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| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 27-Apr-20 10:21 |  | | Views : 356 | | Here are the wings, elevators, ailerons and half the rudder with the underside camo decals applied. It was a pretty easy process because I spent so much time doping the tissue that I had almost no warping. I used Testers decal set to apply them. I still have to trim and apply the upper set of decals. Once those are done, I need to add seam tapes along each rib to finish it up. |
| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 27-Apr-20 10:16 |  | | Views : 352 | | I’m experimenting with a new process. This airplane has four and five color lozenge camo, like many WWI German aircraft. I am not going to paint that many lozenges! So, using the internet to find examples, I used Photoshop to create water slide decals to cover the model. It took about a week of evenings and a full weekend to get the colors right, patterns made and all the pieces laid out. I then printed out 13 sheets of 8.5x11” on my high quality photo printer. 12 sheets are printed on white backed film. One is on transparent film. Once printed, I sprayed the decals with satin clear acrylic to fix the ink onto the film. |
| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 27-Apr-20 10:08 |  | | Views : 329 | | Work continues on the Hannover. Last weekend I completed the landing gear and center cabane struts. Both are made out of copper tubing. Took me almost an entire day to do the cabane struts. The plans had them way out of scale, so had to make about six sets out of bamboo skewers until I got the right height and wing angle. Then I transferred that to the copper tubing that I soldered together. Looks good now! |
| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 27-Apr-20 10:04 |  | | Views : 308 | | They say a clean desk is the sign of a sick mind, but…enough is enough! |
| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 13-Apr-20 09:26 |  | | Views : 344 | | I’ve also covered and doped the wings, ailerons, rudder, upper and lower elevators and upper horizontal stabilizer. Using EZ-Dope, I found that a 2:1 Dope to Water mixture worked best for applying and sealing the tissue. Thin enough to apply and work without globs, but thick enough to stick the tissue and fill in the pores. It still took between five and seven coats to get them completely sealed though. |
| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 13-Apr-20 08:58 |  | | Views : 316 | | Evan my cat Chuck got into the act. She usually doesn’t care about this stuff, but I guess today, curiosity got the best of her! |
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| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 13-Apr-20 08:57 |  | | Views : 307 | | The bottom. I left a section open where the wing spars pass through the fuse. I'll fill that in during assembly. |
| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 13-Apr-20 08:56 |  | | Views : 283 | | The back |
| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 13-Apr-20 08:56 |  | | Views : 298 | | From the front |
| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 13-Apr-20 08:55 |  | | Views : 294 | | I’ve been busy over the last couple of weeks working on the Hannover. I 3D modeled and printed the cockpit combing. I used my FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) printer with ABS plastic, instead of my DLP printer that I used for the interior parts. The FDM printer only has a resolution of 300 microns instead of 50, but for something as big as the combing, the high resolution isn’t as important. Plus the ABS is much more flexible and sandable, which is important since there are slight imperfections in the fuse I was able to accommodate by flexing the combing. I printed it in four parts, glued them together, sanded and filled as needed. Since this is ABS plasitc, I can use standard plastic model glues and fillers. The combing is attached to the previously sheeted fuse using thin and thick CA and kicker. Once set, I used Lightweight spackling to fill and sand. |
| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 31-Mar-20 08:53 |  | | Views : 339 | | Looking forward: This the observers station. The long focus camera is mounted with the lens looking through a access hole in the floor. The radio is on the left. On the upper right is a box that holds film cartridge. Each cartridge has six film plates that cycle through as each picture is taken. |
| edtherenderman | Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa | Build | 31-Mar-20 08:49 |  | | Views : 310 | | Looking aft: Here you can see the pilot's seat, yoke, fuel tank and seat belts. |
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