Author Topic: My First WNW! Albatros D.V complete! (Read 29675 times)

lcarroll · « **Reply #90 on:** June 13, 2018, 11:26:35 PM »

Nice work on those Spandaus Gaz, they look 100% real to my eye. Going back a bit you made a great choice on the airbrush; I have an Iwata HP-C and supplemented it with a "B" version like yours a while back. I switch back and forth between the two depending on how fine a spray I need or how much paint I'm using. Great product!
Cheers,
Lance

GazzaS · « **Reply #91 on:** June 14, 2018, 03:57:27 AM »

Quote from: The Red Baron on June 13, 2018, 02:03:26 PM

That spinner looks much better!

Thank you Herr Baron! I'm still not sure about the shape. I'll know better once I can dry fit it and see how it blends with the model and how much more stuff I can put on the inside and still fit the prop.

Gaz

GazzaS · « **Reply #92 on:** June 14, 2018, 03:58:11 AM »

Quote from: coyotemagic on June 13, 2018, 02:54:06 PM

Beautiful work on the spinner and guns, Gaz! Those PE jackets look just fine to me.
Cheers,
Bud

Thank you, Bud!

GazzaS · « **Reply #93 on:** June 14, 2018, 04:00:25 AM »

Quote from: aliluke on June 13, 2018, 03:06:18 PM

Hi Gaz
I've got a pair of those Gaspatch Spandau's to test out for my next model having previously used the kit ones. Will be interested to compare when I use them. Perfectly happy with the kit ones especially on my LVG which came out well enough.

Your kit versions look very good to me.

Can't comment on the spinner but will look back at yours when I get to my Albastross!

Cheers,
Alistair

Thank you Alistair. The Gaspatch guns are really the bee's knees for a nice look with less work.

Gaz

GazzaS · « **Reply #94 on:** June 14, 2018, 04:02:10 AM »

Quote from: RAGIII on June 13, 2018, 10:42:34 PM

The Spandaus look great to me. The spinner looks to be greatly improved. Having tried reshaping the kit spinner on my first 2 DV/DVa,s I went with a spare roden spinner for my current build.
RAGIII

Thanks, Mate! Did the Roden spinner fit alright? I'm thinking about making a casting of a spinner from another Roden Alby I have and pouring it in resin.

Gaz

GazzaS · « **Reply #95 on:** June 14, 2018, 04:05:31 AM »

Quote from: lcarroll on June 13, 2018, 11:26:35 PM

Nice work on those Spandaus Gaz, they look 100% real to my eye. Going back a bit you made a great choice on the airbrush; I have an Iwata HP-C and supplemented it with a "B" version like yours a while back. I switch back and forth between the two depending on how fine a spray I need or how much paint I'm using. Great product!
Cheers,
Lance

Thank you Lance! I'm really digging the new airbrush, too. I find myself using it when I need to either be very accurate or for finer lines and blotches. For Larger work and when I want to use thicker paint for quick coverage I use my Iwata HP-CR. It has really great atomization,

Gaz

RAGIII · « **Reply #96 on:** June 14, 2018, 04:24:08 AM »

Quote from: GazzaS on June 14, 2018, 04:02:10 AM

Quote from: RAGIII on June 13, 2018, 10:42:34 PM
The Spandaus look great to me. The spinner looks to be greatly improved. Having tried reshaping the kit spinner on my first 2 DV/DVa,s I went with a spare roden spinner for my current build.
RAGIII

Thanks, Mate! Did the Roden spinner fit alright? I'm thinking about making a casting of a spinner from another Roden Alby I have and pouring it in resin.

Gaz

Gaz,
I had to sand the spinner very slightly to get it to line up with the WNW backing plate. Remember that Flugzuegwerk Makes a 3d printed spinner for Axial Props also.
RAGIII

Borsos · « **Reply #97 on:** June 14, 2018, 08:04:00 AM »

Like all the others already said, Gaz: Very nice MGs and a great work on the spinner.
Best regards
Borsos

GazzaS · « **Reply #98 on:** June 14, 2018, 03:57:26 PM »

Thank you, Borsos!

GazzaS · « **Reply #99 on:** June 15, 2018, 12:59:52 PM »

No, it's not an igloo on a strange planet. It's the spinner of my Albatros. Once I was able to test fit the reshaped spinner, it virtually fell into the recess made by the cowls. That meant it was just too small.

So, I made a bunch of wedges. Each one 1cm long and 2mm wide at the base...ish. They were scored to help conform to the curve of the spinner. Then using Microweld, I glued them to the spinner. Here is the fit now:

Now I will have to fill the troughs with 5-second-fix and shape it all over again.

Cheers,

Gaz

coyotemagic · « **Reply #100 on:** June 15, 2018, 02:02:59 PM »

Looks like a cunning plan, Gaz!
Cheers,
Bud

krow113 · « **Reply #101 on:** June 15, 2018, 03:06:13 PM »

Good work Gaz!
Looks to be heading towards a perfect mould for vac-forming .

Borsos · « **Reply #102 on:** June 15, 2018, 04:52:30 PM »

Hard work! Remember Umlaufmotor offering a perfectly fitting 3D-printed spinner via Shapeways?

Borsos

GazzaS · « **Reply #103 on:** June 15, 2018, 05:46:55 PM »

Not hard work... just tedious. Where is umlaufmotor? Get tired of buying stuff, ya know? Should have some useful skills by now.

I don't know much about vacforming. I once made a silicon mold of a 109 spinner and poured it in resin. A few bubbles... but it worked. I was just going to do the same thing here.

Still have some fine tuning to do.

Thank ya!

Gaz

Borsos · « **Reply #104 on:** June 15, 2018, 07:02:50 PM »

Sorry, Umlaufmotor is Bertl, I meant Bo‘s „Flugzeugwerke“: https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?board=91.0
Borsos