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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #255 on: July 16, 2011, 12:54:26 AM »
Excellent work on gap :))

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #256 on: July 16, 2011, 06:28:09 AM »
Profa, if you speak about the gap between the wing and the fuselage, don't fill it: on the actual airplane, the wings were simply fixed, and the presence of a gap is normal...

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #257 on: July 16, 2011, 07:34:20 AM »
Daniel, I was talking about the gap between wing halves underneath the fuselage, the one where I had to separate them in order to get enough distance to fix'em properly to the fuselage... it's not just a gap, it's actually 2mm hole :-bat

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #258 on: July 16, 2011, 08:51:01 AM »
Plastic strips and filler could solve this ;) You know that, I am sure

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #259 on: July 17, 2011, 07:20:29 AM »
Daniel, I was talking about the gap between wing halves underneath the fuselage, the one where I had to separate them in order to get enough distance to fix'em properly to the fuselage... it's not just a gap, it's actually 2mm hole :-bat

OK, you're right for that: must be filled... ;)

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #260 on: July 17, 2011, 04:51:21 PM »
Spandaus are painted in Gun Metal...

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #261 on: July 17, 2011, 04:53:11 PM »
Nice reminder :) Long time ago I have use pin wise to hold small parts :-clap

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #262 on: July 17, 2011, 05:08:38 PM »
Nice reminder :) Long time ago I have use pin wise to hold small parts :-clap

Best way to go with the Spandaus I think... ;)

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #263 on: July 17, 2011, 06:35:26 PM »
:-ok

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #264 on: July 21, 2011, 02:36:15 PM »
Finally have found Bison's 2-component epoxy to cure the gap :-obey
I've used this before, but during the apartment change it somehow got lost :-roll
2 minutes mix and application later, gap looks much better. Another light coat will follow after this one dries...
As the afterthought - epoxy blob, leftover from mixing, could be used for water puddle on some diorama or model base (last pic)... ;)

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #265 on: July 21, 2011, 02:49:13 PM »
Transparent version, nice one :-ok

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #266 on: July 21, 2011, 03:08:55 PM »
Nice! :-ok

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #267 on: July 21, 2011, 03:14:37 PM »
Actually, I had already used it to simulate water on this "heavy rains" vignette, few years ago:
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/BrailleScale/REV_KruppProtze_Pak/32.jpg
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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #268 on: July 23, 2011, 07:43:36 AM »
Epoxy was water sanded with 270 and 800 grit, and after painting there's no gap :-jump
I also made footsteps, this time of alu foil...
Meanwhile (tonight, that is) the plane is weathered, so now it's just to apply some decals and top wing follows...
I love this peacock more and more :-love

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Re: Fokker D.VII Group build
« Reply #269 on: July 23, 2011, 07:45:16 AM »
Well done with the epoxy! :)