WNW's Hannover C1.II Kornbeefs bash at it.

[rhwinter]

Simply Wonniefull, Kornbeef! Want that Lozenge-Eye you got, too..! But as I haven't, I hope our friends of the Lozenge-decals-production-fraction will find a way to make a Hannie-fuselage-Lozenge-decalset!
Really looking foreward to seeing the announced overspray-effect, 'cause that's just what I wanna do to my Hannie too.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work!
Richard

P.S. Just found this thread http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=1325.0
Seems like you guys know each other so well since ages.
Knew this thread too http://www.greatwaraviation.com/forum/index.php/topic,4147.0.html, but don't know how to contact your old chap Dough Baumann at all. My posting there, at least, never saw an answer.

[gcn]

Keith

Beautiful job on the lozenge, very tidy.

Don't be shy though, those colours look really good please spill the beans to what ones you used or are they mixes.

Cheers, Gary

[uncletony]

,  I just masked one colour at a time using Tamiya masking tape cut to fit in a random way, no plan, just using my eye.  I think I hit lucky, it could have all gone a bit wrong just as easy.    I followed the profile in the handbook as a rough guide to what I could see.

From what I can work out that seems to be how it was done on the originals, too.

Except of course they had to use ersatz Tamiya tape due to the blockade. 

[IvotB]

Kornbeef,

Lots has been said already but I must join the praise on your lozenge spraying. It looks absolutely fabulous. Even more so after your explanation how you did it. Now I am wondering how you avoided edges of colours on the previous two when going to the third and fourth colour.

Very nice indeed!

regards,
Ivo

[kornbeef]

Minor update without pics due to inclement weather.

Funny how everything feels so smooth till you coat it with something opaque. 

I hadnt laquered and sanded out all the little edges in the loz it saeems so anyone attempting this method I advise thin coats as possible between colours.

Not that its unsalvageable, its not bad  really just noticeable. Anyway Its been relaquered and resanded and now the glosscoat is drying ready for decals... YAY  Now maybe I can start work on the wings.... laughs


Keith

[GAJouette]

  Keith,
Funny how the best made plans come off not quite right at times. Glad you were able to correct the oopps. Looking forward to the photos my old friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[mgunns]

I really like how your lozenge turned out.  I hand painted mine and naturally there are the brush marks.  I oversprayed with thinned blue per WNW instructions and was pleased with the result.  After decaling I used Testors dullcote, again with satisfactory results.  There are still some brush strokes visible, but I figure; "What the Hay?"  They were brush painted.   If I do another one with the exposed Lozenge I will definately mask and airbrush.  I am looking forward to more of your work.

Best

Mark

[kornbeef]

Minor update.
I havent spent much time on her recently. Got everything lozenge up and was waiting for it to really dry off before fading.

So I started the Aeroscale KOTS III D.VII  in the meantime.

Anyway progress pics so far.






Quite a lot of ridging showed through from my fuselage loz attempt even though before overspraying it felt pretty smooth. Also the colours are really white different to the WNW loz I'm hoping fading and overspraying will tone the differences a bit. Other than that I'm relatively happy with the result so far, fit wise everything seems pretty good.


Keith

[uncletony]

Looks fabulous to me

[mgunns]

Hello Keith:

That is certainly a striking scheme!  If you thin your blue mix down you can shade the WNW lozenge down quite a bit without loosing it.  I know it mine it was quite a stark contrast until I started to blend it in.  I also went over the whole with a real thin mist coat of Tamiya Desert Yellow.  I just wanted to "tone" things down a bit.  You are making good progress here.  Looking forward to more from "the stump".

Best

Mark

[Epeeman]

Keith,

Your Hannover is looking fantastic - good luck for the rest of the build!

Regards

Dave

[PrzemoL]

It is amazing how colourful these birds were, especially when one bears in mind grim black-and-white photos from the period available. Fine progress, Keith!