AdrianMF Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 A sneaky bit before work today. Added another coat of canvas (Humbrol 237) to the wings, hollowed out the exhaust, trimmed the engine cover and drilled some 1.2mm holes for the exhaust: Macro photography is a killer - I’ve cleaned up the edges of holes 2, 3 and 5. I’m still happy with the wood effect now that I’ve seen it in daylight - always a relief. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 Painting and fixing engine cover, inspection plates and exhaust this evening: 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 That's the first time I've ever seen the starstruts go together and fit okay (including the one I did). Right. What did you do wrong? If you pick a WW1 subject without any rigging it's supposed to hurt in some other way. Paul. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Paul Thompson said: That's the first time I've ever seen the starstruts go together and fit okay Well, it hasn’t happened yet, but not worrying about whether the struts line up with the holes and not worrying about the weird strut ends both help! In all fairness Toko did a good job on them. I’m modelling on with my fingers firmly crossed and I’ll bodge the ends when I get there. That’s why I’m not worrying about fancy translucent canvas effects either, because I see a lot of sanding in my future. Thanks, Adrian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Looking very nice, love the wood effect. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I had to record this thread and play it back in slow motion to watch it properly: my goodness you work fast these days Adrian! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Courageous said: love the wood effect Thanks Stuart. That slow drying gel medium is good stuff - turns modelling acrylics into oils, more or less. 2 hours ago, TheBaron said: you work fast I actually have a sophisticated multi-lane system: glacial (long term builds waiting for another dose of mojo, like the Empire, Fairey Long Range, Bristol Type 42), regular (scheduled builds like the Century GB F-102), pop-ups (hello this one), and truly impulsive (like the Airfix Matador refuelling tanker that arrived from EBay on Thursday and is all over bar the shouting in the AFV WIP section). Organised, me. or should that be Organised? Me?? Regards, Adrian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyO Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Brilliant stuff Adrian Really enjoying this thread and will now be scouring FleaBay for a Toko SS 😁 Best tip I've seen so far is to get the struts sorted out before splashing paint about (Currently having a rare old time avoiding getting glue on a finished wing whilst adding he struts - plenty of touching up to do which is really annoying) Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 3 hours ago, DaddyO said: scouring FleaBay for a Toko SS Thanks Paul! Mine is an Eastern Express re-pop, which might be easier to find. [edit: ironically, the cheapest one on there at the mo is a Toko, currently at half the price of the cheapest Eastern Express one] And I'm hoping to scratch away a tiny little patch of paint to attach my struts with minimal disturbance - what could possibly go wrong? Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slowbuild Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I guess we are all waiting with baited breath to see how the scary struttery on the X-wing fighter is resolved. I hope the force is with you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 A bit more progress. I glued little blocks of 30thou card into those strange recesses in the ends of the struts and sanded them down to blend in. And the machine gun fairing had sink marks all over (it’s a pretty thick lump of plastic) so I took a note of the detailing, scraped off the high detail and filled the sink marks with putty: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 08/08/2022 at 14:08, Dave Slowbuild said: X-wing On 08/08/2022 at 14:08, Dave Slowbuild said: I hope the force is with you! I saw what you did there Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 I think the 'Brumowski' type camouflage on the decals of this kit are a rather coarse Hannants does this sheet of Brumowski swirls. They are much finer on it and much closer to the real look https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/PSL011 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, Black Knight said: I think the 'Brumowski' type camouflage on the decals of this kit are a rather coarse Ah, so that’s what they are meant to be! I’ve not yet seen a picture that shows a D1 wearing them, but now I know what I’m meant to be looking for I will have another look. Although I think I’m happy with CDL on this one TBH. Thanks, Adrian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Not the most interesting update but I’m grinding down my list. First up, the above-wing machine gun fairing, now with sink marks filled, has been sanded smooth, re-scribed and detailed with aluminium tape: And I’ve got some colours lined up for highlighting the fabric, this being Radome tan+Humbrol 237 over Hu237: I also realised I need to annotate my list of things to do with an order of doing things so I don’t suddenly find the top wing in the way! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyO Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 😎 Managed to get the Toko boxing of this last night on Evilbay for the princely sum of £8.50 (half of which was P&P) - well chuffed 😀 (All I need now is to decide which of the many kits I've recently picked up to start after the Nieuport. Must say I'm tempted by an early Albie since I can easily replace the struts with brass, but there again . . . .) Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 On 13/08/2022 at 07:09, DaddyO said: Managed to get the Toko boxing Check to see if they managed to mould the gun casing without sink marks - mine was quite bad but I think that’s an Eastern Express re-pop problem. Talking of gun casings: Does anyone else ever have that moment when they think they need to move to a finer brush, before realising that they are already on their finest brush? 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrzeM Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 On 8/10/2022 at 1:43 AM, Black Knight said: I think the 'Brumowski' type camouflage on the decals of this kit are a rather coarse Hannants does this sheet of Brumowski swirls. They are much finer on it and much closer to the real look https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/PSL011 Careful with these - Brandenburg had "S" shaped swirls, these at Hannant's are "6" shaped (or just round) fit for Albatros Oeffag D.III. The build is great, congratulations! I love this aeroplane! Best! G. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 I forgot to take a picture of “peak masking” so here it is with the tailplane done: Top side: Bottom side: Very happy with the topside (after a couple of washes with the lighter Radome tan), but I will go lighter with the undersides. I’ve just done that experiment freehand on half of the tailplane and it looks better but not spectacular… 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Well, much touching up, sanding and applying washes later, we have this: The underside - hmmm, well, it won’t be seen much. I still have to work on my technique there. The topside I’m happy with. I stippled the darker colour over the tailplane topside but I painted it on for the wings. It turns out that stippling causes less seepage and doesn’t leave ridges, so I will be stippling everything from now on. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 The tailplane definitely looks better in my opinion. Just that bit more subtle. The wing still looks good though! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, Brandy said: in my opinion Thanks Ian. I will do a wash or two more on the wings I think. Any thoughts on what I could try to get the undersides a bit better? [edit: …apart from “don’t start from here”!] Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyO Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 hour ago, AdrianMF said: Thanks Ian. I will do a wash or two more on the wings I think. Any thoughts on what I could try to get the undersides a bit better? [edit: …apart from “don’t start from here”!] Regards, Adrian Hi Adrian It looks like you are an acrylic user as well. I've found that using some glaze medium with the paint rather than just water allows a thin coat without that annoying 'wash' effect where the paint just runs into the crevasses (I use this technique a lot when figure painting to blend two colours together) Using an airbrush you could obviously ghost a thin layer of the ridge colour over to blend things a bit. (Not intending to teach Grandma to suck eggs or anything, but might be useful for someone reading this 🙂) Loving the thread so far and can't wait for the kit to arrive, although I intend making a dent in the projects started pile first . . . . Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 hour ago, DaddyO said: glaze medium Good point! I need to get some. Diluted washes like I’ve been doing today are a bit fragile because there isn’t enough “acrylic” in them. I’ve only got the slow drying gel stuff, which is great for some stuff (like wood) but not ideal. I use matt varnish as a medium for my “grime” coat, killing two birds with one stone, but it’s not ideal by any means. I will have a look next time I’m in an art store, or on eBay, which will probably be sooner… Dont forget to post a WIP! Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Actually, I think I can live with the underside effect: I remember being quite pleased with my BE2 the first time I tried this, and I think this one is better (while still being a long way from good) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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