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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: RAGIII on December 30, 2017, 01:18:56 AM
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So I have decided to do a separate thread on this one. When released I will use the Pheon Decals(on pre order), to do Irvings 19 sq. bird with the blue nose and upper tail surfaces. I will probably add the Camel to this as a Dual build eventually ::)
RAGIII
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Looking forward to your magic on this one Richard. Greetings from SC.
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You will enjoy this build Rick and I will be following along as you go.
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Looking forward to your magic on this one Richard. Greetings from SC.
Thanks Juan, I always enjoy having you following along on my builds!
RAGIII
You will enjoy this build Rick and I will be following along as you go.
Thanks Mark. Your build is paving the way and giving great tips on building the kit!
RAGIII
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Ok, I am taking a seat in the first row and keeping popcorn ready. :)
Cheers
Ondra
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Looking forward to your build. good looking color scheme - the blue will look great against the green.
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Took me a while to find those decals at the Pheon site. In the "News" section. Nice scheme and I look forward to your work on this one!
Cheers,
Alistair
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I started the interior yesterday and have a question. WNW says to paint the bottom of the cockpit section between the wings wood and silver/aluminum. Do they mean silver/aluminum floor with wood formers, or wood floor with the molded on bracing wires being silver? I will post photos later today or tomorrow.
RAGIII
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Great scheme you've chosen Rick, my first choice as well! I will, however, have to do one of the 1 Squadron Canadian Air Force aircraft as well, and have pre-ordered both Decal Sets. My first Kit arrived a few days ago; I'll be following your progress with keen interest as you get settled into this Build.
I'd guess the floor is wood however that's just a guess at this point.
Cheers,
Lance
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Hi Rick, in one of my books I have a picture of the cockpit of the replica Dolphin that flew at Old Rhinebeck for several years. It appears that under the 2 floorboards the floor was aluminum. The picture comes from Mike Vines' "Wind in the Wires." Hope it helps!
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IMG_1008 (https://flic.kr/p/22aocHy) by Ian Shippee (https://www.flickr.com/photos/150727002@N07/), on Flickr
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Hi Rick, in one of my books I have a picture of the cockpit of the replica Dolphin that flew at Old Rhinebeck for several years. It appears that under the 2 floorboards the floor was aluminum. The picture comes from Mike Vines' "Wind in the Wires." Hope it helps!
Perfect, Thanks a lot! As this is how I originally interpreted the directions it means I don't have to re paint 8)
RAGIII
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Looking forward to your build before I start mine .
Ed
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SO it has been a while since I started this thread. My Pheon Decals arrived the other day and are as well done as expected:
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This is the aircraft I have chosen to do. Probably the alternative without the entire rear fuselage being blue.
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and what I have done to date on the kit. Not much done but the decals arrival has inspired me to get to work!
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RAGIII
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A couple of more photos:
RAGIII
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Rick, I somehow missed this first time round - was looking for your Albatros builds. This is going to be another of your builds to watch - certainly you have made a very good start.
Stephen.
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Really looking forward to following this one, Amigo! My, oh my! You sure are a busy lad! 3 at a time on the bench? You're my hero!
Cheers,
Bud
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great color scheme choice! I like this one a lot too, I'll have to pick up another dolphin or two to do all the schemes I want to! and prior to that, I should finish rigging my triplanes!
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You Sir, are a dedicated WWI modeller. Three on the go at once... impressive!
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Off to a great start on what I still find a rather unusual looking, but strangely intersting machine! :)
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Rick, I somehow missed this first time round - was looking for your Albatros builds. This is going to be another of your builds to watch - certainly you have made a very good start.
Stephen.
Thanks Stephen. I let this one go for a while waiting on the decals.
RAGIII
Really looking forward to following this one, Amigo! My, oh my! You sure are a busy lad! 3 at a time on the bench? You're my hero!
Cheers,
Bud
Thanks Amigo. Three at one time and three times as long to finish ::)
RAGIII
great color scheme choice! I like this one a lot too, I'll have to pick up another dolphin or two to do all the schemes I want to! and prior to that, I should finish rigging my triplanes!
Thanks Ian. I was planning on this scheme from the start even if Pheon had not done the markings.
RAGIII
You Sir, are a dedicated WWI modeller. Three on the go at once... impressive!
Dedicated yes, but also SLOW!
RAGIII
Off to a great start on what I still find a rather unusual looking, but strangely intersting machine! :)
The Dolphin may be unusual looking but it grows on you 8)
RAGIII
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Rick, glad to see you doing this build and this subject: my choice as well. But not for a while yet, so I can gather the build points from you and Mark to assist my effort "in the fullness of time."
Best of luck! 8)
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Rick, glad to see you doing this build and this subject: my choice as well. But not for a while yet, so I can gather the build points from you and Mark to assist my effort "in the fullness of time."
Best of luck! 8)
Thanks for looking in. I hope to work on the interior a bit today. As for taking notes on a guild there have been some far better reference builds on here already ;D
RAGIII
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I have done some interior work this weekend as well as some painting of the fuselage. I used a base coat of Polyscale Sea Grey and then overpainted with Drooling BUlldog RAF blue, Thanks Ondra for supplying me with the excellent paints!
RAGIII
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Beautiful job thus far Rick, really like your color choices.
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Wow! That’s a lovely blue!
Agreed! DB RAF blue is a winner with me!
RAGIII
Beautiful job thus far Rick, really like your color choices.
Thanks for the positive comment Juan! Always appreciate you looking in!
RAGIII
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Wow! That’s a lovely blue!
You can add me to the list of fans of that colour.
Gary
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Rick,
I'm not normally a fan of blue, but this is excellent and very pleasing to the eyes my old friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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That looks very nice!
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Fantastic work on the interior, Amigo, and I agree with Jason regarding the blue. Perfect. Drooling Bull Dog? Gotta get me some.
Cheers,
Bud
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Very nice work, Rick, she is shaping up really nicely!
Cheers
Ondra
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Wow! That’s a lovely blue!
You can add me to the list of fans of that colour.
Gary
Thanks Gary.
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Rick,
I'm not normally a fan of blue, but this is excellent and very pleasing to the eyes my old friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
Like I said I really like the paint. I will be using a couple of shades of DB PC 10 on this one also.
RAGIII
That looks very nice!
Thanks Gaz.
RAGIII
Fantastic work on the interior, Amigo, and I agree with Jason regarding the blue. Perfect. Drooling Bull Dog? Gotta get me some.
Cheers,
Bud
Thanks Amigo. Still a bit to add on the innards.
RAGIII
Very nice work, Rick, she is shaping up really nicely!
Cheers
Ondra
Thanks Ondra!
RAGIII
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Fantastic work on the interior, Amigo, and I agree with Jason regarding the blue. Perfect. Drooling Bull Dog? Gotta get me some.
Cheers,
Bud
So says AYE from Amigo #3!
Ed
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Fantastic work on the interior, Amigo, and I agree with Jason regarding the blue. Perfect. Drooling Bull Dog? Gotta get me some.
Cheers,
Bud
So says AYE from Amigo #3!
Ed
Thanks Amigo! By the way, one thing I am concerned about here. I think the blue will differ from the roundels provided. May need someone to come up with masks 8) On the other hand could just be due to a thinner application ;D
RAGIII
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Lemme know if you need a set of masks, I still have a file from The Biff Piece.
Would the blue of the roundels be different than the blue of the fuselage?
And how are you going to weather the blue?
This will be interesting.
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Thanks Amigo! By the way, one thing I am concerned about here. I think the blue will differ from the roundels provided. May need someone to come up with masks. On the other hand could just be due to a thinner application ;D
I hesitate a bit about posting this but I do want to help a bit and don't want to "toss a spanner in the works" as it were. However...in correspondence with Rowan Broadbent, he indicated at one point that Citadel Paints for figures had two colours that matched the red and blue that he uses for his RFC/RAF national markings. Now, don't blame us for the names but the blue colour is "Kantor Blue" and the red is "Evil Sunz Scarlet"...really! ;D Here's a photo of the rudder of my Albatros DV "Captured" showing these colours:
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These paints are very thick but they thin nicely with Tamiya thinners and probably with IPA as well. Hope this might help a bit! 8)
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The cockpit looks super!
Like the others have stated, that blue color is nice.
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Lemme know if you need a set of masks, I still have a file from The Biff Piece.
Would the blue of the roundels be different than the blue of the fuselage?
And how are you going to weather the blue?
This will be interesting.
Thanks Steve, I will let you know in a PM if I go the Mask and paint route. I am still deciding on the weathering I noticed that the area behind the cockpit seems to collect a lot of wear and grime on a Battleship grey painted bird so probably will do some work there. As for the rest I am undecided. I am working strictly from profile drawings, aka flying blind, as none of my references on the Dolphin have a photo of this bird!
RAGIII
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Thanks Amigo! By the way, one thing I am concerned about here. I think the blue will differ from the roundels provided. May need someone to come up with masks. On the other hand could just be due to a thinner application ;D
I hesitate a bit about posting this but I do want to help a bit and don't want to "toss a spanner in the works" as it were. However...in correspondence with Rowan Broadbent, he indicated at one point that Citadel Paints for figures had two colours that matched the red and blue that he uses for his RFC/RAF national markings. Now, don't blame us for the names but the blue colour is "Kantor Blue" and the red is "Evil Sunz Scarlet"...really! ;D Here's a photo of the rudder of my Albatros DV "Captured" showing these colours:
(https://i.imgur.com/yGWJtlW.jpg)
These paints are very thick but they thin nicely with Tamiya thinners and probably with IPA as well. Hope this might help a bit! 8)
Input is ALWAYS appreciated! In this case it would be a matter of do the Citadel Paints Match the WNW roundel blue as no roundels are included in Rowans beautiful Dolphin Sheets :-[ I think I have two options here. Live with the difference or paint the roundels. Just have to decide my preference 8)
RAGIII
The cockpit looks super!
Like the others have stated, that blue color is nice.
Thanks for the compliment. Greatly appreciated!
RAGIII
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Hi, Rick,
"...do the Citadel Paints Match the WNW roundel blue as no roundels are included in Rowans beautiful Dolphin Sheets..."
I've got the WNW Dolphin so of course I've got the decal sheet. Laying my Albi rudder over the kit decal sheet I see that the Citadel rudder blue is slightly darker than the roundel blue: close, but not an exact match. For my eventual build, then, I'll probably add a smidge of white to the Citadel blue to bring it up to the roundel colour. Hope this clarifies things a bit! 8)
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Hi, Rick,
"...do the Citadel Paints Match the WNW roundel blue as no roundels are included in Rowans beautiful Dolphin Sheets..."
I've got the WNW Dolphin so of course I've got the decal sheet. Laying my Albi rudder over the kit decal sheet I see that the Citadel rudder blue is slightly darker than the roundel blue: close, but not an exact match. For my eventual build, then, I'll probably add a smidge of white to the Citadel blue to bring it up to the roundel colour. Hope this clarifies things a bit! 8)
Thanks for the info. I think I will stay with the DB on this one and look into the Citadel Colors for the future.
RAGIII
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I have progressed on the interior. Only have detailed areas that will be seen when all is closed up. Bracing wires are Stretched Sprue. I will add white glue turnbuckles later today.
RAGIII
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Wow! That is seriously brilliant modelling there Rick! Love the detail and paintwork.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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Hi, Rick,
Excellent work, and I do love it when someone turns the clock back through EZ-Line, fishing line, Modelkasten and other such-like rigging items and settles on what started it all: stretched sprue. Super! And I am curious as to how you form turnbuckles out of white glue. Inquiring minds need to know, and your secret will be safe with me! 8)
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Beautiful work, Amigo, and the stretched sprue looks fantastic!
Cheers,
Bud
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Rick,
Excellent work my old friend. Love the old school rigging. Well Done and keep these updates coming.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Rick,
"what started it all: stretched sprue. Super!"
Gary has said it well! Brilliant and really nice results. Nice to see a "back to the basics" approach and yes, that blue is superb!
Cheers,
Lance
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Wow! That is seriously brilliant modelling there Rick! Love the detail and paintwork.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
Thanks for looking in and the generous comment Dave. Greatly Appreciated
RAGIII
Hi, Rick,
Excellent work, and I do love it when someone turns the clock back through EZ-Line, fishing line, Modelkasten and other such-like rigging items and settles on what started it all: stretched sprue. Super! And I am curious as to how you form turnbuckles out of white glue. Inquiring minds need to know, and your secret will be safe with me! 8)
Thanks for the compliment Gary. It actually is not unusual for me to use sprue in situations like this. Saved a heck of a lot of drilling and for what can be seen is just as effective. IMHO 8) As for the turnbuckles just blobs of glue and paint If done carefully it looks fairly effective. Another Old School technique. You can just make out some in this Pfalz Photo
RAGIII
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Great work, Rick. The blue is very eye-catching and your build is clean as all your builds.
Bye,
Manni
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Lovely work!
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Beautiful work, Amigo, and the stretched sprue looks fantastic!
Cheers,
Bud
Thanks Amigo. Looking at the photos I did notice one wire that was not secured properly. Now fixed.
RAGIII
Rick,
Excellent work my old friend. Love the old school rigging. Well Done and keep these updates coming.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
Thanks Old Friend!
RAGIII
Great work, Rick. The blue is very eye-catching and your build is clean as all your builds.
Bye,
Manni
Thanks Manni. I appreciate your positive comments.
RAGIII
Lovely work!
Thanks Gaz.
RAGIII
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What hasn't been said about your build, simply outstanding Rick.
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Very nice work, Rick, this really looks great.
Cheers
Ondra
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Looking exceptional.
The blue is intersting, I'll be watching to see how you weather it.
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Great progress on the Dolphin that will be a unique model once finished. The blue looks very nice.
All the best
Andreas
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What hasn't been said about your build, simply outstanding Rick.
Thanks for your continued support Juan!
RAGIII
Very nice work, Rick, this really looks great.
Cheers
Ondra
Thanks Ondra. I always appreciate your comments and your following of my builds.
RAGIII
Looking exceptional.
The blue is intersting, I'll be watching to see how you weather it.
Thanks Steve. I have come up with a plan of sorts...we shall see ::)
RAGIII
Great progress on the Dolphin that will be a unique model once finished. The blue looks very nice.
All the best
Andreas
Thanks Andreas. Greatly appreciate the comments.
RAGIII
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Blue and interior looking good !!
Ed
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Excellent build so far. The colours are really captivating, I like this livery.
Ciao
Giuseppe
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Blue and interior looking good !!
Ed
Thanks Amigo!
RAGIII
Excellent build so far. The colours are really captivating, I like this livery.
Ciao
Giuseppe
Thanks for commenting Giuseppe!
RAGIII
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Looking exceptional.
The blue is intersting, I'll be watching to see how you weather it.
Steve,
In the end I had to come up with a solution that would darken and give a more weathered/hand painted look. So...I thinned a Valejo blue that was darker and close to the Decal roundel color I brushed it on leaving a hint of the original blue showing through in places With some Oil stains I think I will be quite happy with the results
RAGIII
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Definitely some tonal variations starting to happen , or is that it?
Dare I say some light blue drybrushing...?
This is why I'm interested to see where you will go with it.
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Definitely some tonal variations starting to happen , or is that it?
Dare I say some light blue drybrushing...?
This is why I'm interested to see where you will go with it.
Thinking about the light blue...It did run through my mind 8)
RAGIII
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Could be a case for some exemplary double drybrushing.
You know , a medium blue color with looser parameters , followed by a lighter blue color with tighter parameters.
Even a third with silver and the smallest of parameters.
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I have applied the initial coat of PC 10 to the Dolphin. Other than some minor sanding needed where I dropped super glue and didn't notice then touching up all is well. I used DB PC 10 yellow slightly modified to get a slightly more brownish looking PC 10. Next up taping off rib tapes and a little weathering
RAGIII
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Rick,
The Sopwith is coming along very nicely! It'll be striking with those markings.
Gaz
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Rick,
The Sopwith is coming along very nicely! It'll be striking with those markings.
Gaz
Thanks Gaz!
RAGIII
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Nice!
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Just Catching up Rick - you seem to have so many builds on the go at the same time that my head spins......
I have read through this and as per usual you are setting a standard for the rest of us to follow. I also agree with you that sometimes the old school tricks are just as effective (and a lot cheaper) than some aftermarket products.
Stephen.
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Looks great -I had my doubts on how the scheme would come together judging from the side profile, but seeing it like this it looks really neat -and that's even without markings :)
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looking better with each update !!!
Ed
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Couldn't say any better than Ed.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Nice!
Thanks Steve.
RAGIII
Just Catching up Rick - you seem to have so many builds on the go at the same time that my head spins......
I have read through this and as per usual you are setting a standard for the rest of us to follow. I also agree with you that sometimes the old school tricks are just as effective (and a lot cheaper) than some aftermarket products.
Stephen.
Thanks Stephen. So far the sprue interior rigging has worked out well. The wings will be standard Monofilament Fishing Line.
RAGIII
Looks great -I had my doubts on how the scheme would come together judging from the side profile, but seeing it like this it looks really neat -and that's even without markings :)
Thanks Jeroen. I find the scheme to be a nice change from PC 10 and Battleship Grey.
RAGIII
looking better with each update !!!
Ed
Thanks Amigo!
RAGIII
Could say any better than Ed.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
Thanks for looking in and commenting Gregory!
RAGIII
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This looks very nice, Rick, well done. Glad to see DB PC 10 used on a build.
Cheers
Ondra
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This looks very nice, Rick, well done. Glad to see DB PC 10 used on a build.
Cheers
Ondra
Thanks Ondra Also Thanks again for sending the DB paint. It really Airbushes well!
RAGIII
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Playing catch-up after a very busy week. Great to see the PC10 and blue on the fuselage. Excellent work! 8)
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Playing catch-up after a very busy week. Great to see the PC10 and blue on the fuselage. Excellent work! 8)
Thanks Gary. I appreciate you dropping in!
RAGIII
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A couple of not so great photos showing where I am now. All of the cowl pieces are attached as well as the Vickers. I also drilled out all of the rigging holes. Only broke 5 bits during the process ::) Some touch up painting was done after the photos, in particular the left wing root and adjoining fuselage. I have taped off the upper surfaces this morning in order to spray the unders CDL. Better photos later...I hope.
RAGIII
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Rick, very nice work. It's really beginning to look the part, I'd say. I've got your thread bookmarked against the time when I start my Dolphin. Keep up the excellent work! 8)
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Rick, very nice work. It's really beginning to look the part, I'd say. I've got your thread bookmarked against the time when I start my Dolphin. Keep up the excellent work! 8)
Thanks Gary. Personally I have Przemo and a couple of others bookmarked ;D
RAGIII
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Great updates, and looks very nice at this stage.
Giuseppe
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Very nice looking Rick. I like the bit of fabric behind the seat.
Gaz
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Great updates, and looks very nice at this stage.
Giuseppe
Thanks for looking in and commenting Giuseppe!
RAGIII
Very nice looking Rick. I like the bit of fabric behind the seat.
Gaz
Thanks Gaz!
RAGIII
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I have been working on the Dolphin in the last couple of days. The undersurface colors have been added and a slight turnaround of PC 10 using Tamiya Tape for Curves. I will post photos later.
A question: The Osprey book shows the Interplane struts as wood and the Pheon Decals Battleship Grey. Now I trust Rowans research so will most likely go with the grey but thought it couldn't hurt to ask 8)
RAGIII
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Lovely work, Rick, well done!
Cheers
Ondra
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Rick,
The Cross and Cockade Dolphin book has numerous references to "tubular steel' cabane struts on the production version but I couldn't find a definite statement on the interplane main struts. It also mentions that the wood (ash) undercarriage struts on the early prototypes were replaced by tubular steel on the production versions.
The section on the restoration of C3988 however illustrates new carved ash wing struts used in the project. I'd say they were wood as shown in the book and often painted in that common "Battleship Grey" we see on other Bristish aircraft of the period.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Lance
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Lovely work, Rick, well done!
Cheers
Ondra
Thanks Ondra. I appreciate you looking in and commenting!
RAGIII
Rick,
The Cross and Cockade Dolphin book has numerous references to "tubular steel' cabane struts on the production version but I couldn't find a definite statement on the interplane main struts. It also mentions that the wood (ash) undercarriage struts on the early prototypes were replaced by tubular steel on the production versions.
The section on the restoration of C3988 however illustrates new carved ash wing struts used in the project. I'd say they were wood as shown in the book and often painted in that common "Battleship Grey" we see on other Bristish aircraft of the period.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Lance
Thanks for taking the time to look Lance. I think I will go with the Battleship Grey unless other info is provided soon.
RAGIII
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"I think I will go with the Battleship Grey unless other info is provided soon."
That's the direction I'm going to go on mine Rick.
Cheers,
Lance
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The Latest on the Dolphin. I have started applying the Pheon Decals and have done an Oil Dot weathering technique to the wings. Not really visible in the photos but the effect gives some texture and variance in colors.
RAGIII
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Nice!
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It is looking great, Rick!
Andreas
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Nice!
Thanks Gaz.
RAGIII
It is looking great, Rick!
Andreas
Thanks Andreas. Your comments are appreciated.
RAGIII
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Slowly , exorbitantly ,expertly , the Dolphin proceeds.
Watching.
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Slowly , exorbitantly ,expertly , the Dolphin proceeds.
Watching.
Thanks Steve ;D I am now at the point where all 3 of my builds need similar weathering techniques so I can proceed from one to the next with little delay. At least two of them " should" speed up a bit now :o
RAGIII
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Hmmmm...
A little cheating perhaps!? lol
I don't blame you , I have numerous kits parked at the paint shop door. Its a good way to focus but don't use all the same procedures on alla the models!
Best of luck.
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Hmmmm...
A little cheating perhaps!? lol
I don't blame you , I have numerous kits parked at the paint shop door. Its a good way to focus but don't use all the same procedures on alla the models!
Best of luck.
Actually I am varying the techniques on the same aircraft for different surfaces ;D
RAGIII
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Your Dolphin is looking excellent, Rick! I like this scheme so much i think i’ll do that one first! I love the way the blue pops
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Your Dolphin is looking excellent, Rick! I like this scheme so much i think i’ll do that one first! I love the way the blue pops
Thanks for looking in and the kind comment Ian. I am looking forward to seeing your build of this one!
RAGIII
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Looking good, await weathering !
Ed
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Looking good, await weathering !
Ed
Thanks Amigo! The weathering has begun on this one and the other builds.
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I have used a Filter/Wash of Oils on the undersurfaces. I will add some Earth Tones on the lower wing after rigging and decaling. I had an OH SH"? moment while applying the sealing coat of future. My water trap was apparently too full and had a spray of future mixed with water come out of the airbrush. ( I was actually spraying the Albatros DV at the time ) with the Dolphin wings drying on the bench. So...I tapped the moisture release and sent water everywhere in puddles all over the Dolphin wings. I managed not to panic and as hoped the water dried and left no ill effects 8) I read that several Dolphins in 19 Sq. were retired from oil soaked wings so I went fairly heavy near the fuselage with the weathering.
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The upper surfaces showing the results of the Oil Dot weathering a little better than last update...I hope!
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Shaping up nicely Rick, I really like the underwing staining.
Mark
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Shaping up nicely Rick, I really like the underwing staining.
Mark
Thanks Mark. Your comment is greatly appreciated!
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You're really cruising along on this Dolphin. I like the subtle staining around the engine area. Should be rigging in no-time.
Gaz
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Thanks Gaz! Still a bit to do once the final clear finishes are applied. That being said I can see having the upper wing mounted on this one and the Albatros DV this week 8)
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I like the wash and oil spots! Looks great. This will look awesome when done. Hurry up, Rick!!! ::)
Dan
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I like the wash and oil spots! Looks great. This will look awesome when done. Hurry up, Rick!!! ::)
Dan
Thanks Dan, I appreciate the compliments! As for Hurrying, for me I am ::)
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I applied the roundels to the upper wing. Like Many before me with the last couple of WNW releases I had a small amount of difficulty with the decals. I had to use a combination of heat, future, and Micro Sol to get them to lay down. On one aileron all went well initially then when I looked later the whole right corner, about 1/4 of an inch all the way across the corner, was gone! I was able to use the Valejo blue that seems to match very well, to touch up.
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That's a fortunate and nicely executed recovery Rick! Has anyone queried Wingnut Wings on these recurrent decal problems? They have obviously changed something as their decals used to be terrific.
Cheers,
Lance
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That's a fortunate and nicely executed recovery Rick! Has anyone queried Wingnut Wings on these recurrent decal problems? They have obviously changed something as their decals used to be terrific.
Cheers,
Lance
Thanks Lance. As for reporting the issues to WNW I don't know. I do know Many have reported cracking and breaking as well as issues with the decals conforming to ribs, in particular the Camel and Dolphin roundels.
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This is looking even better at every update. Decals touch ups are invisible.
Ciao
Giuseppe
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This is looking even better at every update. Decals touch ups are invisible.
Ciao
Giuseppe
Thanks for the comment. I went back and looked this morning and I must admit I exaggerated a bit. The missing piece was only about 1/8th of an inch across the corner. Still annoying!
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Roundels look great! I've never been really comfortable with large decals, usually modelling in 1/48. These 1/32 nat'l markings stretch my sensitivities a bit.
Gaz
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Roundels look great! I've never been really comfortable with large decals, usually modelling in 1/48. These 1/32 nat'l markings stretch my sensitivities a bit.
Gaz
Thanks Gaz. As for Large roundels I have built the Snipe and SE5a and had No Issues. Many others have built DH9, Ninaks, FE2bs, DH2s etc. with no issues. It seems that with the release of the Camels suddenly there was a difference in how the WNW roundel decals perform. Some have had No Issues but many more have!
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With my Triplane, I didn’t have any roundel issues, but I did have a lot of issues with rudder blazes. Both the kit ones and the pair i’ve nabbed from the RFC Pup kit refuse to settle down and got very brittle when trying to coax them! I have a Pheon set for a Pup to try at some point. Your repair is excellent, you’d never know by looking.
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With my Triplane, I didn’t have any roundel issues, but I did have a lot of issues with rudder blazes. Both the kit ones and the pair i’ve nabbed from the RFC Pup kit refuse to settle down and got very brittle when trying to coax them! I have a Pheon set for a Pup to try at some point. Your repair is excellent, you’d never know by looking.
Thanks for the comment on the repair. Come to think of it I also built a Triplane with No Roundel issues 8) As for the rudder stripes I have been in the habit of painting them for years. Never could get any decals to look quite right...by any Manufacturer :-[
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I added the upper wings today. It took about 15 to 20 minutes to place the struts in place, slide the wing panels on, and then use Tamiya Extra thin Cement to glue.
I also added the exhaust , windscreen, and gunsight.
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No Jig Needed 8)
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Truly excellent! It just keeps looking better and better!
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Looking good Rick, she is turning out quite nicely (serious understatement). :D :D :D
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Truly excellent! It just keeps looking better and better!
Thanks for the compliment! I appreciate you following along
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Looking good Rick, she is turning out quite nicely (serious understatement). :D :D :D
Thanks Juan. I always appreciate your kind comments.
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looking good, Rick!
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Looks really good, Rick!
This blue scheme is very interesting. Looking forward to the next update.
Bye,
Manni
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looking good, Rick!
Thanks Gaz, I appreciate you looking in and commenting!
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Looks really good, Rick!
This blue scheme is very interesting. Looking forward to the next update.
Bye,
Manni
Thanks Manni. Yes the blue scheme is probably the Most Colorful of all Dolphins and fits my 19 Sq. theme!
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Hi Rick...
The "no jig" part is great. I put mine on the very same way. Just perfect!
Yours looks awesome.
Dan
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No jig , huh?
My hero!
Model looks great.
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Hi Rick...
The "no jig" part is great. I put mine on the very same way. Just perfect!
Yours looks awesome.
Dan
Thanks for commenting Dan! This kit is the EASIEST WING MOUNTING that I have ever encountered! Yeah I am shouting ;D
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No jig , huh?
My hero!
Model looks great.
Thanks Steve. No jig needed... Oh wait, I don't own a jig ::) Didn't use one on any of my Albatros or other builds 8)
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Very sharp!!
Steve
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Very sharp!!
Steve
Thanks for the kind comment Steve!
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Lovely Rick!
Guy
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Lovely Rick!
Guy
Thanks for looking in and commenting Guy!
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A very small update. Gear on and rigging begun:
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Rick, looking very good, my friend, very good indeed. Good luck with the rigging stage! 8)
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Looking good, Rick! With my latest adventures in rigging, I can assure you it'll be some time before I do British subject.
Gaz
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Rick, looking very good, my friend, very good indeed. Good luck with the rigging stage! 8)
Thanks for the comments. The rigging on this one is really straight forward so hopefully no Major issues will be encountered
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Looking good, Rick! With my latest adventures in rigging, I can assure you it'll be some time before I do British subject.
Gaz
Thanks Gaz. Like I said above the Dolphin is really pretty straight forward as far as rigging. NO Double Flying wires like most RFC/RAF biplanes. Actually I am finding the Dolphin less challenging than the Albatros, of which I have rigged Many.
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Really first class work there Rick. I had been wondering how this was getting on - the answer was simple: very well indeed.
Stephen.
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Really first class work there Rick. I had been wondering how this was getting on - the answer was simple: very well indeed.
Stephen.
As always Stephen appreciate your looking in and the comments!
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Whole project is coming along nicely, really shaping up !!!!
Ed
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Whole project is coming along nicely, really shaping up !!!!
Ed
Thanks Amigo! I started another 10 days off from work yesterday so I hope to post this in the Completed Models section soon ::)
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The inner bay has been rigged. Need to paint the wires then add the bracing between the interplane struts.
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In her blue dress even this lady starts to attract me. Very nice progrss Rick!
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I am due to be away for a few days so I just dropped by to see if any progress has been made. I suspect that when I return this one will be finished - and in your growing collection of mini-masterpieces. Good luck.
Stephen.
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In her blue dress even this lady starts to attract me. Very nice progrss Rick!
Andreas
Thanks Andreas. The Dolphin is not a graceful aircraft but it does kind of grow on you. This scheme is one of a few that are more than just plain old PC10.
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I am due to be away for a few days so I just dropped by to see if any progress has been made. I suspect that when I return this one will be finished - and in your growing collection of mini-masterpieces. Good luck.
Stephen.
Thanks as always Stephen. As for being completed I am getting closer I am attaching another update The rigging is complete with the exception of a few control surface lines and horns. Touching up the rigging exit holes is underway
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Just awesome, Rick!
Gaz
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Just awesome, Rick!
Gaz
Thanks for looking in and commenting Gaz! The ailerons are now attached to the lower wings, rigging lines are painted steel, Lower wing roundels are on, ( with NO Issues), etc. Speaking of the roundels I tried something unheard of I used room temp. water instead of hot or warm water. The roundels took a few seconds longer to come off of the backing but didn't tear and actually adhered tp the detail better. Could be dumb luck but I think I will try this when I build my Camel :-X
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Just been back through your log Rick. Wonderful building and the result looks really great. I'm still at odds with the look of the Dolphin as an aircraft but you've made a beauty of one.
Cheers,
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Just been back through your log Rick. Wonderful building and the result looks really great. I'm still at odds with the look of the Dolphin as an aircraft but you've made a beauty of one.
Cheers,
Alistair
Thanks Alistair. I appreciate the comment. As for the "Look" of the Dolphin as an aircraft she may be ungainly but does grow on you 8) Performance wise one of the best in the war by all accounts.
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Brilliant work, old friend, very well done!
Cheers
Ondra
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Sure looks like a nice, clean build. Are you planning on some weathering?
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Brilliant work, old friend, very well done!
Cheers
Ondra
Thanks Ondra. I always appreciate your support.
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Sure looks like a nice, clean build. Are you planning on some weathering?
Thanks for the positive comment. As for weathering I have already done some oil dot stuff on the wings just hard to tell from the glossy finish and my photography/ I will add just a bit during the final finishing stage.
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The last update for this build log. I have completed the rigging. Now just a bit of weathering and a couple of small touch ups and parts to add.
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More Photos in Completed Models:
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=9779.msg178437#msg178437
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