GrandpaPhil Posted October 30 #1 Posted October 30 I am building the Nieuport 28 flown by then Lieutenant and later Captain Eddie Rickenbacker in 1918. The kit looks to be quite excellent with all appropriate markings: I haven’t built a Roden kit before, but they look good and I’ve heard good things about them. AJohnson, davec, Canute and 8 others 11 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted October 30 Author #2 Posted October 30 (edited) Lots of subassemblies getting ready for final cleanup and prep work prior to initial priming and base coating. I only build in plastic every once in a while, so I’m having to recall some skills. I will now vouch for Roden’s quality. There is very little flash and the molding is nearly perfect. Everything has been going together pretty much perfectly. I will warn inexperienced builders that there are no alignment pins on the fuselage halves. I have never built a WWI plane in plastic before. The rest of them were balsa for me. Edited October 30 by GrandpaPhil Jack12477, Old Collingwood, yvesvidal and 10 others 13 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
davec Posted October 31 #3 Posted October 31 Thanks for the thoughts about Roden. Not sure my pile of wingnuts kits will ever be finished, but if I ever work through them, I will try one. My dad's stash had a lot of Roden models, but keeping the wingnuts ones alone gave me as many WW1 planes as I will have time to build. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress. Looks like your model is coming along great!! Canute, king derelict, Egilman and 5 others 7 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
GrandpaPhil Posted October 31 Author #4 Posted October 31 (edited) From what I have seen and heard, the Wingnut Wings kits are the best WWI plastic kits ever made. The plastic and the style of construction of this kit reminds me a lot of the wargaming miniatures that I have built. Edited October 31 by GrandpaPhil mtaylor, Canute, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Dave_E Posted October 31 #5 Posted October 31 I’m watching. 🍿🥤👍 Jack12477, mtaylor, Egilman and 3 others 5 1 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models
Wawona59 Posted November 1 #6 Posted November 1 I built the 1/48 Roden N28 in 2018 as part of a WW1 centennial display at the Seattle Museum of Flight. One feature of the Roden kit that I found interesting that I really liked was that the cockpit is built outside of the fuselage and then carefully slid in place through the front before the engine and cowling are installed. The N28 is one of my favorite WW1 aircraft due to its sleek lines and that it was the first fighter employed by the American Expeditionary Force. I think you will enjoy this build. Canute, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project: Gifts for friends: 18th Century Pinnace, Kayak 17, Kayak 21 Indefinite Hold for the future: 1/96 Flying Fish, Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV, 1/96 Arthur Foss tug, 1/64 Duwamish cedar dugout canoe, 1/96 Downeaster "St. Paul" Selected Previous Completed Builds: Revell - 1/96 Thermopylae; Revell - 1/96 Cutty Sark, Revell - 1/96 Constitution, Aurora - Whaling Bark Wanderer, Model Shipways - 1/96 Phantom, AL - 1805 Pilot Boat Swift, Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Monitor and Merrimac, Model Trailways - Doctor's Buggy
davec Posted November 1 #7 Posted November 1 Quote From what I have seen and heard, the Wingnut Wings kits are the best WWI plastic kits ever made. Other than a single 1/48 Eduard kit I haven't built anything WW1 other than WNW, so I can't really comment on "best." I will say they are amazing in terms of their research, detail, and engineering. They were a little bit on the expensive side, but they occupy me for 3-4 months each, so worth the cost. Copper State Models has gotten a great reputation as an alternate with the same quality. I have one of their Nieuport's on the shelf and am looking forward to finding out how good they are. Old Collingwood, king derelict, Egilman and 5 others 8 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
GrandpaPhil Posted November 2 Author #8 Posted November 2 (edited) 20 hours ago, Wawona59 said: I built the 1/48 Roden N28 in 2018 as part of a WW1 centennial display at the Seattle Museum of Flight. This one is going to a friend of mine’s office and in one of their display cabinets. We’re planning on putting a 54mm figure of Eddie Rickenbacker standing next to the plane, all mounted on a wood base with model railroad grass to simulate a grass field. All subassemblies are made now and awaiting priming and painting. I test fitted everything a little bit ago. Everything fit perfectly. The next step will priming everything black and then painting the interior stuff. I only have the paints for my anchors for the Esther at the moment, but that will cover most of the model except for the camouflaged exterior. I need to get into my stash of eyebolts for the rigging and install them before final assembly. Edited November 2 by GrandpaPhil Haliburton, DocRob, mtaylor and 11 others 14 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Wawona59 Posted November 2 #9 Posted November 2 Nice work so far! I'll be following along and hope to see more of your work on this project. I have a Nieuport28 in my stash. It's the 1:16 Model Airways kit. I'll get to it someday after I get my current projects finished and delivered to the recipients. davec, Canute, Egilman and 5 others 7 1 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project: Gifts for friends: 18th Century Pinnace, Kayak 17, Kayak 21 Indefinite Hold for the future: 1/96 Flying Fish, Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV, 1/96 Arthur Foss tug, 1/64 Duwamish cedar dugout canoe, 1/96 Downeaster "St. Paul" Selected Previous Completed Builds: Revell - 1/96 Thermopylae; Revell - 1/96 Cutty Sark, Revell - 1/96 Constitution, Aurora - Whaling Bark Wanderer, Model Shipways - 1/96 Phantom, AL - 1805 Pilot Boat Swift, Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Monitor and Merrimac, Model Trailways - Doctor's Buggy
GrandpaPhil Posted November 2 Author #10 Posted November 2 Thank you all very much! The model is primed black: And a faux-metallic engine and engine bay, with a dashboard that won’t be visible, lol. It looks a lot better in person. Javlin, Jack12477, Dave_E and 11 others 14 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
king derelict Posted November 2 #11 Posted November 2 Very nice. Such a lot of really great detail in that kit. I’m going to have to try another Roden kit. alan Dave_E, mtaylor, Canute and 5 others 7 1 Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted November 4 Author #12 Posted November 4 Thank you very much! I have the model initial assembled and know how I want to do the diorama: The initial base coating for the underside of the model is done: I wanted to put Eddie Rickenbacker in scale standing next to his aircraft, but that figure sold before I got a chance to but it. The remaining ones are rather expensive and also in an unsatisfactory pose. So, I’m just going to make my own! Eddie Rickenbacker stood 6’ 2” tall, which makes for a 2 5/16” figure in 1/32 scale. I like this picture so it is the one that I will use: I have a posable artist’s marionette which I will use to design the carving. The pose still needs some work and adjustment, but that will get done once I finish the plane. I have never carved a full human figure before, but I have never let that stop me before. One thing I learned here is that you don’t know what your full capabilities are until you push your limits. I have carved/made 3 figureheads, to include the HMS Victory, and 2 sets of stern carvings before. I carved the carvings for the Revenge and I made a set of stern carvings for the Winchelsea while on a business trip one time (which are unfortunately not in a usable scale). All came out reasonably well, so…we’ll make some wood shavings when the time comes, and see what happens. realworkingsailor, Canute, AJohnson and 10 others 13 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted November 4 Author #13 Posted November 4 (edited) The initial base coating is done: It had a 5-color camouflage scheme which I duplicated to the best of my abilities. I don’t have an airbrush, so everything was freehand brush painted. I will finish touch ups and minor details, and paint the engine cowling, the struts, part of the propeller, and the vertical stabilizer, white the next time I work on the model. Then it’ll be time to add some eyebolts and decals, attach the upper wing and on to rigging! Then it’ll be carving time! Edited November 4 by GrandpaPhil Dave_E, DocRob, Ryland Craze and 8 others 11 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
davec Posted November 4 #14 Posted November 4 looks great! I can never get my brushing to look that good. Canute, Egilman, Dave_E and 6 others 8 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
gsdpic Posted November 5 #15 Posted November 5 Excellent progress and I can see why you chose that particular picture as the basis for your carving, that is a good pose. I'll be interested to see how the carving goes. I've dabbled in a little bit of wood carving over the last year, carving a couple of dogs and a penguin. Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 5 others 7 1 Quote - Gary Current Build: Artesania Latina Sopwith Camel Completed Builds: Blue Jacket America 1/48th Annapolis Wherry
GrandpaPhil Posted November 5 Author #16 Posted November 5 Thank you all very much for the comments and the likes! All base coating is now done: Time for touch ups and detail painting! king derelict, yvesvidal, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted November 5 Author #17 Posted November 5 Paintwork is pretty much done: Time for decals! Jack12477, Old Collingwood, yvesvidal and 6 others 9 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted November 5 Author #18 Posted November 5 Marking has begun! mtaylor, king derelict, Jack12477 and 9 others 12 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted November 7 Author #19 Posted November 7 (edited) I had the model about 90% complete: And then I had a disaster. I noticed the port side aircraft number (within the squadron, not the tail number) was wrinkled and my attempt to repair it nearly destroyed the model. Root cause analysis: I have not built a plastic model in a long time and forgot the nature of water transfer decals. I should have let the model dry overnight prior to sealing and then tried to install the upper wing. I plowed ahead. Bad decision! My efforts to straighten out the decal resulted in the stripping of the paint from the area and destruction of about 1/3 of the decal. I also busted the upper wing loose. Fortunately, all is not lost! This is salvageable. Believe me when I say that I have worked with far worse (my Solferino was a near total loss a few times, among other models), and made models that I have been, or would be, willing to display publicly. Time to repair all paintwork/markings and then let it sit overnight before I seal the model. I will then attempt to use the original wing struts one more time and then replace them with wood utilizing steel pins as guide pins. Edited November 7 by GrandpaPhil Jack12477, Egilman, realworkingsailor and 10 others 8 5 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Old Collingwood Posted November 7 #20 Posted November 7 Sorry to hear of your woes with this, I have been in this position myself - far to many times, I am sure you will rescue it. OC. GrandpaPhil, Canute, davec and 6 others 8 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
modeller_masa Posted November 8 #21 Posted November 8 (edited) That's exactly the same on my Roden SPAD XIII. Your skill is fine. Only the blue water slide paper is exceptionally difficult. I also added brass pins to both edge of the wing pillars. Without the metal guide pins, I couldn't bind the biwings with rubber rings. Edited November 8 by modeller_masa mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 4 others 6 1 Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted November 8 Author #22 Posted November 8 Thank you all very much for the moral support! It is always disheartening when that happens, but it is an opportunity to improve at the same time. I fixed my paintwork yesterday: The Admiral found a couple spots that need touched up, so I am going to fix those, let the model dry for a bit and then seal it. In the meantime, I’ve been working on a papercraft 1/467 USS Sulaco, from the Aliens movies, that I found over on the Paper Modelers forum. I started it right after finishing the Solferino, about 22 months ago, prior to starting the Revenge. I found it while rearranging the house and decided to clear one of my started projects off my slate. I may make a build log for it at a later date depending on how it turns out. I have been working on it for a month or two now. modeller_masa, Dave_E, Egilman and 6 others 9 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted November 8 Author #23 Posted November 8 The upper wing is on and the base is made! Now, I need to do a final round of touch ups, sealing and then apply a highlight coat before gluing the model down once the base dries! Also, I now need an Eddie Rickenbacker. Captain Rickenbacker stood 6’ 2” tall. Allowing 2” for his hat and the soles of his shoes, that makes for a total height of 76”. At 1/32 scale that is 2.375” or 2 3/8” and approximately 3/8” thick by 3/4” wide, assuming normal proportions. Allowing for the leg crossed over, we’ll start with 1/2” thick. The arm will be carved separately. Canute, realworkingsailor, Dave_E and 6 others 9 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Old Collingwood Posted November 8 #24 Posted November 8 Dont know if this is any use to you Phil - its 1/30 scale. OC. https://squadron.com/1-30-campaign-miniatures-captain-eddie-rickenbacker-model-kit/ GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, Canute and 3 others 5 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
GrandpaPhil Posted November 8 Author #25 Posted November 8 Carving failed, I just ordered that one. Thank you very much, OC! Egilman, Jack12477, Dave_E and 3 others 6 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Old Collingwood Posted November 8 #26 Posted November 8 48 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said: Carving failed, I just ordered that one. Thank you very much, OC! Glad to help Phil. OC. Canute, Dave_E, mtaylor and 3 others 5 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
GrandpaPhil Posted November 8 Author #27 Posted November 8 The plane itself and the base are done: I treated the rigging exactly like stays on a warship. I used cotton thread treated with beeswax. I might get EZ line later on to try out, especially with the number of early 20th century warships that I have sitting in my stash. Now, to wait on my Eddie Rickenbacker figure to finish the diorama. Old Collingwood, Paul Le Wol, davec and 8 others 11 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
king derelict Posted November 8 #28 Posted November 8 Rigging looks very nice and tidy. Lovely model Alan Paul Le Wol, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 5 others 7 1 Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted November 15 Author #29 Posted November 15 Thank you very much, Alan! I got the Eddie Rickenbacker figure in the mail today! It’s a super nice resin kit. This is my first Campaign Miniatures figure kit, but it is definitely top notch. realworkingsailor, Tossedman, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Old Collingwood Posted November 15 #30 Posted November 15 That figure looks top notch - cant wait to see him made and painted Phil. OC. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, Jack12477 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
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