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

[yak face]

Fuel cart is a dogs doodah build in itself allen , superb scratching and attention to detail , its going to look amazing on the dio with the halberstadt , cant wait to see the outdoor pics , hopefully its not too windy , we dont want it taking off on an unpiloted mission , cheers tony

[Tworrs]

Great work Allen, that fuel cart is a thing of beauty itself.

[colin m]

I'm not sure which you have the most of, skill or patience? Either way, you have huge dollops of both. Amazing work.

[BattleshipBob]

Fantastic Allen, I have no idea how you do that, way past my skills. Super job

[Allen Dewire]

Morning all,

The sun is shining and the wind has finally died down. I just did a recon in my backyard for a spot to shoot some pics. Not impressed at all, I'm afraid. The little bit of grass we have is dried out and brown. Grass in front of the house is green, but looks like a jungle for a 1/32 wing thingy. I'll figure something out before the end of the day.............

Yo Allen, just had a catch up on your latest little side project. The fuel truck came out the bomb Sir....looking forward to the outdoor piccys. Will the current Mrs. Ron (570) be doing her famous bird toss or will these be static shots?

Sorry Rick, but the good Mrs. Ron won't be doing her magic. Static pics will have to do and be carefully done too. The weak point of the kit is the landing gear. Thanks for the kind words Buddy!!!

Well now, isn't that a piece of excellent scratcheryfying!

Looks the absolute business Allen.

Why thank you Sir!!! I'm glad you like it Andy, and it was a change of pace from the everyday play at the table...

Mr Dewire, Outstanding matey. That trolly is awesome and adds a great feature to an already great build.

Thanks so much Bro!!! Unfortunately, it won't be used for the halberstadt dio. It might get used in my next build or when I build the AEG G.IV Night bomber from WnW...

More great work Allen

Much appreciated Mick!!! It's great to have you looking in too. How's the X-Wing doing???

Fuel cart is a dogs doodah build in itself allen , superb scratching and attention to detail , its going to look amazing on the dio with the halberstadt , cant wait to see the outdoor pics , hopefully its not too windy , we dont want it taking off on an unpiloted mission , cheers tony

You are much too kind Tony!!! I'm afraid it won't be used in the dio though, like I said to Paul. I'll wait for the sun to come over the house and then maybe I can get some pics from the green grass in front. Wind is minimal today, so an unpiloted flight is unlikely (he says with crossed fingers and toes)...

Great work Allen, that fuel cart is a thing of beauty itself.

Thank you Garry! It will look even better when it has a coat of paint on it. I hope you are doing well in the 'Land Down Under' Sir...

I'm not sure which you have the most of, skill or patience? Either way, you have huge dollops of both. Amazing work.

Sorry Colin, but I have neither of them! Mostly I have brain farts and this is the result of one of them. To be nice, I call them the 'wild hair up my butt' builds instead...Thank you for the kinds words and the help too, Sir!!!...

Fantastic Allen, I have no idea how you do that, way past my skills. Super job

Ahoy 'Admiral' Bob!!! Thanks Sir, but I'm really not sure how I do it either (see above). Sometimes I see a pic and it just slaps me about the head and shoulders and I have to try and build it. I hope you and Julie are well and sorry to hear you are still having a crap year. You guys deserve so much better times...


As it stands right now, I will have to paint the figs next week and make the base for this build sooner. July is coming faster than I realized. I will post that in dio section when built. The fuel cart will be posted in the proper section when it's painted too. The pics of this wing thingy will be in the completed section, today or tomorrow at the latest...

I can only thank you all from the bottom of my heart, for all the help, support, tips, banter and most wonderful comments during this build. You folks are fantastic and this forum is the best!!! It's on to the new project and maybe finish a few dust collectors too.......

Prost auf Euch
Allen

[Richard48]

Greetings from the Aerodrome,

Sorry I haven't replied sooner as a bit of life and play have gotten in the way of progress. Also trying to ketchup with all the fines things going on here as well. I'm still way behind though....


Thank you Nick!!! It's fun stuff to work with, but very delicate. Care is needed when working with it and getting CA to stick to it too...

Thanks for the kind words Jim!!! I just try to do my best and jump each hurdle as it comes. Yea, sometimes I land on my face, but I get up and start again. It makes this hobby so much fun...

A little update on the cart will follow. I want to say I got off the track here as it has nothing to do with the Halberstadt build itself. It was a hair up the butt sort of thing. The Halberstadt itself is finished and the dio is going to go on hold for now. I want to paint the figs along with other figs that I need. I really don't want to fire up the wet palette for just 2 figs, when I have 5 or more to do. I have until July to finish this and maybe get a good start on another project that's on my drawing board. I would like to take the Halberstadt to a show in the middle of July...

I finally worked out the details for the pump unit and went about doing the scratchy. I found the resin parts from Blast Models weren't going to work for the plumbing, so I made my own out of other tidbits,

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The top and bottom pipes aren't glued yet. The two flat pieces with the holes are the supports for the rod with the hook to hang the hose on. The tan piece will be the wooden pump handle and the plug looking thang goes on the barrel top and is where the pump unit will sit. After a lot of fiddling around and careful applications of TET, we had this,

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A test fit to see if it looked Ok in place and hopefully in scale with the rest of the cart. Another pic,

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I can live with it. There is still a few things to add, finish assembling the wheels, measuring out some hose and then shoot a coat of paint on it. With having only a couple of pics to go by, patience and the GGFGS, it should be good enough and look the part too. It will (hopefully) be used in another wing thingy build later...

Finally, as you may have noticed by my recent purchases, I have become fascinated with floaty things (calm down Chris) that were stationed at Zeebrugge in Belgium, from 1915-18 and have wings on them. I still have my love for 1/35 armor and play with those too. My scratchy mojo has been really high in retirement and I want to take advantage of it while I can and/or before I get too old and shaky to do it....

I want to take the Halberstadt outside, if the wind would die down a bit, to take some decent pics and post them in the completed section this weekend. Then maybe start playing with my next (semi) scratchy project,

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Turning an Albatros D.1, (L) into an Albatros W.4 late (R)...Scratch building floats, struts, radiator in the top wing, re-making the wing ribbing, shortening the rear wing, etc. etc. and so on!!!...........Sounds like heaven!!!................

Prost
Allen

PS, can some one please post a simple (for dummies like me) way/formula to convert real dimensions into 1/32 dimensions. TIA...

Gosh.Very envious of your scratch wizadry my friend.Im contenting myself watching you guys create as my mojo is zippo at mo.We have had nearly 2 weeks of wind here on East coast in u.k.Plus my dear wife has to contend with a flatulent husband and cats.
Great work bud.Yourself and many on here brighten my days with your humour and banter always.
Carry on bud.
Richard

[Mini Me]

Yo Richard, they don't call us old farts for nuthin' :tongue-out3:

[Scratchbuilder]

Yo Richard, they don't call us old farts for nuthin' :tongue-out3:

PM sent.... 'Wind???'

[Scratchbuilder]

Morning Youngerthanme,
Just got back on the forum from my dog sitting and house cleaning duties while SWMBO is away upsetting our American cousins....
That is a fine bit of scratchery you have done, but you have to be aware that soon you will be classed in with others like myself as belonging to the dark side....
Looking forward to your next project...
Prost
Olderthanyou.

[Mini Me]

Yo Mike, what's it like sittin' on dogs?....a bit "wobbly" if you ask me!

[Scratchbuilder]

Yo Mike, what's it like sittin' on dogs?....a bit "wobbly" if you ask me!

It's ok untill they stop to lick their........ :sick:

[Allen Dewire]

Sorry, I just saw this as I have been butt deep in scratchin' plastic for a new wing thingy build...

Sorry to hear that the Mojo is gone Rich. Hopefully it will come back soon. Thanks for the kind words and if you can't have a good time in a build and some humor, It's just not worth it. Take care my friend...

Olderthanme, you know I love the dark arts. I'm just not as good at it as you are, Mike. I won't get into sitting on dogs or breakin' wind, even if I do have brain farts at the table. Thanks Buddy!!!...

Rick, I'm really starting to worry even more about you!!! I guess the wind is really thin in your neck of Montana Bro...