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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Ernie on May 18, 2013, 08:06:02 AM

Title: Turnbuckle colours
Post by: Ernie on May 18, 2013, 08:06:02 AM

Hi everyone,
  I am toiling away on an 1/48 Eindecker, using .04mm brass tube to represent
the turnbuckles.  What I am wondering is should I leave them brass
colour, or paint them dark grey or something similar?
  Thanks for the help!

Best Regards,
Ernie

Title: Re: Turnbuckle colours
Post by: uncletony on May 18, 2013, 08:35:44 AM

From what I can work out they would have been made of steel on the Fokker Eindeckers.

Title: Re: Turnbuckle colours
Post by: Ernie on May 18, 2013, 08:48:16 AM

Thanks, Bo!

 :)

Title: Re: Turnbuckle colours
Post by: kornbeef on May 18, 2013, 09:17:20 AM

I tend to paint them a mix of steel and brass to try to get a cadmium plated look. I did read the turnbuckles on the E. series were colour coded though somewhere.

Title: Re: Turnbuckle colours
Post by: Des on January 26, 2014, 09:46:54 AM

I make all my turnbuckles out of brass tube, with me handling the brass over time it tarnishes to a very nice bronze colour, I have seen original turnbuckles in a bronze colour.

Des.

Title: Re: Turnbuckle colours
Post by: Des on January 26, 2014, 01:20:44 PM

Here are some turnbuckles which give an idea of the colour, the first one is what Achim Engels used on his Fokker builds.

Des.

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PkQTGStE7G8/UuR97To8GiI/AAAAAAAALqM/BWgpb1YQin0/s800/Fokker%2520turnbuckle.jpg)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OjsSzmCKHpM/UuR97VJAibI/AAAAAAAALqQ/pRewcJOsMcs/s800/turnbuckle%2520colou%2520x%25202.png)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-e2sWfxPUyIE/UuR97qjFckI/AAAAAAAALqU/5-ED9ta4SXk/s800/turnbuckle%2520colour%2520x%25201.jpg)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fn8awhqZYUE/UuSAubNkWRI/AAAAAAAALqs/bBP199Aeg4Q/s800/turnbuckle%2520colour%2520x%25203.jpg)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7DIQB9KmErQ/UuTU6TdT7SI/AAAAAAAALrU/fX1ISwVBjE0/s800/turnbuckle%2520colour%2520x%25204.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GExZmFf_ZSM/UuTU6jQsvKI/AAAAAAAALrY/smEG_C09hlg/s800/turnbuckle%2520colour%2520x%25205.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z-Y-szOC9uU/UuTU53Z_IdI/AAAAAAAALrI/4kLPPD1vtgs/s800/turnbuckle%2520colour%2520x%25206.jpg)

Title: Re: Turnbuckle colours
Post by: Nigel Jackson on January 26, 2014, 05:45:42 PM

Really useful photos, Des. Thanks for posting them.

Best wishes
Nigel

Title: Re: Turnbuckle colours
Post by: uncletony on January 26, 2014, 07:51:05 PM

Yep, those are great ref photos, thanks Des!

Title: Re: Turnbuckle colours
Post by: Ernie on January 26, 2014, 07:54:15 PM

These photos are just perfect, Des. Many thanks for the help!

Cheers,
Ernie :)