WNW Eindecker

[gcn]

Been going at this one for a few weeks now and i'm in the last throes of the build although the photos are lagging a bit behind.

First up the woodwork was painted and I highlighted the two access panels for a bit of contrast



The oils then coloured the wood to the shades I was after, with a bit of smoke to darken round the edges.





For the cockpit I had my first try with HGW seatbelts and I have to say I'm a convert. They shape really well and look the part. I've ordered a set for my next build.





I used RB turnbuckles, which again I find an excellent product for the money.





My attempt at the swirling was Citadel Mithrel Silver with a Vallejo mix of silver and white just brush painted on for the swirls. This was then shaded by the airbrush.





I'm not impressed with the decals however. I set them down and they looked superb. I then brushed a couple of coats of Future to seal in but they lifted after I put tape over them, they didn't crack so I set them again but when I applied the flat coat they bubbled up and wouldn't go down so I removed and masked. Black went on first to be followed by the white.



Fuselage is all painted, wings are installed, lower rigging complete. I just need to work out my upper surface weathering and oild spills and complete the top surface rigging and i'm done. For the white I prefer to use IPA as the thinner because as it makes the paint dry immediately and speeds the process up considerably.

Hopefully I can get a photo or two of where I currently stand soon.

[rhallinger]

Outstanding work gcn! Your smoke shading really does the trick, making the wood or metal look used and a bit worn. Do you just mist a little on with the airbrush? Excellent finish!

Also, how did you cut such precise masks for the maltese crosses?  I struggled with that on my Lloyd.

Great start!

Regards,

Bob

[Des]

Outstanding work so far gcn, your attention to detail is excellent and the swirl result is very well done. You say you used RB turnbuckles, is that RBMotion or do you get them from somewhere else.

Des.

[FokkerFodder]

Lovely work! I notice that you have added a 'tie-off' (sorry, I'm not sure what its called) where the internal bracing wires are attached to the turnbuckles. It looks very good and I'm wondering how you did this - did you use the small 'anchors (again excuse my lack of technical terminology) that come with the RB turnbuckles and wrap these around the wire?

[Pete Nottingham]

Great work Gary, love the woodwork, it's a shame about the decals, usually WnW decals are very good.

Cheers

Pete.

[Chris Johnson]

Very, very nice cockpit. Your leather seat looks superb!

Cheers,

Chris

[gcn]

Hello everyone and thanks for the comments they are much appreciated.

Bob - Yes the smoke shading is just misted on. I usually use a thin mix and I tend to add either black or brown or both dependant upon what colour shade I'm trying to achieve. For instance over the wood it would be towrd the brown end of the spectrum whereas over the metal it would be towards the black. I find it hust adds a touch of tonal interest.

Des - No the turnbuckles are from Radub Brinzan, he of the propeller mask fame amongst other goodies. For the turnbuckles on the wing I thread some thin Copper wire through the eyelet on the turnbuckle and twist to create an eyelet. This Copper eyelet is then glued into the wing whilst the brass turnbuckle is able to move freely. I can then attach the rigging and the turnbuckle automatically sets at the correct angle.

FokkerFodder - What I've done is very similar to how they braced the internals on the Eindecker. (there's an excellent picture on the WNW website in the instructions that illustrates this.) At either end of the TB i've put a very small brass sleeve about 1mm long and looped the ezline through the sleeve, then through the TB and back again through the sleeve. This also looks neater IMO than just threading the line through the TB.

[GAJouette]

  Gary,
Wow that's some very impressive progress to date my old friend. I love how you did your cowl and cheek pieces. Love that machined metal look,outstanding. I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[gcn]

Thanks Gregory

Bob, I missed this one first time round. Right, well this was a song and dance too. I originally painted the white portion first and cut an inverse mask in Frisket film but it wouldn't stick to the plastic and the end results were rubbish. I then over sprayed the white area with black and this time I used a Tamiya tape mask.

I attached enough masking tape to a hard flat surface (CD Case). I then fixed my printed out replica of the decal (white and black bits) on top of this, again with a couple of bits of tape and hand scribed with a new 10a blade the cross outline with enough pressure to cut the underlying masking tape. The straight lines were cut using a ruler. It really is quite easy to scribe like that just keep rotating the CD Case so you can see where you scribing and keep ensuring the blade moves with the direction of the curve. The mask is now ready to be applied.

The end results were much improved compared to the Frisket film, which I think suffered from attaching itself to the rib spars that are quite pronounced and despite burnishing down left me with gaps that created too many soft edges. Black as an undercoat is a much better colour anyway, it adds more depth.

[coyotemagic]

Beautiful work so far, Gary.  I like the effect you're able to achieve shading with the airbrush.  That takes a very steady hand (which I don't have).  This is shaping up to be a real stunner.
Cheers,
Bud

[michael]

simply superb work

michael

[mgunns]

Hello GCN:

Your "swirls" really look the business.  I like your wood work misting with smoke, thanks for the explanation.  Looking forward to this.  Are you going to use Wire wheels like you did on the Jenny?

Best

Mark

[gcn]

Hi Mark I think you confuse me with someone else, another Gary perhaps ?

However I thank you for your comments and can state i'll be using the kits wheels.

[mgunns]

Hi Mark I think you confuse me with someone else, another Gary perhaps ?

I think you are correct.  I got my modelers confused 

[pepperman42]

Amazing work. As mentioned the swirl effect is perfect!!

Steve