davec Posted September 1 Share #1 Posted September 1 Now that the Spitfire is done, I plan to build the Wingnut Wings Halberstadt Cl.II (late) next. This is one of the many WNW kits I inherited from my Dad. I plan to build scheme D, Lowe. I plan to use Aviattic decals for the stippled camouglage (painting the 5 color camo then stippling over it by spraying under low enough pressure that the airbrush spits the stippling is way beyond my skills). Richard at Aviattic was very helpful in helping me get the right decals for this as well as a second Cl.II that I have on the shelf. I had bought the duelist kit (RE8 and Halberstadt Cl.II) to get the RE8 and will eventually build the second with the extra decals from this kit. I will also use HGW fabric seatbelts in place of the photo etch ones. I have some vacation coming up and plan to get finish the two boat kits I have on the other bench, so this may be a little slow at first. GrandpaPhil, ccoyle, DocRob and 11 others 14 Quote Current builds: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Halberstadt Cl.II Model Shipways 1/48 Longboat Model Shipways 1/24 Grand Banks Dory Soon to start: Fully framed Echo Completed builds: Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia Wingnut Wings AMC DH9 East Coast Oyster Sharpie Echo Cross Section 1/48 Scratchbuilt Hannah from Hahn plans 1/64 Kitbashed Rattlesnake from Bob Hunt practicum 1/64 Brig Supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted September 1 Share #2 Posted September 1 I will join you in the backseat, as I have the early model Halberstadt and plan to build her with a very demanding paintjob. Have fun with the surely great WNW kit. Cheers Rob mtaylor, Old Collingwood, davec and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds: Shelby Cobra Coupe by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12 McLaren Mp4/6 - Ayrton Senna - Fujimi - 1/20 - paused Duchess of Kingston - paused Finished builds: F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 1/32 USS Arizona 1/350 Eduard Caudron C.561 French Racing Plane 1/48 Nachtigall on Speed Arado 234 B-2N by DocRob - 1/32 - Fly Renault RE20 Turbo - Tamiya - 1/12 P-38J Wicked Woman - Tamiya - 1/48 AEG G.IV Creature of the Night - WNW - 1/32 "Big Tank" Crocker OHV motorcycle by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Le Wol Posted September 1 Share #3 Posted September 1 Dave, good luck with this amazing looking model! mtaylor, davec, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted September 2 Share #4 Posted September 2 I'll be looking over your shoulder, Dave. I have a Fokker D7 in the stash. Egilman, AJohnson, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted September 2 Share #5 Posted September 2 AS will I be watching, I have about a dozen WnW and others to eventually build... Canute, AJohnson, king derelict and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted September 5 Share #6 Posted September 5 I have the same kit in the stash and was planning on doing the D scheme as well. Looking forward to following along! Egilman, king derelict, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davec Posted October 20 Author Share #7 Posted October 20 I've been working a few minutes a day on the model, but it has taken a while to get to the point where there was anything worth sharing. As with most WNW kits, a huge amount of work is on the interior. I had thought this would go faster because there was a lot less wood graining, but there is still a lot going on inside. I've just finished decals, so there is a lot of gloss that will need a coat of clear flat. Even though this is one of the more recent WNW kits, I've found it slower going. A few of the delicate parts were broken on the sprue and needed repair. Color call outs in the instructions are less detailed. Not sure if their research and instruction was declining as they were getting closer to closing or if there just wasn't as much information. I think there is only one surviving plane. A lot of the decal information is on the painting and rigging diagram. If I hadn't looked ahead, I would have missed a lot of the lozenge decals in the cockpit, which would have been a lot harder to place once the cockpit was assembled. mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Egilman and 12 others 14 1 Quote Current builds: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Halberstadt Cl.II Model Shipways 1/48 Longboat Model Shipways 1/24 Grand Banks Dory Soon to start: Fully framed Echo Completed builds: Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia Wingnut Wings AMC DH9 East Coast Oyster Sharpie Echo Cross Section 1/48 Scratchbuilt Hannah from Hahn plans 1/64 Kitbashed Rattlesnake from Bob Hunt practicum 1/64 Brig Supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davec Posted October 23 Author Share #8 Posted October 23 (edited) I did some work on the engine. Biggest step forward for me was coming up with a way that works for me to wire the engine. I had previously used EZ line, which I used on the distributor. I have found this really hard to work with - it is so thin and soft that my fine forceps don't grasp it, and it takes a while for superglue to dry on it, so usually I made a mess. I ordered some .2 mm lead wire and used it between the spark plugs and the pipe the wires run through. It worked great. I did not show the other side, which was my first attempt and where the wires are too long, the bends too sharp, and there is some visible glue. This side I got the length right and bends that look realistic. I found the wire much easier to work with than EZ line and I think looks a lot better. The manifold hides a lot of the wires, but the first and third are pretty easy to see. The engine will mostly be covered by the cowl panels, but this was a good learning experience and a path forward for my next plane with a more visible engine. Anyone planning on building the D scheme (Mike) or any of the other variants with the D.IIIa engine should be aware that there is an error in the instructions that is not in the errata on the WNW website. The kit contains parts for Mercedes D.III and D.IIIa engines. The main difference between the variants is the right side of the cylinders. The D.III engine uses parts E2 and E16. The D.IIIa engine uses parts E25 and E16. Unfortunately, the instructions for the D.IIIa has a picture of E25, but it is labeled E2. I did not catch until long after the wrong part was glued in place. Not an issue as I plan to build with the cowl covers in place, but it would be a problem if I wanted to leave the engine uncovered. Edited October 23 by davec king derelict, realworkingsailor, GrandpaPhil and 11 others 12 2 Quote Current builds: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Halberstadt Cl.II Model Shipways 1/48 Longboat Model Shipways 1/24 Grand Banks Dory Soon to start: Fully framed Echo Completed builds: Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia Wingnut Wings AMC DH9 East Coast Oyster Sharpie Echo Cross Section 1/48 Scratchbuilt Hannah from Hahn plans 1/64 Kitbashed Rattlesnake from Bob Hunt practicum 1/64 Brig Supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davec Posted Wednesday at 07:21 PM Author Share #9 Posted Wednesday at 07:21 PM I've assembled as far as the end of step 1 and put together the HGW seatbelts. Four belts without any of the tiny photoetch parts shooting across the workshop, which is a victory for me. Ryland Craze, realworkingsailor, wefalck and 14 others 17 Quote Current builds: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Halberstadt Cl.II Model Shipways 1/48 Longboat Model Shipways 1/24 Grand Banks Dory Soon to start: Fully framed Echo Completed builds: Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia Wingnut Wings AMC DH9 East Coast Oyster Sharpie Echo Cross Section 1/48 Scratchbuilt Hannah from Hahn plans 1/64 Kitbashed Rattlesnake from Bob Hunt practicum 1/64 Brig Supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted Saturday at 11:12 AM Share #10 Posted Saturday at 11:12 AM Excellent project. I’m in! Great start king derelict, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted Saturday at 01:14 PM Share #11 Posted Saturday at 01:14 PM Fantastic work on the interior and engine, Dave. I like your faux woodwork a lot. HGW belts are easier to assemble, when the PE is still on the fret, while you wiggle the belt parts through. The engine looks fantastic and I second your experience with lead wire, it´s fantastic for the job. Cheers Rob Jack12477, king derelict, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds: Shelby Cobra Coupe by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12 McLaren Mp4/6 - Ayrton Senna - Fujimi - 1/20 - paused Duchess of Kingston - paused Finished builds: F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 1/32 USS Arizona 1/350 Eduard Caudron C.561 French Racing Plane 1/48 Nachtigall on Speed Arado 234 B-2N by DocRob - 1/32 - Fly Renault RE20 Turbo - Tamiya - 1/12 P-38J Wicked Woman - Tamiya - 1/48 AEG G.IV Creature of the Night - WNW - 1/32 "Big Tank" Crocker OHV motorcycle by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted Sunday at 10:08 AM Share #12 Posted Sunday at 10:08 AM Very cool! Looking good! Canute, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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