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WNW 2009 -10 RNAS Pup DaveM
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Posted: Monday, April 19, 2010 - 10:18 AM UTC
Hi Guys

As I have left the LVG to fester for a little while I decided to give the RNAS Pup A go, its lovely, and the here are the first progress shots.

Engine first, assembled with manipulated copper pipes and ignition leads following the WNW instructions, then as seen painted with Alclad Aluminium and a wash of Tamiya smoke, copper pipes done in oil based printers ink.







Next up a couple of images of the cockpit area before installation to the fuselage, all painted with acrylics, still have loads and loads to do before its buried in the fuselage






Sorry about the pics I will add some better ones in due course

Dave

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Posted: Monday, April 19, 2010 - 10:37 AM UTC
Hi Dave

It's already looking very nice indeed!

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Monday, April 19, 2010 - 01:56 PM UTC
Yes
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Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 04:52 AM UTC
Hi Guys and girls

Its been a while since I updated this, well I actually have been pushing it along while things have been drying in the figure department, so forgive the lack of in between images, but this is about 2/3rd way through now, I hope to have it done for the closure date...... its glossy fro the application of the decals as you all well know (not Future as you all know its now illegal to sell one of the chemicals that are in Future within the UK) its actually a very light coat of clear lacquer that will dull down with testors dull coat as soon as I have finished the decals, the upper wing assembly is just placed for visual purposes, before I add all the rigging I am dreading this proses, but I have read the rigging tech on here through a couple of times to get a visual hang of it in my head before I start.

Well let me know what you think, but be truethful, let me know where you see any problems as I have now 3 others WNW kits to do and want to do a good job

Thanks Dave





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Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 10:11 AM UTC

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". . .Well let me know what you think, but be truethful, let me know where you see any problems as I have now 3 others WNW kits to do and want to do a good job

Thanks Dave"





Bit of green overspray here. The access hatch should be metal.
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Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 08:33 PM UTC
Hi Stephen

Thank you for that, but I was trying to represent a little oil overspray from the engine cowling, I must have gone just a little over board.......

Thanks

Dave
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Posted: Monday, October 11, 2010 - 03:02 AM UTC
Intersting wood effect .......

She is looking good so far
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Posted: Monday, October 11, 2010 - 03:12 AM UTC
This is looking really nice so far – looking forward to more.

Mikael
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 07:16 AM UTC
i am building the same kit...

i really like your wood effect - lots of texture and different shades.

As for the oil spray .. in the WNW booklet there is a pup and it is filthy with castor oil and dirt. i think that these planes especially with the doped linen as an exterior colour would not stay prisitine for long.... salt water, oil, fuel, exhaust... nice mix..

:)

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Posted: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 09:25 AM UTC
Hi Guys thanks very much I have to say I have now finished my very first WW1 aircraft, I decided to put it on a base with some planking to represent the wooden staging, I hope this works. I dont want to do the rigging on another British WW1 aircraft especially with the profiled wires, I use RB Products PE wires, boy do they want to leave the rigging points in a hurry when you move the aircraft.

What a challenge and a joy, both at the same time

Let mw know what you think














Dave


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Posted: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 07:53 PM UTC
Hi Dave,

Very nice looking pup indeed – I do like the base you did for it, and I really like your textures abd shadings over all!

Congartulations on finishing

Mikael

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Posted: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 02:06 AM UTC
Hi Dave:

Nice Looking Pup! Good job on the preshading and wood grain. Very striking indeed.

Best

Mark
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Posted: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 02:10 AM UTC
Hi Dave !

You did a super job on your Pup and the base sets it off just right
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Posted: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 02:15 AM UTC
Don't forget to post the finished build images in the Gallery
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Posted: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 02:41 AM UTC
Stellar work indeed! The engine wiring is perfect- and the plywood decking is totally convincing.

Cheers!
chuk
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Posted: Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 10:45 PM UTC
Very nice, I've just completed one of these myself and being forewarned about the wing to fuselage join resulted in a pretty trouble free build.

This scheme was by far and away the stand out scheme for me.

I would be interested in how you created the base and I feel mine would look better a suitable base.
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