Hi,
thought it was time I attempted a build log. This might be slow-going though. The Roland CII is a peach although deciding on a colour scheme is the hardest part - but how to achieve it is on a par.
Two hours spent on removing 95% of the fuselage interior parts and first clean up.
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Removal of the forward louvres (CIIa only) was tricky and the tape masking was a help but not a fail-safe guarantee of preventing collateral damage.
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Decided to add strips instead of the indented lines on the inner fuselage - as per original. Used ordinary computer printer paper but I should have used some thinner museum-quality 'tissue' for more realistic 'scale' results. Glued with an artists' gloss varnish then sealed with a coat of Vallejo polyurethane. Some lines a bit wobbly but once the fuselage frames are added this breaks up the problem areas.
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Painted-up and nearly done instrument panel (just switches to add to the four indicators on right) - decided to go with wood rather than paint here as Datafile photo looks like this. Floor option in wood is just a choice.
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Next is setting up the cockpit/fuselage interior - some tricky wiring/tube-work needed but hopefully it can be done with the frame assembly alone.
This is so good - the minute decals for the cockpit components are just unbelievable and show WNW's amazing attention to detail.
Cheers,
GrahamB
