WNW Junkers - the start

[beeza]

Thanks Gregory for your comments.

The fuselage and wings are painted with Humbrol paints, the darker one is
No.117 US Light Green and the lighter one is No.78 Cockpit Green.
The exhaust stack and inside the engine cowls are painted with Humbrol 113 Rust.
Underside of wings and fuselage is Humbrol No.65 Aircraft Blue.
Overall matt finish is Humbrol Matt Cote thinned 50%.
All timber look areas are done with oils over Gunze Radome. I used a combination of Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna and Raw Sienna
Apart from the oils, everything is airbrushed.
All the fuselage and wing rivets are highlighted with Gunze RLM83 Dark Green.
Stitching is done using Gunze Radome.
Shading on the exhaust stack and inside the engine cowls done with graphite powder, brushed on then sprayed with Matt Cote.
I use Mr. Mark Setter and Mr. Mark Softer when applying the decals after first coating with Humbrol Full Gloss Clear No.35
I use a heat box after painting to speed the drying process, I use 50 degrees centigrade which normally cuts drying time to a third.
Hope this has answered your question Gregory.

Cheers

Des.

[Doug Baumann]

WOW she IS looking goood very fine work Beeza ...Doug

[bobs_buckles]

Beeza,
You are certainly taming this beast. Looking sweet

Crack on!
Von Buckle

[beeza]

Thanks guys, your comments are much appreciated.

These pics show a dry fit of the top wing using only 4 of the 8 struts. The control cables are fitted to the rudder and elevator, tail skid is painted and fitted as are the wheels. The engine cowls will be fitted last along with the machine gun.







All going well I should have it finished by the end of the week.

Des.

[beeza]

I finished the Junkers today. It has been a very interesting build, everything went together very well with only minor hassles. Wingnuts has done a great job producing this kit with the fit of parts, the quality of detail and the ease of assembly. The decals are very good but a little care has to be taken when putting the decals on the corrugated surfaces. I'm happy with the way the model ended up, it has a large wing span (50cm) but does not look out of place with my other 1/32 scale WW1 aircraft. My next project is the Wingnuts Bristol.
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to look at my photos and thanks for all your wonderful comments, I appreciate the interest you have all taken in my build.

Des.

[bobs_buckles]

Des,
Superb!
Thanks for sharing you skills with us.
I'm seriously looking forward to seeing your progress on the Brisfit.

Model on!
Bob

[modelhound]

For sure a class act all the way. Congratulations on an outstanding job on a superb model.

Thank you for sharing. It has been a real treat.

mIKE

[beeza]

Thanks guys...here is one more photo, it shows the engine a bit better.



Des.

[Tom W.]

Terrific model. Congratulations. Very realistic and professional looking.

I've waited for a 1/32 Junkers J1 for so long that I'm going to make mine as complicatedly colorful as possible: light-green-and-mauve wing upper surfaces, light-blue wing lower surfaces, sand-colored undersurface of the nose and armored bathtub, and five-color undersurface lozenge on the fuselage. I want to make it painful to the eye.

Here's how I want to finish mine:

Junkers J.I (1/72, Eduard)

[PrzemoL]

A fantastic ultra-clean model. Great work.
If I miss anything here, that would be some weathering. But it is of course a matter of modelling philosophy.
Congratulations, it is nice to see one more of those beasts ready!