WNW 1/32nd Bristol F2b "McKeever"

[Chris Johnson]

I'm looking forward to them all together - like a ship in a bottle - just pull one flying wire and it all snaps into place!!!...

Uhhhhh . . . have you guys been holding out on me??  I knew I could hear whispering and snickering in the background when I was struggling with my Bif!!! 

Cheers,

Chris

[pepperman42]

The work is amazing and the cutting mat is AB FAB. This model is clearly the biggest,complicated build of the single engine types WNW does. You're doing it justice!!

Steve

[lcarroll]

   Thanks to all of you for the complimentary comments, does wonders for a guy's confidence. In the way of "true confessions", Chris, don't worry, be assured there was some peeling of roundels with the tape despite two well dried overcoats of semi gloss and wearing out my forehead doing the "Bo body oil Trick" with Tamiya Tape. If anyone cares Model Master Blue Angel Blue, Semi Gloss white RLM 21, and Insignia Red are perfect matches for the Pheon roundels. I did the touch ups/repairs prior to the final overcoat.
   Great to get a favorable assessment of Post Shading from you Bud, I learned it from a Master of the technique
   Last, thanks for the endorsement of the prop's finish, she'll be left as is.
   It's up early and off to the Oil Sands very early tomorrow A.M. again, won't get much if anything done until next week which frustrates me just a bit! (I suspect I've no one to blame but myself in that regard )
   This is not only a more complicated  build then the Single Seaters I've done, it's also a much longer one and, having popped the upper wing components together on a dry fit check, I'm thinking she won't fit into my display case!?
   More to follow in 5-6 days.
Cheers,
Lance

[coyotemagic]

   This is not only a more complicated  build then the Single Seaters I've done, it's also a much longer one and, having popped the upper wing components together on a dry fit check, I'm thinking she won't fit into my display case!?

See, Lance?  That's why, so far, I build 1/48 scale exclusively.  So far.
Cheers,
Bud

[Chris Johnson]

See, Lance?  That's why, so far, I build 1/48 scale exclusively.  So far.
Cheers,
Bud

The Dark Side beckons . . . and it's sapping your will to resist . . . 

Cheers,

Chris

[mgunns]

Hello Lance:

I like the prop the way it is and glad to see you are going to go with it as is.  I like your shading with the pastels.  On my NINAK, I painted the upper surfaces Tamiya X-55, Desert yellow, then overspayed the PC-10.  When Dry, I lightly went over the upper surfaces with a green scotch pad under the tap, checking frequently until I got the desired effect.  It isn't really a shaded effect but you can see the rib detail to good effect.
You can kind of see it here on the tail surfaces.  Not a great picture but you can get the idea.

Anyway, looking forward to an update when you get back.

Best

Mark

[Trackpad]

Hey, Lance,

One exercise down, one to go. I'll be back in harness by this time next weekend (I hope!). Might get a bit done over this weekend: fingers crossed! 

[lcarroll]

Finally completed the latest work load yesterday, got a bunch of eyelets installed in the upper wing components during a brief lull last week and hoping to get cracking on this later today. It's looking shakey for a deadline completion but I'll keep at it right down to the wire; don't want to rush but it would be nice to complete this one on time.
Cheers All!
Lance

[Chris Johnson]

Good to hear that you might be able to squeeze in some time on your Brisfit Lance. I can well imagine that you're itching to get back at it. I sometimes took a couple of reference sources on shift with me (squirrelled away in my kit bag) for those times when things were slow. I'd stop somewhere waaaay out in the boonies, sip on a coffee and plan what I wanted to get done on a model when I could get back at it. It also kept the project current in my mind. Sound familiar? 

Cheers,

Chris

[GAJouette]

  Lance ,
I'm looking forward to your next awesome "McKeever" update my old friend. Press On !
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[xmald]

You did a magnificent job on shading!!! The propeller is one of the finest I`ve seen! Some day I`m going to build McKeever`s Bristol too, I`ll be using yours for reference. Keep up the good work!

[lcarroll]

Good to hear that you might be able to squeeze in some time on your Brisfit Lance. I can well imagine that you're itching to get back at it. I sometimes took a couple of reference sources on shift with me (squirrelled away in my kit bag) for those times when things were slow. I'd stop somewhere waaaay out in the boonies, sip on a coffee and plan what I wanted to get done on a model when I could get back at it. It also kept the project current in my mind. Sound familiar? 

Cheers,

Chris

Ouch, there must be cameras in some of those trees! Despite my finely tuned hyper-vigilance I've been burned!
Cheers,
Lance

[lcarroll]

Thanks, Greg and xmald, for the encouragement. I find it takes a full day to get back to where I left off, and today is a lost one. Planning a "max effort" tomorrow.
Cheers,
Lance

[Vickers]

Your paint work, shading, and highlights look fantastic... and I'll add my vote to leaving the prop in it's glossy finish, it's beautiful and offers (IMHO) a realistic and interesting contrast against the CDL & PC10.  Nice work!

[lcarroll]

  Well Folks, one week to the Group Build deadline and I'm off to work tomorrow.............for a week straight. That, coupled with coordinating a surprise family gathering for my Bride's 60th Birthday this past weekend and an overseas holiday to prep for the end of the month means I'll not be nearly done on time. I'll be requesting that Des move this Thread to the Under Construction Bin and will continue, albeit at a lesser pace for now, until this project is complete. Regrets to Chris, he, unlike Gary and I, finished his part of the 3 V many mini build of McKeever's F2b, hopefully we'll do better on McKeeevers' Fokker later on.
   Still enjoying this Build tremendously, just don't want to rush it in light of the "real life" I occasionally notice going on around me!
Cheers,
Lance