Marklo Posted October 3 Author Posted October 3 Now three because of the snap each successive mask is a bit easier than the last. 3
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 3 Posted October 3 Sad-faced emoji as I sit here realizing just how long that will take to place all the lozenge masking ! 1
Marklo Posted October 3 Author Posted October 3 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Sad-faced emoji as I sit here realizing just how long that will take to place all the lozenge masking ! Shouldn’t take all that long each mask has holes so notwithstanding the need to align each mask(hence the registration marks ) but still there will be 32 individual masks. 2
Marklo Posted October 4 Author Posted October 4 Four main masks drawn. Now I need to remix them for the other masks then get the silhouette fired up. This is what the finished pattern will look like on the right site outline if the upper fuselage mask. Now I need to figure out if the undersides used the same colours.. 2
Marklo Posted October 4 Author Posted October 4 The rest of the camo pattern I’ll need another horizontal tail set and I think I’ll just brush paint the vertical tail surfaces as they’re pretty small and have cross patees on them so very little surface area is visible. Now I think silhouette studio may have a cut by colour function so manually separating the masks might be unnecessary. A bit more research needed. Getting there… 5
Marklo Posted October 6 Author Posted October 6 Lover wings dry fitted with brass rods. Trailing edges fixed and dihedral set. I won’t glue them in till I’ve painted them I think. Next up I need to drill the fuselage openings, add interior detail and give it a roof. The upper wing also needs assembley. Plus I’m going to CAD and print the nacelles and wheels. 4
Marklo Posted October 6 Author Posted October 6 Some 1mm brass pins in the upper centre section. And the upper wing sections are glued together. Here’s all the bits together. 3
Marklo Posted October 6 Author Posted October 6 A rough coat of paint to see what needs filling or sanding. 4
Marklo Posted October 7 Author Posted October 7 Sanded primed and filled again. Getting there. Meanwhile in solid works. Next off to find my copy of Jane’s Aircraft 1918 and CAD me some engines. 6
Marklo Posted October 14 Author Posted October 14 Man weals and nacelles. Not entirely happy with the latter. So back to the drawing board ( well virtually) a few tweaks and I've also split The nacelles so they print better. Also CAD ed some Mercedes DIVs and the nose wheels. 3
ColonelKrypton Posted October 14 Posted October 14 Every time I look it is looking more and more like Zepplin Stakken. Not so nuts after all cheers, Graham 1
Marklo Posted October 15 Author Posted October 15 8 hours ago, ColonelKrypton said: Not so nuts after all No you’re probably right that’ll be if I get around to that nine winged Caproni for anything but injection next year😃 1
Marklo Posted October 15 Author Posted October 15 Second print. Support material removed. Pretty happy with the result. Main undercarriage added, brass rod and printed wheels. The wings are still dry fitted hence the odd alignment. Will be glued after painting. 5
Marklo Posted October 15 Author Posted October 15 Engines painted and installed Nacelles assembled and dry fitted. Interior and roof next then we’re ready for paint.., 6 1
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 19 Posted October 19 If I remember wasn't there a crew member in each engine pod to keep them running ? He sat between the two engines ? 1
Marklo Posted October 20 Author Posted October 20 11 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: If I remember wasn't there a crew member in each engine pod to keep them running ? He sat between the two engines ? I think there could have been I know there were some of them with pods in over the engines for gunners. 1
Marklo Posted October 20 Author Posted October 20 After a protracted bought of fiddling with silhouette studio. I decided to cut my first mask set in craft paper. Worked a charm. So onwards to vinyl. Which also worked well. So now spanning three A4 sheets I have a mask set… 5
Marklo Posted October 22 Author Posted October 22 Getting like @corsaircorp took this while walking the dogs this morning😀 After more filling, sanding and priming. The step I’ve been dreading, cutting all those windows. And after much fiddling, furtling and fettling this is where it is now. Next step the house interior and cabin roof, drill the rigging and strut holes and make said same struts and then it’s paint time… 4
Marklo Posted October 23 Author Posted October 23 Decided on my colours. Big question, did they use the same colours overall or different ones on the underside?? Base coat applied. A tiny bit of remedial work still needed. Scarf ring fitted. I’ll open it out a bit once it’s set. engine pods dry fitted. So interior, roof and camouflage next. 3
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 23 Posted October 23 (edited) 12 hours ago, Marklo said: Decided on my colours. Big question, did they use the same colours overall or different ones on the underside?? If memory serves from my aviaelogy decals the underside is lighter shades of the same colors. And the rib tapes are scrap pieces of fabric cut inti strips. Then sewn over the ribs in non matching pattern to the main wing. Not sure if the Staaken had visible rib-tapes or ribs but thats what they look like for wings that did. Edited October 23 by Corsairfoxfouruncle
Marklo Posted October 23 Author Posted October 23 The Stakken I’m modelling (R16 I think)had large hand painted lozenges not the printed fabrics which would be different for upper and lower surfaces. I think if I were going that way I’d opt for commercial decals as the lozenges would be too tiny to paint in 1/144. I did order the Zepplin Stakken windsock book but it hasn’t arrived yet. I’ll take another look at Ray Rimmels build in scale models I think he did the same colours on the upper and lower surfaces. Must check if the rib tapes are apparent too. 1
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 23 Posted October 23 10 minutes ago, Marklo said: The Stakken I’m modelling (R16 I think)had large hand painted lozenges not the printed fabrics which would be different for upper and lower surfaces. I think if I were going that varnish for commercial decals as the lozenges would be too tiny to paint in 1/144. I did order the Zepplin Stakken windsock book but it hasn’t arrived yet. I’ll take another look at Ray Rimmels build in scale models I think he did the same colours on the upper and lower surfaces. Must check if the rib tapes are apparent too. Ahh didn't realize they were hand painted, made the assumption it was fabric.
Marklo Posted October 23 Author Posted October 23 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Ahh didn't realize they were hand painted, made the assumption it was fabric. There were 16 RVI s built ( I think) and they all had different schemes at least one was in printed lozenge camo, one was in marine hexagonal printed lozenge and others were raw linen individually painted. Now I think the fuselage was predominantly ply (I think; where is my monograph when I need it 😃) so they all had some degree of hand painting. The fuselages also differed greatly and at least one was built as a float plane. 1
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