Roland D.VIb
This is Wingnut Wings' 1/32 Roland D.VIb. The machine modelled is based on 7504/18, which fell into American hands at Koblenz in November, 1918.
A WIP thread is at http://imodeler.com/groups/work-in-progress-aircraft/forum/topic/wingnut-wings-roland-dvib/
Spectacular build Rob! Well done
Thanks, Gregor.
Smashing !
Cheers, Phil.
lovely rob
Thanks for looking in, Bob.
Rob this is a real gem! Beautifuland a feasr for the eyes!
Thanks, Morne. The colours are a rich mix, certainly, and offset by the natural wood effect, makes for an interesting livery.
Turned out nicely Rob...(the background is odd however - you in the tile business?) lol 🙂
It's a polished granite section that I often use as a generic, but formal, display base, and it suits any model that fits the area. The background is one I use for figures, just a splurge of different paint effects on wax paper. I should do some other colour combos, for variety, maybe. Supposed to be a neutral pattern and palette so that it doesn't interfere with subject colours. Thanks for checking in on the WIP by the way.
Beautiful work! And an especially fun color scheme you selected - really makes for an interesting and engaging aircraft.
Thanks, Greg.
Beautiful! And those colours! Psichedelic 😀
I think those German Air Service guys were getting a little trippy near the end...
Fabulous work Rob, it looks sort of loud as Gabor pointed out.
Great kits those Wingnuts .
Well done sir.
Cheers, Simon.
just love it rob! excellent job!
Thanks, Paul.
Wicked paint scheme, a real beauty!
Cheers, Mike.
Fantastic. May I ask how you do the wood grain on the propellors? Brilliant.
Thanks, Paul. The prop is primed then base-coated with a buff acrylic. I think I used Vallejo Games Color 'Heavy Gold Brown' but anything similar will do. I applied artists oil Burnt Umber (it's quite thick) and pulled it along the prop from the hub outwards, varying the strokes to create a laminate effect. Same process with a little Naples Yellow for highlights and Cadmium Red for variation in wood tone. Some people might overcoat at this point with a Clear Yellow lacquer (Tamiya) but I think this can destroy the subtlety of the lines. I would add that a stronger lamination could have been achieved, for preference, but I thought it looked OK. And besides, these props were regularly split or broken in the field and so were changed frequently with what was to hand. Final touch is a light spray of Army Painter Matt Varnish.
Same process was used on the fuselage planking.
Rob, Well done. Interesting/eye catching paint scheme. I especially like the engine work.
Cheers, Terry. I agree, the engine is a superb bit of engineering.
That's a jazzy one Rob! Very nice, especially the wood grain effect!
Thanks, Richard.
Turned out well, as I knew it would! Great colour scheme.
Thanks, George. I'm not sure I appreciated just how colourful it would in fact turn out, but I like it now.
Incredible build Rob ! The wood effects as the whole build is stunning.
Thanks, Bernd, and thanks for checking out the WIP.
That's very nicely turned out Rob, well done!
Cheers, Marek. I appreciate the comment.
wow that is truly Wonderfull work