Thanks so much Tim, Alexis, Alan and Sandy, glad you like her. Part of the pleasure of building these models is to share our efforts with fellow enthusiasts, so your postitive comments are much appreciated.
Really like the weathering on this one , just the right amount of oil staining , those engines leaked a lot !
Thanks! The interesting thing is how much the staining varied between aircraft and also during their service life. For example, the early EIs had very little staining on the top of the fuselage and upper longerons, whereas many of the later aircraft had oil running down the upper fuselage as well. I assume this is because they added an oil tank behind the pilot from the EII onwards. Also, the cowling and engine panels rarely look very dirty, even on heavily stained aircraft (I assume because these were easy to wipe clean...). You can probably tell I have spent too much time looking at photos of Eindeckers.....
Oil effects are splendid. I haven't had the bottle to try that as yet, so my WNW Eindeckers sit unmade so far. I think your excellent model will give me some confidence!
Thanks Sandy. Do refer to my build thread because I tell you which actual bottle I used! Spoiler alert: it's Tamiya brown panel liner.......
