Viking Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Roland C.II1:32 Wingnut Wings Ever since building the 1:72 Airfix kit as a kid I have liked this aeroplane, with its streamlined shape and 'face'. The real aeroplane was built with the fuselage in 2 halves, just like a plastic kit, which was then fitted over the interior framework to give a very light and strong unit. So it should have a visible join line top and bottom! (The join actually had a strip of fabric doped along it).As is usual with Wingnut Wings the kit was a total pleasure to build from start to finish. Of the 5 colour schemes offered, I had to go with this one as it is the very same that Airfix offered all those years ago. The anemometer on the wing of this aircraft had a canvas and wire fishy fairing attached! Remember the Airfix dogfight Double with the Roland and RE.8? You can do it in 1:32 now! Thanks for looking,John 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyverns4 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Very, very nice Like the homage to the old dogfight Doubles too! Christian, exiled to africa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfv Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I have fond memories of the old 1/72 Airfix kit too and you have done a masterful job on it's bigger brother, thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Sheer museum quality. And that fantastic little weathercock gives a quirky accent to this somehow steam punkish machine. Very enjoyable! Kind regards, Joachim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Fantastic looking Roland there John, looks great with the RE-8 too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Great work as usual, John - Your Roland looks brilliant. Do you have another WW1 subject in mind to build for your next project? Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 That is very impressive! I've always liked the look of this particular aeroplane, you've done a great job on this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 As has been said Museum quality John,beautifully finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff King Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 That is gorgeous! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Absolute great show! Everything is Perfect! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Beautiful and absolutely flawless. I would love to do one of these kits Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Outstanding build there John, but I'm afraid I don't recognise the airline ? (Now stop messing about and get back to civvie street !) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Thank you all for the comments, much appreciated. Do you have another WW1 subject in mind to build for your next project? Regards Dave I's still pondering that Dave.I quite enjoy opening kits from the stash and looking through them to decide which will be next. At the moment the final 3 in the short list are the big Gotha G.IV, An Albatros D.Va with Pheon Decals JG 17 markings for Rudolf von Esebeck (lovely!), or the early Sopwith Snipe. I'll need to finish the Roden Sopwith triplane first though. It is well under way with a lengthened fuselage and other little mods to correct it. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Another amazing build there John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Brilliant work John I'm with Mike on the "Dogfight Double" flashback. Memories of childhood arguments with my Brother over which one we wanted to build. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Very nice! I'm still doing them in 1/72. The detail you can put in there in a larger scale is just phenomenal! You have built and finished that beautifully. Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Haw to use machine gun in Your model ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Haw to use machine gun in Your model ? It is in the stowed position to give the maximum room for the gunner to climb in/out. To put it in the firing position he would rotate the gun ring and swing the gun to the rear. It can be done on the model, but as you can see, the gunner could not get in. So I prefer to show it stowed in a more realistic position. Cheers John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 A magnificent build, genuinely flawless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Cor John, absolutely lovely!!!! Harry and Wally in big scale, how good is that? Extremely good, that's how good. Jonners eying his Snipe, and DH9, and Plalz and thinking he must get round to some more biplanes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Hello,John - There's no need to thank us for looking.When you see this level of quality and detail in a model build it's an absolute pleasure to look and learn.Inspirational work! All the very best,Paul. Edited March 16, 2016 by mcdonnell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnerboy Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Fantastic build sir...well done I too fell in love with clean shape of this beauty when I made the Airfix kit as a kid, oh so many years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Wonderful stuff. I remember this aircraft well- great to see it so expertly portrayed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Fantastic John, I found my old Airfix one in my mums loft recently, what a wonderful job you have done of it. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Having got to see this model in the flesh it looked great. Very good work John, makes mine look substandard ! Julien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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