WNW FE2b Late

[Pete Nottingham]

Looking very good now Ian, get them nacelle halves together lad.

Cheers

Pete.

[Ian from Doncaster]

Thanks Lance - I am sure you could manage this kit, just take it in small stages...

Pete - almost there, was toying with fitting the engine first before adding the nascelle halves but all I need to do now is add the radiator supports, and highlight the interior nascelle stitching and cut out the holes for the gun mount etc.

Did the seatbelts last night and some extra rigging on the frame, difficult to see here.  A shame the seatbelts hide half of the seat cushion

[Pete Nottingham]

Good progress so far Ian, looking very nice indeed.

Cheers

Pete.

[GAJouette]

  Ian,
Excellent progress to date my friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[pepperman42]

Great looking work there!!!

Steve

[Ian from Doncaster]

Thanks again folks - I eventually managed to get the nascelle halves together.  The front sections are brush painted and the side panels dulled down with a greyer tone. The rear ends need repainting and a some general touch ups, otherwise the nascelle is almost done.

The halves don't quite go together perfectly, but still looks ok-ish.  The curved panel behind the pilot is not a perfect fit as others have reported, and it would have been possible and accessible to fill the gaps and paint the woodgrain in situ.  Never mind, a lesson learned.

[GAJouette]

   Ian,
Outstanding my old friend. Love the the paint.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[uncletony]

Very nice!

[Whiteknuckles]

Very nice indeed Ian

Andrew

[Ian from Doncaster]

Cheers folks...

A little more work on the nascelle.  Painted the rear of the nascelle in metalcote steel prior to a mid-grey wash to bring the colour close to that called for in the instructions.  Rubbed off some of the grey to give a slightly warn effect with a bit of metal coming through. 

Drybrushed dark grey over the decals to represent wear and to dull down the glossy effect.  Will perhaps do a little more, or maybe just apply some matt varnish on the fabric panels.

Undercarriage next, but I've already broken the axle with careless handling.  Should be fixable though.

[keith_christie]

Hi Ian,

Really nice progress, some of the parts are very delicate indeed and require careful handling.
I have just started work on the tail booms and just getting them off the sprue in one piece is a major operation.
I hope you get the axle sorted.

Best Regards

Keith

[pepperman42]

Neat work and cool that its a complete model in itself sans wings etc!!!

Steve

[Chris Johnson]

I like the contrasting shades of black Ian. It adds interest to the model.

Cheers,

Chris

[Ian from Doncaster]

Thanks for the comments.  Got the wheels on, undercarriage assembly repaired with CA and rigged the legs.  Starting to look a bit like an aeroplane now...

[uncletony]

Hehe, some might say if you build it correctly it will sort of look like an aeroplane when you are finished 

Joking aside, she's looking fine!