Roland D.VIb 8/22 DONE!

[Leon]

Sorry to hear about your friend Mark! My condolences to you and his family.

Nice work on the painting and decals.

[wing_nut]

Thanks guys.

[dennis]

I am sorry to hear about your friend Mark, I hope your bench time and the work you are putting in helps you. It is really looking good.
Dennis

[wbill76]

Condolences on your loss Marc, styrene is good therapy for sure, plus you get the glue fumes! Nice to see you making good progress on the Roland and that you were able to make the decals work out...would have been very frustrating otherwise. Got to love those nice 'a' vs 'b' type designations.

[dierk]

My heart-felt Marc! I know how you must feel right now. Good progress on the wingy, though.

[wing_nut]

Thanks guys.

[wing_nut]

First iteration of fuselage paint. LOTS of "F" ups. Too many bleeds to count and the white band ain't supposed to have any black. Hence the description "white band"



Second iteration...




Doogs method of a coat of Mr Leveling thinner over Tammy clear, decanted from the rattle can, once again produces a mirror finish. I can't even begin to calculate how long it's going to take doing plank by plank with the Ushci wood plank decals. Each one is cut to length, applied and trimmed for its full length since they are wider than the "planks" on the model. But I think it's gonna be some kinda special when all done.

[Leon]

WOW....That is looking really sharp Mark! Paint and wood plank decals look great.

[armorguy]

Wood looks bloody well done !

[wing_nut]

Leon,AG.... Gracias mis amigos

[wbill76]

It will be worth it in the end Marc, the Uschi stuff is top notch!

[wing_nut]

Thanks Bill. It takes some getting used to but it's nice for sure.

[martslay]

Perfectly looks! I look forward to continuations.

[wing_nut]

Thanks martslay

[wing_nut]

On my fuselage Get your minds out of the gutter! This is a new definition for "tedious".

[wbill76]

Could've been worse, you could've had to steam planks to actually get that same result! Looking good Marc, a real eye catcher between the cowl, the wood, and that red tail.

[martslay]

Perfectly looks!

[wing_nut]

Aug 2, 2016 14:19:11 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

...you could've had to steam planks to actually get that same result! .

I'd have to change my name to Cooper

Thank you martslay.

[Leon]

WOW.... That looks fantastic Marc! Talk about eye candy!

[dierk]

Fine display of wood, sir! And no, the gutter is where my mind feels at home, so it'll stay there - after all: a dirty mind is a joy forever!

[wing_nut]

Thanks Leon. Glad you think it's "tasty"

Aug 3, 2016 10:03:55 GMT -5 dierk said:

a dirty mind is a joy forever!

Then I'll have an eternity of happiness. Thanks.

[Tojo72]

Very convincing look to it.

[wing_nut]

Thanks my friend.

[wing_nut]

Set the cabanes with a jig to get the top wing square. Guns mounted. Ready for the final task. So to psych myself up to the task I've been eating a lot of rigatoni... listening to Rigoletto and watching tapes of Billy Jean King v. Bobby Riggs.

[Leon]

Looking really awesome Marc!

[wing_nut]

Thansk Leon

Like the beginning of Star Trek:Enterpise says...

It's been a long road
Getting from there to here

[Leon]

Excellent finish Marc! She's a real beauty.I really admire the patience you guys have for doing the rigging.

[Tojo72]

Those WNW kits are fantastic,and an excellent job,the wood looks great.

[dierk]

Top result!
Stupid question alert: how'd you do the attachment points/tensioning thingies for the rigging? Being a wingy virgin I'm going to have to tackle something like that when I get round to my AN-2.

[deafpanzer]

Catching up as you may know I have been away for a while. I just wanted to say that I am sorry about your good friend. And the plane come out beautifully... it is going to be a hit at many shows.