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Offline Des

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #45 on: September 24, 2013, 04:41:14 PM »
She's looking absolutely brilliant Dal, love the scheme you have used, I will have to grab one of these real quick.

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #46 on: September 24, 2013, 05:16:34 PM »
Thanks for the info - looks good.

A few decades of labour ahead of me before the Great Escape over the Clyde is feasible.

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #47 on: September 24, 2013, 05:37:03 PM »
G'day.

Des, I think you'd really enjoy this kit.  It's one of Roden's better ones, from all reports, and relatively vice free so far (the tail being the only real fit problem).  However pinning the struts and undercart will be a must, as Roden's little dimples just don't allow a positive join.  The kit options are all from the 94th SQN, but as Rags has showed with his build, there's some nice markings from Superscale.  They're worth getting, just for the roundels and stencils, if you want to do a box scheme.

FF, the Great Escape is worth working for.  It's not all good news, though- the area has "tourist prices" all year 'round and some mornings, when you're trying to drink your coffee in peace and watch the ocean waves, the young "Yoga Mums" get on the beach block the view.

Oh, it's terrible.... ;D

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #48 on: September 24, 2013, 09:34:20 PM »
The Nieuport's coming along beautifully, Dal!  Good start to the rigging.  Are you
using monofilament for the wires?  Snazzy paint job, my friend!  By the way, I hope
your hay fever siege eases up for you.  No fun sneezing whilst rigging. ;)

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #49 on: September 24, 2013, 09:42:23 PM »
Noop looking fantastic Dal!

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #50 on: September 24, 2013, 10:18:42 PM »
Nice thread Dal,

Looking good  ;D

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #51 on: September 24, 2013, 11:03:54 PM »
Nice thread Dal,

Looking good  ;D

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #52 on: September 25, 2013, 01:11:10 AM »
Hello Dal,

I just ordered a Roden Nieuport 28C and when I look at your beautifull work, I'm glad I did, although I will not be able to produce the same perfection!
Congratulations.

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #53 on: September 25, 2013, 07:08:21 AM »
Great progress, now Dal -

Looking great so far.   Not far to go now?

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #54 on: September 25, 2013, 08:33:07 AM »
Dal,
   Been away for a week; magnificent "28"! I've been avoiding this one for a while however seeing yours and several others recently I more or less committed to the one advertised here earlier today. Hopefully I can get half way to your excellent results, she's a beauty!
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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #55 on: September 25, 2013, 10:55:22 PM »
Your rigging is looking excellent! As I have said throughout, you are doing an outstanding job on this Lovely aircraft and kit!!
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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #56 on: September 29, 2013, 12:03:28 PM »
Just catching up on this project. She looks great and you have met the challenge of a tough build. Not as tough as trying to look around the yoga moms but I know you'll copewith that situation as well.

Steve

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #57 on: September 30, 2013, 11:11:39 AM »
 Outstanding works Dal!
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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #58 on: September 30, 2013, 12:46:35 PM »
G'day.

Thanks for the kind words, gents.  But the camera has been kind to this build- there's a lot of things that aren't anywhere near perfect, as I'm now finding out.

I fitted the top wing, only to find that it was out of alignment by ~1mm forward at the tip of the starboard wing.   I found where I'd put my "Lance Carrol Patented Alignment Tool (TM)",  a few adjustments were made to the carbane struts and some rigging was cut, and how it's sitting squarely.

But that's where the fun begins. :o

There appears to be a little bit of anhedral on the lower wing (or I've inhaled too much glue).  As a result the rear interplane struts, which seemed a little too long in dry fitting, were too short by a mere fraction.  The upper wing attachment to the carbane struts is fairly delicate, despite the use of copper wire pins, so using a clamp or rubber bands wasn't going to work.  In the end I used a loop of invisible thread, weighted by a pair of tweezers, and that pulled the wings together enough for the rear struts to be glued in place (see the photo' below).  All the time I kept remembering Rick's excellent build and that he had done a very good job of aligning his wings, so was able to snap the struts into place.  There should be a green "envy" emoticon!  ;D

Told yer yours was a better build, Rick!  :D



I'm leaving the struts overnight, to allow the glue to set up properly.  Test-fitting the forward interplane struts shows they may be too short by about .25mm, but I hope setting the rear struts may have fixed that.  If not I'll try the looped thread again.  If that doesn't work it's off with the top wing, rigging and carbane struts and start that area again, to try to work out, then eliminate, the mistakes I have made.

One good thing- I'm being very careful with this build.  It won't be bouncing off the floor like the J.1 did.

Cheers.

Dal.

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Re: 1/32 Roden Nieuport 28C- decals & rigging
« Reply #59 on: October 01, 2013, 04:28:53 AM »
Dal, this is turning out to be a superlative project,
I love what you have done so far. Excellent skills
and detailing . . . . Well done mate, waiting for the rest  8)

All the best

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