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

[Rookie]

I bookmarked your solution for the wing/paint disaster, because I expect to have some of my own later on...

Willem

[Allan31]

Sandy, you can coat Future over the white primer to get your gloss, I do it all the time...
I have a Roland DVIb 1/48 on the short list and will use the same method for the wood splices.

[macsporran]

Thanks, Allan.
Yes I do that often with other decals, but I'd read an Aviattic post warning to use gloss paint rather than Future, so I didn't want to chance the lozenge falling off or pulling off if I need to mask.

I'm sure it depends on how matte the primer is - some you can drench in Future and it refuses to shine! (I know from car models in the past!)
Cheers
Sandy

PS lozenging going well, pics soon!

[macsporran]

Life keeps getting in the way - mostly involving a chain saw and some large trees in my garden - but a bit of on and off time with airbrush and decals means I'm finally getting some nice colours onto the Roland.

I can't help plugging it together to see where we're going with this.
Soon be able to zoom around the room emitting engine and spandau noises!!

Sandy

[Dirigible-Al]

Looking very nice now Sandy.
Alan.
P.S. your not the only one to make aeroplane and Spandau noises.

[NigelR]

That's looking very nice Sandy, the decals appear to have gone on very well.

PS I swear by the Mr Hobby acrylic varnishes in rattle cans, their gloss is a superb base for Aviattic decals.

[lcarroll]

    I've been following your progress with great interest Sandy and have to say this is a magnificent bit of modeling you're posting here; she's a beauty! I have been delaying my "A" version for some time to figure a way to deal with getting a contrast on the individual planks on a natural wood finish on the fuselage and will unashamedly duplicate your efforts here, beautifully done!
   Like you I passed on the "B" version and now regret it! I'll be keeping an eye open for another chance should one pop up for a price less then the prize in the Lottery I'll never win....... "He who hesitates is lost" as the old saying goes"!
Cheers,
Lance

[RAGIII]

Beautiful work! The lozenge looks Fantastic!
RAGIII

[FAf]

That really is a bright spot in the modelling world, it even stands out colourwise in the fairly colourful WWI part of that world!
/Fredrik

[Vickers]

Your Roland is coming together beautifully, Sandy. A marvelous combination of well-rendered colors, too. Truly eye catching.

[macsporran]

Thank you everybody, for the nice words and encouragement.

I find it very frustrating when I bodge a lozenge corner or allow a little white to show throw, so this is my repair kit!
Bought for a few quid in "The Works" retail outlet, it usually sits in the back of a drawer, but comes out for mixing precise matches to cover up these tiny blemishes.

The Aviattic lozenge sets didn't contain wheel covers and I used my DSPIAE cutter to fabricate what I needed but no matter how carefully I sized the discs, I'd get a trace of white at the edges. So, the acrylic set came in handy to fill the loz colour round these edges.
Sandy

[NigelR]

Nice work Sandy. I always find a bit of touch up of the lozenge is required, either because there are one or two small gaps or because I wear the edges away on the wings as I handle then in the build process. Although I have to say this problem has reduced since I started using the Mr Hobby spray varnishes.

[macsporran]

Thanks Nigel
Where do you find Mr Hobby in rattle cans? I have plenty of sources for the bottles, thinners, surfacer etc, but haven't seen the spray cans. (Of course I've just missed an opportunity at the big annual Edinburgh show this past weekend!)
Ta
Sandy

[NigelR]

Where do you find Mr Hobby in rattle cans?

At shows or at my local model shop which has a totally amazing stock of Mr Hobby, AK, Tamiya, MIG and more paints and stuff. But that's probably a long way for you to travel.....(it's in Glastonbury )

If you do get some, make sure you get the acrylic, water-based stuff, not the lacquer-based ones.

[macsporran]

At shows or at my local model shop which has a totally amazing stock of Mr Hobby, AK, Tamiya, MIG and more paints and stuff. But that's probably a long way for you to travel.....(it's in Glastonbury )
If you do get some, make sure you get the acrylic, water-based stuff, not the lacquer-based ones.

Thanks Nigel, I'll keep an eye out for them.
S