1/32 Wingnut wings Pfalz D.IIIa
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:19 pm
I added a few shots with the simple Diorama I made yesterday.
Well, here is another completed project. It's the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa. It was a very fun build. Some thoughts on the build:
It's another Wingut Wings engineering marvel.
1. As far as fit is concerned, there were no issues. I did have to do a tiny amount of putty work on the fuselage seams. But, it was extremely minor.
2. The decals are fantastic. The lozenge decals require no setting solution. In fact it is recommended that it not be used. I did use mark setter on the edges though.
3. All rigging was done with EZ line. I made eyelets out of copper wire and glued them to the wing first. This process fought me a little bit. But it was worth the effort. I also used EZ line and copper wire on the engine for ignition wiring.
4. I used Tamiya and Mr. Color paints. The wood detail was done by streaking oil and enamel over sandy brown and then painting it clear yellow. I used the same technique on the Rumpler. It works well. But there wasn't much wood effect to worry about here. The prop was masked and painted sandy brown and Mahogany before the oil process.
5. The instructions are amazing as usual. A real lesson in history.
I would again encourage modellers to give WNW a try. It's not a beginner's kit. But, it's not rocket science either. I can tell you from years of building R/C kits (which are more difficult) that this is a very straight forward build. Give it a shot!! They are so much fun!
Well, here is another completed project. It's the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa. It was a very fun build. Some thoughts on the build:
It's another Wingut Wings engineering marvel.
1. As far as fit is concerned, there were no issues. I did have to do a tiny amount of putty work on the fuselage seams. But, it was extremely minor.
2. The decals are fantastic. The lozenge decals require no setting solution. In fact it is recommended that it not be used. I did use mark setter on the edges though.
3. All rigging was done with EZ line. I made eyelets out of copper wire and glued them to the wing first. This process fought me a little bit. But it was worth the effort. I also used EZ line and copper wire on the engine for ignition wiring.
4. I used Tamiya and Mr. Color paints. The wood detail was done by streaking oil and enamel over sandy brown and then painting it clear yellow. I used the same technique on the Rumpler. It works well. But there wasn't much wood effect to worry about here. The prop was masked and painted sandy brown and Mahogany before the oil process.
5. The instructions are amazing as usual. A real lesson in history.
I would again encourage modellers to give WNW a try. It's not a beginner's kit. But, it's not rocket science either. I can tell you from years of building R/C kits (which are more difficult) that this is a very straight forward build. Give it a shot!! They are so much fun!
