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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: Early Bird Fan on June 07, 2020, 02:46:58 AM
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I enjoyed building my first BE2c so decided to build another one in a different scheme so i could have a pair of them sat on my shelf. I'm still pretty much an OOB builder and am enjoying learning new skills and trying different things and this build will be no different.
Thought i'd try for a grainy effect on the prop, i know at this scale you wouldn't really see any grain but it makes it more interesting to look at and with the naked eye the effect is much less pronounced.
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I've been experimenting recently with painting with oils rather than acrylics or enamels. I'm a brush painter and like trying new things and techniques, some work and some don't :D I mixed up my version of a light cream colour for the wings and hoped to get away with one coat but there's a few issues so they will need a second coat.
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The interior has been painted, the cream is Humbrol enamel everything else is oil paint. I used some stretch sprue as thin as i could get it for the front internal wires, the plan was to do both cabins but i'm not sure it looks right and was a bit of faff to get them in place so decided to leave it there. Once it's all buttoned up they can't be seen anyway so was more of an exercise in 'i wonder if...'
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Excellent start EBF. I do like your propellor and the CDL which is a difficult colour as it was/is so variable. It is always a good thing to experiment - in that way we find out what does or does not work, but have the opportunity to learn. I can see another excellent model in the making here.
Stephen.
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The linen on the wings is brushed with oils? :o
Looks like airbrushed! I like airbrushing, but it seems you don't need one.
What a great start!
Cheers,
Frank
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Excellent start, I'm liking the oil paint on the wings and your prop is magnificent! I like the BE2c very much, I can almost hear the theme tune to the old BBC series Wings reading through this thread.
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Really outstanding start on your BE! The prop looks greart as does the interior. I am considering building some 2 seaters in 1/72nd scale in the future so I will watch closely!
RAGIII
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thanks for the comments it's very much appreciated, i've painted the engine housing and the engine itself with acrylic paint just for ease but i plan on painting the rest of it with oil paint. The one down side to the oils is the drying time, it needs to be left for 2-3 days before it's dry enough to handle, the plus side is the drying time as you get plenty of chance to move the paint around or even wipe it all off if you're not happy with it
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Really nice work so far and your prop turned out super ! Looking forward to more progress .
Terri
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Great work! Very nice looking prop! Who cares if the grain shouldn't be visible in this scale? If it looks like that, then it should be visible!!!
/Fredrik
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thanks for the comments and looking in on my 2c.
Haven't achieved a huge amount over the last few days, i'm back at work after the best part of 3 months on furlough because of you know what.
The fuselage halves are now joined, generally a good fit but there is a seam down the spine. To try and avoid too much sanding i've brushed a thin bead of watered down pva glue along the join. You can still see the join from the front to the back but you can't feel it so will hopefully leave a smooth finish, i will give it a quick buff with a sanding sponge but nowhere near as much as if i'd used filler and the risk of possibly losing some of the detail around the cockpit.
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Here's a pic of the engine cell, brush painted with Tamiya light grey acrylic
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The cabanes are also painted in a wood type effect
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You are moving along nicely! I hope the seam work comes out OK.
RAGIII
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Looking good!
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Great work. Those cabanes really look the part.
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That is a really good idea to fill the joint along the spine. I hope that it works because if it does I will be keeping it in mind for future reference.
Stephen.
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Must be very difficult to get a convincing wood grain effect in 1/72 but you've managed it!
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been a while since my last update, work and life keep getting in the way of modelling but i have managed to get some things done. I wasn't happy with how the paint looked so i spent a long while stripping it all off and starting again. I'm a lot happier with it this time and i've also added the small levers for the rudder cables which will make it easier to rig to and it also moves them out away from the other cables nearer to where they should be
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Nice progress. I do like the CDL and wood portions. Your hand brushing is super!
RAGIII
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Nice to see a bit more progress on this one , like Rick said , super job on the brush painting ! Looking forwardto the next round of up-dates :)
Terri
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Good to see this one back again. You are making a first class job of this and I am looking forward to seeing it completed.
Stephen.
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Always nice to meet a fellow 1/72 modeller! And a brush painter to boot.
I really like the Airfix B.E.2c, with one built, another building and more in the stash. I shall follow your build with interest. The wood effect on that prop is superb. Not sure you've converted me to oil colours yet, though.
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Always nice to meet a fellow 1/72 modeller! And a brush painter to boot.
I really like the Airfix B.E.2c, with one built, another building and more in the stash. I shall follow your build with interest. The wood effect on that prop is superb. Not sure you've converted me to oil colours yet, though.
thanks for the interest and comments, i mainly started with oils as i don't have a big stash of kit paints which means every kit i buy also meant i had to buy the associated paint, with around 6 or 7 tubes of oil paint you can make pretty much any colour you want so works out much cheaper, it also adds a little more interest to the paint job when mixing up your own colours.
I used oils for the camo on my dogfight double spitfire, they're good for getting a softer edge to the camo pattern
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Oil paints have a richness and warmth acrylics can rarely match, as is evident in your work. I'm starting to use Hataka enamels as an adjunct to oils but using acrylic solely as a barrier layer to this or that project. They're good enough.
After my current dH60G I must buy a BE2, convert to an 'a' variant and follow your approach: this and the RE8 always endeared themselves due to the steampunky-ness of both.
Well done with your work. Take care.
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Very nice work on the BE2c. Airfix made a great job with this kit and I gladly see more and more of them being built.
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I must admit I have a soft spot for the BE series of aeroplanes.
I have a set prints (11) taken from the original Royal Aircraft Factory linen drawings for the BE.2a dated 1914 (G.A.’s & assemblies). If anyone out there’s interested, please let me know and I’ll forward some copies on.
David
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Jaysena
Thank you for your very generous offer! -- might I take you up on it?
Bought two 72nd scale Airfix jobs, one for an 'A' variant and one for a later nightfighter so would be useful.. They best sum up the ww1 'look' of any aircraft of the period for me.
Kind regards,
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Jaysena: pm sent.
Stephen.
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Fantastic build!
I built the Meikraft and did a Formaplane as a sorta-kinda BE12 back in the day. The new Airfix version looks way more fun! I'll definitely give one a go as soon as I clear out the bin of despair (poor man's version of the shelf of doom).
Stuart
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thanks for all the comments on this build, i'm enjoying the process even if it is taking far too long.
Had a good day with the 2c yesterday, got the wings and rear end attached. I've painted the wings in a slightly lighter shade just for a bit of difference, the control horns i've added on the rear are probably a tad too tall but they're about the smallest i can hold for shaping etc. I'll probably make a start on the rigging tonight, should be easy now i have my new prescription glasses :D
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I love it. I absolutely love it!
Willem
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This looks great!
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Your BE is really looking great! I have been tempted to do a few two seaters in 1/72nd and this one May be the first. Very inspirational!
RAGIII
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Your BE is really looking great! I have been tempted to do a few two seaters in 1/72nd and this one May be the first. Very inspirational!
RAGIII
thanks for the comments, i've got a few 2 seaters on my hit list as i really like the look of them. This is a very good kit from airfix which goes together nicely and i think you'd enjoy the build
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Good to see that you are back on this one. This is turning into a first class model. Looking forward to soem of your other two seaters when they appear.
Stephen.
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I like where this is headed! Looks very promising.
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I've finally made a start on rigging the be2c, i'm off work now until friday night so should be able to get this pretty much done by then
here's where i'm at so far....
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Nice start on tackling the rigging ;)
Alexis
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Excellent beginning to the rigging! I look forward to the next update!
RAGIII
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in the last few days this has come together well and is now finished, i've added more pics in the completed models section but here's a teaser...
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Excellent build. I enjoyed following along !
RAGIII