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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Steven Robson on October 09, 2013, 12:28:44 PM
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Roland D.VIa (prototype) First Fighter Competition Feb 1918
Happy Landings
Steven Robson
(http://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/StevenRobson/Gallery%20Page/IMG_03011_zps6d6b2558.jpg) (http://s1333.photobucket.com/user/StevenRobson/media/Gallery%20Page/IMG_03011_zps6d6b2558.jpg.html)
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These photo are fresh from Orange Lane Studios. I'll have a fiddle with the image files (34 to 60 MB each)
and see if I can post some close-ups for the modellers.
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That is one gorgeous Model! Your wood grain looks Awesome... and of course those SPOKED WHEELS!
RAGIII
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Even knowing this was coming couldn't prepare me for this, Steven! Absolutely stunning, my friend. Precisely what I hope to do with my set of wheels.
Cheers,
Bud
I just went back and had another look at the wings and that amazing translucent effect you achieved. Wow! Eye candy of the first order.
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Absolutely brilliant Steven, beautifully painted and the spoked wheels really set it off, congratulations.
Des.
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Steven,
That is an incredible model! An absolute beauty. Although you should be banished from the forum for not doing a build log! ???
Genius choice of aircraft markings..
How's the wood done?
Guy
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Beautiful model, congratulations .
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Very classy Steven :) Respect!
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Congratulations on a very convincing and very beautiful model. I really like the CDL wings. Impressive wooden finish, stunning spoked wheels.
A true gem of a beautiful aircraft.
Stefan
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Simply stunning Roland, Steven...and the wheels! Wow, do they add to a beautiful
model!
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Hi Steven,
What a joy to behold!
Wheels, wood and everything else, look superb. :o
Congrats!
VB
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What a beautiful model. Everytinh is just so "right" and those wheels are excellent.
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Thanks Guys
It took a little longer to land this one that originally planned. It’s always a great day for me when I can offer some photos and make a contribution to the forum. I’m pleased you’re enjoying the Roland; this is a great WNW kit.
Photography by Orange Lane Studios
Build log: Hmmmm, one day Captain Gisbod, one day!
Wood: you all know how to do this. My take on the wood issue is to use several Conte powders, rubbed into a matt varnish which covers the base coat of Afrika brown. I spray enamel paints, which are burnished with a cotton bud between layers and sealed with brush painted floor polish. The trick is to only use artist quality oil paints (finer ground pigments) and Art Spectrum Liquol (No 4 Medium). Liquol lets the oils flow, acts as a drying agent and allows the underlying colours to glow through the layers.
Also don’t forget to use the translucent type of oil paints. I’m a bad airbrush painter so burnishing and tickling my paint jobs (1200 carbide paper) helps. It’s the Conte chalks between layers of matt varnish and gloss floor polish that makes the difference. Most modellers seem to use chalks/conte to finish models for subtle effects. I reckon this is good but Contes can also be used as we layer-up prior to decaling. The trick is to apply them onto a surface that has some tooth, then fix them with a light matt varnish and then apply floor polish before going on to the next step. Go one shade lighter and darker than your painted base coat colour and work the surface gently with wet and dry sandpaper (800 & 1200). That’s when you’ll get a painted surface coming to life.
Now you know all my secrets.
We sequence the build, the finishes are all about layering the pigments.
Happy Landings
Steven
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Very impressive model, at least it seems so. Wood, linen and spoked wheels are top notch.
However, I am sorry, but, well, these fine photos are not fully to my taste. They are certainly artistic, but I as a spectator at the modelling forum I would prefer, for instance, such a cropped version to focus on the subject, not on the background:
(http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww109/PrzemoLPP/roland_zps45531708.jpg)
Thanks for a couple of close-ups, but some more would be very much welcome, too - cockpit zone, tail, engine... WNW kits call for them loudly.
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Steven,
WOW, just plain WOW! An absolute pleasure to view, and the photos will be consulted in detail when mine makes it out of the Stash, probably sooner now that I've seen this one. As for the wheels...............I had originally thought I'd use them only on an Eindecker; so much for resolve!
Cheers,
Lance
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Wow!! A simply fantastic model with an incredible finish. Very many congratulations.
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Very impressive model, at least it seems so. Wood, linen and spoked wheels are top notch.
However, I am sorry, but, well, these fine photos are not fully to my taste. They are certainly artistic, but I as a spectator at the modelling forum I would prefer, for instance, such a cropped version to focus on the subject, not on the background:
Thanks for a couple of close-ups, but some more would be very much welcome, too - cockpit zone, tail, engine... WNW kits call for them loudly.
Now that's very good advice Prezmol. I much prefer your crop on the images and will sort this out. In their current format, the aircraft is rather small.
Happy Landings
Steven
Yes Lance it's time to let go the resolve and get your spoked wheels while they're available. I’m a canvas wheel covers off kind of guy, with or without the period photos. I reference the spoked wheel for the aircraft type and then usually have to present a different pilot’s aircraft depending on the available decals and my preferred colour scheme. WNW have your spoked wheel references in the Roland kit instructions and don't forget the Windsock Datafile No: 37.
The Eindecker wheels are not far away and this will be a very exciting aircraft to model.
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Superb! From the CDL to the wood effect and spoked wheels.
Quite an amazing overall look. Congrats.
Cheers
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I can only agree with all the other comments - a lovely looking plane and one that I have been tempted to do... Fantastic work
cheers
FF
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Holy Yak! absolutely Superb. Congratulations, Steven.
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Absolutely beautiful and inspiring work!
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Wow! This is super Steven. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Best wishes
Nigel
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I've got one of the Rolands in my stash, Steven...now all I have to do is make
it come out like that! Nothing to it. ;) ;D
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Simply stunning!!! :o
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Ditto the above comments- very nice.