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/
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Gregor d said on April 23, 2015
Spectacular build Rob! Well done
Rob Pollock said on April 23, 2015
Thanks, Gregor.
Phil Steele said on April 23, 2015
Smashing !!!
Rob Pollock said on April 23, 2015
Cheers, Phil.
bob mack said on April 23, 2015
lovely rob
Rob Pollock said on April 23, 2015
Thanks for looking in, Bob.
Morne Meyer said on April 23, 2015
Rob this is a real gem!!! Beautifuland a feasr for the eyes!!!
Rob Pollock said on April 23, 2015
Thanks, Morne. The colours are a rich mix, certainly, and offset by the natural wood effect, makes for an interesting livery.
Craig Abrahamson said on April 23, 2015
Turned out nicely Rob….(the background is odd however – you in the tile business?) lol đ
Rob Pollock said on April 23, 2015
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.
Greg Kittinger said on April 23, 2015
Beautiful work! And an especially fun color scheme you selected – really makes for an interesting and engaging aircraft.
Rob Pollock said on April 23, 2015
Thanks, Greg.
GĂĄbor SzabĂł said on April 23, 2015
Beautiful! And those colours! Psichedelic đ
Rob Pollock said on April 23, 2015
I think those German Air Service guys were getting a little trippy near the end…
Simon Whitney said on April 23, 2015
Fabulous work Rob, it looks sort of loud as Gabor pointed out.
Great kits those Wingnuts .
Well done sir.
Rob Pollock said on April 23, 2015
Cheers, Simon.
paul e. owens said on April 23, 2015
just love it rob! excellent job!
Rob Pollock said on April 23, 2015
Thanks, Paul.
Mike Maynard said on April 23, 2015
Wicked paint scheme, a real beauty!
Rob Pollock said on April 24, 2015
Cheers, Mike.
Paul van Acker said on April 24, 2015
Fantastic. May I ask how you do the wood grain on the propellors? Brilliant.
Rob Pollock said on April 24, 2015
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.
Terry Schuler said on April 24, 2015
Rob, Well done. Interesting/eye catching paint scheme. I especially like the engine work.
Rob Pollock said on April 24, 2015
Cheers, Terry. I agree, the engine is a superb bit of engineering.
Richard Mcstay said on April 25, 2015
That’s a jazzy one Rob! Very nice, especially the wood grain effect!
Rob Pollock said on April 25, 2015
Thanks, Richard.
George Williams said on April 25, 2015
Turned out well, as I knew it would! Great colour scheme.
Rob Pollock said on April 26, 2015
Thanks, George. I’m not sure I appreciated just how colourful it would in fact turn out, but I like it now.
Bernd MĂźller said on May 2, 2015
Incredible build Rob ! The wood effects as the whole build is stunning.
Rob Pollock said on May 3, 2015
Thanks, Bernd, and thanks for checking out the WIP.
Marek Halas said on May 2, 2015
That’s very nicely turned out Rob, well done!
Rob Pollock said on May 3, 2015
Cheers, Marek. I appreciate the comment.