Junker J1 WNW 1/32.

[LukasTheLight]

Your cockpit is truly inspiring!!!! Love your work!!!! And also love this plane!!!

[Jamo]

Excellent worn finish on the seat. Looking forward to seeing more! Thanks for sharing Alain

Here is a contemporary postcard of the Junkers J1 to celebrate your build



Cheers
James

[KitRookie37]

Hello to all,
More thanks for your kind words, it's very motivating.
Fuselage is closed with a little mastic. Jonction between lower wing and fuselage is difficult. I had to sand down and use mastic too. If not, there was a gap which is not existing on the pictures of the J1. It's a very difficult place to work. I'll show with picture.
I worked on the upper wing (about 50 cm lenght !!) and there is the mistake of this kit, there's a 3 mm gap beetween central section and the (I don't know english word for "aileron"). I'll use a piece of alu to hide this gap.
I'll show all of that. 
Best regards.
Alain. 

[uncletony]

(I don't know english word for "aileron")

The English word for "aileron" is........ "aileron"!!

Many English aircraft terms are borrowed directly from the French:

Empennage
Fuselage
Sesquiplane
Monocoque
Etc.

Cheers

[KitRookie37]

Good evening to all,
More thanks Bo. 
An entire afternoon working on the bench, nothing better. 
So, let me introduce Mister Bigwings:

As I said, there are about 3 mm between aileron and the central section. So I decided to hide it with an alu strip, exactly like the real plane (this is an idea of Wingmaster, a french magazine).

To flatten alu, copper etc, I use a piece of tiles and a wood roller:


Then, with a toothpeek, I copy corrugated alu:

And barbatruc !!!

So, the second point of "disagreament" 
The gap between lower wing and fuselage:

No choice, I presented the..."instrument"...

I worked...



Gap surrendered...

On that way, I found that :

rather ugly.
Evergreen and mastic were my friends:

Tonight, I'm here:

Best regards.
 Alain.

[RAGIII]

Very impressive and well done corrections and added details! This build is not going as slow as you indicated 
RAGIII

[lcarroll]

Alain,
    Very nicely done work with the aluminum foil, and a beautiful job so far, it's definitely going to be a winner!
Keep up the great work.
Cheers,
Lance

[stefanbuss]

Congratulations on the surrender of that joint!

Stefan

[KitRookie37]

Good evening to all,
More thanks for your kind words. 
You know what ?.... I'm reading for painting...


But..but...but...

What's wrong with KitRookie? (check the right answer  )
    1 - He gets mad
    2 - He listens "Painted in black"
    3 - He's colorblind
    4 - There's no more green paint in the stock
So, I give you a clue:

To be continued....
Best regards.
Alain.

[KitRookie37]

Hello to all,
I started paint with the upper surfaces green (only on metallic part).
After Tamyia XF 71, I used lighter color (adding tan deck) for middle of surface and darker color (XF 67) on rivets line.

Of course, result is very contrasted. So, several voiles (curtains ?) of diluted XF 71.



Then, with tooth pick, scalpel and 120 buffer I did scuffing. And, the secret touch...I polishes paint with a smooth piece of cotton (truely, an old 
underpants... but clen of course....).
Look:

To compare:


Whole upper wing:

Now, I'll take care of the canvas parts.
Best regards.
Alain.

[RAGIII]

Beautiful pre shading and paintwork!
RAGIII

[Chris Johnson]

Those wings look superb! The corrugation and riveting just cries out for weathering and you've hit a home run with this.

Cheers,

Chris

[AndrewS]

Excellent build! 

Très jolie 

[coyotemagic]

Beautiful pre shading and paintwork!
RAGIII

I agree with my amigo 100%!
Cheers,
Bud

[radio]

A very fine shading.
Martin