1/32 Wingnut Wings Roland DVI.a - Jasta 23b

[AndrewS]

Hi!

After building the FE2B I've decide to do a german plane, the Roland D.VI.

I've decide to go for this scheme of jasta 23b, as I want to have some wood exposed



I've discussed this scheme here http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=2052.0  and I think that I'll do the red band

as you can see I'll use Wood&wire lozenge decals, Gaspatch buckles and Taurus valve gear and intake manifold nuts.



let' start with the engine



Clearly an improvement!

here's with some more parts



it still needs drybrush, weathering small details, ecc... For now Ihave only added the spark plugs.
If you want more pictures of the resin add-ons just let me know.


meanwhile I've started to work also on the cockpit.



Some scratch on the control column




Instrument panel details

fuselage interior. Oil over acrylics.



test fit and emergency throttle and throttle linkage added


The W&W decals are very good, but are very thin and need some attention



Some shading added with oils.



The underwing need some retouches (allready done). next time I'll clear coat the decals as soon I've finshed to pose them.

On the upper wing you can see the paint over the old eisernkreuz



that's all for now.

I hope you like it

Andrea

[lcarroll]

Andrea,
   Brilliant work so far, the wood is very nicely done and I like the "used" or worn look you've achieved in the cockpit while still keeping it relatively clean. More pictures for sure, this is going to be "pretty to watch"!
Cheers,
Lance

[RAGIII]

Very impressive start! Your wood in the interior is awesome! Looking forward to more!!
RAGIII

[coyotemagic]

Excellent start on what's certain to be a brilliant model, Andrea.  Your wood grain, pre-shading and lozenge application are all outstanding.  Looking forward to the next update.
Cheers,
Bud

[AndrewS]

Hi!

Thank you for yours nice comments.

I've started to add spark plugs wires to the engine (boring work..) 




I've tried to reproduce the intake wrapping using copper wire and putty. I like the effect, in the pictures looks a bit overdone, but in real life is more realistic. I think that I need to work more on the color...




An assembly test:



I've started to paint the fuselage. I've started before joining the two halves because the engine must be installed before closing the fuselage, so painting after joining means that a lot of masking should be made around the engine.
In this way I'll have only to do small retouches on the underside and from the cokpit backward, without needing massive masking. All the weathering will be added when the fuselage is assembled and all painted.





The gap in the last picture is not realistic (also the ruined area over the tailplane is already corrected), if you press together the two halves the fitting is perfect  here I 've also made some preshading as a base for the wood finish on the fuselage. It has a little bit too much contrast, I'll paint over a light layer of the base color



That's all for today 


Andrea

[Des]

Very impressive work Andrea, you attention to detail is excellent and you painting skills are superb. I really like the red band on the fuselage, keep up the good work.

Des.

[PrzemoL]

Very impressive, Andrea. Fine job on the engine. Also your rendition of wood is very convincing.
I will be watching your thread with great interest as Roland is in my plans for this year.

[RAGIII]

You are doing Awesome work on your DVI! Your paint work and decaling are top notch!
RAGIII

[AndrewS]

Thanks!

I would like to know what do you think of the intake wrapping... is an experiment . 


Andrea

[Jacek]

Good paint job !
This image may help you when painting wood.
Jacek

[AndrewS]

Good paint job !
This image may help you when painting wood.
Jacek

Tx!   

[Ernie]

Wonderful progress in your build, Andrea.  The cockpit is amazing, particularly the
floorboards.  The engine is great.  As for the lagging, with my limited experience I
think it looks really nice.  I don't know if it should be more uniform or not, so I'll leave
it to those with more experience in such things.  The thing I do know is it's an
extremely pleasing time watching your amazing work.  I look forward to more
updates.

Cheers,
Ernie

[AndrewS]

Hi!

Some updates.

The original aircraft had 2 reinforcements around the aileron commands:



I've reproduced them with plasticard. They are a little different because the position of the holes on the model compared to the ribs is different from the real plane (and the right one is 1mm longer than the left one...    ).



The model is also missing the mg supports on the instrument panel. I've made them from metal, now I've to add the screws and other details.



I've added a light brown wash to the fuselage to give it asome depth before working with oils. In these pictures the top part doesn't have the wash, so you can see the difference (you can see also some errors to retouch..  ).





In the last 2 images I've worked some more to differentiate the single planks




That's all for today   

Andrew

[Ian from Doncaster]

Looking great Andrew, that planking effect works extremely well!

[PrzemoL]

Very, very fine model unveiling! I like the woodpaint especially.
Could you give some details, how have you shaded the wings along the ribs? W&W decal instruction suggests shading of the undersurface before decalling. Have you followed this hint?