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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: NigelR on May 16, 2026, 08:42:47 PM
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I've started work on a WNW E.I. This will be done as E13/15, the machine that was flown by both Immelman and Boelcke at various times. So far I have completed the interior. This is out of the box apart from the straps to lift up the boards in the floor and some HGW seat belts. I painted these a dark red colour as every photo I can find of an Eindecker that shows the seatbelts indicates these were a dark colour rather than linen coloured.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273304766_1a742781eb_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2sdj8Pd)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273696580_37de1cb4c8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2sdm9hC)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55273696575_34378d50be_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2sdm9hx)
You can see in the last photo that I've used Przemo's trick of packing the area behind the seat with plasticard to stop wing droop.
Next up is the engine, which is a GasPatch item.
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What a lovely start to a great kit, Nigel. Beautiful work on the woodgrain (and I really like those seatbelts - in a dark colour). Nice to see you jump into another WnW build. I imagine you'll be doing the overall scheme in Aviattic decal?
Cheers!
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Fully agreed with Gary. Great start indeed.
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This is going to be good.
Alan.
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Lovely start Nigel :)
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Thanks very much Gary, Przemo, Alan and Paul, your kind comments are much appreciated. And yes, this will be covered in Aviattic decals and there will be much oil staining :)
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Off to a flying start, Nigel!
Well done.
BB
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Excellent start and I too really like the seat belts.
Stephen.
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Beautiful! Very realistic looking interior Nigel.
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Excellent finish on these parts!
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Thanks very much guys. We now have an engine ready to go. This is a GasPatch Oberursel U0, a beautifully modelled 3D printed engine.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55282123876_127af3b0f8_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2se6kqQ)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55282524540_549d56fe81_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2se8owQ)
Here's another shot of the interior in the fuselage with the first phases of oil staining happening (just on the inside so far):
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55282348499_1683dc0150_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2se7ucD)
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Excellent weathering
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Wow - that engine looks excellent. Nice oily look to the thing. Your cockpit interior looks great too, with some internal staining showing through - love that. What metal paints are you using for your "swirls" on the aluminium work?
Cheers,
Gary
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The interior and engine are awesome, but those freakin' seat belts are pure artistry.
Warren Q
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Thanks Przemo, Gary and Warren, glad you like it so far. I always like to take time with the seat belts because they are one of the obvious things you can see in the cockpit.
Gary, for the swirls I do a base coat of Vallejo Metal Color dark aluminium and then paint the swirls with Vallejo Model Color chrome using a brush. The Vallejo Metal Color range are superb metallics that spray beautifully.
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The interior and engine look fantastic Nigel! I am going to keep up with the GB entries better than I have been.
RAGIII
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Off to an excellent start so far :)
This was my second wingnut kit I'll built , it's an excellent kit !
Alexis
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Well, here I am the best part of three weeks later with a bit of an update. This one has been fighting me all the way plus I have been paralyzed with indecision over how to do the weathering. I spent far too many hours poring over photos of Eindeckers to decide how to weather this and paint some of the details. Plus a few issues which meant stripping and repainting some parts. I have finally got back on track and have most of the components ready for decalling with Aviattic decals. Here's a phot of a few of the bits so far:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55326847431_2b1daf7434_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2si3ybB)
Hopefully things will move a bit more quickly once I start the decalling........
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Looking very nice Nigel 8)
What oil brushers/paints are you using for the staining?
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Thanks!
What oil brushers/paints are you using for the staining?
It's two layers of Tamiya brown panel liner to build up the basic staining then a final layer using a MIG Starship Filth oilbrusher to create some more subtle streaking and add a bit of density in places. Once the decals are on I will tweak the staining further with the Starship Filth oilbrusher - it's a great browny/grey oily colour.
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Well, Nigel - it's good to see you aren't rushing things ;) Replicating the staining on Eindeckers seems like a science in itself. The under-coating to the Aviattic decals looks well done and I'm looking forward to seeing how it all works out down the road.
Cheers!
Gary
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Coming together nicely.
I'm looking forward to seeing this on the flight line.
Cheers,
Bob
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Thanks Gary and Bob, and yes, definitely no rushing here! It should speed up a bit now.....
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Looks great
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Missed the update Nigel - sorry about that. The engine looks so realistic I thought that if you add the ignition wires to the spark plugs and connect a battery, you could give it a test run!
Stephen.
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In addition to the interior and engine preceding it, the weathering/staining of the fuselage and wheel covers looks fantastic.
Warren Q
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Thanks for the kind comments Dave, Stephen and Warren, much appreciated.
A quick update (not a brilliant photo I am afraid....). I've applied all the Aviattic decals, touched up the few joins and now need to seal these in before I can finish off the decalling and move on to the next stages of weathering.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55330917492_61320e18c8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2sipq55)
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Ooooooh looking good 8)
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Ooooooh looking good 8)
That's exactly what I was thinking 8)
Servus
Bertl
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Oil staining really came together once the decals applied , looking very lovely indeed
Alexis
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Thanks very much Paul, Bertl and Alexis! Final decals applied and sealed, now on to some oil modulation and the final weathering stages....
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55335967867_e0cbaf7b87_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2siRinv)
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That looks like excellent progress, Nigel. Such a great model and quite different (dimensionally) than the other E series. What do you seal your Aviattic decals with?
Cheers,
Gary
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Thanks very much Gary. I've found (after a few trials) that putting a good gloss coat over the Aviattic decals helps minimize any silvering. I finish my models with VMS satin varnish but I've found if I am lazy and apply that straight on top of the Aviattic decals it can create some issues with silvering. But a good strong gloss coat avoids that. I use Mr Hobby water-based varnish in a rattle can for that. It's a bit high risk because it's easy to apply too much and get runs, but the varnish self-levels really well and creates a nice strong seal.
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Fantastic. Especially the linen staining.
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A bit more progress, she is up on her legs. The cowling and gun are just loosely in place and rigging of the undercarriage is underway. Once that's done I can move on to the final stage of weathering before attaching the wings and tail feathers.
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That looks really great, Nigel
I like it a lot.
The castor oil marks at the wing root are a nice touch.
The landing gear struts look fantastic, too - just the right amount of weathering and grime.
........ Come to think of it, I still have a half-finished Wingnut E.I. lying around somewhere .... ::)
Servus
Bertl
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Your turned cowling (in addition to everything else) looks especially nice Nigel. I presume you used a silver pen? Regardless, it's tip-top.
Warren Q
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That looks really great, Nigel
I like it a lot.
The castor oil marks at the wing root are a nice touch.
The landing gear struts look fantastic, too - just the right amount of weathering and grime.
Thanks Bertl, really glad you like it. I spent a long time cleaning up the seam lines and refining the bands on the landing gear so that they took the weathering well.
Come to think of it, I still have a half-finished Wingnut E.I. lying around somewhere .... ::)
Go on, you know you want to..... ;)
Your turned cowling (in addition to everything else) looks especially nice Nigel. I presume you used a silver pen? Regardless, it's tip-top.
Thanks Warren. I tried every conceivable type of pen on my previous Eindecker build and none worked for me. So this is all done with a brush.
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Catching up (again!). The turned metal finish is so realistic -and even more so given that it was done with a brush. The oil staining is also superb - I had quite forgotten just how dirty any rotary engined machine became fairly quickly: you have captured well the ways in which the oil soaked into the different parts of the aircraft.
A masterpiece in the making.
Stephen.
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Your E.I looks great overall.
I also really like the metallic sheen on the MG in the pictures - it looks very convincing.
How did you paint it?
Could you please describe it briefly?
Servus
Bertl
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I also really like the metallic sheen on the MG in the pictures - it looks very convincing.
How did you paint it?
Thanks Bertl, it's a simple but effective process. I spray the mg black, the highlight the hard edges and raised detail with a graphite pencil. I then rub the whole thing with AK Interactive dark steel pigment powder. I use one of those small make up sponges on a stick to do this. I don't seal it with any varnish though, so sometimes a little additional pigment needs to be applied once the mg is glued in place (as handling can dull it a little).
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I also really like the metallic sheen on the MG in the pictures - it looks very convincing.
How did you paint it?
Thanks Bertl, it's a simple but effective process. I spray the mg black, the highlight the hard edges and raised detail with a graphite pencil. I then rub the whole thing with AK Interactive dark steel pigment powder. I use one of those small make up sponges on a stick to do this. I don't seal it with any varnish though, so sometimes a little additional pigment needs to be applied once the mg is glued in place (as handling can dull it a little).
Thank you so much, Nigel, for your explanation.
Basically, I do the MGs pretty much the same way you do, but the metallic effect on your MG is really outstanding.
I just love it.
There?s an old saying that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence ;D
Servus
Bertl
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The weathering is now finished. I've used MIG Starship Filth oilbrusher to add a final layer of oil staining which hopefully makes the oil effect look a bit more like it has soaked through the fabric. The engine and cowling are attached, I've just got to let the weathering dry and then it's on to final assembly and rigging.....
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55348614788_aa63359f5f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2sjY7RS)
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All to your usual excellent standard I see.
Alan.
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Thanks Alan! As a reward, here's a quick shot of my dirty bottom...... ;)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55352961321_4792c911af_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2skmoW6)
I'll now turn her over and just have the final rigging to do and few remaining details to add.
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The oil stains do like like they have soaked the fabric from the inside - super painting and weathering.
Stephen.
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Sort of reminds me of my car, I really should clean it.
Alan.
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I?ve been in Gastro clinics cleaner than that claggy nether region?..
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Thanks very much Stephen, Alan and Dave. Your comments made me smile - it sounds like being driven to one of Dave's gastro clinics in Alan's car would be the ultimate nightmare scenario....... ;D
She's finished - I sweated through the last couple of days trying to avoid my sweat dripping on the model, as it's stinky enough already! Here's a quick photo. I will have a proper photo session tomorrow when it's a bit cooler and post more pics in the completed section.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55357133814_2ddeff0361_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2skHMgC)
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It looks lovely Nigel, great work!
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Bravo!
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Thanks very much Zac and Alan. Completed pics are here: https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=15404.msg281948#msg281948