my Lohner





(Editor's note: Hopefully those are the pics. Rowan)

I must say jim , thats a lovely red x . I really like the shade , what was the paint used on this one ? I'm guess Tamiya but I could be wrong on that . Looking forward on seeing your pic's .

Thank you ,Mr Editor ...I seem to be a bit slow when it comes to this process.....these are exactly the pics I meant to post...

Thank you Teri.....the red on the wings and tailplane are simple Testors acrylic red....the fuselage was done using a basecoat of Humbrol Linen....then was given an acrylic clearcote to protect it from the oil wash. The oil wash was a bit of a happy mistake actually. I meant to mix some raw sienna in enamel thinner and streak the surface....allow to set for a few minutes then blend it all in ...but it went on WAY heavier than anticipated. After moments of panic I calmed down and was very satisfied with the results. After the paint set for a week I coated it in Future floor polish to give it the varnished effect and seal the decals.
The kit is a 1:72 scale Vac form Wings72 I got for $6.00 at a swapmeet. Sweety of a kit

Hi Jim

Stunning work! 1/72 scale - crikey!

If you've got some more pics, this really deserves to be an On-Diplay Feature, at the very least. If you you took in-progress shots, it'd make a wonderful subject for an article on vacuform building...

All the best

Rowan

Im sorry Rowan,but I did not take in -progress shots.....Iv only had a digital camera since the end of June this year......and sadly my lovely little Lohner has met with tragedy...during her photoshoot I snapped off the tail section and I am currently trying to put that behind me and develop the appropriate"karma" to attempt repairs. However.....I do have a Sopwith Folder in Vac that I have been wanting to build one day....

Hi Jim

Dreadful to hear the Lohner's taken a bash! It doesn't exactly look like the sort of model that's likely to bounce...

Definitlety take in-progress shots when you tackle the Sopwith - it's always great to see vacuforms built as well as this and it'll be a real inspiration to others.

All the best

Rowan

Just love that woodpaint. Nice



Larsa Q

Most impressive Jim! Excellent.

Excellent work, and at least we got to see a few photos before it's untimely demise.

She will be reborn!...Im just persnickety enough to fix the little bugger too...Iv already fixed her once when my LHS had bunglehands in the display case...Ill do it again..My 1:48 FE2B lost ALL its rigging mysteriously when I moved ( the rigging eroded at the connection points) so I re-rigged her out of spite(or love)...Its probably my favorite model in my display case...

Very Pretty Jim. An exquisite piece. You must have some very well trained spiders.

Please fix it and post more photos. It would be a dreadful shame if you did not.

An ex of mine "accidently" brushed my Blue Max Sopwith Camel off the shelf twice many years ago. I rebuilt it each time, completely redoing the rigging... It holds a special place in my heart I think because it was the first build I did coming back to the hobby.

Cheers,

Hugh

Looks fantastic Jim , so much better then the red x I first saw . Your rigging is wounderful , I'm sure you will get it back into flying order . Thanks for sharing .

Awesome work, Jim. I know a lot of patience and skill goes into a build like that. I hope you're able to post some more pictures.

Mark

Thanks Mark...were working on that

It looks (did look) absolutely fantastic

thanks carl...

Jim,

Outstanding work. If you decide to build another vac-form, please take some in progress pics, I can't think of a better way to learn what's involved as I have a couple on the shelf and want to learn what to expect.

Excellent job, Dwayne

WOW!
I love the look of this one . Well done Jim.

Thank you Zoran. Thank you Dave and yes,I am starting to take pics of my Sierra scale 1:48 Hansa Brandenburg C.1 I will do pics from start to finish.
In 1:72 you have for the wing a single sheet of contoured plastic,yet in 1:48 you have a top and bottom piece to join. I admit I have never tackled a 1:48 biplane Vac form and am looking at the rib tape and thinking that with filling and sanding I may/will lose detail. I am thinking that I could use strips of clear decal film or something similar to simulate the ribtape, then coated and painted appropriately.
What do you guys think?

Hey Jim , I have start cutting out the parts of my first vac kit . Tom's Model Works Albatros D.III 1/48 and the same question came to mind as well . I think your methed will work , was thinking of the same thing . There is so many sink marks and bumps the wing is almost useless , Have lots of spares from Eduard kits so I might go that way as well , but that would take the fun out of it !

Terri....I should tell you the rather embarrassing story of how I learned how to do the Woodman method of skinning wings. I bought the Eduard Albatros C.III and was rather speedily moving throught the build and one day I was having a beer (mistake) and got to looking at the warped upper wing. I got the UTTERLY DUMB idea that I could put it in the oven and flatten out the warp. lol it turned into a styrene RAISIN on me and I shrieked in horror at my own foolishness. So I sanded the tar out of it and used the Woodman method to skin it....painted them and I must say they look GREAT......a funny ,embarrasing,happy accident