Stellar job James. The paint job is very eye catching and a refreshing change from the drab colors that us military modelers are used to working with. Cheers!
This video has probably the best audio, video, and instructional clarity I have yet seen on TH-cam. The resultant model is stunning. Great work, keep it up.
Mate... This is truly insane. I'm actually speechless. I even showed my wife (who really doesn't like modelling at all) and even she was impressed. Truly a fantastic job!!
Simply stunning, James! It's a rarity to see WW1 aircraft, let alone a WNW kit, built on YT so I absolutely cherished every second of the build. The final result is true testament to your modelling and artistic skills and your perfection with details. All kudos to the patreon for donating this aircraft and to you for sharing the build with us viewers.....smashing job all round👏
We all have some things that we excel at, I would say that yours are your airbrush technique, and especially your wood grain. Another great build, thanks for the video!
Ron that's very kind thankyou. I put a lot of time into my airbrush work, many hours and hours of practice at the start and Iy was worth the effort. Woodgrain is going well but there are a few areas I could improve, like matching a ply pattern as opposed to more or less regular streaks. That's on my list to look at.
@@lpjmodels when I need to do a specific / matching pattern I tend to draw it with a pencil, carve it in with a knife or scribing tool, and then use an oil wash to create the contrast. I found I could never make just the paint brush do what I want...
I genuinely enjoyed your build, especially the effect of the overpainted scheme turned out great. I built the late version of the kit and it's truly enjoyable!
Another stunning build, JC! 👏 Super talent and phenomenal attention to detail. 😯 Also featured my favourite quote so far: "There's nothing worse than seeing obviously double stacked decals showing through your clear-coat..." Amazing! 😁 Can't wait for what's next... ✌😎
Thanks Nikko, I'm always looking for ways to improve, don't want to get complacent. And I'm really grateful for how my channel has grown ( and surprised)
With insignia, especially with those as simple as the two styles of iron crosses, you really should paint them on. Other than that. Great model. Well done. 👍👍 Thanks for sharing your work. 😉🤙
That's a good call mate and something I am not shy about doing ( my ki61 is 99% painted) I lost my access to a scanner and printer lately otherwise I would have scanned the decals and printed them off on light card, and used vinyl mask to cut the shapes. There is a big gap in the ww1 aircraft paint mask market
@@lpjmodels and “they” say tech makes life easier. When it works. Right? I just hate on newer/modern aircraft, armor & other vehicles that I have to mix paint & decal because the fine text, or just go ahead and use only decals. I know I could go with dry transfer, but some are hard to find or I just don’t want to pay what they want. I guess that’s part of the fun of modeling though. Keep up the great work. I always enjoy your videos. 😉
Beautiful work James. I have a Wingnut Wings kit in my stash that I want to build but it scares the crap out of me with all of the detail. You have done a fantastic job with this one.
1st of your videos I''ve seen and I must say a big WOW, thats stunning. So much detail. I'm too green to even attempt such a build but this is inspirational stuff. Sub'd. Looking forward to going through your other builds.
A superb video with plenty of skill, not only in bringing the kit together but your skill in painting and weathering an iconic model. May I say your choice in choosing Tron Legacy background music (or something sounding similar to it) was sublime. Thank you. Mike
A very enjoyable built set, very educational and I found it enjoyable. I have some Wingnut Wings kits myself, but will not start on them until I have gained a little more experience. Like starting with some of the Roden, Special Hobby or Copper State Models set.
Honestly, aside from Copper State who's newer kits are amazing, they wnw are easier to build than roden and special hobby. If you take your time with the kit you'll be fine. This is my first completed biplane, all of the others I have done in the past have just fallen to bits when it came to putting on the upper wing.
@@lpjmodels Thank you for the answer. If I can build the Roden and Special Hobby sets to a result I'm happy with, then I'll probably take the chance with Wingnut Wings. Those kits are way too expensive in the used market, so it is advisable to me to get it right on the first try.
I'm so sorry I couldn't make the premiere. This thing is absolutely beautiful! I can't get enough of that wood grain effect haha, must give that a go. Nice one james! Edit: Also, forgot to mention, very nice camera work mate 👍 all came off in the end!
Thanks mate ! No dramas I can't expect everyone to sit through the ordeal at the same time. Thanks for the camera reccomendation. I need more light for video but the stills are 👌
Great build! I appreciate a color scheme that avoids using lozenge decals. I've yet to figure those out and am skeptical that the decal colors will silver over time. Then there is also for me something wrong about covering so much surface area of a model with decals.
Beautiful work! Love your wood grains.. and well.. pretty much everything else. Also, Batman and Superman would like to know why you put Martha on the plane!! (bad joke..sorry)
UV glue good for fixing wires,just pull against hook with blob of UV glue then fix with UV torch.Wheels stand out brilliantly with lozenge pattern,tempted to pull out the Roland CII.
Amazing work! I'll have to try that wood grain technique. Btw. have you tested if your rigging wires can be heat shrunk like the Uschi van der Rosten wires. If so you don't have to glue them under tension, in my experience a soldering iron works best to heatshrink rigging wires.
Just caught up on this after being away for a few days. That's a great build and I think you made a superb job of the covered over previous colour scheme. These Wingnut models make for excellent details and build quality but, as you say, there is so much "but I know its there" detail. I am actually thinking of having the cockpit as a stand alone model on my next Wingnut build and scratch building enough detail for the cockpit in the aircraft model itself
😳😳😳😳😳😳WOW!!! For details you don't know I'd contact Peter Jackson in New Zealand as they are making a bunch of WWl aircraft as original as possible especially the engines. Again WOW!
Hi James, This one slipped by without me noticing. What a fantastic build. New camera and what appears to be better lighting has really upped the quality which was great anyway. What a shame that WNW has gone and I am thankful for the stash that I panic bought last year. Maybe they will reappear in the future. I am glad that the Lancaster is coming out under the Border Model label but having my sensible head on doubt very much that I will get one. Too pricey and where the hell would I put it and I could imagine that it would be a real mojo killer, still would like one though. I wonder if the promised Handley Page 0/100 may appear from another manufacturer. I would love one of those. Mind you I have a Gotha G.IV and Felixstowe in the stash already and they are beyond my skill set/patience at the moment. Thanks for another great video. Best wishes, Mark P.S. The video went down well with a nice large glass of Merlot. lol
Hi Mark thanks for the great feedback ! Lighting is the same at the moment but the camera is a bit more forgiving up to 400iso. That border lanc looks lovely but as you said, the size and the price are a massive turn off. The 0/100 would be epic . Thanks again mate !
Astonishing work on that kit and all the details you put in with shades and weathering etc with your airbrush and brush. I just love it!!! What pressure do you use on your airbrush when doing all this? 👌👍😎🇸🇪
Beautiful. How long does the elastic rigging last? I haven't had any luck with a elastic rigging product. It only last about three or five months before it snaps. I've done tests on diffrent tensions and no luck. I kind of thought the early wheels (rubber) was a gray or brownish color? As I have been told, black rubber is a modern additive. You must have one hell of a supplier with all those diffrent paints. Awesome work. Thank you.
Man, i would cut off a pinky toe to get a WNW kit for less than a buck fifty at the moment. Such good kits, i really wish i had bought one before you know what ruined all of that, lol.
Absolutely insane build!
Thanks my freind!
@@lpjmodels anytime :D
Beautiful build. Can’t go wrong with Wingnut Wings! I especially liked the double paint job. Gives character to the plane. Fantastic!
Thankyou Peter 🙂
You can go very wrong with Wingnut Kits. Good build James.
Exquisite. WNW can be unforgiving. You really did it proud. Just exquisite.
Thanks Kamil !
The woodgrain on that propeller is 😍
As a build I would say this is the best I have seen, in fifty years as a modeller
That's very kind David thankyou
Stellar job James. The paint job is very eye catching and a refreshing change from the drab colors that us military modelers are used to working with. Cheers!
I agree Jon
Thanks Jon ! It was a nice change. I'm glad I had a decent yellow otherwise the process might have been painful.
This video has probably the best audio, video, and instructional clarity I have yet seen on TH-cam. The resultant model is stunning. Great work, keep it up.
Thankyou John that's good to hear ! You never know you're doing it right until someone says
your painting is quite lovely. in my opinion ww1 is where you really tend to shine. thanks for all the great content.
Thankyou Jordan ! I love ww1 but I also like branching out. My goal now is to level up my skills a bit more
The propeller was my favorite bit. That looked amazing...
LPJ, don't think I didn't notice you spray that bug at 24:18 lmao.
Amazing build, just a stunning example of craftsmanship.
-Derpy
Thanks Mr Derpy Sir ! The fly had enough chances. He pushed his luck 🙂
@@lpjmodels well I guess I'm not gonna mess with you. I dont want to have an angry British guy spraying my with an airbrush haha!
Incredible workmanship, truly museum quality
Mate... This is truly insane. I'm actually speechless. I even showed my wife (who really doesn't like modelling at all) and even she was impressed. Truly a fantastic job!!
Thanks Tiptoe , high praise! Its always nice to reach the non modellers.
Simply stunning, James! It's a rarity to see WW1 aircraft, let alone a WNW kit, built on YT so I absolutely cherished every second of the build. The final result is true testament to your modelling and artistic skills and your perfection with details. All kudos to the patreon for donating this aircraft and to you for sharing the build with us viewers.....smashing job all round👏
Thankyou Robbo for the kind words, there are more WNW builds planned but because of their intensity I need to space them out 😆
We all have some things that we excel at, I would say that yours are your airbrush technique, and especially your wood grain. Another great build, thanks for the video!
Ron that's very kind thankyou. I put a lot of time into my airbrush work, many hours and hours of practice at the start and Iy was worth the effort. Woodgrain is going well but there are a few areas I could improve, like matching a ply pattern as opposed to more or less regular streaks. That's on my list to look at.
@@lpjmodels when I need to do a specific / matching pattern I tend to draw it with a pencil, carve it in with a knife or scribing tool, and then use an oil wash to create the contrast. I found I could never make just the paint brush do what I want...
I stumbled upon your channel via this video. What an artful, excellent build!
Thanks my freind I hope you enjoyed some of the over videos
Unique colour scheme talked masterfully by one of the best YT model masters! Beautiful work on an amazingly engineered kit.
Andy that's very kind thankyou !
Your patience and attention to detail is phenomenal, it is great to observe an artist at work, thank you for this.
Thanks Edward for watching, glad you like it !
What a fantastic build. Well done! Your attention to detail makes you builds stand out. 👏
Thank you so much 😀
Hmmm … great idea to have the seat on the fuel tank 😮 what could possibly go wrong 😊 great build!
just fantastic
Great job James !
Thanks Eric 😀
Breathless.. Nice Halberstadt Modelcomrade.. Lots of work for the Model.. But the result is amazing🤣💪💪👍
It all worth the effort, 😊
Great result. Good to see the new setup is working well. 🙂
Thanks Sera, it's a bit dark, hopefully sorting that soon . Hope alls well on your end !
@@lpjmodels all good here ta. I'll let you know when the next photo night is. Keep well, Sera.
An absolute master class on WW1 weathering. I will reference your techniques in this video often. Thanks for the video!
You're welcome Jeff, glad you like the vid
I genuinely enjoyed your build, especially the effect of the overpainted scheme turned out great. I built the late version of the kit and it's truly enjoyable!
I'm amazed by your dedication to the smallest details, beautiful work! Cheers!
Thankyou Barnabás , glad you enjoyed it !
She’s beautiful! Not my favourite paint scheme but, you really did some justice.
Thanks Mike !
That sir is a outstanding build, and the paint job and finish was also outstanding, well done mate, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia.
Thanks Les, it was a fun build
Very nice aircraft build nice model. Fantastic. I enjoyed this video on this aircraft.
Thanks Neil, glad you enjoyed the vid 😀
Lovely job James 👍🏻😎
Thanks a lot Paul !
Beautiful job. Lots of effort to do it right. Congrats.
Great looking airplane, and well done.
Thanks Larry!
Very, very nice James
Cheers Paul 🍻
Your woodgrain modification is incredible
Interesting job, it turned out well. I'd myself make my own turnbuckles and use the .012 fishing line with .05 brass tube.
Top rated build. Excellent. Beautiful model!!! Great job!!!
This is such a beautiful build that anyone in this hobby would be proud of. Well done, exceptional work!!! Will be waiting for your next installment.
Thankyou Stacy , I hope you enjoy the next one as much
Another stunning build, JC! 👏
Super talent and phenomenal attention to detail. 😯
Also featured my favourite quote so far:
"There's nothing worse than seeing obviously double stacked decals showing through your clear-coat..."
Amazing! 😁
Can't wait for what's next...
✌😎
Gotta keep the nerdy jargon going man. Thanks for the kind words 😀🤘
Wood grain looks really nice.
Thanks John
Great build..breathing on the super glue works well
Thanks Lesgl
I watched this channel grow so much in such a small amount of time. The increase of vid and audio quality makes me happy. Excellent build as always!
Thanks Nikko, I'm always looking for ways to improve, don't want to get complacent. And I'm really grateful for how my channel has grown ( and surprised)
Absolutely amazing build James. Any chance of a stand alone video on wood grain effects. Cheers take care.
Thanks Alan ! What a great idea. I'm sure I could rustle something up.
With insignia, especially with those as simple as the two styles of iron crosses, you really should paint them on. Other than that. Great model. Well done. 👍👍
Thanks for sharing your work. 😉🤙
That's a good call mate and something I am not shy about doing ( my ki61 is 99% painted) I lost my access to a scanner and printer lately otherwise I would have scanned the decals and printed them off on light card, and used vinyl mask to cut the shapes. There is a big gap in the ww1 aircraft paint mask market
@@lpjmodels and “they” say tech makes life easier.
When it works. Right? I just hate on newer/modern aircraft, armor & other vehicles that I have to mix paint & decal because the fine text, or just go ahead and use only decals. I know I could go with dry transfer, but some are hard to find or I just don’t want to pay what they want. I guess that’s part of the fun of modeling though.
Keep up the great work. I always enjoy your videos. 😉
Stunning build as usual James, well done first class
Thanks Gaz 😀
Beautiful detailed work your have done here along with some handy tips. Looking forward to your future content. Cheers 🇦🇺
Thanks Mr Oz ! Appreciate you coming along and checking the channel out
Simply amazing build! Gobsmacked...
Thanks Jason !
Beautiful work James. I have a Wingnut Wings kit in my stash that I want to build but it scares the crap out of me with all of the detail. You have done a fantastic job with this one.
Thanks Vic, they are easy to build, go for it, the rigging needs a bit of thinking and planning but nothing you can't handle 😀
impressive! WWI planes and tanks are the most fun to model!
They are great, the quirkiness and interesting engineering always makes a good model
1st of your videos I''ve seen and I must say a big WOW, thats stunning. So much detail. I'm too green to even attempt such a build but this is inspirational stuff.
Sub'd. Looking forward to going through your other builds.
Thankyou AAOMorpheus ! I'm glad you like the vid, I was a bit nervous starting this but it came out right in in end !
Awesome, great build and video. Miss those wingnut wing kits!
Absolutley incredible James!! The camo its... its amazing !!! I Yeah !!
Thanks Joaquim 😃
Lovely build, propellor is a cracker.
A superb video with plenty of skill, not only in bringing the kit together but your skill in painting and weathering an iconic model. May I say your choice in choosing Tron Legacy background music (or something sounding similar to it) was sublime. Thank you. Mike
Thanks Mike, Glad you like the music, it took a lot of trial and error to find something I liked that others didn't ming 😀
Is this even modeling? This is an artpiece!
Amazing job! Paint, weathering, airbrush skills! Love it :)
Thanks my freind, I hope alls well with you !
Oh WOW! Simply amazing build.
Cheers 🍻
BEAUTIFUL FINISH...............WELL DONE..................
Beautiful build and stunning paintjob! It’s one of your best work so far!
Thanks Tamás, I was a bit wary about the yellow but it came out alright in the end
Outstanding, very inspiring!
Thankyou Mark !
What a build James! This is looking soo good!! Congrats👍🏼
Thanks mate 😀
beautiful work mate! Its a shame that Wingnut Wings are not with us no longer, but least we have great works of art as this to enjoy still!
Thanks Shane, much appreciated. I wonder how many are stashed and not being built 🤔
Beautiful build, James! I really enjoyed your step-by-step build explanations. Ver helpful information for me to try on my future builds.
Thankyou Ken I'm glad you found it helpful 😊
Absolutely epic work building this amazing model!
A very enjoyable built set, very educational and I found it enjoyable. I have some Wingnut Wings kits myself, but will not start on them until I have gained a little more experience. Like starting with some of the Roden, Special Hobby or Copper State Models set.
Honestly, aside from Copper State who's newer kits are amazing, they wnw are easier to build than roden and special hobby. If you take your time with the kit you'll be fine. This is my first completed biplane, all of the others I have done in the past have just fallen to bits when it came to putting on the upper wing.
@@lpjmodels Thank you for the answer. If I can build the Roden and Special Hobby sets to a result I'm happy with, then I'll probably take the chance with Wingnut Wings. Those kits are way too expensive in the used market, so it is advisable to me to get it right on the first try.
I'm so sorry I couldn't make the premiere. This thing is absolutely beautiful! I can't get enough of that wood grain effect haha, must give that a go. Nice one james!
Edit: Also, forgot to mention, very nice camera work mate 👍 all came off in the end!
Thanks mate ! No dramas I can't expect everyone to sit through the ordeal at the same time. Thanks for the camera reccomendation. I need more light for video but the stills are 👌
Another amazeballs build James. Well done!!
Thanks Den I hope alls well on your end 😊
Great vid, really looking forward to building my Wingnut Wings kit!
Thanks mate, you'll do a great job with it
@@lpjmodels 👍😉
Wonderful work!
Thankyou Jon !
Nice to see you back making videos
Great build! I appreciate a color scheme that avoids using lozenge decals. I've yet to figure those out and am skeptical that the decal colors will silver over time. Then there is also for me something wrong about covering so much surface area of a model with decals.
Beautiful work! Love your wood grains.. and well.. pretty much everything else. Also, Batman and Superman would like to know why you put Martha on the plane!! (bad joke..sorry)
Lol ! Thanks for the kind words
Absolutely killer work man 100%
Beautiful work, James 👍
Thanks mate 😀
Amazing work, as always tons of inspiration. Thank you!
Thanks HerrLogan17 much appreciated 🙏
Splendid model build !
*Amazing paint work and assembly, everything is perfect!!*
Thanks my friend!
SIR EXELLENT WORK! BRAVO!!.
Thanks a lot Nikolaos
UV glue good for fixing wires,just pull against hook with blob of UV glue then fix with UV torch.Wheels stand out brilliantly with lozenge pattern,tempted to pull out the Roland CII.
She's a beauty!!
Thankyou Paul
AWESOME!🤗
I'm planning on getting this kit even though the cost has gone wild...
Thanks so much JC
Beautiful work mate cheers 👌
Thankyou Tony
You nailed this dude! Nicely done! I got a 2 layer scheme coming at some point on a Defiant! Hope it works out the way i think its going to !!! Lol
Thanks mate ! Best of luck on your defiant
great job on the Halberstadt may I ask what color was the fuel tank and the seat you don't mention it here
The Fuel tank was MRP brass, but Alclad brass is a much superior paint. The seats are just woodgrain as demonstrated on the side panels.
As always a super build!!
Cheers mate
Stunning build! What airbrush are you using?
Thanks Stefan, harder and steenbeck infinity cr 0.15
Love the effort you go to in your builds. =)
Incredible looking model.
Thanks !
Fantastic build 👏👏
Amazing work!
I'll have to try that wood grain technique.
Btw. have you tested if your rigging wires can be heat shrunk like the Uschi van der Rosten wires.
If so you don't have to glue them under tension, in my experience a soldering iron works best to heatshrink rigging wires.
Taumel no I haven't tried that, first time I'm hearing of it, I'll have to do some experimenting thankyou
Beautiful build! I hope to be lucky enough to get my hands on one of these kits
Just caught up on this after being away for a few days. That's a great build and I think you made a superb job of the covered over previous colour scheme. These Wingnut models make for excellent details and build quality but, as you say, there is so much "but I know its there" detail. I am actually thinking of having the cockpit as a stand alone model on my next Wingnut build and scratch building enough detail for the cockpit in the aircraft model itself
Fantastic work on that kit. It is inspiring!
Looks lovely. Great job 😉
😳😳😳😳😳😳WOW!!! For details you don't know I'd contact Peter Jackson in New Zealand as they are making a bunch of WWl aircraft as original as possible especially the engines. Again WOW!
Thanks Donald, wingnut wings was his model company until they went squit
Hi James, This one slipped by without me noticing. What a fantastic build. New camera and what appears to be better lighting has really upped the quality which was great anyway.
What a shame that WNW has gone and I am thankful for the stash that I panic bought last year. Maybe they will reappear in the future. I am glad that the Lancaster is coming out under the Border Model label but having my sensible head on doubt very much that I will get one. Too pricey and where the hell would I put it and I could imagine that it would be a real mojo killer, still would like one though.
I wonder if the promised Handley Page 0/100 may appear from another manufacturer. I would love one of those. Mind you I have a Gotha G.IV and Felixstowe in the stash already and they are beyond my skill set/patience at the moment.
Thanks for another great video.
Best wishes, Mark
P.S. The video went down well with a nice large glass of Merlot. lol
Hi Mark thanks for the great feedback ! Lighting is the same at the moment but the camera is a bit more forgiving up to 400iso.
That border lanc looks lovely but as you said, the size and the price are a massive turn off.
The 0/100 would be epic .
Thanks again mate !
what an epic build! 😱
Astonishing work on that kit and all the details you put in with shades and weathering etc with your airbrush and brush. I just love it!!! What pressure do you use on your airbrush when doing all this? 👌👍😎🇸🇪
Thanks Micke, with the mrp paints I go between 8-10 to a max of 20. It's entirely situational. If I need to get in closer I will drop the pressure.
@@lpjmodels Thanks James. It will help me to do it better.
Beautiful. How long does the elastic rigging last? I haven't had any luck with a elastic rigging product. It only last about three or five months before it snaps. I've done tests on diffrent tensions and no luck.
I kind of thought the early wheels (rubber) was a gray or brownish color? As I have been told, black rubber is a modern additive. You must have one hell of a supplier with all those diffrent paints. Awesome work. Thank you.
Man, i would cut off a pinky toe to get a WNW kit for less than a buck fifty at the moment. Such good kits, i really wish i had bought one before you know what ruined all of that, lol.
Incredible good done. Looks so great! Also, I learned so much! Thank You, and all the best for You! ;)
Thanks mate 😀
Amazing work!