Multi-Seat 2026 GB Roland C.II 1/48

[Alexis]

Okay , toss my hat in the ring for this one and will try to get it finished for the deadline but I make no quarantines  of such things .
For this GB I will be building Eduards kit of the Roland C.II out of the box . Most of the parts are cleaned up and ready for paint , once I made some progress on this wil post some pic's


Alexis

[DaddyO]

Excellent choice Alexis 

I'm reminded of a Douglas Adams quote (Hitchhiker's guide etc.) whenever deadlines are mentioned which went something like - "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by."

Personally I tend to use them as approximate guidelines for my modelling activities since I spend enough time at work meeting deadlines

Paul

[Alexis]

Hmmmmm , not sure of it be an excellent choice but makes a good starting point for getting back to building a few WW 1 subjects for a bit .


Alexis

[lone modeller]

This is wonderful news Alexis: you have been missed from this part of the forum. I agree with Paul: deadlines are things that you wave at as they go by.... And anyway this is supposed to be a hobby and to give us fun - a deadline would spoil that for me so if I keep to it - good, but if not, who cares? I do not!

Good luck with the build and I will be following along.

Stephen.

[KiwiZac]

Welcome back to the WW1 fold (slightly rich coming from me, but my heart's in the right place)! I'm keen to see how this comes together.

I'm reminded of a Douglas Adams quote (Hitchhiker's guide etc.) whenever deadlines are mentioned which went something like - "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by."

I think people were concerned at my love for this quote during my time as a journalist 

[Dirigible-Al]

Don't worry if you fail to complete it before the deadline, I've done that loads of times in GB's and I haven't been banned yet.
Alan.

[Tim Mixon]

Looking forward to seeing your Roland build Alexis.

[Alexis]

Work has started on the cockpit parts with everything ready to go after a bit of weathering . I did the wood effect a bit different this time around . Starting with a base coat of Tamiya woodbrown and once this was dried pencil crayons where used then clear coated with tamiya clear yellow with a bit of smoke added . The instrument is a per paint PE part , I don't care for these all that much . So a few layers of tamiya clear yellow/orange was brushed over top . The ammo storage for the drums got a darker wood tone as well as the camera  .

Thanks for the supports guys ! 

Here the scheme I will be doing ....

[Alexis]

 

[Alexis]

You will not that I didn't remove the areas on the bulk heads . Did not want to spend the time cleaning those areas out so I painted them deck tan instead to look like fabric . Didn't spend any time on making the engine look good since more them 3/4 of it won't be seen so it just got the basics .

[Alexis]

 

[Alexis]

 

[NigelR]

Very nice start, the interior parts are looking good. I think you are very wise not to go overboard on detail that won't be seen, it's a philosophy I have started to adopt in an effort to get stuff built!

[PrzemoL]

Started at last!    Very nice. I just wonder if C.IIs interiors were not painted blue-grey. At least I remember so from my WNW build...

[Dirigible-Al]

Oh please tell me you're building the scaled fish version on the box art.
Alan.