1/32 Wingnuts Roland D.VIb - completed for my friend Dave Wilson

[NigelR]

That works for me Sandy, I think under normal viewing conditions it will look great and will give the correct impression that these weren't single long planks. Definitely worth the effort IMO, well done.

And I am glad you are trying this out for me, because after finishing a black fuselaged Pfalz I have changed my plans for my Roland and will be doing one with some visible planking instead of a black-painted fuselage.

[RAGIII]

I think your solution to the joints look excellent for a Model in 1/32nd scale. When all are done, the stripe painted, and Markings applied it will look perfect!
RAGIII

[macsporran]

Thanks again for the support guys.

Finally nice to get a wee bit of colour onto the Roland. One of these jobs where you have to plan out the sequence for applying masking, but great when it comes together. The white fuselage field is slightly off vertical as I followed the tiny nail dots when applying tape, which turn out not to be perpendicular, but not to worry, the vertical black stripes will tidy that up.

I spent ages looking at Vallejo, AK, Mr, MRP, Halfords, etc for a good vibrant red colour and couldn't make up my mind, so in the end decided to go with the WNW recommendation of Tamiya XF-7 and actually find it most pleasing of all! Of course the shades will alter under weathering and varnishes but so far, so good.
Sandy

[RAGIII]

The color combination of wood, red, white, and black looks fantastic. It will be even better with some crosses and lozenge wings!
RAGIII

[NigelR]

That looks really good, very smart indeed. How did you mask the red markings over the clinker boards of the fuselage? I face this challenge on mine (now you convinced me to include some wood in the scheme  ), and it's worrying me already.......

[macsporran]

Cheers, Rick and Nigel.
I just used Thin Tamiya tape for masking but worked into the clinks (?) with a dental spatula. (I use quite a few dental tools, wife used to work for a dentist!).
I'm a bit annoyed with the X-18 semi gloss black recommended by WNW, as it has dried with a bit of a ragged edge. I should have just used the standard matt black. Not to worry, a few passes with some finishing abrasive paper will sort it. But should have been unnecessary.
Sandy

[Tim Mixon]

Beautiful work Sandy. Very striking colors. The lozenge and national markings will really enhance things as well. 

Tim

[FAf]

That is turning out really nicely! Colours look really good!
/Fredrik

[PrzemoL]

Fine progress!

And who would think that a bottle of La Rioja may have other applications besides the obvious ones - surely the best red wine in Europe!

[AngryJazz]

Nice and colorful! I really like it! You made some very good progress 

[macsporran]

Thanks Tim, Fredrik, Prze & AJ

One of those two-steps-forward-two-steps-back weeks!

Couldn't resist popping a cross on the fuselage just to see what it looks like. Also thought I'd try one o the new AK paint marker pens to draw a black line around the rudder. (WNW surmise red, but Ronnie Bar in his wonderful profiles books shows a black line - which seems to accord with lots of photos in the Herris book of factory construction.) There are two rudders in the kit and I'd sprayed the wrong one, so this is just a test, which looks very promising however.

Anyway main job was to be spraying the wings white for the Aviattic decals. A quick mist of Halfords white primer was fine, then a can of BWM Alpine White for the gloss coat. I ought to have paused here as I bought this colour when I had a white BMW 530 five or six years ago. A good shaking and then application over wings and ailerons and .... disaster! The paint had gone off and a thick white sludge was drying on my lovely fine-detailed WNW wings.

Oh well! Pour some standard thinners in an ice-cream tub and wash the gunk off with a big soft brush. The cellulose thinners will remove just about anything and is an essential tool for a clumsy modellers like me! Quickly washed off with water to stop it attacking the plastic and ... we're back at stage one!

Plan B. We'll spray it with Tamiya X-2. Except my last bottle of X-2 had dried up.

Here I have to give a shout out to Jadlam in the UK who sell paints etc at the same price as my nearest model shop (Wonderland in Edinburgh, 50 miles away) but supply 48 hours Royal Mail delivery for free! They also give you points towards discounts on future purchases and frequently give great prices on new kits too.
(No connx except as a happy customer BTW.)
Anyway, ordered some X-2 on Thursday at 3pm and delivered Saturday at 2.15pm post free. Great Supplier!

Right, now to catch up on lost time.
Sandy

[NigelR]

Oh dear, these things are sent to try us....... Glad you rescued it.

Here I have to give a shout out to Jadlam in the UK who sell paints etc at the same price as my nearest model shop

Jadlam is a 30 minute drive from me and they have an amazing stock of paints and accessories. I've made several urgent runs over there to pick up some pretty obscure stuff.

[PrzemoL]

Lucky save! Good luck with plan B.

[FAf]

Phew! The stakes are of course always increasing as any build progresses, but how good that you could save the wings.
/Fredrik

[RAGIII]

Glad the white disaster was only temporary! Nice that you can get supplies that quickly, and especially with No postage!
RAGIII