Fokker E.I Eindecker - Wingnut Wings 1/32

[NigelR]

Thanks very much Paul, Bertl and Alexis! Final decals applied and sealed, now on to some oil modulation and the final weathering stages....

[gedmundson]

That looks like excellent progress, Nigel. Such a great model and quite different (dimensionally) than the other E series. What do you seal your Aviattic decals with?
Cheers,
Gary

[NigelR]

Thanks very much Gary. I've found (after a few trials) that putting a good gloss coat over the Aviattic decals helps minimize any silvering. I finish my models with VMS satin varnish but I've found if I am lazy and apply that straight on top of the Aviattic decals it can create some issues with silvering. But a good strong gloss coat avoids that. I use Mr Hobby water-based varnish in a rattle can for that. It's a bit high risk because it's easy to apply too much and get runs, but the varnish self-levels really well and creates a nice strong seal.

[PrzemoL]

Fantastic. Especially the linen staining.

[NigelR]

A bit more progress, she is up on her legs. The cowling and gun are just loosely in place and rigging of the undercarriage is underway. Once that's done I can move on to the final stage of weathering before attaching the wings and tail feathers.

[Umlaufmotor]

That looks really great, Nigel
I like it a lot.
The castor oil marks at the wing root are a nice touch.
The landing gear struts look fantastic, too - just the right amount of weathering and grime.


........ Come to think of it, I still have a half-finished Wingnut E.I. lying around somewhere .... 

Servus
Bertl

[Richtrad]

Your turned cowling (in addition to everything else) looks especially nice Nigel. I presume you used a silver pen? Regardless, it's tip-top.

Warren Q

[NigelR]

That looks really great, Nigel
I like it a lot.
The castor oil marks at the wing root are a nice touch.
The landing gear struts look fantastic, too - just the right amount of weathering and grime.

Thanks Bertl, really glad you like it. I spent a long time cleaning up the seam lines and refining the bands on the landing gear so that they took the weathering well.

Come to think of it, I still have a half-finished Wingnut E.I. lying around somewhere .... 

Go on, you know you want to.....

Your turned cowling (in addition to everything else) looks especially nice Nigel. I presume you used a silver pen? Regardless, it's tip-top.

Thanks Warren. I tried every conceivable type of pen on my previous Eindecker build and none worked for me. So this is all done with a brush.

[lone modeller]

Catching up (again!). The turned metal finish is so realistic -and even more so given that it was done with a brush. The oil staining is also superb - I had quite forgotten just how dirty any rotary engined machine became fairly quickly: you have captured well the ways in which the oil soaked into the different parts of the aircraft.

A masterpiece in the making.

Stephen.