Mach Turtle

Hello again. I'm getting toward done on this one, with mainly weathering tasks remaining, Here are some photos. Gauges and compass: Ailerons, national markings, cowling eyes, and radiator piping: There's very little to go, other than aileron horns, woodgrain on the interplane struts, and general weathering. I recommend this kit highly.

I hadn't seen that! It looks valuable. Thanks.

Getting close to done, here. I have the upper wing in place... ...and a bit of weathering on the radiator and upper wing also: There remains quite a bit to do, includng the ailerons (obviously), the compass that fits into that socket behind the radiator (they put it there to be away from the magnetic fields of the engine, I think), wood grain on the interplane struts, some markings, and the cowling/prop assembly. I am not going to try to rig this one. I may, however, ask Santa for the WNW FE.2b (Early) for Christmas, and since that aircraft seems to be composed of 90 percent rigging, I'll have to give it a try there. Thanks for watching.

Here's a view of the guns and gauges: The kit provides single-piece guns, as well as plastic barrels with separate photoetched cooling shrouds. I went with the photoetch, cementing the metal around a toothpick, letting it dry, and then burning the toothpick away. I got some distortion, but I think the technique is all right. That decal on the hatch looks off, and I need to paint a frame on the windscreen. I like the gauges.

Here's another update. Guns and gauges added, plus the (unweathered) undercarriage and the cross on the tail. Moment of truth coming next: The attachment of the upper wing. Rigging: I don't know. I should have drilled before now. What do you think?

They say the military is always fighting the last war...

May I participate with an engine? I would like to build the Williams Brothers Wasp R-1340, first run in 1925.

I have the hoizontal stabilizer, elevator, rudder, lower wing, and the top part of the fuselage forward of the cockpit in place now. It's starting to look like an aircraft now:

It's been busy around here comme d'habitude, but I have made a little progress. I removed the dry-fitted wings and horizontal stabilizer, and put in place the edelweiss that attracted me to this ship in the first place. I've also sprayed (oversprayed, in fact) the fin. Have a look: I've also been working on the (many) rib tape decals and the two guns (I went for the more detailed photoetch shrouds, which I kind of mangled but which still look all right at a distance). I continue to be amazed at the quality of work on this site; thank you all for the education!

I have made some progress. The aircraft depicted on the box of this fine Wingnut Wings kit is the D.IVa of Otto Kisselberth of Jasta 23b in 1918. It has a prominent edelweiss that really attracted me to this kit. I have deviated from the historical record with respect to Otto's black paint job: My four-year-old daughter approves of this mod. That's just temporarily assembled, pending guns up front and correct (considering) paint on the empennage. This is my first attempt at lozenge, also: We aim to please.

Hello. I am a modeler with very ordinary skills, and I think it may be the height of hubris for me to post my work here for you to see. But hey. I am working on a Wingnut Wings 1/32 Roland D.VIa. I started with the cockpit (not totally unhappy with the seat)... ...and mounted it to the skeleton: Yes, indeed, the frame behind the seat is completely upside-down. Why is that, you ask. Because my three-year-old needed help in the toilet right at that point in assembly, and I was distracted. The frame will be pretty much hidden inside the assembled fuselage, and even if we are "modeling for god," I am sure He understands about poo emergencies. The zinc green doesn't look quite so Soviet in reality; the color-correction software I use did that. It's actually Tamiya IJN Cockpit Green. Then, I built the engine... ...which has two sides: I was actually kind of pleased with my morning's work on the engine, until I saw this. I mean, wow! But I carried on. At the moment, I've begun to close up the fuselage, with the engine in place: The next step will be finishing the fuselage seams, and beginning to mount the wings (which I have already begun to cover with lozenge). I may even try rigging this one, at least partially. So, thank you for your indulgence. I am enjoying this build and certainly recommend the kit. I built a Wingnut Wings Bristol F2.b last year, and really liked that one as well.