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Offline RAGIII

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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #75 on: April 07, 2018, 08:24:11 PM »
Looking gorgeous! Terrific update!
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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #76 on: April 07, 2018, 08:39:35 PM »
Very nice progress on an accurate and careful built!
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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #77 on: April 08, 2018, 07:24:38 AM »
Very nice work indeed. Looking forward to more updates...

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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #78 on: April 08, 2018, 10:58:40 AM »
Nice!
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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #79 on: April 08, 2018, 08:07:21 PM »
Wow. I think I had a look at this log a while back...But, as others have said the cleanness and the crispness of your work really impresses me. I make so many mistakes from over handling things - it seems not be a problem for you. Lessons to be learnt from your photos alone.

A wonderful build so far and without doubt to follow - which I will.
 
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Offline eclarson

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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #80 on: April 15, 2018, 01:31:02 AM »
Progress continues on my Taube, slow but sure.  The main airframe parts are painted and decals applied.  Now ready for some subtle weathering and fading using the oil dot filter technique. 

I found the large wing decals tricky to apply as they are brittle.  I suspect it's the thick white ink as I've not had a problem with the black lettering or other colors and the splitting I experienced was all on the white.  A number of areas required touchup with white paint, mainly around the small holes for the rigging attachment points. 

I seem to remember reports of similar brittleness problems regarding the roundels for the Wingnut Camels.  I wonder if the white ink is the culprit with them as well.






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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #81 on: April 19, 2018, 09:51:26 AM »
One wheel down, one to go. The photo-etched spokes look great. Definitely not for the ham-fisted though!  :)



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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #82 on: April 19, 2018, 10:45:40 AM »
Great couple of updates Eric. The wheel looks very delicate, but the PE sure does the trick.  Looking forward to your progress on this beauty.
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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #83 on: April 23, 2018, 09:22:30 AM »
Little things mean a lot.  The Taube's radiators and exhaust pipes are finished and ready to attach when the time comes. Pipes were done using AMMO Mig Rust Effects and Black Smoke pigment.





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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #84 on: April 23, 2018, 03:37:38 PM »
Great updates, and great details.
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« Reply #85 on: April 23, 2018, 11:17:18 PM »
Love the exhausts! The coloring is awesome!
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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #86 on: April 24, 2018, 09:39:01 PM »
Excellent work!!

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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #87 on: April 25, 2018, 06:34:41 AM »
Eric,
    Some great techniques shown on those pipes and rads.

Inspiring!

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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #88 on: May 06, 2018, 03:55:08 AM »
It only took three attempts to achieve the "scale" effect on my Taube's cowl panel to the point where I'm satisfied. This is the port panel which will be left off so figured it would be a good first step after practicing on an old model part. Now for the scary part...doing it on the rest of the model.  :)

The last photo is from the kit instructions and shows the interesting reflective effects on the actual aircraft.  In the Hint & Tips section on Wingnut's site they recommend Tamiya Chrome and Flat Aluminum enamels (NOT the Tamiya acrylic versions we usually see) as the best paints to replicate the effect.  I had to order them from overseas.  I tried several other paints, both acrylics and enamels, but none worked as well as Tamiya's though for the flat aluminum lines Humbrol Metal Cote Flat Aluminum came close.







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Re: WNW Taube
« Reply #89 on: May 06, 2018, 11:48:49 AM »
NIce!  I've been toying with the idea of trying this effect on foiled parts.
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