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Offline lcarroll

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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #120 on: August 31, 2014, 11:07:41 PM »
Danny,
    This is still coming along in spectacular fashion, it just gets better every time I check. Your attention to detail and the clean work you've done are paying off very well, you have a truly spectacular Model coming here!
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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #121 on: August 31, 2014, 11:50:56 PM »
I'm really liking how this project is coming together , most impressive so far  8)




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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #122 on: September 01, 2014, 01:46:22 AM »
Truly beautiful. Your painting on the prop gives it a real wooden look.

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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #123 on: September 01, 2014, 01:49:38 AM »
Danny, I have really been enjoying following your built. Your Roland is looking superb. Great work all round, including the propeller.

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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #124 on: September 01, 2014, 05:45:24 AM »
Thank's guy's and girl's for the truly lovely word's. ;) ;)

To be honest, i really wasn't very happy with the result of the prop, but after i read the reply's of you guy's and girl's i began to look at it from a different way.


Greetz

Danny

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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #125 on: September 01, 2014, 06:26:00 AM »
A little progress regarding the prop.

This weekend i managed to put some work into the Roland, and for now i can say that this build slowly comes to a end. But some work is still needed to do, some detail painting and some more wheatering is needed before this bird can be rigged.

Today i finnished the prop. I gave it a gloss clear coat, and added the Germania decals.







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Danny

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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #126 on: September 01, 2014, 08:45:03 AM »
Absolutely beautiful, Danny!  Looking forward to seeing her fully rigged.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #127 on: September 01, 2014, 08:51:57 AM »
I'm looking forward to seeing this bird rigged, it is a magnificent model, and the propeller is superb, well done.

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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #128 on: September 01, 2014, 09:23:10 AM »
Wonderful work, Danny!  You are building an absolute stunner. I am really
looking forward to the rigging of this terrific model.  :)

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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #129 on: September 01, 2014, 10:48:01 PM »
She's beautiful Danny.

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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #130 on: September 01, 2014, 11:38:33 PM »
Danny,
Simply Gorgeous!
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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #131 on: September 02, 2014, 03:23:32 AM »
Wow, very nice painting and weathering on your Roland. This is my favorite WW1 plane and your color scheme really shows off the wood and lozenge fabric. Also, I have to say, that's one of the nicest props I've seen! It's hard to believe that is not actually wood. I appreciate your perserverence on painting it five times until you were happy with it. That it a great lesson for us all. I would love to see a detailed build report on how you painted it. Were the laminations masked, freehand painted, etc.?

-George
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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 30/08/2014 Final stage.
« Reply #132 on: September 02, 2014, 06:48:35 AM »
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    Absolutely beautiful, Danny!  Looking forward to seeing her fully rigged.               

Thank's Bud, i will start the rigging tommorow evening. but first i need to buy a fine pointed scissor, so first thing tommorow, goin to the pharmacy. ::)

Des, Ernie, Chriss and RAGIII, thank's guy's for the nice comments. ;)

George, thank you for the nice word's. I have to say, and this is thrue, that most of these techniques are used by me for the first time. W.W.1 planes are just that little more complexed iff it come's to the needed skills to achieve a good result, and for me, this was my very first build of a W.W.1 plane.
So you can called it an experimental build, because i didn't really know where to begin at the start of these build. Offcourse, my years of modeller sure gave me lot's of techniques that i could use in this build, but still, this need's another policy regarding W.W.1 planes.

I have enough prop's in reserve to give you guy's a full how-to, but i ask you guy's just to have a little patience, i will sure post one, but i need to find some time.

Thank's all for the kind word's

Greetz

Danny

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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 07/09/2014 rigging
« Reply #133 on: September 08, 2014, 06:16:48 AM »
Hi guy's,

time to put some photo's overhere regarding the rigging of the Roland............with some delay, because i needed some fresh air, after two hours of rigging :o :o   ......now i know for sure.....rigging is not for the weak hearted.

Ok, one side is mostly done, except for the aileron cables. I used Ushi standard rigging wire, and brass tube 0.5 m/m from Albion Alloys.
Turnbuckles are from GasPatch.

First, i started with the rigging between the landinggear, let's say, to get the feeling, and i must admitt, the first try-outs where a complete disaster.





I used the Ushi technique, and i must say, this is a very good way to get a nice rigging result.





Some close-ups of the rigging between the strut's and the turnbuckles.







Thank's for watching guy's, for now, i'm gonna get me some good old Belgian Duvels (beer) ;) to relax a little bit. :P

Greetz

Danny

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Re: WNW Roland D.VIa with lot's of extra's WIP 07/09/2014 rigging
« Reply #134 on: September 09, 2014, 12:39:30 AM »
Wonderful work Danny.
Martin