Fifer54 Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) Into this one we go with a TOKO Hansa-Brandenburg W-29 to start with. This one, in fact! It's sprueshots etc: It has actually been started. One float has been glued up, as has the engine, and lots of parts removed from the sprues. Hoping for a straightforward build with this one, I've never used lozenge camo decals before, so that's a new technique to learn! Also.... having a go with this: Both of them will be built OOB- I'll probably find that quite taxing enough!! Edited April 13, 2010 by MadNurseGaz
T-Tango Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 They look interesting, often thought of having a go at an Emhar tank myself.
Maxidad Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 That W-29 should look a treat when it's complete.
The Velociweiler Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 I've got plenty of the Emhar British figures to go with this tank if you need some spares for a diorama.
blimp Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 - i have a spare set of decals for the W29 , so if you need any spares , just pm me . at least the rigging is easy
Fifer54 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Posted February 4, 2010 I've got plenty of the Emhar British figures to go with this tank if you need some spares for a diorama. Thanks for the offer, but I did intend building it as a standalone, I'm not ready to try figure painting yet! ......... at least the rigging is easy Touche! Thanks for the offer of decals, I hope not to have to take it up, I'll have to let you know if I have any problems!
Fifer54 Posted February 15, 2010 Author Posted February 15, 2010 OK, let's get these under way. Here are the first photos of my builds. I've started the W29 by doing some parts painting on the sprue: and assembled the beaching trolley, and done some painting of parts off the sprue: Then I took the wings and tailplane to paint the undersides in Linen, as well as the interior of the fuselage, although I must admit to being a bit doubtful about that; yes, a fabric-covered fuselage might show "linen" as its interior colour, but the W29 fuselage is wood-skinned, so a wood colour may e more appropriate. Ah well, still time for a little research before closing the fuselage! And that's where the W29 is so far! The Mk IV tank is proceeding: I think we'll be able to go over the top as required with these!
Fifer54 Posted February 17, 2010 Author Posted February 17, 2010 (edited) I'm stripping the paint off that wing- found 2 hairs in the paint when it dried, so I'll drown it in "Multi-purpose cleaner" tonight and wash it all off in the morning! Not the first time, probably won't be the last........... Edited February 17, 2010 by MadNurseGaz
blimp Posted February 17, 2010 Posted February 17, 2010 (edited) - you might want to reduce the heavy ribbing too . 1 . it will help enormously with the decalling . 2 . the fabric on wings is drum tight in real life , a starved horse look is a throwback to ye olde time of modelling , just look at pictures of the real things and you'll see . p.s. - a quick search on the aerodrome came up with these - http://www.theaerodrome.com/isearch/index....%3A11&hl=en Edited February 19, 2010 by blimp
Fifer54 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Posted February 23, 2010 Thank you, blimp, for that advice and the link, I will certainly act on it- my models need all the help I can get!!
Fifer54 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) Progress to report on the Emhar Mk.IV Tank! The basic structure is taking shape nicely: Found a minor glitch with the unditching beams:The parts are wrongly numbered onthe instruction sheet, so I puzzled for a little while about how to match up these L-section girders to look right, until I realised that the only way it would work was to swap the front sections over from side to side. Instant result! The instruction sheet doesn't help much with the unditching beams, the diagram appears to suggest assembling them in situ onto the structure of the tank, but I found it much easier to assemble each beam individually on my cutting mat to create these: I'll carry on after the cement has "cured". The Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 hasn't progressed very much farther, I've sanded the wing upper surfaces to reduce the "rib effect", repainted the lower surfaces in "unbleached linen"and achieved, completely by chance, what appears to me to be a very effective slightly uneven "streakiness" to the finish.I've tried to photograph it, but my camera seems unable to capture it, so I won't be showing them yet! Modelling time is at a premium at the moment, so it'll move on.......eventually! Plenty of time yet! Edited March 24, 2010 by MadNurseGaz
Deon Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Both coming along nicely, good luck with all the decals!
Fifer54 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Posted March 19, 2010 Done a bit more tonight on the W29. Fuselage closed up, currently secured with my Berna clamps. The front 'pit interior is assembled onto the wing centre section. I've given the wing upper surface a glosscoat for decalling purposes. Progress at last!
Fifer54 Posted March 25, 2010 Author Posted March 25, 2010 The Mk. IV tank is all glued up now, and ready for priming, painting and decalling. Progress with the Hansa-Brandenburg as well! Wings and fuselage glued up after a bit of dressing and relieving the slot in the fuselage where the centre section (allegedly) fits. Milliput added where the centre section goes, to smooth things out. (I know the photo doesn't show it, it just seemed appropriate to include this shot) And I know that with the glue mark on it, I'll have to paint the wing undersurface yet again before it's done!
Fifer54 Posted March 27, 2010 Author Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) A bit further with the Mk IV tank! A coat of Revell dark earth acrylic, followed up with a dry-brush of Humbrol Linen enamel. Looks lighter-coloured in the pix than in the styrene, and although I say it myself, I have pleasantly surprised myself with the effect.Time for a gloss coat, then decals and a dry-brush with the original dark earth.Then I'll spoil it with the tracks! and finish with a matt coat. Getting there! As far as the Hansa-Brandenburg goes,The paint is still giving me sh*t I'm still having problems with the acrylic paint on the fuselage. The first dark grey coat was lightly thinned (4:1) with Hydrogen hydroxide (think about it),and was lovely and smooth, then a second coat went on, but unthinned, that was 'orrible-uneven and "lumpy", sanded it off to bare plastic and re-applied more paint, but it's still uneven-will need another Edited March 27, 2010 by MadNurseGaz
Fifer54 Posted March 28, 2010 Author Posted March 28, 2010 Well, that's it for the Mk.IV "female" tank. Complete at last! I got a lot of stuff done on it today, a coat of MicroGloss, decals, a coat of MicroFlat, a drybrush coat of Dark Earth (the initial base colour) and the tracks fitted. I did try to apply a little weathering to the tracks, but I found that the paint I was using (Revell acrylic) woudn't stick to them and made no difference at all. So I abandoned that idea..... So here she is.... further pics will be found in the gallery. Now that I have allowed the Hansa-Brandenburg W.29's paint time to dry and cure properly, it doesn't look half as bad as it did last night, so I'll carry on with it as it is for now. Another coat of Linen on the wing undersides has sorted out the marks and unevenness there. A gloss coat will be the next step, then those lozenge decals........
Fifer54 Posted April 1, 2010 Author Posted April 1, 2010 A bit further with the H-B W.29! An evening of decalling: I was a little apprehensive about the lozenge decals, but my fears proved to be largely unfounded. There was a little cracking when trying to manipulate the decals into position, but lots of MicroSet seems to have done the trick. It looks better than I deserve! Beginning to look like an aeroplane now! Details to add (armament, airscrew, etc.), then the float chassis to build and add, then a matt varnish coat and she's finished!
Fifer54 Posted April 6, 2010 Author Posted April 6, 2010 I have to admit I'm pleased with the way the lozenge has turned out, a lot better than I expected! The decalling is complete now, so I've coated the airframe in MicroFlat. Now I need to build up and fit the float chassis,but I think I'll need to create a jig for alignment. So, I'll have to buy some Lego, if I can find a set that isn't tailored to creating a specific construction, one of the old general sets with a good selection of bricks and bases. There will now be a short interval for Lego procurement- my kids are too old for it, and my grandkids too young! Think I'll try Freecycle.
Deon Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 Lozenge looks great Gaz, hope thre rest of the build goes a s well
Fifer54 Posted April 8, 2010 Author Posted April 8, 2010 Well, I've really surprised myself! I thought that I would need to build a jig to assemble the float chassis, but my cutting mat and some Blu-Tak with careful alignment has enabled this: Just the paint to repair, and then airframe and float chassis can be united- the end is in sight!
blimp Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 Wahey , result ! good one G . it's great when it all falls into place , innit .
Fifer54 Posted April 8, 2010 Author Posted April 8, 2010 Now we're getting somewhere! The float chassis has been added to the airframe using CyanoAcrylate, and she's starting to look like a W.29! Getting excited now!! Nearly finished another one. That'll make 3 so far this year. Haven't been this prolific since Airfix Series 1 kits cost 2/-!
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