Wingnut Wings 1/32 Halberstadt Cl.II (late)

[rtfoe]

Did I hear base and figures?...this is where I come in Allen, indeed a really long catchup read before I could start posting.
You've done a great job having gone through rough patches and all including the 2-0 Footy loss. Yup, Infini is great to work with...used it on all my ship rigging for Kure Harbour. Dig those D-Day stripes on the tail. Obviously one neat and patient build that have had some squirm in their seats thanking that they only will remain single winged builders. But they have to try at least one WNW kit to know how well engineered they are.
Looking forward to seeing those round things go onto those spindly leg attachments for the finish and see you work on the base.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Mickc1440]

Wow Allen 'tis truly a thing of beauty, great work

[Neil Merryweather]

Wonderful stuff Allen!

[scottie3158]

This is really an outstanding build.

[Scratchbuilder]

I wish 'er indoors would give me a reward like yours Allen - all I get is something like " Nice one Luv - cuppa ...? :anguished:
Steve

Stop complaining, I asked for cheese and tomato on toast the other night - got the order but she forgot to toast both sides of the bread.....:loudly-crying:

[Scratchbuilder]

Youngerthanme,
Well you have done it this time, bet even you are amazed it did not finish up on the shelf of doom. What an excellent job you have done. I know WNW kits are good quality, but you have through hard work improved that quality with quality of your own - well done, and I am sure it has inspired a lot of us to dust off those boxes in the stash.
Now can you remove that photo, the one with your full and frothy specimen glass in it....
Prost
Olderthanyou.

[Tim Marlow]

Stop complaining, I asked for cheese and tomato on toast the other night - got the order but she forgot to toast both sides of the bread.....:loudly-crying:

You are all lucky….allI get is complete indifference……Sue takes no interest whatsoever in my hobbies.

[Allen Dewire]

Late evening all,

I have my laptop back and my son has really hooked me up. A new SSD hard drive with 1TB, partitioned, so if my windows 10 pro goes crazy, all my data is saved and not to be lost. He added a few other goodies and I am back in business. It's running like a Porsche on steroids now! I have been transferring all my saved data back on to it and it is taking a while...
I will answer all of you personally in the morn. Here is a little idea of what I want to do for the Halberstadt with figs,


No, I won't be adding a grass cover to the mat for a base. Oh, and the Hooker Header has to get glued on the motor. I almost forgot about it...Thanks and have a good night...

Prost
Allen

[Waspie]

Just stunning!!

[Guest]

if my windows 10 pro goes crazy, all my data is saved and not to be lost.

I hope you mean that you have a second drive that you make regular (preferably automatic) backups on? Because if you don’t, you will be SOL if that SSD fails.

[Allen Dewire]

Greetings from a warm and sunny Bamberg Aerodrome,

Wow, the laptop is still working like a dream, so here I am again.......

Amazing work Allen. You must be very happy. Looking at the details you can see why the kits are expensive.

Thank you Jim! The detail is fantastic, but honestly, you get what you pay for. The original price for this kit was $129 in 2018 and I got her for €149, in 2021 after they had closed up shop and they became collector's items...

Bloody marvellous! Absolutely love the fuel indicator. Never seen that done before.

Much too kind Tim! It was one of the 2 clear plastic parts in the kit. I just painted the underside with some AV Ochre to make it look like old gas. I don't know what color the stuff was way back then, but figured it would look alright...

More amazing wizadry buddy.I must say i found Bitburg was a bit too Holsten pi.. oops i meant Pils hehe.Keep going mate.Id love to see you tackle the Felix!!!!.
Toodle ooo dear boy.
Rich.

Thanks Buddy! Beer from Franken (where I live) is the best in the world. I would love to build the Felixstowe, but I would need to get a bigger apartment to display it Richard. Maybe one day before I go tits up...

The Committee are gathering Dude 1.

There is nothing going on here that would require a gathering of the committee, Dude 2. Just an old fart playing at the table and having a blast too...

Keep it coming Allen...Allen...Allen!.......must be an echo in here :thinking:

You just keep killin' me Rick! Are sure there isn't something in the water where you live Buddy? Maybe kills brain cells or sumpin'...

You can be justifiably proud of your magnificent flying machine Allen, well done. :thumb2:

Thank you so much Noah Garry! I do hope its not too cold for you down under now and please take care of yourself...

Did I hear base and figures?...this is where I come in Allen, indeed a really long catchup read before I could start posting.
You've done a great job having gone through rough patches and all including the 2-0 Footy loss. Yup, Infini is great to work with...used it on all my ship rigging for Kure Harbour. Dig those D-Day stripes on the tail. Obviously one neat and patient build that have had some squirm in their seats thanking that they only will remain single winged builders. But they have to try at least one WNW kit to know how well engineered they are.
Looking forward to seeing those round things go onto those spindly leg attachments for the finish and see you work on the base.

Cheers,
Wabble

Greatly appreciated my friend! I'll admit, I had my doubts about building this one, but I needed to see if I could do it. I have 5 more in the stash and used this one as the guinea pig. My Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 will be my next victim around September. I couldn't believe how easy the Infini rigging was to work with. It was just a beatch trying to thread it through the eyelets with shaky hands sometimes. I can see why you use it, Wabble...No worries about the soccer match. I found it hilarious that they were playing while I was taking pics of my progress to post here. I couldn't resist grabbing a pic to post too...

Wow Allen 'tis truly a thing of beauty, great work

Thank you Sir! I do have to ketchup with your cavalry troops too. The last pic I saw, they had just sliced the robot into pieces and were riding off with big smiles on their faces, into the sunset...

Wonderful stuff Allen!

Thanks Doc M! I have even taken a dive into you and Richard's dark art of fig surgery. I only hope my patient survives the butchery!!!...

This is really an outstanding build.

Thanks too Bro! I think it is finally nearing the end and I can get back to slinging mud around again...

Youngerthanme,
Well you have done it this time, bet even you are amazed it did not finish up on the shelf of doom. What an excellent job you have done. I know WNW kits are good quality, but you have through hard work improved that quality with quality of your own - well done, and I am sure it has inspired a lot of us to dust off those boxes in the stash.
Now can you remove that photo, the one with your full and frothy specimen glass in it....
Prost
Olderthanyou.

Wow Olderthanme, thank you for the kind words! All I can say is, bust out the feather duster's guys, and have at them. Oh, and no worries Mike. the specimen glass didn't last too long being filled...And it was good too!!!...

Just stunning!!

Many thanks Doug! I had to reach deep into my bag tricks to build this one...

I hope you mean that you have a second drive that you make regular (preferably automatic) backups on? Because if you don’t, you will be SOL if that SSD fails.

Oh yea Jakko. I have a home network and my own 3TB cloud for back ups. I also have USB external HDs for my stuff too. He partitioned the SSD into C. and D. drives, with windows on C. and my other files on D. in their folders. I also have a monitor program for the SSD, if it should start to act up or fail at any time. The old Seagate in the laptop was just crap and finally bit the bullet after 8 years. My son is a techi and his job is repairing printers, copiers, maintaining the copy store's 20 computers and working in the store too. He is also heavily involved in the VR scene around the world. He's a good kid...

Just a quick pic in honor of Dr. Merryweather and Dr. Wabble and their butchery skills. I took the plunge because Uwe wouldn't fit into the observer's area correctly. He had to go under the saw,


A straight clean cut, no blood and he CA'd back to health immediately!!!...Time to play some more................

Once again, a HUGE thank you for the wonderful comments and support on my wing thingy build!!!...

Prost
Allen

[Allen Dewire]

It's me again,

Short and sweet tonight and only a pic or maybe more to whet your appetite (for a Pizza, that is),


I totally forgot that the wing thingy needed the spinney thing to get off the ground. The kit gave me 5 different ones, so I could practice on 4 to finally get one right. This is the first try and is only base coated. Believe it or not, I brushed this on using Lifecolor's UA 738, Deposited Dust acrylic from their dio series. Flat brush and one coat. Woodgrain attempt in the morn. Now, a teaser or 4,


Another,


And the wheels and skid all touch the ground too!!!


The snake hanging under on the left is the aerial for the wireless set. She's a bit more wobbly with the wheels on. one has to be real careful setting it down. Lastly, the hubcap on the wheel,


More play to come and have a good week!!!...

Prost
Allen

[Waspie]

This has been so educational for me on every level. I never knew about the Halb! Habler!!! What the plane was!! I do now, and learned a lot more to boot!! Looking forward to the end product. :thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Very Nice Allen...why is there a stub tailed Scorpion attacking the right side of the engine(where the exhaust should be)? Talk about a "snake" pit. And just so you know, not only is JR standing by with the Dog's.....the Bamberg Gazette is planning on running a full page "feature" on Resident Modeler Completes First Wing Thing in 35Years! So gitt'er done! :tongue-out3:

[Ian M]

My gob is well and truly smacked.
Simply stunning.