Author Topic: Halberstadt Cl.II - 3EWlkp (1/32, Wingnut Wings) (Read 12163 times)

PrzemoL · « **Reply #45 on:** August 16, 2022, 01:52:16 AM »

Continuing with the lower wings, the traces of repairs...

KiwiZac · « **Reply #46 on:** August 16, 2022, 05:56:26 AM »

Lovely work Prze!

FAf · « **Reply #47 on:** August 16, 2022, 06:55:02 AM »

Very nice sheen on the lozenge!
/Fredrik

RAGIII · « **Reply #48 on:** August 16, 2022, 08:47:29 AM »

Don't know what repair you are tracing but the Lozenge looks awesome to Me!
RAGIII

PrzemoL · « **Reply #49 on:** August 16, 2022, 07:10:50 PM »

Thank you.

Quote from: RAGIII on August 16, 2022, 08:47:29 AM

Don't know what repair you are tracing but the Lozenge looks awesome to Me!
RAGIII

Rick, I meant this

Alexis · « **Reply #50 on:** August 18, 2022, 10:04:12 PM »

Thumbs up !

Alexis

RAGIII · « **Reply #51 on:** August 18, 2022, 11:18:18 PM »

Quote from: PrzemoL on August 16, 2022, 07:10:50 PM

Thank you.

Quote from: RAGIII on August 16, 2022, 08:47:29 AM
Don't know what repair you are tracing but the Lozenge looks awesome to Me!
RAGIII

Rick, I meant this

Aha! Now I see

RAGIII

PrzemoL · « **Reply #52 on:** August 30, 2022, 05:20:55 AM »

Holidays, hot weather... the build is very slow but here is finally some progress to show.

The decals with markings applied. And the veneer layers from Kotebi for the wooden Axial propeller glued together and sealed with CA glue - ready for carving.

PrzemoL · « **Reply #53 on:** September 02, 2022, 08:13:25 AM »

A few steps forward.
Fuselage fittings and metal panels are being painted grey-green. Propeller completed. Work on the u/c underway - here some cheating will take place, the tyres are Conti obtained from the kit parts with interior cut off slice after slice, whereas the spokes are from Gaspatch but Palmer Cord... I will have to live with this inaccuracy.

Tim Mixon · « **Reply #54 on:** September 02, 2022, 12:10:15 PM »

Wow! That is looking awesome! I really like the wood color you have chosen. Excellent prop and wheels also.

gedmundson · « **Reply #55 on:** September 03, 2022, 03:54:12 AM »

Amazing work, as always Prze. That propeller looks fantastic.
Cheers,
Gary

Thumbs up · « **Reply #56 on:** September 03, 2022, 06:24:29 AM »

Polishing them wings really pays of.

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #57 on:** September 04, 2022, 05:35:24 AM »

Wow!
The propeller is just awesome

Excellent!!
The representation of the fabric repair on the wing ribs looks very good.

A question @PrzemoL, how much work is that, or to put it another way, how difficult is it to carve the propeller?
I have always colored them with colored pencils, a tedious and time-consuming work.

Servus
Bertl

PrzemoL · « **Reply #58 on:** September 04, 2022, 08:21:32 AM »

Thank you!

Bertl, I think carving the prop from veneers is not difficult, IMHO much easier than painting. And I have never achieved so nice results with paints or pencils.
I use the veneers from Kotebi cut to the prop profile shape. I glue the layers together with a carpenters glue. Then soak the laminate with liquid CA glue. After all this is dried carving itself takes me no more than half an hour per one blade. The veneer is quite soft, I use the sharp Excel knife for coarse cutting and then sanding paper 150, 300 and 600 to get the final polished shape..
I am sure, seeing your amazing modeling, that if I can make those props, the more you will have no problems with it.
You can buy the veneers here:
https://kotebi.eu/skala-1-32-1-33-1-35/6600-smiglo-axial-kotebi-ktb032930.html
I can also help you in contact with the shopkeeper.

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #59 on:** September 10, 2022, 08:53:50 PM »

Quote from: PrzemoL on September 04, 2022, 08:21:32 AM

Thank you!

Bertl, I think carving the prop from veneers is not difficult, IMHO much easier than painting. And I have never achieved so nice results with paints or pencils.
I use the veneers from Kotebi cut to the prop profile shape. I glue the layers together with a carpenters glue. Then soak the laminate with liquid CA glue. After all this is dried carving itself takes me no more than half an hour per one blade. The veneer is quite soft, I use the sharp Excel knife for coarse cutting and then sanding paper 150, 300 and 600 to get the final polished shape..
I am sure, seeing your amazing modeling, that if I can make those props, the more you will have no problems with it.
You can buy the veneers here:
https://kotebi.eu/skala-1-32-1-33-1-35/6600-smiglo-axial-kotebi-ktb032930.html
I can also help you in contact with the shopkeeper.

Thank you very much for the very good explanation, @PrzemoL.
Your words make carving a propeller seem very simple.

Also many thanks for the link, I will follow it.

Greetings
Bertl