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Offline Syd Solo

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2023, 11:34:54 AM »
Really looking forward to your progress on this one. An old favourite. Great work so far.

Cheers

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2023, 01:21:10 PM »
More interior work. Here is the fuel tank. The actual tank had flat sides but the floor boards will obscure the view so I neglected to build it that way.


I scratch built the instrument panel / firewall and the rudder controls. I’ll add the other details after I paint it the wood color.


A couple views of the interior work




Next I will try and demonstrate how I typically do wood staining. 
First I primed everything with flat white primer
After that dried, I sprayed a base coat of Tamiya  acrylic Desert Yellow


After this dried overnight, I applied a liberal coat of Windsor Newton Burnt Umber right out of the tube. No thinner added. Be sure to get all the nooks and crannies!


I let this set for at least two to twenty four hours. Be sure to not allow this to completely dry out for obvious reasons.
In this case, I left it for three hours. I think this allows the paint pigment to seep into the acrylic base a bit.
Next, I cut the bristles to stubs on a small brush. Using this dry, begin to rub off the oil paint working from the center of a panel towards the frame. Wipe as much paint off the brush as possible between panels.


Keep removing paint till the color looks good to your eye.
This technique produces an antique finish with lots of dark grunge in the joints and cracks.

Next I use dry longer bristle brush to lightly add wood grain details. Often I’ll have different panels perpendicular to each other.



Here’s a finished fuselage half compared to unfinished.


You can use different oil paints for lighter wood such as Yellow Ochre or Raw Sienna for a more reddish tone if you like.

After every dries for a few days I’ll start adding the final interior parts ( wireless, camera, ammo drums, etc.)

Hope you may find this useful.

Tim
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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2023, 04:56:00 AM »
Nice work so far!
I also have a build log on here for correcting this kit, it's here if you are interested:
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=487.msg6817#msg6817

Ian

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2023, 06:42:47 AM »
That's a nice technique.
Cheers Tim.
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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2023, 11:22:16 AM »
Part 4:

More interior work today. I’ve scratched up a Telefunken wireless, throttle controls, pressure pumps, instrumentation etc.





Next up is the center parts. Camera, film rack, pilot seat, and instrument panel
Getting close to seal it up and hide all my work!

Thanks for looking in!
Tim

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2023, 01:22:33 AM »
Nice update. Certainly gives a good wood impression in this scale as do the detail parts. Also like the soon to be hidden 1967 date in the tail area for nostalgia purposes!
Steve

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #21 on: March 03, 2023, 08:13:44 AM »
I’ve scratched up a Telefunken wireless
As one does  :o Amazing work Tim!

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2023, 11:25:26 PM »
Lovely interior detail. They're coming on nicely!

Ian

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #23 on: March 04, 2023, 01:58:20 AM »
Superb interior details: what a pity theu will not be seen! Thanks for the tips on wood grain - some very interesting ideas there.

Stephen.

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #24 on: March 04, 2023, 11:33:47 AM »
Well, the interior is pretty much finished now. I’m not very happy with the end result of my cameras. 

I had to scratch build the unique pilot seats







I’m really horrified about how sloppy things look under magnification! It’s so much more pleasing to the naked eye (at least my eyes!)










All ready to close up!

Thank for looking in!
Tim



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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #25 on: March 06, 2023, 06:35:02 PM »
This is looking wonderful Tim.

I really like the wood tones and the detailing. The scratched seats look great!

Willem

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #26 on: March 07, 2023, 01:58:43 AM »
Argus AS-III / Opel engines

 The biggest disappointing part of the Airfix Hannover is the engine and exhaust. It is too basic, undersized, lacking almost all details.
My intent is to scratch build only the upper engine. The crank case would be hidden from view anyway.
I started with the cylinders. They were cast in pairs. Cutting short sections of Evergreen rod, I glued them partially onto a thin Evergreen strip.





Then  I wrapped and glued the strip around the cylinders. I folded and glued the excess over the top and sanded / rounded the cylinder heads.
I used an old airbrush needle to press the strip down in between the cylinder pairs



I made three for each engine.


You may notice I added about 3 mm length to the nose. This is to match to the Datafile plans. The unmodified fuselage length is just right for a CL.III with a 180HP Mercedes engine if you plan on building that version.

Back to the Argus. I glued the cylinders to a thin strip of evergreen. Valves were constructed of very small Evergreen rod. Two per cylinder head.
Plumbing is a mix of evergreen rod and brass rod. I drilled holes into the cylinders for the brass water pump parts.


I punched small discs to simulate the exhaust attachment points and drilled holes for brass exhaust attachment.



Test fitting the engine and Spandau gun placement. The cut out for the Spandau is too big. I’ll be filling some in later.




That’s it for this weekend!
Thanks for looking in!
Tim

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #27 on: March 07, 2023, 02:24:31 AM »
Blimey Tim you don't hand a bout do you  8)

Lovin' the work so far. Keep it going
Paul
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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #28 on: March 07, 2023, 07:41:51 AM »
I love seeing your progress Tim, it demystifies your work in an amazing way that's hard to explain.

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Re: Hannover Cl.II & IIIa. Airfix 1/72
« Reply #29 on: March 08, 2023, 12:43:32 AM »
Great progress. Really like the corrections you're making!

Steve