Metal cauling on Fokker E.II/III

[Greg Law]

Can some one give me a hint on how to do the Metal cauling on Fokker E.II/III finish as shown in the images on the Wingnut site? It appears to have a mottled finish.

[WarrenD]

What scale are you going to be working in Greg?  I have seen something similar to the tutorial done before, but in 1/72nd using a lead pencil. Good results IMHO.

Warren

[Greg Law]

Thanks guys. I missed that tut. Must be going blind. Hand painting squiggles will be real easy for me. I just got to paint a straight line and I will get good squiggles. 
The scale is 1/32.

[Des]

The swirls I used on my Taube build are a different style of swirl to what is on the Eindeckers, but the process is the same. I first sprayed the metal cowlings with Humbrol Metal Cote Polished aluminium 27002, I then painted each individual swirl using a very fine tipped brush and Mr Metal Color Chrome/Silver, I still need to spray the entire section with a clear cote.

Des.

[Ian from Doncaster]

I'm looking forward to see the reference pics when the EIII kit proper is released.  These days, a machined surface on metal looks like overlapping circles from the machine tooling - I wonder if this was the case in 1915 too?

[Ian from Doncaster]

I like the swirls to be honest - the machined surfaces seem too regular in pattern IMHO.  I can see some experimentation coming on!

[Edo]

this thread is quite interesting... (to say nothing that I'm waiting for a certain purcel from downunder to arrive... )
This is a pattern that it is often seen on Eindeckers... acually I like this best... does anyone have a clue on how to obtain it?



ciao
Edo

[Des]

Thanks Edo for the brilliant photo, how to replicate that pattern in 1:32 scale would be extremely difficult, it is such a small pattern. When I get my Eindecker I will have to do a bit of experimenting.

Des.

[GHE]

Messieurs !

The given pattern by WNW is definitively correct as I checked with Fokker E photos.
Using polishable metal paint (Gunze, Humbrol) one even may blend the two paints or by polishing non-polishable paint
via polishing cloth or Q-tip .
The other pattern shown and more often seen today is really awe-inspiring! Triple-Supa!!- for whom achieving this one!

 bizz bald, Gunther

[Ian from Doncaster]

Edo's pic shows what I was trying to say - I have no idea how to paint that finish!

[uncletony]

My feeling is that the cowling in Edo's example photo is a bit overdone, in the same way that some Bugatti restorations tend to overdo the engine turning finish on their alloy bits. I think the actual pattern was a bit more random... and actually probably done with the equivalent of an angle grinder or what we call in the shop a "grass cookie" (flexible sanding pad on a rotary grinder) rather than engine turned...

[uncletony]

Actually there are much better photos in the archive section of the WNW site (Duelist kit set) that show that the metal panels were definitely not decorated with engine turning but rather swirled with a hand held grinder. Anybody that has worked on autobody sheetmetal will recognize the effect immediately.

[uncletony]

More on engine turning here, if you are interested:

http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~eamonn/et/et.htm

[pepperman42]

A number of years ago a great friend Ron Lowry used a piece of lace material as a mask for a 1/24 Bellanca Aircruiser. It worked very well.

Steve

[Edo]

Uncle Tony,
Thank you very much for the info, very interestng stuff.
Ciao
Edo