forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com
WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: stefanbuss on March 20, 2013, 04:53:13 AM
-
Friends,
While recovering from my latest Fokker decaling desasters, I decided to start working on one of my WNW kits (thus creating some space in my stash for the late Fokker to be announced next week :-"). My wife decided that i wanted to build Herta, as this is a rather colourful Albatros built Fokker. She (Herta, not my wife) was supposedly used by JaSta 27 and ended her life in american captivity.
(http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv105/stbuss/HertaProfilfuumlrForum.jpg)
I decided not to detail too much and went for obvious things:
- manifold nuts and the most needed pipes on the Mercedes plus small details on the rocker arms (everything else will be hidden by panels when finished)
- cables for the MGs and both throttles, as well as the cable for the RPM meter
- rigging inside the cockpit.
Everything else will remain OOB.
(http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv105/stbuss/Herta01.jpg)
I have no clue why the second picture is much smaller - both are identical when viewed from photobucket.
Kind regards,
Stefan
-
Excellent work Stefan! Looks to be the real deal. ;D Looking forqward to the rest of it. :)
Regards,
Bob
-
Wow. You say pretty much oob but what you have added looks very sharp!!
Steve
-
Stefan,
Glad to hear your wife informed you that you wanted to build Herta my friend. Shows she has a good eye and you know how to listen. Outstanding progress my friend.She looks as if she will be a real show stopper when completed.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
-
Excellent work Stefan, the cockpit interior looks superb and the wrapped frame is a great touch, looking forward to seeing further progress on this model.
Des.
-
Beautiful start Stefan. Great work on the interior and (like everyone else!) I really like the extra touch of the wrapped frame. Looking forward to following this one along.
Cheers,
Lance
-
Very nice wife.
If you continue to do such a wonderful job, maybe she will buy you another one for later!
(You will just have to build whatever option she likes best......still a good deal!)
-
Great start to, what is sure to be, a real show stopper. Your wife has superb taste.
Cheers,
Bud
-
Couldn't agree more with all the above Stefan, Hertha is going to be a beauty!!
Andrew
-
Great stuff Stefan. Looking forward to more updates :)
michael
-
Hello Stefan:
Isn't it great to have supportive wives? Your work so far is outstanding. For OOB and a few "details" you certainly have a busy office there. The wrapped tubing is a nice touch.
Looking forward to following your build.
Best
Mark
-
Yesterday i was struck by the demon of stupidity.
(http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv105/stbuss/Herta02.jpg)
This happens if you accidentally apply liquid cement instead of decal softener (and those bottles do not even look very similar).
Now i know why WNW have put large spare patches of Flugzeugstoff decals into the box - and now i know that liquid cement dissolves decals rather quickly.
Anyway: There are two sinkmarks at the fuselages bottom. That is something i didn't expect to see within a supposedly Hi-Tech kit.
Regards,
Stefan
-
Hope you recover the fusilage ok Stefan, it would be a great shame if the build was ruined.
Cheers
Pete.
-
Bad luck there Stefan, that kind of thing never happens the other way round i have found
michael
-
Bad luck there Stefan, that kind of thing never happens the other way round i have found
michael
It's like when you drop toast, it always falls butter side down.
Cheers
Pete.
-
Stefan,
Ouch!!! That's gotta hurt however I think you'll recover easily and quickly. Your experience is the sort of blunder I pull with alarming frequency and similar inducement of extra effort to remedy! :o
Cheers,
Lance ;)
-
Been there, done that recently with decal softener .............. thought I was using decal setting solution ............... they really stick fast THAT way!!!! :o
-
Did that myself. I thought I was applying Future to a natural metal finish on the Academy 1/72nd scale Stratocruiser. It was MEK! Ruined a great finish! Looking forward to see how you recovered and progress.
Best
Mark
-
Recovery of the fuselage's decal desaster was successful - I am now slowly making some progress. The tedious process of weathering the fuselage has now begun - unfortunately my "quick and dirty" photos do not show the brown glaze i decided to apply to the fuselage before applying the "Herta"-decals.
(http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv105/stbuss/Herta03.jpg)
When i attached the firing channel bracket whatevertheirrealnameis, I had to discover that the Mercedes' left side is now completely hidden. Had I realized that at an earlier stage, I would have saved my manifold nuts for future projects. Too bad.
Stefan
-
Great recovery on the decals Stefan, looking very nice indeed.
Cheers
Pete.
-
Wow! I thought I only made mistakes like that. While I hate to hear about it happening to you, the honesty displayed here on this forum is refreshing. You did a great job with your recovery.
Cheers,
Chris
-
Excellent recovery, Stefan. I can see the brown glaze and it looks good.
Cheers,
Bud
-
Hello Stefan:
I like your recovery on the decal on the underside, looks good. Also, I do see the brown staining and it does tone down the brightness of the WNW decals.
Looking good.
Best
Mark
-
Stefan,
Excellent recovery my friend. Truly an outstanding works on the decals and the rest of your project.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
-
Friends,
after recovering my decal desaster I have started weathering the airplane. The available photos on WNW's homepage show a heavily stained belly and axle wing, I assume Herta had her share of engine troubles - hence the oily stains. As October and November 1918 were rather wet, I decided to go for a mud splattered fuselage. To achieve that firstly i went for a heavy brown wash and secondly I mixed differnt brown pigments with satin varnish and applied that, flicking an old paintbrush with my finger. This achieved different patterns and drops of uneven sizes.
I am happy with the result - I hope you like the weathering effects.
(http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv105/stbuss/Herta04.jpg)
Regards,
Stefan
-
Great scheme and I like your weathering. Shes a great looking bird!!
Steve
-
Hello Stefan:
I like your weathering, I will try the "flicked" brush technique when I am ready to attempt a weathering job. I am toying with the Academy 1/32nd Sopwith Camel and may experiment a bit with that.
Your DVII is really looking good and the weathering is definately a nice touch.
Best
Mark
-
Good job - I'm a fan of models "au-naturel", and this is looking decidedly fresh from the front: also a fan of experimental techniques and finishes too. I'll happily admire an immaculate airbrushed finish, but it doesn't really get my juices flowing - I likes 'em a bit dirty!!!
-
nice work on the weathering Stefan :)
michael
-
Stefan,
Great weathering and very realistic. To my eyes she appears just as a warbird should.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
-
Stefan,
I too prefer a weathered and worn finish, yours is excellent, as is the Model itself. Nice work!
Cheers, :)
Lance
-
I too like your weathering effect. If only I had the nerve to try it on one of mine.
Cheers,
Chris
-
Believe it or not, I actually use liquid cement deliberately on transfers (decals). On my Wingnuts LVG @ Roland, when I couldn`t get softener to wrap the transfer around leading wing edges, I decided that glue might do the job!!! With a small brush, with not much glue loaded on it, if you apply it on the small overlap of the rear of the transfer, you will see it curl the transfer around the edge before your very eyes within a few seconds. Honestly, it works, but don`t use too much glue, and don`t dare disturb it in anyway before it completely dries.
-
Herta is finished.
(http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv105/stbuss/oben.jpg) (http://s674.photobucket.com/user/stbuss/media/oben.jpg.html)
More to be found in the completed models section.
Stefan