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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: Dagmar Henderickx on July 06, 2014, 09:12:04 PM
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Hello dear colleagues,
After several years of non or semi modeling activity, I finally decided to spend once again more time on plastic cutting, carving, sanding and gluing. The pace will remain low though... Subject of the restart will be a conversion from the Roden 1/32 Albatros D.I to the W.4 version. The target will be a hopefully very good lookalike, not a to the mm in scale correct replica.
So, here we go kicking off with the fuselage interior: cleaning up and adding some locating strips.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XXp8I6dkEcdqo51vLWCSQZSZHextIRml_fQ1eyLhazM?feat=directlink
Tailskid D.I removed.
Filling the D.I panel lines with a super glue/talcum mixture and rescribing the W.4 panels...
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fNd_HE26KbH-A5IQHtnw8ZSZHextIRml_fQ1eyLhazM?feat=directlink
The frame cut in two to ease painting and weathering later on....
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hE0ePpuSzobxLYVmsO8j-5SZHextIRml_fQ1eyLhazM?feat=directlink
Rebuilding the pilot seat frame, making it snugly fit inside the fuselage...
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iPX1_m0RolU9TQC5q9MskZSZHextIRml_fQ1eyLhazM?feat=directlink
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Dagmar,
This should prove to be an interesting and definitely challenging subject. Keep the reports and updates flowing, and welcome back to plastic bashing!
Cheers,
Lance
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Very impressive start on your W.4 project Dagmar, what you have achieved so far is excellent, looking forward to following this build.
Des.
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Off to an excellent start so far :)
Terri
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Sounds like an exciting build. I am getting a Google "500" Internal Server error when I try the links so am unable to see the photos :(
RAGIII
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Welcome to the forum, Dagmar! You're off to an amazing start on what promises to be an exciting conversion.
Cheers,
Bud
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Hello Dagmar and welcome to the forum.
That is some challenge you have set yourself and the photos show a fine start. I can't wait to see how this one progresses.
Best wishes
Nigel
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For someone who has only been a part time modeller until recently, you have done some really impressive work. I am really looking forward to reading more of your posts and looking at more of your excellent work.
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Nice looking work so far.... you know once you get 90% done WNW will announce the W4 as a surprise release don't you? (okay it's more a wish and hint. )
I'll watch this progress with interest. The Roden Albies are still IMHO their best kits. I've just slipped a DIII onto the tail of an order from Nordlands (saving a chunk on UK prices... seemed a fair excuse even to SWMBO)
Keith
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Watching with interest.
James
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Dear colleagues,
Thank you all for your feedback. Highly appreciated and most motivating! However, I hope WNW did not read your post kornbeef...
Next time I'll try to upload pictures in an 'enjoyable' size directly in my post.
Bye for now,
Dagmar
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Hello Dagmar:
Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing your project. This is going to be interesting and I like your approach to the project: A 'looks like'. The Roden Albatroses, although lacking in some detail, build into some nice models. Looking forward to seeing you progress through the build.
Best
Mark
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It looks jolly good, keep the updates coming!
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Well, I can finally see the photos and yes, terrific start and work so far!
RAGIII
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Hello dear colleagues,
Fiddled along a bit this week and continued with the interior.
Trying to upgrade the control column with Evergreen rod and little bits from the PART Albatros D.I photo etch set...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K1NeSJCKbQ8/U8D-vy_ftlI/AAAAAAAAABY/CwY-vGB7Rj0/s800/Control%2520stick.jpg)
Accentuating the borders of the ammunition boxes with stretched sprue and adding a bit more detail with Evergreen and copper wire...
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IKgpkvtBw88/U8D-kxr2_JI/AAAAAAAAABI/nL62omqF84Y/s800/Ammunition%2520box.jpg)
Same thing with the fuel and oil tank...
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YVvjhIyP5cc/U8D-vYLLMSI/AAAAAAAAABU/EaTAhmWxpcI/s800/Fueltank.jpg)
Till next time,
Dagmar
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You build coming up very nicely.
Martin
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I tip my hat to anyone who masters the use of PE in such a clean manner such as you have. It's always been black magic to me.
Cheers,
Chris
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I tip my hat to anyone who masters the use of PE in such a clean manner such as you have. It's always been black magic to me.
Cheers,
Chris
What Chris said, that is really clean work on some very tiny parts. Nicely done!
Cheers,
Lance
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Great stuff!
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I love the photo-diary builds that demonstrate with pictures. Please keep it up!
Oh, and welcome to the forum!
Lindsay
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Lovely work on the stick, ammo boxes, and Fuel tank! Really great details!
RAGIII
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She's coming along nicely.
Nice attention to detail Dagmar. I'm really looking forwards to seeing the rest come together.
Keith
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Hello dear colleagues,
Thank you for the kind words!
Still working on the cockpit by putting some time in the rudder pedal using thin plastic sheet and copper wire...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZlUU8cjDniw/U8tkmDfbWPI/AAAAAAAAABs/KUWwRLhNSAw/s800/Rudder%2520pedal.jpg)
Tackled the safety belts next. Cut the belts from the lid of a yogurt cup, made buckles from stretched sprue and fixation hooks from copper wire. Finally added once again some bits from the PART Albatros D.I photo etch set...
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3O1F_CbUfEk/U8tl-Hd4FkI/AAAAAAAAACM/TH_wAO2TVsI/s800/Safety%2520belts.jpg)
Pilot's seat is next. Tried to accomplish the layered look of the leather on the seat and cushion by first gluing stretched sprue to limit the layers of leather and secondly building up the edges with the talcum/super glue mixture and having some sanding sessions...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7Vxds_oO0As/U8tl-A9nOHI/AAAAAAAAACI/wVBygbxcExw/s800/Pilot%2527s%2520seat.jpg)
Till next time,
Dagmar
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nice work.
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Hello dear colleagues,
Slowly but surely seeing the end of the 'cockpit'-activities.
Upgrading dashboard, pumps, gun support,... with once again copper wire, stretched sprue, self adhesive alu tape. Not really high tech but conclusive I think.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UKR8oB1ovxo/U9ZpYHfj0oI/AAAAAAAAAC0/bqCsrWbVY24/s800/Cockpit%2520parts_part%25203.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZcHx1rRnu9g/U9ZpX9GdOdI/AAAAAAAAACw/rhxqM6YtXYk/s800/Cockpit%2520parts_part%25201.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZMReSDdw1BM/U9ZpXksZ61I/AAAAAAAAACs/6Myw9faNYOI/s800/Cockpit%2520parts_part%25202.jpg)
Until now no 'real W.4'-building was on the menu and therefore I think it's time to leave behind the more Albatros D and W generic part and start focusing on the W-specifics. Some wing carving and float building coming up!
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Some very impressive super-detailing here. Wonderful work - please keep us posted on progress - this is fascinating.
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Very nice detailing. So crisp and clean.
James
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A very great work for the Cockpit. :)
Martin
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Your cockpit bits are excellent! I am looking forward to the Floats and other necessary updates.
RAGIII
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YES, I like this very nice small superdetailing things. Very well done, Dagmar Henderickx
Servus
Bertl
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It all looks great. Good job - a very inspiring build!
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Your attention to detail is exceptional, what you have done so far is superb and displays a very high level of modeling skill, looking forward to seeing more updates.
Des.
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Effective , yet very simple ! Most excellent job on the details , looking forward on the next up date :)
Terri
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I have missed your build log until now, Dagmar. I am fascinated by your
brilliant detailing to make a good model a great one. I also think your
pictorial is first-rate, and look forward to more updates. Thanks for
sharing your talents.
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Excellent work, Dagmar. Thank you for the very nice photos of your detailing work, it seems you're just getting started and your W.4 is already instructive and inspirational!
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Hello Dagmar:
Outstanding work on the bits and pieces. Very clean and tidy. Looking forward to the "W" details.
Best
Mark
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I've toyed with the idea of doing this for years; never quite got serious enough to try but this may nudge me over the edge! Really looking forward to the wing and float work upcoming, and your bits and pieces are beautifully done.
Cheers,
Lance
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Dear colleagues,
Too much honour! Just a matter of being patient I think...
Now, a first step towards the W.4. To start getting the feeling of it, I choose to begin with the more easy part: cutting up the tailplane, elevator and ailerons of the D.I and enlarging it with plastic bits and pieces. I used the plans of the Windsock Mini Datafile 1, enlarged to 1/32 scale. Thank you Ray Rimell!
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_9xDoIQP2n4/U938pEYSNPI/AAAAAAAAADY/fOwKzM0F0KM/s800/Tailplane%2520and%2520ailerons.jpg)
After many sanding, filling, sanding and once again filling hours, I came up with something resembling to this. Not really there yet as the surface is still to rough but heading into the right direction I think.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-52jnp9NykXk/U938pPvllSI/AAAAAAAAADU/mmi0EAbR1IM/s800/Tail.jpg)
Now the wings. I was first tempted to build the wings from scratch but finally choose for the same approach as for the tailplane. Seemed to be easier. The end result will prove if it was the right decision. Still a lot of filling, sanding and detailing ahead...
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LbBrY8xG9pA/U938ph3SquI/AAAAAAAAADc/_Y2OuY_bI4k/s800/Wings.jpg)
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Nice work Dagmar! You've also taught me something. I knew the span of the W.4 was greater than the D, but I didn't realize that the chord was greater also, or at least that's what I see in your work. I'll have to check the mini datafile when I get home. I am planning to do this coversion myself within the next two years ( if I ever get the Tabloid finished!), so I am learning from your build.
I will be interested in seeing what you do with the floats. Member Chuckt5 began this project about 18 months ago, and built a beautiful and detailed master of the W.4 floats to do resin castings, but he got busy with life and has not moved forward with it. I have kept in occasional contact with him, as I would like to purchase from him a set of float castings if he ever makes them. I suspect your floats will be first rate, however you decide to render them, and I will be watching with great interest. You may want to review Chuckt5's thread for informational purposes, if nothing else. I cannot figure out how to paste the link here on my PED, but you can easily find it by going clicking on the Members button, finding Chuckt5 on the alphabetical list, clicking on "show posts" and scrolling down until you find the W.4 float topic.
Again, wonderful work here. Thanks for sharing! Great photos, too. :D
Cheers,
Bob
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Excellent problem solving on the Tail Feathers and wing! I actually went as far as enlarging the drawings but chickened out ::) Your build could pave the way for a future try on my DII kit from Encore.
RAGIII
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Simple but yet so effective ! :)
Terri
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looking great, yes both methods of obtaining a wing and tail are alot of work. i have done both. in the end i truly think scratch is less work. cut out the blank. use boiling water to form the camber shape the profile, then glue strip stock to form ribs. after this stage i used auto filler primer and tilted the wing to one side and spray allowing the primer to puddle againt the ribs. tilt the other way and do the same then its just a little light sanding to shape the slight belly between the ribs. i get frustrated trying to make the filled in area match the rest of the wing, and the filling sanding,filling sanding seemed endless. but in the end your build is comming along beautiful.
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Very cool. Always enjoy watching how people solve problems. Very enlightening.
James
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Dear colleagues,
Thanks for the feedback and the advice!
ALBATROS 1234, I'm starting to think you are wright. It is indeed becoming and endless game of filling, sanding, filling, sanding,... Have to continue though as too much time already went in it. But if I should need to scratch new wings once again, Im sure I'll try 'the boiling water' method!
And now for something completely different: naval lozenge. I read in the Mini Datafile that in an early stage the naval lozenge was painted on instead of using printed fabric. As I'm building an early batch version, painted lozenge it will be. I suppose the paints will have suffered a lot from the salt water resulting in an uneven coverage of the paints after a while. Trying to achieve that effect, I did a little experiment on the canvas (I assume) installed behind the pilot seat.
Building the canvas with the tin foil...
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3Kiabw08hd4/U-counJzb3I/AAAAAAAAAD0/3obIsd7TyhA/s800/Canvas%2520tin%2520foil.jpg)
Airbrushing with Tamiy Acrylic browns...
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ek52OtARsVY/U-cowWaQbOI/AAAAAAAAAEE/zvg-noz3tns/s800/Canvas%2520browns.jpg)
Adding the naval lozenge colors, with the aid of masks cut from Tamiya tape, using pastels. The Wingnut Wings Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 decals served as a template...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dENqUMLbW0E/U-covjjxrMI/AAAAAAAAAEA/pw_gm8LygqA/s800/Canvas%2520pastel.jpg)
Conclusion:
1. Brown is not the good primer color as it changes the color of the pastel used. I'll try white primer the next time.
2. Definitely need to find the correct pastel colors overall...
However, going into the right direction and having some potential I think.
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Lovely work Dagmar
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Nice ! :)
I do like the effect you got for salt sea air wear , but I do agree with you that it is to brown .
Terri
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Hello Dagmar:
I agree with Terri and your assessment the brown not being the right color, that being written, you are on the right track with the pattern and a little experiment with colors and ou will have it. It does look like canvas though, your weathering and shading with oils is a nice touch. The work on the wings and tail is coming along nicely.
I will be looking forward to your next update.
Best
Mark
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Looking really great and I like the effect the foil gave as a base! I have a couple of questions. As you stated the Early W4s were painted on Hex. So would the Bulkhead be painted in the same manner being an internal structure? Don't take me wrong as I think it will certainly add a lot of color to a rather monotone wood interior so from an artistic standpoint I like your choice.
I will have to search but there were some good threads about the painted Lozenge on the Aerodrome forum. It seems to me that 3 colors were involved and were actually not the same as the later blue and blue grey base as the printed fabric. Brown was mentioned IIRC. I only remember because I was building a 1/48th Eduard kit in an early scheme. At any rate your pattern looks excellent and I admire your abilities!!!
RAGIII
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Dear colleagues,
Once again a big thank you for the nice comments!
Bob (apparently I missed your post), indeed, the span and the chord of the W.4 are greater than the D.I. It couldn't be that simple unfortunately... I found Chuckt5's thread on the floats and will keep it close at hand when tackling the floats myself. Thanks!
RAGIII, no problem for pointing out! I'm far from sure if the bulkhead would have been painted in naval lozenge. It even seems logic that it would not have been. I just took the occasion to try the pastel approach.
Conserning the colors, I've checked the info I could lay my hands on, including the threads on the Aerodrome forum. Indeed, it seems that at least two different sets of three colors were involved: a blue/grey set an a brown set. Going through the mini datafile even revealed that a W.4 had both sets on its wings. This opens very interesting opportunities I think...
And now where we are in the build. Still struggling with the wings. However, I arrived at the point the wings looked good enough to add the ribs. First engraving each rib location, than glueing the stretched sprue ribs... Once again a lot of filling and sanding on the planning...
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-G68xNYweAGY/U_DeeXfcEtI/AAAAAAAAAEo/arsKwIQ-bCA/s800/Wings%2520and%2520ribs%25201.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rEZsKvSTxgQ/U_DeeR468OI/AAAAAAAAAEs/pVx_8drpRxw/s800/Wings%2520and%2520ribs%25202.jpg)
To break the monotony of building the wings, the engine support was on the menu...
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ziF3q_eUOww/U_DedX6MqnI/AAAAAAAAAEc/ifdPZSh5_bQ/s800/Engine%2520bay.jpg)
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Nice job on the wings !
Terri
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Awesome work on the wings! I am looking forward to seeing your talent show through on the Naval Hex! Thanks for this excellent build log!!
RAGIII
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Very very cool.
James
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Dear colleagues,
Thanks for the support during the boring wing filling, sanding and priming. Finally I've reached the point to call it even so details can be added: strut support, hinges, rib tapes,.... But that's for a next time.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Rr8Upr0eWQE/U_31Cr_8YQI/AAAAAAAAAFU/nK_x3n3WGfA/s800/wings%2520primed.jpg)
To make sure reading about the build doesn't become as boring as the actual build of the wings itself (and also to keep myself motivated), I put the guns on the menu. Once again the PART photo etch set came to the rescue...
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jSs-sOUQMts/U_31DSAdk4I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/xbfbOQ-40T0/s800/Gun%2520parts.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F72j2BWE9uA/U_31DHEeD2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/IZCWIa5jA58/s800/Gun%2520completed.jpg)
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Very nice work on the LMG, Dagmar.
But be careful, I'm fairly sure that you need this mechanism on the LMG on the Albatros W.4.
The cocking lever was later in use.
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h342/ASKundASK/MG/3239838027_c5176189a3_b_zps6b8d2ee3.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ASKundASK/media/MG/3239838027_c5176189a3_b_zps6b8d2ee3.jpg.html)
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h342/ASKundASK/MG/3_zps8c122803.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ASKundASK/media/MG/3_zps8c122803.jpg.html)
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h342/ASKundASK/MG/08-15_Rear_zps45a1059b.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ASKundASK/media/MG/08-15_Rear_zps45a1059b.jpg.html)
Servus
Bertl
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great work.
Martin
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Excellent MGs! Keep your updates coming please! I have found nothing boring on your build!
RAGIII
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No posts on this forum are boring, all good exciting stuff.
Your MG's are excellent and I look forward to seeing more work on the wings, this is an excellent build.
Des.
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Looking excellent , and far from boring !
Terri
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Dear colleagues,
Thanks for the kind words. They are most encouraging and slightly becoming addictive...
Bertl,
Well, there you have me. Wanting to speed up, I missed on this one. The cocking levers just give that extra though. (Lightweight excuse for being too lazy to redo the LMG's; laziness now being encouraged by a picture of a D.II with LMG's exceptionally being equiped with two handles appearing to be extended cocking levers; artistic liberty?).
New phase in the build: interior fuselage painting. I started with marking the location of the bulkheads with Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow, as the objective is to preshade each part of the fuselage defined in this way, individually.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ir4y0MehUX4/VALx4goyDwI/AAAAAAAAAGI/OHUBtfPjt8I/s800/Motor%2520compartment_ligning_jig.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-F7NImEU3nFA/VALx28AXW8I/AAAAAAAAAF4/NM4vtP7uVS0/s800/Motor%2520compartment_ligning.jpg)
Colors used for preshading/modulating the engine compartment are Mr Hobby Aqueous Hobby Color Chocolate Brown H406 and Tamiya XF-57 Buff.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5T_u9WrA02w/VALx5AeHlNI/AAAAAAAAAGM/lKF8jEJnNbo/s800/Motor%2520compartment_modulated.jpg)
The upper part cockpit compartment is sprayed with XF-52 Flath Earth and Mr Hobby Aqueous Hobby Color Radome H318; the lower part with Tamiya XF-64 Red Brown and Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow. I always applied first the dark colour and secondly sprayed the lighter one.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TQdWi0i9ByI/VALx2qM_tjI/AAAAAAAAAF0/B8PLCSLPhGo/s800/Inner%2520Fuselage%2520left_modulated.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VZwFQIxaoXc/VALx2qxNPtI/AAAAAAAAAF8/rU11VuIGyE4/s800/Inner%2520Fuselage%2520right_modulated.jpg)
This will be the basis for creating the wood effect with oil paint but that's for within a few weeks after a short break as I have other 'to do's' on my list now...
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Your prep for the wood grain looks great! I am looking forward to your next update!
RAGIII
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A very good wood grain and build until now.
Martin
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Dear colleagues,
Alright, finally back to the modeling table again!
As warming up, continuation of preparing the basis for creating the wood effect of the other internal 'wooden' parts. I used the same color combination as for the upper part of the cockpit compartment.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0EYRUkq1o24/VDEbAWY2KII/AAAAAAAAAHA/15L-J0GurYY/s800/cockpit%2520parts.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cOMyM9xGLz8/VDEbAfeyJ1I/AAAAAAAAAG4/iiP2nQKricw/s800/cockpit%2520parts2.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uB5966YNG2A/VDEbCf5dBBI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/0Dl6DlY157g/s800/cockpit%2520parts3.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Hyed7YgaNTc/VDEbCvJuwDI/AAAAAAAAAHU/qsIE_J05-Ps/s800/motor%2520compartment.jpg)
Next, start of building the floats. Using plastic card of different thickness, the first steps of the build look promising I think.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jCd5JOftVBo/VDEbAt0Ev7I/AAAAAAAAAHE/XNcqQg_0vXA/s800/Floats.jpg)
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Nice to see this back on the board; the floats look great. Good work takes time, this should be a real winner!
Cheers,
Lance
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The floats look awesome! Did you cut the shapes and then just bend them together and reinforce with the formers visible?
RAGIII
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Very very cool stuff.
James
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Really wonderful stuff.....excellent work, Dagmar!
Of course, you going to all the trouble of this conversion is one way to be sure that WnW will announce a W.4 for C'mas!
I look forward to your posts and hope you will keep them coming.
Cheers from NYC,
Michael
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Dear colleagues,
Thanks for the kind words!
Hi Rick, indeed, I took the top of the floats as basis for the build and glued both sides, cut into shape to it. The formers should strengthen the whole thing and also make sure that both sides are perpendicular to the top of the float.
Hi Michael, you are just describing the worst nightmare when you're building a conversion...
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Have you seen the really wonderful 1/32 Beached Walfisch diorama by Per Olav Lund? He scratch built and vac-formed a gorgeous Roland Walfisch and I think he did so less than a year before, Voila, WnW released not one, but TWO, gorgeous kits of the same plane.
Yes, that is the nightmare! So, I guess this means you are the sacrificial lamb, Dagmar! Just when you finish this gorgeous conversion, WnW will announce their brand new ALBARTOS W.4! We all thank you in advance!
In the meantime, keep up the good work!
Cheers from NYC,
Michael
PS Truthfully......as much as I wish they would do a W.4, I hope this doesn't happen to you!!
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Fantastic.
James
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Anxiously await next update, great work so far.
Ed
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You have got me so keen on this build that I just got a card stock model and will attempt to use it to make this conversion. Eagerly looking forward to more.
James
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Dear colleagues,
The pressure, the pressure... Hope to live up to your expectations :)
Well, I was able to finalize the floats. After the general shape of the floats was to my liking, the upper part of the floats was detailed with plastic card and Evergreen strips cut in the desired shape and guided by Tamiya tape cut templates.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qkCqBbqE-A4/VDwKbmHnp6I/AAAAAAAAAIA/Xe4kZOwGnGI/s800/Floats%2520in%2520prep.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YSKHqq85tAs/VDwKb2AVDuI/AAAAAAAAAIE/i6C8RB5kPWo/s800/Floats%2520in%2520prep2.jpg)
Finally, tape of different thickness is used to simulate the reinforcements on the edges of the floats.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6N8bvycf2p4/VDwKdMi3I4I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/22W2_ncV5vg/s800/floats%2520final.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qUQaiP8xj4w/VDwKblNtLNI/AAAAAAAAAII/2mzIqPpbOBE/s800/Floats%2520detail.jpg)
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Bravo! This is looking great Dagmar! I would say the pressure is not affecting you in the slightest......
Using different widths of tape as a means of a repeated measurement is such an obvious choice.....once one thinks of it! LOL!
May I ask how you are adhering the tape for permanence? I would think that the adhesive that comes on it would not be sufficient for long term sticking.
Cheers from NYC,
Michael
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Awesome work! You are getting close to the point this one will begin to take shape as a Float Plane!
RAGIII
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Very great work.
Martin
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Thanks Martin and Rick; most appreciated!
Michael, answering to your question: the yellow tape is cut to size Tamiya masking tape adhered with liquid cement; the black tape is graphic art tape for which I used cyano to keep it in place. Future will tell if I made the right decision...
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Great work on the floats Dagmar, the use of the different tapes has worked extremely well, the details you have added to the floats is excellent.
Des.
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Top class modelling, Dagmar. The floats are immaculate. A pleasure to behold.
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Dear colleagues,
Thank you very much for the positive feedback! Indeed, slowly but surely it is going to end up as a float plane!
Next, I paid attention to the engine. Nothing shocking except for spending a lot of time on the Roden version of the Mercedes before finally deciding it would never give me what I wanted. Enter the WNW version!
Did some detailing with plastic bits and copper wire...
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_jqdDakJeLo/VENggDratII/AAAAAAAAAJA/nDrWPDouxXA/s800/Carburator.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IN19MXw4pmM/VENgfxXnSgI/AAAAAAAAAI8/2X8V1A6FG0U/s800/Valve%2520springs.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mHiOTE2aFDw/VENgfaz1wdI/AAAAAAAAAI4/1g8obuzu-Mg/s800/Engine.jpg)
Till next time,
Dagmar
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Looks like an exclusive engine.
Martin
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Nice work on the springs and lifters! I am looking forward to seeing the engine painted.
RAGIII
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Hello to all,
I just discover your work, fantastic !!!!
I have to follow this story. ;)
Best regards.
Alain.
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Hello Dagmar
This is so impressive. I'd never really considered having a crack at a W4 but seeing what you are achieving here makes me wish there were 26 hours in my day.
Best wishes
Nigel
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The floats look really impressive. It will be interesting to see how you will deal with attaching them.
Stefan
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with every update, I am impressed more. Great work!
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Wow, some nice work going on here and the photography is superb ;) I love aircrafts with pontoons and I'm hoping WnW will do more of them since my scratch build skills aren't like yours :)
Mike
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Woaw it's a beautiful work. Thanks for sharing
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Dear colleagues,
After some unforeseen non-modeling time, I was finally able to get some things done.
But first of all, thank you Martin and Rick for your nice comments on the engine. Nigel, I would say, have a go at it before WNW does ;) Concerning attaching the floats to the fuselage, Stefan, I think I will need a jig for it. Some ideas are already on paper, next the execution...
Alain, Wolf, Mike, Dric thanks a lot for your encouraging feedback!
So here is the current status: painting of the guns is done. First a thin coat of Tamiya XF-16 Flat Aluminium (which does not look smooth at all at first hand)...
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-txHSnFa3DNs/VHNUcLI6aFI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/Azc0nbwuiD8/s800/Guns3.jpg)
...followed by a filter of Golden Airbrush Color Carbon Black, thinned with water to keep the metallic sheen. The small cushions are painted with acrylics and oils.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ojXR_4hxaKY/VHNUchoLJ9I/AAAAAAAAAKA/byNR_lBZi1s/s800/Guns2.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-517cPuLMzn8/VHNUdNfQnxI/AAAAAAAAAKE/WLRqsiIaNbE/s800/Guns.jpg)
Till next time,
Dagmar
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The painting of the Machine Guns came out great!
RAGIII
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Very nice MG`s.
Martin
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Excellent work for this spectacular Version
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Any update on this? Enquiring minds want to know or at least me...