Wingnut Wings Roland DVIa

[Dave W]

This is my Wingnut Wings Roland D.VIa which was released in December 2010. The wood fuselage effect was achieved using a base coat of Foundation Ivanden Darksun over which Winsor & Newton oils were applied using a lady's eyeliner sponge applicator. A nifty tool for applying oils.







The kit's Cartograf decals were used but a caution- they must be applied over a glossed painted surface. I tried to be clever and applied them over Future- coated bare plastic and they refused to stick. Lesson learned!Richard at Wingnut Wings was very helpful in guiding me through the decal rescue process and he confirms surfaces must be painted and glossed before decalling.

All painted detail work is brush painted and rigging is 5amp and 8amp electrical fuse wire rolled straight under a flat steel ruler and secured with PVA clear glue.

A beautiful model kit and highly recommended.

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

[Des]

A stunning model indeed David, your wood on the fuselage is superb, one of the best I have ever seen, the rigging is excellent and the overall finish is very eye catching, congratulations on completing this beautiful model and thank you for sharing with us.

Des.

[Epeeman]

Dave,

Great looking model, mate - well done.

How well does this kit go together?

Regards

Dave

[Dave W]

Thanks Dave. The kit goes together beautifully, no hidden issues. My only problem was thinking I could get a clearer definition of the ribs by decalling over glossed bare plastic. Big mistake. The decals demand a glossed painted surface, and that's true of all Wingnut kits.

My fix was to use Future to help glue the decals down and act as a bonus setting agent.

Cheers

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

[coyotemagic]

She's truly gorgeous, Dave, and I agree wholeheartedly with Des's assessment of you wood grain.  Brilliant work all around.  I can only hope mine will turn out half as well.
Cheers,
Bud

[Von Schlepp]

Man those Foundation paints are great! I gotta try them...If I can only find the right box. My storage closet is frightening.
-Roger

[Dal Gavan]

That's beautiful work, Dave.  As the others said, the wood effect is really good, but I'm also impressed by the clean, clear look of the whole build.  Thanks for the tip on the eye-liner applicator, too.

Cheers.

Dal.

[pepperman42]

Fabulous!! Love your colour and wood effect work!!!

Steve

[GAJouette]

  Dave,
Absolutely beautiful Roland my old friend. The D.VIa is my all time German WWI fighter and it's great to see one build by such a talented modeler. Well Done your skills and craftsmanship shine brightly in this gem.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[mgunns]

This really looks neat Dave:

The wood grain is outstanding as is the rest of the model.  The stand is nice too.  Really sets off the model.

Best

Mark

[Chris Johnson]

Really well done Dave. Your rigging looks immaculate, as does the woodwork You've ended up with a real beauty. From my perspective, I enjoyed building this kit more than any other WWI aircraft to date.

One of these days, I've just gotta' get one of those grass sheets as they really set off a model. Which one is this?

Cheers,

Chris

[lcarroll]

   Beautiful model, Dave, and I must join the others on complimenting you on the woodwork; simply perfect!
   The eyeliner sponge applicator hint is a good one; I also use them for "post" shading with chalk pastels as borrowed from Bud last year. (Coyote Magic) Handy little devils but tend to not last too long. I've been meaning to attempt to locate a cheap  bulk supply.
Cheers,
Lance

[drdave]

Lovely build David

[Von Schlepp]

Dave I can't get enough of this kit.
Do try the new Citadel stuff if ya get a chance.

Q: what are you using for primer?

-Roger Nilson

[Dave W]

"One of these days, I've just gotta' get one of those grass sheets as they really set off a model. Which one is this?"- Chris

Thanks Chris. The grass base is German and the brand is Heki. This one is savanna wildgrass, which was the only one the store had in stock, cost $A21 for a sheet big enough to do one model base. The Heki line has several grass variants for model railway use. I laid down a bed of PVA glue to attach the grass sheet to and intermixed various dirt and mud dust powders as well to bulk it out and give it some colour variety.

" Q: what are you using for primer?"- Roger ( Von Schlepp) - Thanks Roger. I use a primer coat of heavily thinned Humbrol enamel #34 white, tinted with some #64 grey as a base primer. Very watery as I'm a brush painter and don't want to smother the beautiful detail of the Wingnut kits. Over that a thinned coat of Foundation Ivanden Darksun for lighter wood finishes or Tausept Ochre for darker tones is painted. Once dry I smear Winsor & Newton Winton brand burnt umber into the fuselage and swirl it around lightly and smooth out with a lady's eyeline sponge applicator to achieve the desired wood effect.

Thanks to everyone for the kind feedback which is greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia