sanfrandragon Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 This monster took me the best part of a year to finish. I fell a little bit out of love with WNW on this one as I struggled with the decals which were hard to get to stay down on convex surfaces and turned very brittle even after finishing with matt varnish. Also an aileron vanished into thin air from my table so I had to scratch a replacement which was a first for me. However as with all WNW kits the level of detail, quality and fit is fantastic with the engines’ models in their own right, although I struggled to get a nice rusty matt finish on the exhausts despite using AK pigments. Anyhow on with the pics, constructive criticism gratefully received! 39 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 That’s a stunning job, WW1 is not normally my bag but this is a very cool looking aircraft and you have really brought all that detail to life! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Everything about that is outstanding, the props, the leather seats, the engines, especially the engines. What an amazing work of art. Cheers John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmarchal Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 very nice AEG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 No criticism from me only praise, that is outstanding, great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obdl3945 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Very nice work on this AEG... I've not long finished this kit as well. I got the 'early' variant but finished it as a 'late' version using the kit pieces. I had to buy alternative sheets of lozenge transfers as the WnW markings are the larger, chunkier lozenges. I agree that the engines are models in their own right. I did find the rigging between the fuselage and engine nacelles to be extremely fiddly, although very eye-catching when everything is complete. You've done well with this kit, especially as it is time-consuming, but the end result is excellent. Well done... :-). Regards, Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Very nice, I am part way through this beast myself. I hope it looks as good as yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Simply beautiful work! Well done man! Best, Nikola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskits62 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 One of my favourite WW1 aircraft - what a fantastic job. I have one but haven't quite plucked up courage to tackle it yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 30 minutes ago, theskits62 said: One of my favourite WW1 aircraft - what a fantastic job. I have one but haven't quite plucked up courage to tackle it yet I would really encourage you, it’s not hard, just time consuming, and maybe the decals will behave better for you, or you can get some aftermarket ones. 7 hours ago, Robin-42 said: Very nice, I am part way through this beast myself. I hope it looks as good as yours. I hope you put some pics up when it’s done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 12 hours ago, Viking said: Everything about that is outstanding, the props, the leather seats, the engines, especially the engines. What an amazing work of art. Cheers John Thank you, I’m a big fan of your Albatross. You're right, every sub-assembly is a model in its own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Wow! Superb in every way. Amazing job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 A dedicated work, very impressive indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Can't see anything wrong with this - looks superb. Decals supplied in their earlier releases were good. For some reason, though the later releases started to suffer on the decal front. Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 An amazing model. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Outstanding skills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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