It wasn't a WnW kit, and the biggest thing I learned was to pin the struts so they don't pop out while you are trying to do all of those things that must be done after attaching the wings. The WnW has much bigger plastic connecting lugs. Tony, thanks! That's great news. I was beginning to feel like a slouch for not making some attempt to get rid of them. Gaz CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Beautiful work Gaz! I wouldn't sweat the ejector pin marks either... I'm still trying to pluck up the courage to start a WnW kit - one day!! Iain Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Nice work so far! Love what you did in that fuselage. Cheers Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Great start. The fuselage inside looks good to me. The engines in WNW kits are real nice models by themselves. Metal showing the wear and tear is done to great effect. Gazzas and Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Looking great so far Gaz. Troy Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Guys, Thank you very ,much! Iain, I feel a lot of trepidation with any biplane. I still feel I'm fumbling along blindly, most of the time. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Man up Gaz , it's only a plastic toy ! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Great start Gary! I have a wnw albatros in my stash so I'll be watching your build for inspiration. What was your experimental wood grain technique, if I may ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Great start Gary! I have a wnw albatros in my stash so I'll be watching your build for inspiration. What was your experimental wood grain technique, if I may ask? Thanks mate! On my first Albatros I used a buff paint with with brown oil-paint lines then over sprayed it with a mixture of Tamiya clears yellow, orange, and green to get a honey color with muted wood grain beneath. On this experiment I used a custard colored paint which I detailed using brown colored pencils to simulate wood grain. Then I mixed a brown using Tamiya clears yellow, red, and blue. But it came out more orange than intended. I was painting close to dusk and my eyes were fooled into believing I was seeing brown, and not orange. To mute the orange-nish-ness of it, I ended up using some tube acrylic browns and zinc chromate in thin washes. Then, finally I used some white enamel for drybrushing. A lot more work than intended, but I can live with the result. Gaz Jim Barry and Vandy 1 VX 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Brilliant Gaz!!! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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