Mike Dowling
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Now it begins to look like an aeroplane !
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from herask in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Well so much for my covering skills ! The next stage as far as I was concerned was to cover the tissue with dope and then paint it. Bad mistake.
I am sure that is how I did it when I was making flyable planes in my youth. Anyway I had to rip it off and do it again hence the delay in a post.
The way to do it is as follows. Cover the wing with tissue as tight as possible without tearing it. Wait for it to dry. Then paint it gently with dilute PVA. That makes it go all soggy and look dreadful but, when it dries you have a lovely tight smooth finish. Then apply two coats of dope/laquer and then paint it with the required colour.
So, my third attempt looks like this and at last I can start putting bits together.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from Piet in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Now it begins to look like an aeroplane !
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from Tecko in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Well so much for my covering skills ! The next stage as far as I was concerned was to cover the tissue with dope and then paint it. Bad mistake.
I am sure that is how I did it when I was making flyable planes in my youth. Anyway I had to rip it off and do it again hence the delay in a post.
The way to do it is as follows. Cover the wing with tissue as tight as possible without tearing it. Wait for it to dry. Then paint it gently with dilute PVA. That makes it go all soggy and look dreadful but, when it dries you have a lovely tight smooth finish. Then apply two coats of dope/laquer and then paint it with the required colour.
So, my third attempt looks like this and at last I can start putting bits together.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Well so much for my covering skills ! The next stage as far as I was concerned was to cover the tissue with dope and then paint it. Bad mistake.
I am sure that is how I did it when I was making flyable planes in my youth. Anyway I had to rip it off and do it again hence the delay in a post.
The way to do it is as follows. Cover the wing with tissue as tight as possible without tearing it. Wait for it to dry. Then paint it gently with dilute PVA. That makes it go all soggy and look dreadful but, when it dries you have a lovely tight smooth finish. Then apply two coats of dope/laquer and then paint it with the required colour.
So, my third attempt looks like this and at last I can start putting bits together.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from druxey in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Now it begins to look like an aeroplane !
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from Omega1234 in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
I know it's a pain but I have to agree with Kevin. I am quite sure you will manage it.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from mtaylor in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Now it begins to look like an aeroplane !
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from Piet in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Well so much for my covering skills ! The next stage as far as I was concerned was to cover the tissue with dope and then paint it. Bad mistake.
I am sure that is how I did it when I was making flyable planes in my youth. Anyway I had to rip it off and do it again hence the delay in a post.
The way to do it is as follows. Cover the wing with tissue as tight as possible without tearing it. Wait for it to dry. Then paint it gently with dilute PVA. That makes it go all soggy and look dreadful but, when it dries you have a lovely tight smooth finish. Then apply two coats of dope/laquer and then paint it with the required colour.
So, my third attempt looks like this and at last I can start putting bits together.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Just like that, good old tissue and dope. I did try painting the side without dope. Disaster ! I had to rip it off and start again. Dope first, paint second - lesson learnt.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from druxey in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Well so much for my covering skills ! The next stage as far as I was concerned was to cover the tissue with dope and then paint it. Bad mistake.
I am sure that is how I did it when I was making flyable planes in my youth. Anyway I had to rip it off and do it again hence the delay in a post.
The way to do it is as follows. Cover the wing with tissue as tight as possible without tearing it. Wait for it to dry. Then paint it gently with dilute PVA. That makes it go all soggy and look dreadful but, when it dries you have a lovely tight smooth finish. Then apply two coats of dope/laquer and then paint it with the required colour.
So, my third attempt looks like this and at last I can start putting bits together.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Now it begins to look like an aeroplane !
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from mtaylor in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Well so much for my covering skills ! The next stage as far as I was concerned was to cover the tissue with dope and then paint it. Bad mistake.
I am sure that is how I did it when I was making flyable planes in my youth. Anyway I had to rip it off and do it again hence the delay in a post.
The way to do it is as follows. Cover the wing with tissue as tight as possible without tearing it. Wait for it to dry. Then paint it gently with dilute PVA. That makes it go all soggy and look dreadful but, when it dries you have a lovely tight smooth finish. Then apply two coats of dope/laquer and then paint it with the required colour.
So, my third attempt looks like this and at last I can start putting bits together.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from mtaylor in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
I know it's a pain but I have to agree with Kevin. I am quite sure you will manage it.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from cog in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Now it begins to look like an aeroplane !
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from Piet in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
I know it's a pain but I have to agree with Kevin. I am quite sure you will manage it.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from Canute in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
I know it's a pain but I have to agree with Kevin. I am quite sure you will manage it.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from Old Collingwood in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
I know it's a pain but I have to agree with Kevin. I am quite sure you will manage it.
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Mike Dowling reacted to Kevin in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
I think the spiral will look much better, you can do it
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Mike Dowling reacted to popeye the sailor in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
OK........I had put them in my oops bag. I needed to split one apart, but I didn't have to do anything about that.........one already did. they need to go in opposite directions. taking the intact one, I did some fitting to see what I can do to get them right. Hugh was correct in his assumption, that the stairs fall short of their goal. they need one more step. I drew the part needed on two different thicknesses of wood, to be cemented together to equal the thickness of the kit steps.
it's a beginning
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from Tecko in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
The covering so far just to give an idea
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
No wing stitching for me - far too clever.
Th 'battle damage' is a hole for the wing strut. I think that makes it deliberate damage.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from aviaamator in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Just like that, good old tissue and dope. I did try painting the side without dope. Disaster ! I had to rip it off and start again. Dope first, paint second - lesson learnt.
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Mike Dowling reacted to popeye the sailor in The Tumblin' Dice by popeye the sailor - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - Mississippi riverboat
I've been meaning to get these pictures up here. I tried a couple of different ideas on the stair issue. I continued with the original idea, adding the stairs to the landing. I then thought that the landing might be a bit too deep.
...if anyone needs a guillotine....or a hangman's platform.......I'm your man I then tried idea #2........the same basic double flight of stairs, but I went higher...and gave it closed in sides.
you see the edge that has been cut out.......I will do the entire flight.
here I get the notion that I've gone too high. perhaps a couple steps lower.
...here are the infamous before and after pictures............
I then did them in mahogany stain......they came out looking blotchy. my next idea should raise my expectations...hopefully take it to the next level.
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Mike Dowling reacted to cog in Fokker Dr 1 by Mike Dowling - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Then where is the battle damage on the centre wing? It should be shot right through I'd say ... loading your gun ...?
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