David Valinsky Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 (edited) I've been at this on and off since the start of the year though it got set aside for a couple of months after an over-zealous sanding of the wing trailing edge combined with a dip in hot water to resolve the banana-wing issue resulted in something even worse: a trailing edge that rippled nicely! After a couple of months I forced myself to address the problem and went with smothering the offending area in cyano, allowing it to dry hard and sanding thoroughly for some time. Turned out I could have addressed the banana-wing simply by giving it a good old-fashioned bend. It's not perfect but it allowed me to get on with my life! Otherwise I added some Archers raised decals for the stitching along the fuselage vertices and replaced most of the photo-etch struts with aerofoil-section material to avoid that 2D look. This wasn't without it's own little dramas, all that elastic is rather powerful stuff and crushed the struts a couple of times before I learnt my lesson and reinforced the junctions. Apart from that I think the kit is pretty much out of the box with a lot of sanding to refine those early Eduard short-run chunks, hope you enjoy! Edited August 3, 2012 by David Valinsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 That's rather good,I like that.Well done sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POMPEO Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I really like it, these legendary planes are amazing, very nice work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Nice Job! Very realistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Nice one! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLP Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 WWI planes are normally not my style, but this is awesome. I'm totally in love with the realistic discoloration of the wings. Superb work! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj prest Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Valinsky Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 thanks for all your comments, glad you like it! Now I just have to dig out that Sopwith Baby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Conveys the delicacy of the original in a very convincing way. Really nice build! /Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Brilliant work that captures the delicacy of the orginal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Looks fab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 WOW Pretty good model there Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theclay Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 that weathering in superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 That looks lovely, glad you persevered and completed the build, it was well worth it, Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Superb build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEEBEE Z Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Thats one neat little job.Well done sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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