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of artist’s oils down the wing ribs,

then a darker brown on the upper

green areas. I wiped the paint

down with mineral spirits, and

I thought it created a wonderful

swept look. I especially liked

the way it clung to the panels on

the wing ribs. I then added some

light grey to the recessed areas

of the fuselage, as I wanted these

details to pop out and be visible.

The next phase in building

actually had me worried. I had

kept the wings separate to make

painting and applying the decals an

easier process. But now I needed to

add the top section to the bottom.

I first attached the four struts

that connect to the fuselage (Parts

H40, 41, 42, and 43), then placed the

top wing into the four connecting

slots. Once they were in place, I

carefully added dabs of Tamiya

Extra Thin Cement to the contact

points and left the R-1 to sit on its

wheels for a few moments to dry.

While I was waiting I prepared

the next wing braces that would

be fitted closest to the fuselage.

Working slowly and carefully,

I was able to fit all the braces

together in about 10 minutes.

Again applying the Tamiya

Extra Thin to the corners, the

model impressively stood there

with both wings attached.

On Page 12, Section 10, of the

instruction manual there is a

picture of the Ninak sitting in

the empty box, which was being

used as a frame to keep the wings

in a proper shape while it dried.

I admit I was nervous to try this,

but I carefully stationed my R-

(holding my breath the entire

time), and brilliantly the model

sat there perfectly stable, where

I left it to dry overnight. I tip my

hat to whoever at Wingnut Wings

came up with that clever idea.

Now I was looking forward

to the rigging. I understand that

the thought of rigging a WWI

model is very daunting to a lot of

Light layers of XF-65 Field Grey. Blending the

colors together, creating a faded canvas

Tape to keep the control surfaces level

First layer XF-67 NATO Green

Faded canvas in between wing spars XF-

Yellow Green

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