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Thursday, January 10, 2019

Junkers D.1 | Wingnut Wings 1/32nd scale | Part 3

Started to paint and weather the rim covers.
Basecoat is RAL 7003 from ZERO PAINTS.
Added Tamiya XF-71 and XF-57 for a thin top coat.

Added a wet coat of hair spray for some 30 secs.
This will weather the paintjob chemically!
Then rinsed the parts with warm water.
Let dry.
Added a first wash and some streaking.

Use wooden sticks, pins etc. to partially remove
the now bleached top coat. Add washes and streaking.
Dirt and dust will follow once the rubber tires
has been painted.

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Junkers D.1 | Wingnut Wings 1/32nd scale | Part 2

I added the wings and started to work
on the landing gear.

Resin pilot figure will be part of a small diorama.

Wing root detail showing the corrugated dural construction
of the Junkers to advantage. Although fit is very good
careful clean-up work along the seams is mandatory.

WIP: Wooden Axial propeller made from laminated veneer.

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Junkers D.1 | Wingnut Wings 1/32nd scale | Part 1

This is the new Junkers D.1 from Wingnut Wings. It arrived just in time for a OOB-x-mas build! Everything you heard from other WNW kits is also true for this little gem. So, let´s get started!


Cockpit detail is great OOB, it is the original
that has a spatan instrumentation!

The well known Daimler-Mercedes D.III
known from many previous WNW kits.

I decided to model a D.IIIaü motor with 200 hp.

Most of the engine detail will be covered
underneath hoods and panels, however.

The Junkers D.1 is a late war production so I tried to show
the use of lower quality materials, e.g. inferior seat upholstery.