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I built this one pretty much OOB except for HGW PE fan blades to replace the molded open blade that came with the kit and EZ line and Gaspatch turnbuckles. It was mostly smooth going except for some problems I had getting the metal cowling to fully seat to the wood/ linen fuselage on the starboard side (notice gap) and difficulty getting the engine mount to fully seat to the airframe, both user errors on my part. I used Tamiya acrylics per the instructions and clear coated with Mr Color Super Clear Satin. The French-British style “double line” rigging was a first for me and really challenged my hand-eye-tweezers skills. A small flashlight really helped the rigging process which took me several weeks to complete.  I was really impressed with these 11 year old kit decals which went down without any cracking or other issues, maybe it helped that I never broke the seal on the plastic decal bag?

I try to build at least one WNW kit from my stash per year hoping that this goal will have some weird affect on extending my life span, at least that was the excuse I gave my wife when I purchased a bunch of these kits back in Dec ‘22 when they were briefly available again. Cheers, John

 

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Here are a few in-process pics from this build, unfortunately most of this work is invisible on the completed model but I had fun doing it!

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That's a really lovely job on your Salmson - good clean finish and excellent rigging.

 

Such a shame WNW folded .......

 

Regards

 

Dave

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Beautifully done, the interior is a masterpiece on its own. I didn't realise that the Salmson had a fixed water cooled radial engine.

 

Duncan B

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1 hour ago, Duncan B said:

Beautifully done, the interior is a masterpiece on its own.

 

Totally agree, the wood framing just has to be wood!!, the metalwork on the engine must be metal!. Awesome work.:clap2:

Pete

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Thank you gents for all the kind responses above. My wood technique is right off the tips page on the WNW website. This double rigging experience has given me a little more confidence to take a stab at a few of the other double rig WNW kits in my stash (I.e. Bristol F.2b).

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Gobsmacking gorgeous and outstanding modelling skills - the "wood effect" is AMAZING! 

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