Viking Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Outstanding! Beautifully executed paint job, I'd be thrilled if mine comes out as good as this. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 That looks superb, really unusual scheme that must have been difficult to achieve, I wonder what was the point of it? The wood finish round the cockpit is lovely, is it a decal or paint effect? And the weathering looks just right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomkil Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 An absolute beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 Thanks again for the comments chaps. 5 hours ago, sanfrandragon said: really unusual scheme that must have been difficult to achieve, I wonder what was the point of it? The aircraft was a trainer, so the scheme was probably for visibility. 5 hours ago, sanfrandragon said: The wood finish round the cockpit is lovely, is it a decal or paint effect? It's done with paint. A pale wood base coat, then a darker brown acrylic brushed over and wiped off with a sponge to create the grain Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 That is truly outstanding. It would be so if you were familiar with modelling biplanes, it's even more so as a first attempt! Absolutely gorgeous! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portaler Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Well pretty much nothing to add, all the comments mirror my thoughts totally. Another masterpiece by the master ! Great job Andy ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 What Portaler, and others have said, what a good looking Pup. and stunning model work. Best Regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Absolutely stunning. I was planning this scheme myself, that's pure inspiration to get on with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 excellent stuff!! as usual 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) What a fantastic finish. That is sublime! Selling my stash now. Edited September 30, 2020 by mackem01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Wow, Andy, just simply Wow!! That is one of the best finished WnW kits that I have seen on here and quite possibly one of the very best model aircraft I've ever seen. It could easily have been the original aircraft photographed in a studio setting and no-one would be any wiser. Anyway, there are few superlatives, certainly none that I can think of, that would do your work justice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Oh boy what a stunning model, the paintwork is superb alongvwith the fabric and weathering effects. What an impressive model to have in your display. Amazing work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Do the WnW tell you what unit it was serving with at the time?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvyn hiscock Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 17 minutes ago, mackem01 said: Do the WnW tell you what unit it was serving with at the time?? It was at the School of Special Flying, at Gosport, where the system of flying training we all use today was pretty well invented. It is worth looking into the work they did (and the lives they saved) under Robert Smith Barry. Instructors were allowed their own aircraft to hone their skills, as if the instructors could not fly to the edge of the envelope, how could they teach pilots to avoid it safely. This Pup was used by Harold Balfour who became Secretary of State for Air in World War Two. It is a great model of a surprisingly significant aeroplane. much better than my attempt.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 26 September 2020 at 3:25 PM, Andy Moore said: Thanks again for the comments chaps. The aircraft was a trainer, so the scheme was probably for visibility. It's done with paint. A pale wood base coat, then a darker brown acrylic brushed over and wiped off with a sponge to create the grain Andy It looks great, I usually go for oil on an acrylic base coat, but I might try your method next time as it would dry a lot quicker. The leather trim on the cockpit edge also looks good, any tips there if I may ask? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 39 minutes ago, sanfrandragon said: It looks great, I usually go for oil on an acrylic base coat, but I might try your method next time as it would dry a lot quicker. The leather trim on the cockpit edge also looks good, any tips there if I may ask? Thanks, the acrylics are definitely quicker to work with, and a far less delicate one dry. They're quite blendable too if you add a little drying retarder or glaze medium. The leather trim is just a thinned coat of Vallejo Cavelry Brown over the base coat I'd applied for the wood. Later on I added an enamel pin wash around the stitching to bring out the detail more. Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Wow, speechless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsyouruncle Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Absolutely gorgeous. So impressed by the paintwork. Incredibly realistic and very pleasant to stare at. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Superb build Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Brilliant job, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Wow! That is seriously excellent! I haven't built a bi-plane yet, but when I do I'm sure it won't reflect this type of perfection. Awesome skill and technique! 😮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 On 9/30/2020 at 8:54 AM, MikeC said: Absolutely stunning. I was planning this scheme myself, that's pure inspiration to get on with it. And I'm doing it; you can see it over on the LSP forum, I won't post a link as I don't want to hijack your thread, and it may well be against forum regs. I've just finished painting the black, and wanted to ask: did you paint the fuselage stripes or use the decals provided? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Not a recent post, but man, what a splendid model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 R U kidding me? That is actually astonishing! The realism is incredible....all with restraint and just beautiful precision and execution Make some more aircraft! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 3 hours ago, MikeC said: I've just finished painting the black, and wanted to ask: did you paint the fuselage stripes or use the decals provided? I painted all the stripes. It was a bit more fiddly, but it meant I could get a consistent black shade over the whole aircraft. The decal stripes were too much of a pure black for my taste. I just checked out your build on LSP, and it looks excellent. I used the same 10mm spacing as you on the wing stripes, which was indeed very handy. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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