bigbadbadge Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Just caught up, great work Master, your models are lovely and threads are great seeing the way they emerge. Great work as always. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: Crikey Moa looking great from what I have just seen. I will go back and catch up with this thread. Chris Thanks, Chris, lots of work ahead with that rigging, underwing structure and landing gear... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: Just caught up, great work Master, your models are lovely and threads are great seeing the way they emerge. Great work as always. Chris Very kind, Chris. This is one of those cases when once you have built the model, the real building starts with all the peripherals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I was looking at a couple of Airframe kits on Ebay in my search for a simple Vacform kit to try out . I will keep searching. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: I was looking at a couple of Airframe kits on Ebay in my search for a simple Vacform kit to try out . I will keep searching. Chris The Taube has a reasonable gauge plastic, Airframe's Gee Bee, which I have built, had very thin and flimsy plastic. Their Supermarine S.4, which I also built, was on the thin side too. I wouldn't say they are easy to build as first vacs. Other brands may offer more robust, simpler, or more sound kits for a first foray. But I greatly wish I could have Airframe's De Havilland DH.34... Sigh... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Thanks Moa I decided to keep on searching and will, I'm sure find something suitably simple one day. I am not in any rush. Thanks Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 A metallic grey enamel is applied to the nose, where the original had metal panels. Later on a light mist of a shinier grey metal hue will be applied: 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 The 'bird' is starting to look very elegant. The metallic grey you mentioned, does that come ready made, do you mix it or... Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Just caught up. I hope you have ample supplies of rigging material - you are going to need them It's surprisingly long compared to the Fokker fuselage behind it. Regards, Adrian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 10 hours ago, Courageous said: The 'bird' is starting to look very elegant. The metallic grey you mentioned, does that come ready made, do you mix it or... Stuart Hi Stuart It's Humbrol gloss 40 enamel with a touch of Model Master chrome silver enamel. What will be misted over now is another mix I made long ago to simulate the metallic grey of certain German types. I used it on the B.F.W. M.20, Rohrbach Roland, and Focke Wulf A.16. I know I stated the mix somewhere in those builds there, but I don't recall where or what is in the mix exactly. I mix by eye, don't measure anything, and am not good at keeping records. A bad habit I developed as a painter 😉 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 8 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Just caught up. I hope you have ample supplies of rigging material - you are going to need them It's surprisingly long compared to the Fokker fuselage behind it. Regards, Adrian Hi Adrian Yes, much fun to be had ahead! The Taube (9,9 meters) is less than half the length of the Fokker (21,29 meters). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 The airbrushing went very well, but I now see an issue. If from certain angles the reflectivity of the metal hue compares to photos, from different angles the metal looks too dark. I will re-paint on a much lighter metal hue, white aluminium, possibly mixed with some gloss white. Pity, because the application was flawless, and we know what happens when we start to mess up. Fingers crossed: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I think it looks excellent, but you have studied it a lot, and you must follow the path you feel will give you the desired result. I'm sure it will be a success in the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 I think the mix of Alclad pale grey gloss base and white aluminum I just re-spayed on looks better. Difficult to tell from photos, though: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Moa said: I think the mix of Alclad pale grey gloss base and white aluminum I just re-spayed on looks better. A new product: MoaMetal! It does look better, at least on my monitor. In previous photos it looked like a lovely shade of pale blue, but not metallic at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Space Ranger said: A new product: MoaMetal! It does look better, at least on my monitor. In previous photos it looked like a lovely shade of pale blue, but not metallic at all. 😁 The color of that surface is a bit speculative, as we know it was metal but doesn't reflect metallic as the wheel caps do. So it was dulled or painted. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Oooo paint, good to see the paint going, looking forward to seeing the rigging being started now. I have purchased a Vacform Kit so will be able to give it a go now, well not now I need to clear a couple of builds that are on the go first. Keep up the good work Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 Starting to work on the landing gear: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 The wings are glued now. The rubber shock absorbers are also glued to the leading edge. More itsy bitsies are prepared: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 The mainframe of the landing gear is now in place (Once more thanks @John Aero !) 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 This is just beautiful Moa. The Taubes were quite large aircraft for their day but at the same time quite delicate looking. Lovely how they duplicate nature in their form. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Andwil said: This is just beautiful Moa. The Taubes were quite large aircraft for their day but at the same time quite delicate looking. Lovely how they duplicate nature in their form. AW Organic, one would say 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 The control wheel and column that go through the cockpit floor and the seat are now in place: Radiators in place: A rig on the belly that holds the "brake" (a swingarm that has a claw to "dig-in") is added: The cabane is added: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Very impressive. The more I see the more I want one in my collection. I can see quite a bit of model engineering being employed to get all that steelwork and rigging right. Am taking notes for my build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Pretty little thing, Moa. Must have felt like riding the back of large bird. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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