Gisbod Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) Hi, Just joined but posting a few previous builds.. Wingnut kits are exceptional.. Apologies if it's a bit picture heavy! Thanks Guy Edited November 22, 2013 by Gisbod 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) Beautiful - we want more pictures not less! Did you use wood decals for the external finish? Edited November 22, 2013 by crobinsonh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 WOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llking Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 awesome, greatjob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rom1 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Beautiful bird!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I've resisted the urge to get one of the WNW kits because I know that I'd end up wanting to do them all. This may just push me over the edge, great build. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltadefender Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Inspirational. Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim T Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 That is just lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Absolutely stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Ouch that's fantastic! Just joined? Go away, you're making me feel inadequate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Ah, thank you.. Beautiful - we want more pictures not less! Did you use wood decals for the external finish? Yes, they're the Uschi Van der Rosten wood grain decals.. Really good product - they're quite time consuming on a build like this but I couldn't replicate the grain to that level by oils - so worth the effort I think.. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 I've resisted the urge to get one of the WNW kits because I know that I'd end up wanting to do them all. This may just push me over the edge, great build. Pete Go for it Pete - you won't regret it - the only problem is they make you a bit of a kit snob! The Pfalz is a particularly nice kit to start off with - I'll post some pics of that one shortly.. People say they're expensive, but I think they're really good value - you can get one from Hannants for under £70 and you really don't need any extras - and the quality is really top notch.. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I actually looked at the Uschi Van der Rosten decals at the IPMS show but did not buy. Are they difficult to use? I notice that your lozenge decals have a lovely worn / material look to them - are these out of the box from WnW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 I actually looked at the Uschi Van der Rosten decals at the IPMS show but did not buy. Are they difficult to use? I notice that your lozenge decals have a lovely worn / material look to them - are these out of the box from WnW? Hi, The Uschi decals are easy enough to use - same as a regular decal - worth doing some experimentation first though to get the base colour right - as this really impacts on the finished look - they're about 80% transparent. Yes, the Wingnuts lozenge is the one area of the kit which , in my opinion, falls short - the quality of the decal is excellent but the colours are way too bright for my taste. The Lozenge I used is a 'Wood & Wire' product from Nordland Models - really excellent, but very delicate and easy to split! They come in many different options of lozenge - Aviattic are the other manufacturers - these are brilliant too, and very well researched. I guess it just comes to personal choice.. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdave Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Guy that is superb! Well done indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 How did... I mean.... the wood effect... the engine... I mean, how? It's not possible to do... the gun.... just WOW!! Unbelievably good! It's making my head hurt!! Just brilliant!! THanks for sharing this build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 fantastic work ,some amazing work you have put into the build looks great and very nice work im green with envy !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Excellent build and finish, love the detail on these kits and you've brought it out to perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Museum quality. 'Nuf said. Kind regards,Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 OUTSTANDING!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Words cannot even DREAM of coming close to describing how elegant she is! Really well done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Guy that is fabulous, an absolute pleasure to look at - repeatedly! As you say, WnW kits are the dogs but you still need to build them and you sir seem to have the measure of them! cheers Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Thanks all, The kits are pretty close to perfection, but yes, they do still take a long time to make. They seem to take me about 3 times as long as a regular kit... One good thing, if you haven't done WW1 before, is things like struts and undercarriages slot into place with a positive connection, taking out the effort of trying to get everything to set at correct angles! Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Gosh! That's really very good, possibly the best of these that I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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