Peterpools Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Rob Still a skill that needs to be practiced along with a logical and workable method of application, which you have well mastered. Adjusting the whites can easily be done in a post processing program. If not, it's fine as is, as the work speaks for itself. I just have a habit of going a bit overboard when it comes to photography, which I shouldn't do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 @Peterpools: This is for you, Peter, the rudder with the light tinted varnish on top. Cheers Rob 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 The AEG got it´s teeth - hmmh, well - besides the painted on jaws I mean. The LMG 17/17 Parabellum are from Gaspatch, airbrushed satin black and then I rubbed on steel pigments with a cotton swab. Stock and grip are painted with oil colors and after seeing the pictures, I decided to put on some varnish for a more realistic look. The kit guns are not bad and I used one inside the fuselage, but detail of the Gaspatch ones is absolutely fantastic. Positioning of the guns is not final. I also made some touch ups and detail painting and added the artificial horizon. Gun mounts and other details got sprayed aluminum, then covered with hairspray with the dark sea blue on top and finally weathered with a toothpick. Cheers Rob 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Just caught up with your build Rob. All I can say is wow! Really amazing work! And many thanks for sharing how you did the rigging. That demystified things for me. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 ultra fine detail 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 17 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Just caught up with your build Rob. All I can say is wow! Really amazing work! And many thanks for sharing how you did the rigging. That demystified things for me. Thank you Mike, you can go overboard with rigging, using turnbuckles everywhere, which multiples the fiddly joining points, but I like it as described, using the small tubes as turnbuckles. I feel confident enough about rigging German planes, but still have to tackle a British one. Flat rigging and completely different anchoring methods give me the creeps and are waiting to be demystified in a not too far future, maybe with a Sopwith Camel build. Cheers Rob 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 15 hours ago, Martinnfb said: ultra fine detail Thank you Martin, these WNW bombers are an invitation for detailing and they are not bad oob, but like everything can be optimized. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 19 hours ago, DocRob said: @Peterpools: This is for you, Peter, the rudder with the light tinted varnish on top. Cheers Rob Rob Looking good .. Thank You 🏆 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Rob Some mighty nice progress on the 'Teeth" and a. excellent decision in replacing the kit's MG's with LMG 17/17 Parabellum from Gaspatch, as they look brilliant. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 On 4/27/2024 at 11:11 AM, Peterpools said: Some mighty nice progress on the 'Teeth" and a. excellent decision in replacing the kit's MG's with LMG 17/17 Parabellum from Gaspatch, as they look brilliant. Thank you Peter, the kit 14/17 are not bad, but as they are very prominent on the finished model, the Gaspatch MG´s are a good invest. I like brass barrels even more, they look even better than Gaspatch with paint, when chemically blackened. The difficulty is only to match colors with the MG´s body. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 I´m closing in on the finish line. Due to some back spasms, bench time is somewhat limited lately, but I started painting the figures and props. These were primed and sprayed with Tamiya Buff then. I wanted to try a new technique for the laminated wood and graining with pencils. My AEG has two different propellers, a good opportunity to finish the props a little different. Number one was ´laminated´ with AK weathering pencils Dark Chipping for Wood and Dark Rust by hand following the logical ´flow´ of the lamination. Number two was ´laminated´ with Sand and Sepia for a bit more contrast The props were varnished differently, Number one got Tamiya Clear Orange applied by brush, which removed a lot of the laminating effect. Not all propellers of the time had a verry apparent lamination effect, so I let it be. Number two was varnished with the airbrush using Tamiya Clear Red, which lead the wood layers show through much more. Cheers Rob 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Rob Sorry to read about your back spasms and the past week, I've had the same - it's been years since I had these spasms but for whatever the reason, they just started again. Holy smokes, props look great and just love the effects from the AK weathering pencils. Comparing both props, I prefer the second one with the darker contrast and the AB clear red finish, as the laminations and grain show through for a more dramatic effect. 🏆 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 3 hours ago, Peterpools said: Sorry to read about your back spasms and the past week, I've had the same - it's been years since I had these spasms but for whatever the reason, they just started again. Holy smokes, props look great and just love the effects from the AK weathering pencils. Comparing both props, I prefer the second one with the darker contrast and the AB clear red finish, as the laminations and grain show through for a more dramatic effect. 🏆 Thank you Peter, it was an experiment and I´m not sure, which I like better. When dry, I will finally evaluate and then apply decals and paint the bosses. I guess, I strained my back while working in the garden last week. Now it´s getting worse every day. It´s especially painful, as there are some surfable waves, first since some weeks. Cheers Rob 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Rob Looking forward to which prop you loke the best as well. Just rest up your back and don't overdo it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Rob, sorry to hear about the back. The props look great! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 I'm running out of superlatives Rob, just as Peter and Paul said, the props are insane. Also, wishing a speedy recovery. Back pain can be debilitating and hard to cope with. You've got this! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 21 hours ago, Peterpools said: Looking forward to which prop you loke the best as well. Just rest up your back and don't overdo it. 17 hours ago, belugawhaleman said: Rob, sorry to hear about the back. The props look great! 3 hours ago, Martinnfb said: I'm running out of superlatives Rob, just as Peter and Paul said, the props are insane. Also, wishing a speedy recovery. Back pain can be debilitating and hard to cope with. You've got this! Muchas gracias Amigos, my back is starting to get better slowly and I can move almost normal again, not that geriatric type of slo-mo break dance anymore . Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 Meanwhile, I finished the propellers, painting the hubs with gun metal, later pointing out the screws in silver and last adding black panel line wash for accentuation. When dried, I added the propeller brand logos and on they went. This was followed by two very frustrating hours, where all the guns fell apart, which were only temporarily fitted. The two in the gun rings while adjusting and worse ,the one in the fuselage fell out. After said two hours, I somehow managed to get the one in the fuselage back in place, using different tweezers and a torch, to reach into that now hard to access area. The other guns fixing is for tomorrow, but I used the chance and varnished their stock and grip with transparent orange. Cheers Rob 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Rob WOW, looking so good. No question the left had prop looks so much better to my eye as the laminations add so much more interest and visual effect. Yikes, not good news "... where all the guns fell apart, which were only temporarily fitted..." I can only imagine how you felt and the frustration level. Glad you are sorting though it as it surely must be a boat load of work to fix. Fingers crossed, all goes well. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Hey Rob, just caught up on your build. Wow, this is really spectacular! I'm so clumsy with my builds that I'm sure I'd be constantly busting off things on it. The props look fantastic by the way - I've got those pencils and have been meaning to try them out. Delineating the lamination lines by pencil seems must easier than by brush. Hope your back is feeling better my friend! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 5 hours ago, Peterpools said: WOW, looking so good. No question the left had prop looks so much better to my eye as the laminations add so much more interest and visual effect. Yikes, not good news "... where all the guns fell apart, which were only temporarily fitted..." I can only imagine how you felt and the frustration level. Glad you are sorting though it as it surely must be a boat load of work to fix. Fingers crossed, all goes well. 3 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Hey Rob, just caught up on your build. Wow, this is really spectacular! I'm so clumsy with my builds that I'm sure I'd be constantly busting off things on it. The props look fantastic by the way - I've got those pencils and have been meaning to try them out. Delineating the lamination lines by pencil seems must easier than by brush. Hope your back is feeling better my friend! Muchas gracias amigos and thanks for the being well wishes for my back. The pain is almost gone and tomorrow I may will be body surfing if the waves permit. The most frustrating part of the build were indeed the Parabellum MG´s. The one which fell out of the fuselage was a pain to reinstall and it took me a lot of time and cursing to get the magazines to glue in position. Sounds easy, but wasn´t, I don´t know why. If you´re not sure, how to align the guns, this calls for trouble. The gun rings sport a gun holding bow, movable of course, which holds the also movable gun posts . Today, I fixed all these issues, but as you say Mike, with a large delicate build like this, I felt more and more clumsy and thought twice about every movement. Luckily the airframe itself is sturdy due to great WNW engineering. I masked and airbrushed lamination on earlier builds and the pencil method proved much easier and more flexible. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 Final steps ahead, luckily. The huge airframe and the delicate details make working on the big bat more and more difficult. The issues fixed to parts torn loose ratio turns worse . I assembled the elevators and the rudder and added steering cables for the rudder. the fittings were made from split brass rod to add some more detail. Finally, I reassembled the guns, the worst part of the build and installed them into the gun mounts onto the gun rings. There will be a lot of final touch ups and then the big bat is finished. Cheers Rob 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 Done so far, phew. I have to continue to paint the figures and to clean up my bench, which I guess will take longer than the build itself . Cheers Rob 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Rob WOW - brilliant work - absolutely perfection. 🏆🏆🏆 Beyond the work itself were so many how to - mini tutorials, I can't thank you enough. Maybe someday I'll attempt to build a WNW kit and will surely use your rigging tutorial as my guide. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 If WnW was still in business, this should be the marketing image for the kit. Well done!! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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