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Offline ronv

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Hi ya'll.
« on: May 22, 2013, 08:41:55 AM »
Hi everyone. I am a "novice" long time modeler. Mostly wooden sailing ships but a bit of everything else too. I call myself a novice because, even tho I've been doing it for a long time, I'm not very good. Anyhow, I'm looking for a breather from an English sailing ship that I have been working on (off and on for two years) and have been struck with a desire to attempt one of the WNW kits and need advise on which one. First of all... the easiest of the WNW kits. The only other thing is... I like a detailed engine that will show after the model is completed. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Hi ya'll.
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2013, 11:46:58 AM »
  Ron,
Hello and welcome my friend.Glad you've stopped by and joined this excellent forum. Although I have most of the WNW kits in the stash I still haven't built one yet. But in studying mine and reading here I would suggest maybe the Sopwith Pup as your first. Have you given any thought to starting off with another brand of 1/32 scale WW I kit for your first WW I build? The Hobbycraft SPAD XIII isn't nearly as complete as any WNW kit would be but they sure build up nicely. The same would apply to the Hobbycraft/Academy Nieuport 17 plus it has an engine to detail to your heart content. I hope sometime your post a peek of your ship too.
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Re: Hi ya'll.
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2013, 11:52:57 AM »
Hey Ron,
   I agree with Greg's nomination of the Pup, just a great Kit. If you are really keen on engine detail I'd go the the Albatross DV or DVa; great potential there and with the Taurus After- Market add-ons you can go nuts with the detail. Check out some of the Completed and Under Construction Albatri, I think you'll see a lot of potential there.
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« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2013, 12:18:06 PM »
Hello Ron and welcome to the forum, it is so nice to see you here.  The Wingnut range of 1:32 scale WW1 aircraft kits are all amazing kits and most are relatively easy to build, Wingnuts have engineered their kits to make them builder friendly. As mentioned, the Sopwith Pup is a good starting point for a Wingnuts kit, it goes together quite well, a small issue with the bottom wing/fuselage fit but nothing that can't be rectified with a bit of sanding. As with most WW1 aircraft there is rigging, but with your experience with wood sailing ships I'm sure you would find this side of WW1 aircraft quite easy. The engines on WW1 aircraft were mostly covered, but Wingnuts do give you the option to leave engine covers and cowls off if you wish, not so much on a rotary engined aircraft but the inline engines display well without the covers.

I look forward to seeing your first build photos, the forum members are always very keen to see other member's work.

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Re: Hi ya'll.
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2013, 12:39:02 PM »
Welcome Ron,

As you've already noticed, this is a very friendly and helpful place! Don't be shy about asking more questions; there's an infinite source of information here.

...and I second Gregory's suggestion of the Academy Nieuport 17...

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Re: Hi ya'll.
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2013, 05:23:55 PM »
Welcome to this site, Ron.
I would strongly recommend WNW FE2b. It is a very attractive aircraft, a real show-stopper. The rigging in this one should not be a problem for a sail-ship modeller. Other than this the assembly is easy, though it may not look so at the first glimpse. But it really is. Like Lego bricks. And the in-line Beardmore engine is fantastic, copper-coloured, totally exposed, you do not need to remove any panels. And there is also some space for adding extra bits omitted in the kit. Also the choice of colour schemes is attractive for a British WW1 a/c - from CDL, via drab PC10, to sinister blackish night bombers.
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« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2013, 06:56:38 PM »
Hi Ron,
 Welcome to the forum.

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Re: Hi ya'll.
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2013, 10:28:19 PM »
Welcome aboard Ron!

Ordinarily I'd recommend the WnW Pup for a first build project but as you mention that you want a detailed engine on display, that rules out the Pup in my mind. I suspect that after building sailing ships you want a good bit of rigging too, so my recommendation is to build the Albatros D.Va. The only issue I encountered was the tight fit of the cockpit assembly inside the fuselage but as long as you ensure that all paint is removed from the gluing surfaces, it's easily circumvented.

I just bought my first wooden sailing ship kit so It's good to know that there are at least two builders (you and Michael) on site here to lean on for some guidance.

Cheers,

Chris
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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2013, 11:34:13 PM »
Welcome Ron. Enjoy the site. This is a great place to come to with all things WWI aviation modelling.

Steve
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« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2013, 02:07:20 AM »
Hello and welcome Ron

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« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2013, 06:53:41 AM »
Well I must say... I am impressed with how friendly, and helpful folks on this site are. Thanks for all the advice. Right now I am leaning toward the WNW Pup kit but I'm not sure yet. I really like the FE2b but I'm afraid to tackle it yet. I may look around and see if I can find a good on-line build that I can follow. Someone mentioned me posting a picture of my sailing ship on this forum. I may try to do that although it is completely out of character for this site. It is a 1/64 scale model of HMS Pegasus (1776), kit by Victory Models. It is a beautiful ship. I'm about half way through. The hull is almost complete and I'm about ready to start masting and rigging. If I post a picture I'll need some instruction on that too (something else I've never done). Thanks again.
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Re: Hi ya'll.
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2013, 07:15:55 AM »
There are a couple of Fee build reports in the web. There was a big run on this kit at the Great War in the Air Forum some time ago, something like 4 or 5 build logs almost in the same time. Check the Works in Progress section there
http://www.greatwaraviation.com/forum/index.php/board,37.0.html
I guess you need to register before you can see the photos, though.

As for showing photos here, it is quite easy. First register at any free photo hosting servers. Me, I am using Photobucket, but there are many others. Upload your photos there, copy the address of each photo and then paste it between html commands (img) and (/img) but with parentheses replaced with square brackets. (I cannot type these commands with brackets, because the editor immediately tries to recognise them as embedding a photo!)
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« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2013, 12:44:08 PM »
Welcome aboard Ron!
 My father's neighbour is into scratchbuilding sailing ships, here's a link to a few pics I posted of his work - hope you like them and I'm looking forward to seeing some of your work soon!

http://www.greatwaraviation.com/forum/index.php/topic,4766.msg52984.html#msg52984

Ian
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Offline ronv

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« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2013, 08:44:37 AM »
I have uncovered a couple of kits in my stash (I have more model kits in my stash than I will ever build... I buy stuff on e-bay all the time LOL). I think I will dive into one of these kits while I wait for the WNW kit, The two kits are a 1/72 kit by Mac distribution of Fokker DVII (Alb) and the other is a 1/48 Sopwith Triplane "Black Falcon" by Eduard. I'm leaning toward the Eduard kit because it is bigger and has more detail. The Mac kit, however has lozenge decals which I kind of want to try out. The main thing is that I want something that will go together smoothly. Do any of you experts have any experience with either of these kits?
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Re: Hi ya'll.
« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2013, 09:38:45 AM »
Hello and welcome Ron ;)

I can't offer any advice on model selection or the two you mention above. With the skills you have gained with your ship building I think you should be fine!

Andrew
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