Comments on lozenge comparison

[lcarroll]

Likewise I like to use the same thing on different models and make any variation in colour myself dependent upon the amount of wear etc. I'm trying to represent. I'll continue to use Microscult in 1/48, but I'll be using Wood & Wire for 1/32.

   The Microsculpt "scales" very nicely in 1:32 as well. Seems I'm not the only one taken with the Wood and Wire product, I'm looking forward to trying it.
Cheers,
Lance

[Vladimir Ziska]

Hello James,

very good work.

Cheers,

Vladimir

[JastaB]

http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/BromeCountyMuseum/Fuselage/pages/01LeftFuselage.htm
Some one on this forum posted this link above and I can't find that posting now.  I'm posting it because it is germane to this lozenge color subject...it is very interesting to read the photographer complaining about all of the brown varnish that is painted over everything. Again my apologies to the original person posting the url above.
Tim

[WarrenD]

I didn't see the photographer make a post complaining about the "brown varnish", but I did see him post about the varnish (or shellac) that had yellowed, and it does.

I believe what many believed to be "Fokker Turquoise" was revealed to actually be a plain-Jane light blue, but was given a turquoise tint or hue due to the yellowed varnish. Would it not be logical to think that whatever this D.VII (or others) are covered in have yellowed or "browned" over the years?

Warren

[kornbeef]

I think the poit they were trying to make was that it was clearly not just yellowed dope; it contained a brown pigment.

It looks that way to me too, I noticed the obvious brushmarks over the white rigging table in some of the images, Not just brown but roughly applied in this case. 

[Vladimir Ziska]

Hello Justin,

Please do not be confused. The effect of the fabric is significant only on the decal. It is printed on transparent decal paper. When using a white background, and only gets Lozenge canvas texture. Prior to launch, we have two months testing the structure so that it conformed to scale. The resulting effect - the canvas fairly successful.

Lozenge from HGW are virtually the same, because my colleague Slava Vanous HGW company provided design and preparation. But eventually we joined forces, Slava Vanous and Nordland Models.

Cheers,

Vladimir

[Vladimir Ziska]

Justin,

all is in instructions or here: http://www.greatwaraviation.com/forum/index.php/topic,5042.0.html we prepare Lozenge rib tapes, but not laser as HGW. It will arch where the lines will be outlined, and everyone will be able to cut. It's very easily by a metal ruler. Laser ports would come unnecessarily expensive. We have them in stock from HGW, but almost no one is buying.

Cheers,

Vladimir

[Cirrus]

I have to say that the HGW lozenge decals are the best that I have used.  That's not to say that WNW is not good, in fact if it had a faded appearence it would be spot on (in my opinion).  The Avis lozenge looks like the inside of my eyelids after a rather large dose of laughing liquid.  But the very best lozenge fabric effect I've ever acheived was by using masks. These conformed to all the contours (of course) and were applied using home brewed paint. Although I have to admit that producing the numerous masks required almost sent me over the edge and that I'd be hard pushed to repeat the excercise. Fortunately, Montex have made some now.

Cirrus