For this post I'll be doing an OOB build for my 1/32 LVG C.VI. Here's the box top....



The instructions are not only in color but also incude reference pictures of various parts.




I've started the gas tank, pilot seat and engine..............







The fuselage sides and bottom have a very tight fit that will need very little putty..................






Mark

Very nice! These Wingnuts kits really look awesome. Will you be doing the lozenge colour scheme?

If you don't mind me asking, how much does this kit retail for?

Rudi

Gee Mark I'm still waiting to see the M-5 and the junkers . now you dassle us with a wing nut build ! Cool, really looking forward to your take on this one !!!

it's a beautiful kit isnt it Mark.......I see you went for the separate pushrods on the engine....nice option, I suppose if you are building the enclosed versions it wouldnt much matter.

I'm building mine alongside the SE5a, I've took up enough forum space already.... so will enjoy watching yours progress. what's your opinion on the lozenge.....I was a little on the fence but have fell off on the positive side...LOL

Is so tempted to do the prototype build and steal the loz for my DIII OAW.

Well now I am having fun! Model On! Please!

Hi everyone,

Rudi, the kit cost me $79 with free shipping. Here's the website:

http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/

Terri, the Grig and Junkers are still here on my bench. I'll be working on them in tandem. I have a month and a half of free time in front of me. Stay tuned.

Keith and Stephen, I think the kit is a real beauty. I'm looking forward to the build. I'll be doing this one OOB to see how it will finish out without any "goodys" added on. I also have the SE5a. I'll be watching your build, too, Keith.


Mark

Keith, I forgot your question about the lozenge. The kit lozenge seem fine to me. They are close and I'm not overly picky about the hues. As long as they are close, I'm happy.

Also, I found some pictures of the Smithsonian Benz IV that I took a month ago. I'll post them here for anyone needing more reference pics.










I was a little too far away for these last two, hopefully you can get something from them about the other side of the engine.




I hope that will help everyone who want to detail or superdetail the engine.

Mark

Wow , great pic's of the engine there Mark . Where did you take the pic's . They have a great collection of other ones as well . I would have been trigger happy with the camrea .

On the Wing Nuts kit engine I can see myself adding the valve springs Which really doesn't seem to be on the kit part . Or I'm not looking hard enough and need to get some glasses to fill that grannie roll . All in all though I'm really excited on the builds which Keith and you are doing .

Terri, the engine hasnt got them fitted yet, each cylinder has its own rocker assy to go in top the springs are there, but not overly detailed, but the whole is enough....unless you want to cut the assemblys into bits.

well do ya? lol

http://www.mikerlewis.com/lvgcvi/lvgengine.html

anuther link...for the anally detail maniacs amongst us

Terri,

I took the pictures at the Udvar-Hazy Facility near Dulles Airport. I could have spent a week there. The exhibits are incredible.

I still don't have all of the parts on the engine. The rocker arms and a few other bits and pieces aren't on in the last pictures I posted. The parts of the engine you see in the picture fit quite nicely. I'll put it all together after I paint some of the parts seperately.

Mark

Thanks Guys , I guess I should really wait until things have been painted and glued !
But nooooooooooo , I just had to have a blond moment

I will have to remember that Mark . I will be in Dallas in the next few months and will make a note of dropping by there , with camrea in hand !

Hi Terri,

It's near Dulles Airport (not Dallas, my dear). It's actually in Virginia.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/UdvarHazy/

You would love it there. If you ever get to this part of the country you should consider it a "must stop".

Mark

Thanks Mark !

Terri,

Here's pics of the painted engine. I still have to add push rods out of guitar string and a little weathering.








And here are the fuselage sides. I've painted all of the interior parts Tamiya Deck Tan. I'll be painting the wood grain with oils. I've never tried this before so hopefully it will turn out OK. The interior didn't have the panel lines carried over from the outside so I scribed them in.




Mark

Engine is looking really good.

Thanks, Carl. The fit on the engine parts is excellent so far.

Mark

Wow the engine looks fantastic ! Great level of detail and sure looks better with some paint on the parts . I see what you mean by the valve spring and rocker boxes . Looking forward to see the detail pop out even more with a wash or two now .

Mark,

Looks like a great start to what I know will be another great build by you. I have this one as well, with the Junkers on its way so I will go to school on you. Glad you have the time for this, right now I'm wrestling with yard work and wallpaper, almost done though. Then its onto the great 1/32 scale modelfest!!!

Regards, Dwayne

Mark, lovely work on this one, as I said I'm building her too, just a little ahead of you, a couple of pointers for you.

1. the lozenge decal seems quite fragile to me but there again I am not used to using such big sections. and dont forget to trim the very edges 0.5mm or so , there is a dark strip which doesnt show till it's on the kit.

2. the tail plane, centre section is wood not fabric and it has sink marks in it but to my eyes looks way too thiick anyway.I sanded mine downto take out the sink marks, glued it in place before realising it was still too thick. should have looked at the pic at the bottom of P10 in the instruction book LOL.

hope this helps you.

Keith

Thanks Terri and Dwayne, and thanks for the heads up Keith.

Mark

OK, I decided to not use oil paint and have used Watercolors instead. They dry very quickly and are very easy to use and correct if you need to correct the "grain" you've painted on it. I'm using Windsor & Newton "Cotman Watercolours". In this case, burnt sienna over the tamiya tan coat. Here are the results.............





I gave the lower engine area a coat of Tamiya clear yellow and the color matched well with the photo of the Shuttleworth LVG wood................



Mark

And here are a few more pictures. Nice and easy and it took just under an hour.





more tomorrow,

Mark

I used watercolours for my Roden Albi DI Build exterior. the effect is good for ply, but care needs to be taken not to over apply Klear/Finish over it as it can float.

Mark I love your ply, you caught it just about right I think. once its laquered in it will look just right.

If I hit any glitches I will post them to warn you but upto now only those already posted have come to light, the tailplane is an odd one though, as I cant find any reference at all to support a thickened section like that....still if everything was perfect we would complain cos there was nuthin to correct...laughs.



Keith

Mark,

Excellent wood grain, really like that technique. Keep it coming.

Dwayne

Great work, Mark !

I really like the results you got with the watercolors. I used the same technique on small parts but never over large sections because I found that watercolors (even varnished) can be easily lifted with masking tape. Be careful, I learned that the hard way.

About the color of the wood of the LVG fuselage, check this link:

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/camouflage-markings/41019-lvg-c-vi-fuselage-colour.html

Cheers,

Claudio