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    Roden 1:32 SE5a Hispano Suiza kit

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    Hi Dave;

    If I remember correctly, I built the Roden SE5a Wolsey Viper kit many moons ago, I think they supply the stand alone engine kit with the plane and if you build the complete engine it doesn't fit in the fusilage, don't ask me why, but the engine appears to be too long for the fusilage, so if IRC I left some of the bits off the back of the engine that are not seen so it would fit, but whether it would be OK to do this if you are leaving some of the engine covers off I dont know.

    Cheers

    Pete.

    WNW Albatros DV

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    Hi Dave;

    Thanks for the comment.

    I made the cushion from Milliput filler, a blob of it, thinned down then cut to the shape of the seat, I made the indentations for the buttons with a cocktail stick, then stuck some 1mm bolt heads in the indentations for the buttons, when all was well dry I finished shaping it with sand paper and gave it a coat of Saddle Brown paint.

    For the wash around the fuel tank I used Raw Umber oil paint, then just using White Spirit pulled the runs where you want them. HTH

    Cheers

    Pete.

    WNW Albatros DVa

    in Aircraft WWI

    Posted · Edited by T-Tango

    Ok Dave, if thats your first WnW kit, I would give up.

    It's toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good, your gonna make the rest of us look like beginners.

    Seriously mate that is one superb looking Albie and things are only going to get better, I'm really looking foreward to the next one. :worthy:

    Cheers

    Pete.

    wingnut on tv

    in Aircraft WWI

    Posted

    wednesday this week at 8pm on channel 5

    a documentary about peter jacksons workshop ,looks top notch !

    Are you sure? I've just checked our listings and we seem to have a program about a 27 stone woman!!!!!!

    Pete.

    WNW Albatros DVa

    in Aircraft WWI

    Posted · Edited by T-Tango

    Hi Dave;

    Looking very good now, when you do your upper and lower wings, it's best to get every thing ready for rigging before you assemble them, I usually get the rigging lines fixed to the top wing before I add it to the model, then work from the middle outwards. It seems to help prevent lines getting tangled. Also put the exhaust on before you start rigging, otherwise you can get some rigging lines broken or sagging. HTH.

    Cheers

    Pete.

    WWI acrylics?

    in Aircraft WWI

    Posted

    Well, you know how these WW1 fighter school aircraft were rather gaudy, you've just planted a seed of an idea. After all, they were fabric covered! :huh:

    Wey hey! a tartan WWI WIF, go for it.

    Pete.

    WNW Albatros DVa

    in Aircraft WWI

    Posted

    Thanks, Pete -

    I suppose (on reflection) this all part and parcel of the hobby - the rough with the smooth so to speak. In the end, you seem to develop a method for dealing with these annoying hiccups.

    Dave

    In the end with some of the hiccups all you can do is bodge it and bluff your way out.

    Pete.

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