Fe.2b early 6341 "Zanzibar" No1- 1/32 WnW

[Des]

You are doing a great job with the engine Sasho.

Des.

[Ssasho0]

Thank you very much for the positive comments guys, I do appreciate them!

Sasho, please tell me what you are using to thin the Mr. Metal Primer? I was told to use white spirits and did so...and ended up with a cup full of what looked a lot like, well, snot.

This build is looking great! Really coming together!

Cheers from NYC,
Michael

Hi Michael,

It seems that I use the Tamiya version and not Mr Color version....excuse me for the confusion! I use the rattle can version, so there is no need to thin it, but the thing smells heavily like a enamel, so I suppose enamel based thinners would do the job. Have you tried Mr. Paint thinner or Mr. Leveling Thinner? The last one is my personal favorite, I dilute nearly everything with it - metalizers, enamels, acrylics etc. The only paint that doesn't work with it so far are Valejo's acrylics! On another hand I always use primers in Rattle cans as they(primers) are hard to clean from the airbrush and the cans are covering large areas better than the airbrush with its tiny nozzle:)

Hi Sasho - that's excellent progress and looking really great 

I have today found two booklets long forgotten and squirrelled away - one is 'Air Board Technical Notes' on WW1 engines which, having just checked for you, contains info on the 120 hp Beardmore. Though there's is not a great deal of external pictorial info I will scan the pages for you if you don't already have them. You'll have to wait until next week though as I'm getting ready for the trek to Telford tomorrow morning. I'll try to keep it in mind to do it when I get back but should I forget (easy these days  ) just give me a prod!

Mine (FE2b) arrived today 

Regards - Tug

Hi Tug,

This is very kind of you! Please scan the relative pages and send them to me my e-mail is [email protected] Thank you very much in advance.

Best regards,
Sasho

[radio]

Very great interior Sasho.
Cheers
Martin

[Michael Scarborough]

OK....Out of a rattle can, no thinning necessary! LOL!!

I am having a hard time getting info on Mr. Metal Primer....weird that it should be so tough to find. But I will persevere.

This really is looking good!!

[Ernie]

Excellent progress, Sasho!  The cockpit looks superb and you are
doing a beautiful clean job of the engine.  The Motorcycle is a
gorgeous model on it's own!  Well done, my friend.

Cheers,
Ernie

[spartacus2000]

Great painting job I like it
Marco

[RAGIII]

Brilliant work on the interior, Sasho, and that motorbike looks awesome!  The engine is coming together beautifully, as well.
Cheers,
Bud

I agree with my Amigo! Beautifully done! The additions to the interior and the bike are all terrific!
RAGIII

[Oeli]

Hi,

oh yes the engine looks superb! 

Regards
Jörg

[Ssasho0]

Thank you again guys for the encouragement, it really helps me stay focused on this project

I think I come to a conclusion regarding the priming cups - when you pay special attention on the 160HP version manifold and the picture of the 120hp engine from wikipedia, it is visible that the places for the priming cups are there, but the priming cups themselves are removed, so I will be using them Here are the pictures with some pointers:
Many thanks to James Fahey

Bets regards,
Sasho

[Ssasho0]

I revoke my words from yesterday regarding those priming cups - from the archive photos on WnW website, it is clearly visible, that at least 6341 at the time of capture by the Germans, doesn't had them (erm..did I used the English tense right in the previous sentence? Probbaly not, but how shoul it be formulated?). On another hand, every picture of different engine I see, shows some minor differencies with the rest. Probably some 120hp engines had them, some doesn't. For me the important thing is that my particular Fe.2b was without them.
Yesterday I was working on staining the engine and maybe I got a little too far, but as can be seen by pictures, those engines were leaking heavilly so it is not that far from the original and it works for me! I changed the pushing rods with 0,5mm brass rods, that were chemically blackened. The original plastic was 0,7mm and too thick I think. I also added the spark wires and I'm moving to the manifold now.
Any comemnts, quations, reccomendations or constructive criticism are most welcome!

Best regards,
Sasho

[PrzemoL]

Lovely beardmore, Sasho! I think your weathering is just right.
As for the priming cups, I scratch build them for my Late 160hp version inspired by a footage someone linked in this or another forum of TVAL FE2b being started. There was a service person filling the cups. But if I were you, I would stick to the photos of your example.

[Suffolk Lad]

More lovely work Sasho, your engine looks very good indeed. I have just emailed you as promised but looking at what you have achieved so far don't think the info is going to be any real help from a visual aspect, still you may find something of use.

Keep up the good work, I'm watching with a very keen interest 

Regards - Tug

[radio]

Outstanding work Sasho.
Cheers
Martin

[lcarroll]

Sasho,
    Great work on the engine, your oil staining is just excellent. I am really enjoying following your progress here, this post will be a perfect reference for my Build later. Keep the good work coming.......
Cheers,
Lance

[Ssasho0]

Guys, your words are flattering, thank you!

@ Tug: Thank you very much, the informatuion is VERY usefull and especially interesting!

I closed the nascelle and attached the undercarriage. With this the first external rigging lines were put at their place.....more to follow....many, many more! All the metal parts were sprayed with Alclad Stainless Steel, the chipping fluid, green colour by Mr. Color and then the actual chipping. Maybe a went a bit too far on the armored plate, but I like it . I chipped the undercarriage according to the archiving pictures available at WnW website and found around the web. The green was toned with lightwer and darker shades and weathered with different brown washes. The white and black stripe was masked and sprayed as I wasn't able to make the decal look good, so in the end I just sprayed it. I will continue with the exterior detaild and the wings, stay tuned!

As usually any comments, advices, constructive criticism or questions are most welcome!

PS: I just saw that a piece of the engine got unglued ... I have to fix it!