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Offline dirk

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Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« on: October 05, 2012, 06:38:49 PM »
Hi Guys,

so here is my first post in this forum, my Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter. The whole thing took about four months of construction and painting. As many other said, my attempts to use 1/4 inch BSF Wires from RB Productions and one set of photoetch turnbuckles had driven me nearly crazy...

The finish was done by overspraying the cabin with a filter of PC 10 by JPS Color, slightly mixed with Tamiya brown (XF-68).

















Sorry about the qualitity of the photos, this had been my very first attempt with my Canon SLR. The effect is like a scrim diffuser (Remember Hamilitons Film "Bilitis"?  ;D)

A more detailed description of my built can be seen on Hyperscale by following this link:

http://www.hyperscale.com/2010/galleries/f2b32dp_1.htm

So please enjoy. With greetings from Germany,

Dirk
« Last Edit: October 05, 2012, 06:42:53 PM by dirk »
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Offline ALBATROS1234

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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2012, 06:44:40 PM »
i like the way you kept one side of the cowl open so you can see the engine yet the other side looks complete. best of both worlds.
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Offline Adam

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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2012, 06:55:54 PM »
Yours model for me looks fantastic. I made this plane, but in 1/72 and there made ma crazy fixing lower wing to the fuselage.

Adam.
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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2012, 10:26:50 PM »
Dirk,
 A veritable joy to behold - Well done!

Von Buckle  ;)
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Offline Chris Johnson

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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2012, 10:51:27 PM »
Very nice indeed Dirk! Welcome aboard.

Cheers,

Chris
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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2012, 02:17:58 AM »
that is simply fantastic. great job !!

michael
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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2012, 02:47:44 AM »
Dirk,

Good introduction to your workmanship - excellent work all round.

Regards

Dave
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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2012, 03:41:02 AM »
Quite an introduction, Dirk. A beautiful model and the detail is very nice to view. Look forward to more.
Cheers,
Lance
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Offline Whiteknuckles

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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2012, 10:57:45 AM »
Great work Dirk - a beautiful rendition of this beastie and I'll echo A1234 about the cowling ;)

Andrew
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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2012, 12:53:06 AM »
I can't say more than has already been said above.

Excellent rendition of a gorgeous kit.

Keith
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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2012, 01:15:47 AM »
A Stunning Biff! Very well done!!!
RAGIII
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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2012, 02:05:17 AM »
That looks perfect to me, and what a great use of those RB wires. I love the terminals they make and will be ordering some more, but the wires I just couldn't get to grips with at all- very difficult to use well.
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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2012, 03:16:35 AM »
Truly stunning, Dirk.  Outstanding craftsmanship all around.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2012, 10:41:08 PM »
Hello Dirk:

Yours is the first I have ever seen where the modeler used the flying wires.  I bought a set and after looking at the complexity and fiddlyness, I opted for alternate methods.  Yours is truly an outstanding piece of work.  Thanks again for sharing.  Looking forward to your next effort.

Best
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Re: Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Bristol F.2b Fighter
« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2012, 05:10:01 PM »
 :)Beautiful work.
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