RE.8 from WNW in 1/32

[dov]

Hallo

 

This model is a great challenge. It is not easy.

It will absorb all your energy. The rigging is one challenge.

The instruction is misleading and confusing. Mostly due to sketches, which do not show clear and explicit the kit parts, as it should be.

By the artificial shade many outlines can be interpreted so or so.

In the other way, angles of depiction is in such a way, you can not recognize details.

This sort of superficiality annoys. Here we talk about 8 os some more parts.

The wrong position of the strut with pitot is the result out of it.

 

Happy modelling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[manuel]

Perhaps it's a challenge but the result worth it.

Congratulations.

 

[bigbadbadge]

Despite the issues you mentioned you have ended up with a real cracker there. Great work. 

Chris

[Epeeman]

Wonderful work on your RE8, Dov

 

Well rigged too!

 

Regards

 

Dave

[mick b]

Blimey that’s good! The close ups show what an excellent finish you have achieved!

 

Mike

[Gary Brantley]

Magnificent scale modeling Dov! 👍  You sir, are a master modeler for sure! 

[RichieW]

Despite your frustrations with the kit you a have produced something very special here. It looks absolutely fantastic!

[Harold55]

This came out looking great!  I love the light blond colored wood on the struts and prop.  I was wondering what paint colors or technique you used to get the effect, it really looks perfect.

[BerndM]

Awesome !

Looks almost like a real one.

[Duncan B]

Beautiful. 

I'm with you regards the WnW instructions. I find them too cluttered and confusing, it's as if WnW had wanted to actually produce books on the aircraft instead of a set of construction plans for a kit. Don't get me started on the way you have to keep referring backwards and forward through the pages for the paint call outs. I suspect we will be in a very small group who dislike the way WnW did their instructions though as most people rave about them (possibly before they have actually tried to use them?).

 

Duncan B

[theskits62]

That double rigging looks difficult. I think you've made a great job of the kit, hope mine turns out half as good when i eventually pluck up the courage to do it !

[Britman]

Nice woodwork. I would be very happy if mine turned out like that.

 

Keith

[dov]

For everyone who wants to build with this aircraft:

Let it be said that it was one thing for many years.

That started with the 1/48 model of a similar aircraft.

The topic was to create so-called strut-support plates from etched parts.

I found this brilliant idea many years ago at the new Cooperstate company.

That was the stroke of genius for creating beautiful, true-to-original models.

I got involved to the extent that, after consulting the owner of the company, I started designing the plates myself.

That was very promising. My aircraft, on which all of this was tested, was the BE.2c in 1/48 from Roden.

Especially the plates on the fuselage and wings for the multiple knots were the eyeball.

It all worked out. The gluing of the etched parts to the wing was unproblematic.

But then the strut was the problem. Super glue kept getting into the holes and made gluing with plastic glue hell.

Super glue alone too. Because there is no time to set up. Especially with such a complicated aircraft!

Well that was all before. I knew the aircraft like the vest pocket.

In addition the pictures of the rebuilt RE.8 from New Zealand.

It was clear that it would be a little different with this other bracing technique. But in principle everything was clear.

The DH.2 or FE2 seem more complicated, but they are actually easier to build.

That may seem a bit erroneous, but it really is.