Sean1968 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 White line courteous of your magnifying glass or not, its a beautiful build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 WOW I'm really inpressed with the work you've done so far!!! The paint job you've done is amazing, beautiful work! The more of these WNW models I see being built, the more I know I have to build one myself. Will follow the rest of the build with great interest! Great save with the fuselage crack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) Great work John, esp on the fuselage lozenges and Prussian Field Blue mist. Cannot wait to see it wearing the Pheon decals and the lozenge wings. Keep up the great work. Edited September 5, 2013 by Shakey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 That is looking superb. Don't envy you all those lozenges. There's a reason I stick to British subject(s). Bet you breathed a sigh of relief when the masking tape came off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 The 'split' behind the gunners cockpit is now dealt with, and the rear fuselage/fin now blended in with 'prussian blue varnish'. Work proceeds into making many sub assemblies, but this lot is now about ready to be brought togther to form the whole aircraft. I'll need to clean out all my drill holes for the rigging, and start anchoring it in. I had a pack of five 0.4mm drills for the last 3 years, of which 2 had broken in that time. Why then did the last 3 all break within an hour! I've got some more now but had to wait a week for the post. Push filling the major components together gives a preview of what it will look like, Progress should be fairly quick now. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean1968 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Love this build, I'm watching art in progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Up to the big stage now, getting the top wing on. The tailplane is already done and rigged, all the struts are in place, as are all the small panels and windscreen, exhast pipes etc, not fogetting the radiator shutter under the top wing. Some of the more difficult to acces rigging lines are in, from Maxima Chameleon fishing line. I've also started decalling, as there is a a long thin datum line that runs along the fuselage on both sides that would be difficult to do later. I continued on with some of the Pheon decals and they went on beautifully. I was especially pleased that the yellow '5' was totally opaque, nothing of the underlying colours shows through. Yellow is such a difficult colour to do, but these are top quality and have virtually no carrier film either. Getting the wing on was a bit of a struggle. I placed a drop of Revell Contacta into each hole in the top wing, and placed the inverted fuselage on to it, tweezering each strut into place. they semed very willing to pop out as I moved on to the other side, several times. Persistence won , and I got there in the end. I left it upside down for an hour to let it all solidify a bit. I do all this on a 6 x 6 inch square of foam sponge. Sod's law has stuck agin, somehow I got a three smears of contacta on the sponge, which has blemished my nice lozenging on the centre section by the oil tank, visible as the whitish splodges. Damn, I'm going to let that solidify and then have to sand it back and respray. I have left the outer upper surfaces without the lozenge decal on yet, as I will pull all the rigging lines up through the top wing, then trim and make good before doing the lozenge. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Arras!! thats bad luck mate. You seem to have had Ein Gremline looking over your shoulder on this build. But none the less she's looking superb still. I just test fitted my kit parts, and I'm surprised at just how big this aircraft is. Time to clear the bench for my build I think Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 It looks superb John, gutted about your glue marks, but done it enough times myself, so know you'll get it sorted. How do you make the thicker part of the wires at the base of each end ? Cheers, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Thanks guys, good to see you have got your started Jonners, I'll watch with interest. Short update. I've not advanced very far lately as family and work demands have been heavy. Mustn't grumble though as last weekend was spent travelling to & from Viking juniors graduation, the lad did well so proud dad didn't mind lack of workbench time! Managed to get the rigging done. The usual Maxima Chameleon fishing line secured into blind holes at the lowere end, and pulled through holes right through the upper wing. Neil, the turnbuckles are ultra thin plastic tubing made from cotton bud tubes heated over a candle flame and pulled. The trick is to just heat a small area of the tube and pull the ends gently apart as soon as the heat turns the plastic glossy. I've tried all sorts of methods for making turnbuckles and in the end find this one suits me best. You can see them here on the lines. I'll slide them to the end of each line, secure with a blob of white glue and paint them. Thanks for looking, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 ok how do you hide the cuts where the fishing line comes through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcn Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) Hello John, that hand painted lozenge really comes into its own once the over spray goes on. A very nice job. Edited September 29, 2013 by gcn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Truly stunning work. The lozenge treatment is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean1968 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 This is a little gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Lovely work on the model, lovely photography and great tips to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Brilliant work so far and sorry to hear of the mishaps. Look forward to seeing the end result. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thanks for the comments folks, work proceeds as ever! ok how do you hide the cuts where the fishing line comes through? I trim the lines off, and cover the holes with Milliput; Then sand it down and smooth it all off (and wreck my lozenge painting!. Should have left it until later to paint it). Spray over the dark green on the outer panels, and then start doing new lozenges; Then blend it all back in. I think I went a touch darker that I would have liked, but you only get 1 chance to do it; Finally we get to do the outer wing lozenge decals; Now for the last bit, the gun and flare racks.I'm going to paint all 3 racks and choose the one I like best as they add a dash of colour. The gun has an etched metal jacket and Wingnuts provide a nice liitle piece to roll it around. It's very simple and makes the job a doddle; Not far to go to completion now. Thanks for looking. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Come on John - put the Oigee sight on the MG too - you know it looks too cool to leave off!! PS - given you have done a Photo-recce fit for the observer's pit - wouldn't flares be the logical fit? Jonners, still admiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean1968 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I'm loving this one, great great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Come on John - put the Oigee sight on the MG too - you know it looks too cool to leave off!! Oooh yes, good idea Jonners, I think I'll do it! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilan Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I did miss this one...lovely work so far! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Lovely work John, as ever it's coming together very nicely ...............must admit to being tempted at having a go at one of these Wingnut jobbies for quite some time now, they look seriously good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 Thanks for the interest folks, she is now complete and residing in Ready For Inspection Just undergoing an engine check before a trip over the lines! Cheers John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Awesome job, well done. I loved watching the progress and the paint job is superb!! You have really convinced me into build a Wingnut Wings model.....just have to figure out which one.......plus find some time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Blimey John - I'd missed out on this until your last post, and it's a beauty! You make it look so easy too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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