Wingnut Wings Hansa Brandenburg W.12
Posted: 23 Jan 2018, 08:03
WIP shots of the cockpit....
Gary
Gary
Cheers,
Vincent
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Re: Wingnut Wings Hansa Brandenburg W.12
Posted: 23 Jan 2018, 22:26
Wonderful start Gary. That cockpit is packed with details.
Cheers,
Vincent
Cheers,
Vincent
Re: Wingnut Wings Hansa Brandenburg W.12
Posted: 23 Jan 2018, 22:41
Must...resist...urge.... 
Most excellent work as usual! May we assume the flying boat comes next?
Philipp
Most excellent work as usual! May we assume the flying boat comes next?
Philipp
Re: Wingnut Wings Hansa Brandenburg W.12
Posted: 25 Jan 2018, 03:18
Thats looking fantastic Gary! Are you planning to us any after market on it? If you do be very wary of the Spandu's
Re: Wingnut Wings Hansa Brandenburg W.12
Posted: 30 Jan 2018, 09:02
Thanks gents - greatly appreciated.
Engine and cockpit assemblies are joined together. Added some fuel lines and a rod from the throttle. Not accurate, but fills the void and will be hard to see when the cowling is on....
Wasn't that happy with the kit's rendering of the 250 round Parabellum drums. Aside from the 'rounds' being very thinly moulded, they actually sit outside the circumfernace of the outer discs - every photo I've seen see them sitting inside. After some initial head scratching, I used the photoetch circular discs from an Eduard Parabellum set and used an ammo belt I had left over from a A7V tank build. Still need to make up the second drum...
Dave - I do have some AM Spandaus, but the cooling jackets seem way too 'heavy' so will stick with the kit PE.
Gary
Engine and cockpit assemblies are joined together. Added some fuel lines and a rod from the throttle. Not accurate, but fills the void and will be hard to see when the cowling is on....
Wasn't that happy with the kit's rendering of the 250 round Parabellum drums. Aside from the 'rounds' being very thinly moulded, they actually sit outside the circumfernace of the outer discs - every photo I've seen see them sitting inside. After some initial head scratching, I used the photoetch circular discs from an Eduard Parabellum set and used an ammo belt I had left over from a A7V tank build. Still need to make up the second drum...
Dave - I do have some AM Spandaus, but the cooling jackets seem way too 'heavy' so will stick with the kit PE.
Gary
Re: Wingnut Wings Hansa Brandenburg W.12
Posted: 30 Jan 2018, 21:04
Amazing...absolutely amazing! 
Philipp
Philipp
Re: Wingnut Wings Hansa Brandenburg W.12
Posted: 31 Jan 2018, 05:36
How are you doing the wood grain texture Gary?
Re: Wingnut Wings Hansa Brandenburg W.12
Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 08:49
Thanks Philipp.
Adam. Tamiya Flat Flesh as the base colour followed by a clear coat. I then use oil paint which is dragged across the surface with a sponge until the desired affect is acheived. Once dry, I give it a coat of Tamiya Clear Yellow.
I'm using fast dryng oils this time - dry within 24hrs (usually quicker with such thin coats). Colours depend on wood I'm trying to imitate so base colour can vary as can oils. I can also use clear orange over the top for darker wood.
Paint and decals....
Long way to go, but happy with progress.
Gary
Adam. Tamiya Flat Flesh as the base colour followed by a clear coat. I then use oil paint which is dragged across the surface with a sponge until the desired affect is acheived. Once dry, I give it a coat of Tamiya Clear Yellow.
I'm using fast dryng oils this time - dry within 24hrs (usually quicker with such thin coats). Colours depend on wood I'm trying to imitate so base colour can vary as can oils. I can also use clear orange over the top for darker wood.
Paint and decals....
Long way to go, but happy with progress.
Gary
Re: Wingnut Wings Hansa Brandenburg W.12
Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 11:22
Coming along great! Must have been fun getting the massive horizontal stabiliser decal on! 
Re: Wingnut Wings Hansa Brandenburg W.12
Posted: 06 Feb 2018, 08:45
Not as much fun as theseAdam Durrant wrote: ↑05 Feb 2018, 11:22 Must have been fun getting the massive horizontal stabiliser decal on!
At least the white squares are painted on underneath...
Gary