FarEast Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hey guys, New to LSM and scale modeling in general, started September 2014 after purchasing a Wingnut Wings Sopwith Snipe (Late) at a whim as my wife hadn't spent enough to get free parking at the shopping mall we were at. After a botched but very enjoyable time building it I was hooked and started slowly building my stash up, after this was an Albatros DV.a (OAW) that keeps getting put on the back burner as I up my skill levels) And recently this 99% finished a Fokker E.I (LF70) I decided to do something a little different with my Fokker E.I and paint her in the much debated colours of LF.70 Naval prototype. I'm not an historian nor enter competitions but build because it's something I have found I love doing, so I hope you enjoy my WIP photos. Having first come across this scheme I fell in love with it, for some reason its esthetically please to the eye and really matches the simplicity of the Eindecker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wackyracer Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Beautiful work, welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Gorgeous!, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted May 26, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 26, 2015 Welcome!!! Followed this on Facebook. Great to have you here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted May 26, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 26, 2015 You have my attention James! Amazing work. I remember seeing this on Facebook too. So pleased you're sharing your stuff with us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbeek Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Unbelievable! I love this build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarEast Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks guys, It started off as a filler project while I awaited the cookie cut lozenge from Aviattic, which in turn turned in to a major project! It was also an excellent learning tool as I learned a lot about turnbuckles, rigging and also other materials. The aircraft is about 99% complete with just the engine cowling needing to be redone as I wasn't 100% happy with the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssasho0 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I saw your build at FB, but I can't get tired of seeing it, so I browsed through the photos with pleasure again best regards, Sasho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Fran Posted May 27, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 27, 2015 James so pleased to see you here and sharing your stuff with us!! Best Fran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarEast Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Work on the "Trompe l'oeil" camouflage on LF70 Believe it or not, all those lines are at exactly the same angle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FarEast Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Time to add more detail! These are gaspatch 1/32 turnbuckles that have had a 90 degree bend put in them - the kit was then drilled through and the turnbuckle secured with a nut. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Fran Posted May 29, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 29, 2015 Just fantastic building James!! Already saw this on FB but it`s always a pleasure to see this work!! You need to tell me where did you get the nuts, because I lost the link that you put on WnW facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Oh, wow!...... Modelling since September 2014?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarEast Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Erik B. that's corrected - Bought my first kit in August and started it in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarEast Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 So with all the paint work done and custom decals it was time to start rigging. I rigged the undercarriage struts before attaching it to the fuselage to give me more room to play with as things were going to get very fiddly under their as I planned to replicate the rigging and wing warping mechanics to the photos. Close up showing the anchor points on the struts - I used 1/48 scale Gaspatch anchors for this work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarEast Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 the next step was to insert the turnbuckles for the wing warping mechanics that can be seen protruding from the fuselage in many of the early Eindecker images - this was a real pain as I didn't have a drill bit long enough so in the end I broke out the CA glue and held them in place till they set. After this madness ensured with the whole of the underside wing warping work going forward at a very, very slow rate often the same line requiring to be laid 3 or 4 times just to get it perfect. This really shows off all the small details and fine work that goes in to replicating an Eindeckers controls. Next step the top side! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarEast Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 On to the top section - The first job I did was to drill a 0.3mm hole through the pulley system on the carbane and then fit two lines of 0.2mm ezwire. This really was a royal PITA to do but really worth the effort and putting the drill though my forefinger! This was then mounted to the modified carbane - I really didn't like the stock part that came with the kit, the model is excellent but I felt that as the rigging was the focul point of the model I needed to really focus on this area for detail. Removing the plastic and replacing it with Gaspatch turnbuckles really made a huge difference! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarEast Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 From here the spiderweb of rigging continued - again several lines took 3 or 4 attempts to perfect. However the final effect is stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarEast Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Now there was a few MAJOR cockups; First I accidentally crushed the Spandau LMG and after painting and fitting the wind screen I suddenly realised there was a very slight crack/scratch in it, this required me to order a clear parts sprue from WnW and the PE parts. Having thrown away the crushed gun I suddenly realised that i needed the LMG's receiver to build the replacement! This ended up with me taking the molded gun - chopping the cooling jacket and building up my own PE version - fortunately I had replaced the original barrel with brass rod to add to the detail. Final I also noticed that one of the lines in the wheel struts had frayed over the week and was about to break, this required me to remove the section of line and turnbuckles and start again - very fiddly through all the other lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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