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    WNW Roland D VIa

    in The Great War GB

    Posted

    Thanks chaps...

     

    James, at the moment I'm erring towards option E in the kit, Jasta 23b machine, because it's half wood and half painted - and I'll go with the theory that the front painted area is red with white trim (unless there's new info which indicates otherwise).

     

    Doing the prop doesn't, at the moment, feel like it's difficult to do. I suspect it'll get harder the closer to finishing I get as a slip of the file/knife/sanding paper could spell disaster...  :(.

     

    Matt

    WNW Roland D VIa

    in The Great War GB

    Posted

    Ok, I've started.

     

    I wanted to do a couple of things I've not done before (apart from the whole WW1/biplane thing). One of these is to have a go at carving a real wood propeller.

     

    I've read a couple of 'how tos' and thought it was high time I bit the bullet.

     

    I already had a few sheets of veneer I bought for about £10 off of eBay. Waiting for various bits of the 109 to dry I thought I'd start today.

     

    I have 7 laminations, alternated dark/light. Put together with lashings of super glue - the wisdom being that the glue penetrates the wood and makes it 'plastic like' and easier to carve and more resistant to splitting/de-laminating... Put together and clamped for about half an hour. Then carve and sand away...

     

    Didn't photo the early stages as I got into it and went ahead on a bit of a roll.

     

    Here's where I'm at after a couple of hours of carving... Left side with some profile work done, right side I wanted to get ahead of myself and see the classic lamination pattern become visible...

     

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    I've been using the WNW prop as a template and here they are side by side. As you can see mucho refinement to go, but the appearance is already quite pleasing. I think the hub areas is going to be hardest and it'll be interesting to see if the CA gives the wood enough strength to hold a thin leading and trailing ege..?
     
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    So some progress at last...
     
    Matt

     

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    WW1 footage by Anthony Fokker... quite remarkable...

    in WW1 Reference Material

    Posted

    OK, just found this mentioned on another site and thought it'd be appreciated here.

     

    Lots of atmospheric footage, much detail for the setting of the Jastas..

     

    http://www.ushmm.org/online/film/search/result.php?FilmVideo__StartDoc=1&FilmVideo__sort=score&FilmVideo__search_type=simple&FilmVideo__Query=fokker&FilmVideo__is_digitized_cb_1=&FilmVideo__is_digitized_cb_0=true

     

    Hope you enjoy.

     

    Matt

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    Which magnifiers do you all use??

    in Modelling Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Jim

     

    I've never used an Optivisor, but have a generic optivisor type head worn magnifier.

     

    All I can say is that it does the job. Mine came with a set of four plastic magnifying lenses which clip into place (two can be used together to give extra magnification). It isn't exactly stylish and the headband is plastic/vinyl that needs a piece of cloth or the like wrapping around it to stop your head sweating (urgghh).

     

    It has a small LED which does cast a little light, but best used in conjunction with a lamp.

     

    Works for me... wear it almost all the time for modelling...

     

    Matt

    1/32 Rocket Science: Me 163 (Meng)

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

    Posted

    There's a well known shot of a blown up Komet with a red spinner to the generator prop. The image, though of grotty quality up close, seems to show dark green blades. I wouldn't put it past the RLM to expect these to be treated the same as any other prop - RLM 70.. but who knows?

     

    Could all the upper surface/tail and that bit of airbrushing along a panel line be of RAE origin? As this was being flown, they'd make sure it was nicely done up.

     

    Really one of the nicest renditions of an RAF painted Luftwaffe aircraft I've seen.

     

    Matt

    Fw190 A8/R2"Black 8", 11./JG.3

    in Arrow Wolf's Focke Wulf GB

    Posted

    Very nice finished article there...

     

    Sorry I missed your reply somehow.?  But thanks for the info.. I've been spraying at around 12-15 psi but not with such high dilution so I'll have a go. I looked at the image where you mentioned the overspray issue and just wished that could get down to such an excellent level of 'issue' :)

     

    I'm inspired by your constantly mixing and tweaking colours... that looks to add a great deal to your finished look. I'll have to pick up some extra blacks, greys etc... oh and some of that nice violet colour to liven up the RLM 75..

     

    Matt

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