ProfSparks Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Hi All I was looking through my Lab for something to experiment with CDL on, and came across this If it's CDL you're after trying, then this is it! Even though it's a "Weekend" edition, you still get plenty of parts (including two engines and, -count 'em-, eight propellers!) The nose needs to have some of the panel trimmed down for this version, and the line between the metal cowling and the linen should be further back as can be seen on the earlier painting guide. Once reduced, the engine becomes a much more prominent feature The sides of the panels are thinned down And I hope to add frame detailing and a bit more of the interior as we go. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Hi All This is just for my memory lapse to remind me how I made some springs for the top of this engine as it's so exposed. If it doesn't work out, then at least I'll know what not to try! Wrap some thin wire (FSJ?) round a 0,3mm drill bit three and a half times Compress it down and cut the long tail off Use flat PE bending pliers to round the cut stub so it sits flush with the coil Bend the short tail up to form a handle Using the handle slide the coil off the drill shank Cut the short tail off leaving a short piece to act as a stabiliser so the coil sits upright Repeat about thirty times, losing a couple on the way, but keeping a couple spare for further losses PUT THEM IN A SMALL, SEALED CONTAINER! Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Unusual scheme for a D VII. I have one in my stash (different boxing) so will watch with interest. Especially interestedt to see the technique used for the cdl. Edited November 12, 2019 by Marklo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 Hi All On 11/12/2019 at 3:02 AM, Marklo said: Especially interestedt to see the technique used for the cdl. Hi Marklo, I'm intending to do CDL as Wingnut would have me, using Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan and a series of Smoke experiments. Fingers crossed. More detail for the top of the engine, rocker arms I don't quite know how these are going to work out, but the cam cover needs to be slightly raised to get clearance and the angle Let's see how many of these mods make it to the finished article. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 Hi All A dry fit of the top end. Not exactly how I had imagined, more befitting a tractor than a fighter aircraft, but should be ok once covered in paint and grime. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Hi All A last look at the interior detail before it's removed and replaced with plastic rod and whatnots It's a tubular metal frame under the CDL so should make a change from wooden structure. Comments and suggestions welcome Chers Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Hi All A couple of brief Lab visits in the search of wood. A light patchy smearing of this Followed by this dragged across by the cheapest nastiest 'paint brush' I've ever found A coat of that Tamiya Clear Orange diluted down so it doesn't dry on the brush A quick wash over with brown Details painted in Some decal action (the two smaller ones are for the instrument dials but are very apparently out of register so I'll just leave them painted) Some Daco Strong on the floor compas and the whole interior is ready for a matt coat Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Hi All While the Pfalz gets some traction action in the repair Lab, I started assembling the interior And the engine Some of the valve springs have sprung off, it wasn't me Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikQuattro Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Hi Steve, I'm enjoying the updates on this build, love the wood grain! Just curious, I've seen people make their own springs for the engine (looks great!) but not sure why they don't add them after the engine has been painted. Judging by your photos, the metal of the springs looks great and very realistic. Is it more of a convenience thing? Keep up the great work! Mik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Hi All On 12/19/2019 at 4:00 PM, MikQuattro said: Just curious, I've seen people make their own springs for the engine (looks great!) but not sure why they don't add them after the engine has been painted. Judging by your photos, the metal of the springs looks great and very realistic. Is it more of a convenience thing? Keep up the great work! Mik Hi Mik, thanks, I did it because the photos I've seen of the original engine had black painted springs. If I do an engine with metal springs I'll leave them off until the last minute, that way I may have a greater chance of keeping them on Some ignition wires on from thin wire Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Hi All I got all the bits (apart from the control column) in and settled, ready to close it all up (engine just popped in for the photo) Rats, valve spring departures. Not to worry, parts stuck on sticks for the looming undercoat! Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Hi All I was going to be all fancy and paint on the white background for the stars, but as the stars come with a white background anyway, and I've still yet to pacify the Gods Of White Primer, it's a course of Leaches decals for the lot of you! And on top of the White, there's a coat of Deck Tan to be had too. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 Hi All Bit of a mixed bag these last couple of sessions. I got the pseudo CDL on (Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan, as recommended by WnW) Looks a touch dark to me, next time I think I'll cut it with white. The decals went on no problem at all, even if I put a couple of them in the wrong places (but you won't let on, will you? ) Anyhoo, that isn't what this experiment is about, so on with the tassels! I've a feeling the tape is about 0,25mm too wide, but at this point I'll let it slide. Smoke application next, let's see how that goes Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Hi All Well, it sort of nearly worked a bit. Thinned Tamiya X-19 Smoke with about 60% IPA, 0,2mm needle @ 15psi Didn't look like the 'Tube videos though, seemed quite thin and ran away from where I was spraying, but it made the spaces between the ribs slightly darker. Can't tell it much from here A trick of the light? I had forgotten to do the wheels when I did the main surfaces, so I mixed in a little white to the base XF-55 Slightly lighter enough, better shade for me. Anyhoo, moving swiftly on to the prop, a base coat of the light CDL And striped with tape, trying to look down the end of the blade as a guide. Vallejo 71.026 US Flat Brown in thin coats More later when I get my kitchen rebuilt. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Hi All A bit of a hiatus at the mo' Got the struts and whatnots ready for some grey Then had a touch of madness and took my kitchen apart As this was where I spray, I'm now at a loose end until the dust settles / I find somewhere else to make a paint mess. I may be a short while. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Hi All As idle hands make light work, I gave the MAG a splash of Flory Sand Wash I was only going to try it on a small area, but so much came out of the bottle that I took it as a sign and did the lot. Giving it overnight to dry, I rubbed it off with pieces of dry kitchen towel after first breathing on the surface to be wiped. Not too bad and slightly surprised It brought out the ribs and gave the whole surface the non-uniform look I was after. Now I really must put the spray booth box somewhere Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Hi All Throwing caution to the wind, I decided to mostly assemble the major assemblies and give it the matt coat as a whole. Engine in and pleasantly greebled (except for those missing springs) I gave the radiator surround a base coat of Vallejo 71.033 Yellow Ochre and topped it off with MRP-F083 Brass metallic A coat of Tamiya Clear Orange on the prop (not too bad for a brush, could do with being orange-ier?) and a wrangle with her legs Exhausts etc And strap her down for the strut collection I'm hoping to get the struts fixed in position on the body, so after the final coat the top wing will just drop into position. Just like a bought one. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hi All I placed the top wing on to get an idea of what was what, and it fitted so well that I had to glue it there in case I couldn't repeat the fit. Not to worry, after initial misgivings the Eduard struts turned out to be exactly the right length, and after a couple of rounds of "Drop The Strut" they all just about clicked into position Oh well, guess I'll just have to matt coat it a a whole then. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Hi All Sorry I've not been in for a while, but I've a note from work. Oh, and also a note from the God of Dropping Fragile Things Whilst Airbrushing. It's like this. As I was going to be away working for three weeks I thought I'd get a matt coat on before I went, and let it cure while I was away. Rookie error. Thso. Back to Plan A then, and do the parts apart. Over the past couple of weeks or so I've been gradually getting it back together, one strut at a time. This has been more fraught than building it in the first place! Anyhoo, we are now back to where we should have been last month There are a couple of escaped control horns living free in the carpet, but nothing major. I'll now move onto the rigging, the breezy home straight of a biplane build. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 16 minutes ago, ProfSparks said: I'll now move onto the rigging Not much to worry about with the DVII! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 Hi All On 3/1/2020 at 11:20 PM, John D.C. Masters said: Not much to worry about with the DVII! Yes! Done with that Uschi stuff, still working on getting it stuck where I want and not where IT wants I'm calling it done, I'll put some more pics in RFI. As an experiment in CDL I'm quite pleased, and also on how the Flory Wash breaks up the surface. However, I'm beginning to judge my modelling advancements not on results, but on how many times I drop it or parts of it. Still in the learning stage Thanks for the company, see you on the next one. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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