LVG C.VI, Pegasus 1/72

[Wolf]

The engine is now ready.

I painted the block with Alclad dark Aluminium, the cylinders anthrazit and the rest in black. Then the engine was washed with Citadel sephia brown and partialy drybrushed with Revel Iron.

In the magnification everything looks a little bit crude, but this is 1/72. I added miniature pictures within the pictures which show the approximate size of the real thing if viewed on a 19" Display

[RAGIII]

Looks terrific, especially in 1/72nd scale!
RAGIII

[Alexis]

Very nice done , huge improvement over the kit part 





Terri

[steveb]

Thanks for the paint references, it looks great!

Steve

[lcarroll]

VERY nice work in such a small scale Wolf. Your `photos within photos` are a nice touch, and really illustrate how small a subject you are working with.
Cheers,
Lance

[Borsos]

I can't see anything crude, even under focus. It's a very clean and professional build, turns out really nice. I once owned the kit but never build it... I am curious to see what you're making out of it.
Best wishes
Borsos

[lone modeller]

I can't see anything crude, even under focus. It's a very clean and professional build, turns out really nice.

I wholly agree with Borsos - there is absolutely nothing to be ahsamed of with this engine. Excellent build.

Stephen.

[WarrenD]

What a great start Wolf, and as Juan said, a bold choice. I'm following this with much interest.

Warren

[Wolf]

The pegasus kit has, considering its age, sufficient cockpit details.

But we are modellers and therefore do sometimes absurd things like scratching pieces that no one will realy be able to see
I am no exception here. So I decided to replace the simple plastic socket with a scratch built fuel tank on which the pilot was in fact sitting.
To achieve this, I cut some pieces from an evergreen profile and glued them in a sandwich way togehter. After drying, this plastic chunk was sanded in form.
I also added some stretched sprue to simulate reinforcement and fuel inlets



Additionally I used some everygreen profiles to give the fuselage walls some structure and also added a scratchbuilt bulkhead

[IanB]

The fuel tank and seat look great. Sure no-one will see it, but it's still an improvement!

Ian

[ALBATROS1234]

nice start there wolf, i remind you that you can also use the wnw website to access the instruction booklet therefore giving you a nice reference to build off of.

http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/productdetail?productid=2&cat=4

[RAGIII]

Excellent work on the seat and tank!
RAGIII

[WarrenD]

Great work. I'm still flumoxed as to how y'all scratch-build bulkheads and other things such as that that fit so precisely.

Warren

[Wolf]

Again, thank you all for the nice comments.

nice start there wolf, i remind you that you can also use the wnw website to access the instruction booklet therefore giving you a nice reference to build off of.
http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/productdetail?productid=2&cat=4

Thanks for the hint. I even have the WNW Kit of the LVG. This is a good source but also I kind of burden as it shows me how simplistic the Pegasus kit is and urges me to detail it a little more.



No witchcraft. I just use a knife, mini files, sandpaper and patience. And believe me, after at least 100 attemps you will be ready to scratch your own. 

Just joking. It is realy easy. Just cut a piece of plastic into a crude form and then with some sanding and repeated dryfitting bring it into shape.
It can also be usefull to transfer the approximate dimensons with the help of plasticine. Just press the plasticine into the fuselage were the bulkhead should sit, then remove it carefully, lay it on your plastic sheet and paint along the outer lines with waterproof pencil.

[WarrenD]

OK, thanks Wolf. Sounds like getting there, for your part, is just as frustrating as my journey to a good part.

Warren