WNW Hansa-Brandenburg W.12

[Manni]

I like the interior. The wood is looking great and the different tones bring life to the plane.
Manni

[eclarson]

Thank you for all the kind words!

I just finished the guts tonight.  Bit of a shame to have to stuff all this inside the fuselage but fortunately most of it will still be visible.







Eric

[coyotemagic]

Magnificent work on the cockpit, Eric!
Cheers,
Bud

[Adam]

Wonderful. Cockpit, it looks like real.

Adam.

[lcarroll]

Eric,
   That is just plain exceptional work, the wood, detailing, rigging, and the overall crisp and clean impression are spectacular. Very nice start to what will be a magnificent model!
Cheers,
Lance

[eclarson]

I've started tinkering with the CDL undersides on the control surfaces.  I'm using the same technique Des describes in his W.29 build blog - Gunze Radome base, Off White ribs, shading using a 4B lead pencil blended with finger and a rubber blender, then overcoated with another thin coat of Radome.  The bottom aileron has the pencil shading and overcoat whereas the top is just the tan base and white ribs.  The photo flash washes out the shading a bit but you get the idea.



Eric

[Des]

Beautiful work with the internals Eric and your shading on the control surface looks excellent.

Des.

[RAGIII]

Eric,
   That is just plain exceptional work, the wood, detailing, rigging, and the overall crisp and clean impression are spectacular. Very nice start to what will be a magnificent model!
Cheers,
Lance

I agree completely with everything Lance said!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

Add me to the above - exceptional is an understatement.

Stephen.

[eclarson]

First, thank you all again for those very kind words!

I just finished the main fuselage decals.  The lozenge and cross are from the kit while the number and personal markings are by Pheon.





Cheers,
Eric

[RAGIII]

THe lozenge and markings look great Eric! Well done.
RAGIII

[eclarson]

A few random shots showing the current state of things.  Note the engine is now missing from the fuselage.  I fumbled the fuselage and while it only fell onto the table top it was enough of a shock to knock the engine loose.  Very little damage occurred but I felt it best to leave said engine off until later in the build to avoid further incidents.











Cheers,
Eric

[Monty]

Ooh, that is really very, very nice work Eric! This blog is a pleasure to peruse - so much information and great techniques!
ATB, Marc

[lcarroll]

Eric,
    It just keeps getting better! I am also working on this one and wonder if you'd share what paint(s) you used for the basic grey/blue fuselage. Other Builds here display grey, sky blue, and a darkish blue grey, I'm wondering which way to go.......
Cheers,
Lance

[eclarson]

Ooh, that is really very, very nice work Eric! This blog is a pleasure to peruse - so much information and great techniques!
ATB, Marc

Thank you Marc,  I wish I could share even more info but this build is destined for publication so I have to keep some stuff to myself for the time being.  Eventually I'll be able to share additional details but  for now I just like to post occasional update photos to get some feedback and to make sure I'm going in the right direction. 

Cheers,
Eric