Bear Paw Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I bought this kit in November 2018 at Telford the first year that Wingnuts attended. TheY brought with them a selection of kits some of which were damaged and this is one of them. It was about half the retail price at the time. It was marked WD on the box and on closer inspection it did have a crack in one fuselage side but not much else. This is the cracked fuselage side with a lot of stress bends. Here are the contents of the box with the box with the three A4 sheets of lozenge decals. This will be a pleasure to do and am looking forward to it and so will take my time. Let’s face it I am not going to be doing another one of these now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 Page one parts cut off the sprue and cleaned up. Need to paint. I will be using Tamiya acrylics mainly. The Wingnut instructions use Tamiya paint and get around the limited colour range by giving mixing proportions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 Here are the colours for the AEG. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 Interior parts painted XF 76 Grey green, with bomb racks black metal and the bombs pale blue and brass caps. A close up of the spare ammunition for the machine guns. Wooden drums dry fitted on to the gunners bulkhead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Bomb rack installed. Along with pilots leather seat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) control panel done Edited July 22, 2020 by Bear Paw 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 If you have any questions, so let me know. Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Hello Dov, and thank you for the link to your build which is very impressive. I can understand why you went with the camouflage as the lozenge decals look very daunting. I will try them though as I would like to go for that sinister dark look. I know what you mean about WNW instructions, all the information is there but some of it requires a lot of thought. I am finishing the cockpit off and have come to the rear underside machine gun through the floor. I have dry fitted it and I can understand why it was not fitted as it would be impossible to use it in that position. On the kit two parts that make up the mount are too fragile to hold the gun and will break if the gun is placed between the supports. I can see that the parts are 100% accurate but do not work in plastic. I have dry fitted the cockpit into the fuselage and I am pleased to say that all fits together and the halves meet! Any mistakes made with the cockpit tub always show up (too late) when putting the fuselage together. So hurdle one over. thanks, Andrew. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I was about to say that'll be a hell of a paint job, then I saw the decals! That cockpit looks superb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Thanks Tony, I will definitely need a run up to do the decals! They will be done at the construction stage as they have to be done before the eyelets are put in. The main thing I have learnt with WNW decals is to paint a solid colour underneath The lozenge decals, I prefer Tamiya white gloss X2 and to only use water. The decals hate micro set and sol, ask me how I know that! I got into a major problem with when I put the decals on my Pfalz D. VII. the setting solution was too strong for the lozenge decals. It became impossible to move them around and position them after 1 minute and I had to patch the broken bits. I am awhile away from that as it is two engines to make after the cockpit. Andrew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 The rigging at your nacelles, this is a matter I want to warn you! And rigging the upper wing toward the fuselage. We talk about it, before you install the nacelles. When they are ready. Than can you understand my advices. Not before! Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 58 minutes ago, dov said: The rigging at your nacelles, this is a matter I want to warn you! And rigging the upper wing toward the fuselage. We talk about it, before you install the nacelles. When they are ready. Than can you understand my advices. Not before! Happy modelling Ok Dov, thank you for the heads up on that. I will close up the fuselage and go on to make the engines. Should I go ahead and put the bottom wing parts H3 H5 and H7 on when I have completed the fuselage? If so what about J1 J2 J6 and J7? I will need to put the lozenge decals on before attaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Bear Paw said: Thanks Tony, I will definitely need a run up to do the decals! They will be done at the construction stage as they have to be done before the eyelets are put in. The main thing I have learnt with WNW decals is to paint a solid colour underneath The lozenge decals, I prefer Tamiya white gloss X2 and to only use water. The decals hate micro set and sol, ask me how I know that! I got into a major problem with when I put the decals on my Pfalz D. VII. the setting solution was too strong for the lozenge decals. It became impossible to move them around and position them after 1 minute and I had to patch the broken bits. I am awhile away from that as it is two engines to make after the cockpit. Andrew. I’ve always found decals a ‘mate, but just done a bunch using Klear/water solution and they came up a treat. Don’t know how it would go for decals that large though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Hallo again Here you have to consider, that if you want to rig the a/c, at all joints of struts you must place the eyelets there now in this state. Drilling and placing. Consider where you need two eyelets, and other sections just one. At the nacelles, you have the · lower struts, between lower wing and nacelle · horizontal area between fuselage and nacelle · Upper struts between nacelle and top wing One area has logically for corners. Each single corner has one eyelet. Now, this is the model when I started rigging together with the center top wing. Everything else afterward. Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Ok thanks Dov for the photos. I am two maybe three steps away from this point yet so it is good to see your stages. I will have to check and see how many eyelets I need as I think I will need some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Are you firm in rigging? Read all my posts on WNW a/c and specials on eyelets, rigging and so on... Much to read and crasp! Happy modelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, dov said: Are you firm in rigging? Read all my posts on WNW a/c and specials on eyelets, rigging and so on... Much to read and crasp! Happy modelling I have rigged a lot of models mainly in 1/72 and this will be my 5th Wingnut kit so getting better and have developed a system now. So hopefully all should be good - 🤞 I will have a look at your posts. thanks, Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Perfect. So you are self-reliant. Happy modelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 I have completed the cockpit and put the fuselage together and inserted the bottom middle wing section. I am now getting ready to paint the undercoat of gloss white and then the application of the lozenge decals. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I’m curious how the decals look with a white undercoat as I’m at the same stage as you and wondering what to do. Looking good so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 19 minutes ago, sanfrandragon said: I’m curious how the decals look with a white undercoat as I’m at the same stage as you and wondering what to do. Looking good so far! Hello the white I have painted as a base is for the decals to adhere to as no setting solutions can be used. I painted the fuselage Tamiya white X-2 and applied the lozenge decals with water only. When in position then I used a hairdryer very carefully to fix the decals in place and it worked very well. The decals are completely opaque and so there is no problem with the white showing through. I started on the 3D jigsaw on the fuselage Here is the fuselage side with decals applied. You have to be careful with the hairdryer but it is the only way. Here you can see the fuselage completed and the bottom wing stubs. I am amazed how well the decals fit. I will now need to spray the surface with Tamiya smoke to represent the grey coat over the lozenge pattern. I have stalled on this build initially because I ran out of X-2 and secondly nerve! I am glad of your post as it will kick start my build as I now have the white paint! Regards, Andrew 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Thanks for tips! I was worried about the white showing through or where the decals don’t quite meet. Your model looks absolutely brilliant and the colours are superb! I get the nerves bit so Im glad to have been of service! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I'm pleased to see how you coped with the decals as my first Wingnut Wings build has stalled at the decaling stage, it's all painted gloss white ready to go but my nerve had deserted me. Thanks for the tips and the observation about decal solutions. I will borrow Mrs B's hairdryer and see how it goes. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 Two more points - the important point about the paint is that it must be gloss the colour doesn’t matter. I used white so I could see the gaps, which was a bit silly but for the best in the end. If you you look carefully at the decals Wingnuts have supplied you will see spare patches of he lozenge colours. I have used these to patch any small gaps that are left, using the idea that real aircraft would have had patches too😏 You would have to look very carefully to spot the patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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