Albatros D.V 1/32 Wingnut Wings "Eduard Ritter von Schleich"

[AngryJazz]

Final pictures of my Albatros build.

As my first WW1 plane of choice - I had a lot to learn. However WnW really made an stunning model and made the experience fun and learning.
I can truly say Im bitten by the WW1 bug and will be doing more builds in the future.

In the future I will come back to this plane and build a base with maybe a figure, but for now I really want to start something else 

Link to build thread https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=13894.0

As a note - I went back and removed some of the dust pigment on the wing near the cockpit. I was looking a bit to much.



















With cowling on.


Engine









Rigging close up



My glue mishap fixed... Was just above the exhaust... So soot mark now 

[macsporran]

Never really fancied this colour scheme - until now!
Beautiful model. Well done Sir!
Sandy

[PrzemoL]

Gorgeous. I wish my first WNW kit ended like this. Great that you got hooked and I am looking forward to your future builds.

[RAGIII]

Stunning results. I enjoyed your build log and like others I wish My first WNW builds had turned out this well! Lovely work including weathering and rigging!
RAGIII

[Davos522]

Gorgeous, gorgeous stuff, Ben. Ya' done good.

What's next??

Dave V.

[KiwiZac]

Bravo Ben, she's a great testament to your skill. Well done!

[Brad Cancian]

Beautiful work Ben, anyone would have thought you'd been building WW1 kites since you were a young snapper! Great stuff!

Cheers,

BC

[Tim Mixon]

Very nicely done Ben!  Realistically painted and weathered Albatros. Thanks for sharing your work. 

All the best,
Tim

[AngryJazz]

Thank you all for the kind words - I'm happy you like the Albatros 
It's nice to have such a welcoming forum to share the same passion.

For finish I was unsure how to handle stuff like the weathering to get the look I wanted. Think I'll try to push some more filters on the next one 

Right now i'm building a Bandai Star Wars kit as a more relaxing and short build before I jump to my next WnW.

As for my next WnW I think it will be the Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin. I need some experience with 1 seaters before I move the the larger planes with more rigging and planning needed.

I originally wanted to do a WnW F.1 Camel, but were told it was more tricky then one would imagine.

[KiwiZac]

Right now i'm building a Bandai Star Wars kit as a more relaxing and short build before I jump to my next WnW.

Please do share it with us in our non-WWI model section! I can't be the only other Star Wars fan on the board! I'd love to see what you're working on.

[gedmundson]

So impressive, Ben. Really looking forward to seeing your next build - WW1 or other.
Cheers,
Gary

[RichieW]

Lovely work Ben. Glad you've been bitten by the WW1 bug because we get to see more of your work now.

Richie

[AngryJazz]

Right now i'm building a Bandai Star Wars kit as a more relaxing and short build before I jump to my next WnW.

Please do share it with us in our non-WWI model section! I can't be the only other Star Wars fan on the board! I'd love to see what you're working on.

Great thanks! Did not notice this section on the forum, but I'll definitely share a few of my other build im working on 
Star Wars kits do take a quite a large amount of my stash! I hope to start working on my 1/72 Millennium Falcon this year... But lets see sometimes projects take longer than anticipated.

And thank you Gary and Richie - I have also enjoyed your build logs - so happy to give a little back 

[lcarroll]

     Beautiful finish Ben, one of the nicest "Albies" posted here over the years. Your first WWI subject ....... if this is an incation we're in for a treat as the "bug" takes hold of you! Well done!
Cheers,
Lance

[dr 1 ace]

     Beautiful finish Ben, one of the nicest "Albies" posted here over the years. Your first WWI subject ....... if this is an incation we're in for a treat as the "bug" takes hold of you! Well done!
Cheers,
Lance

I feel Lance has amply stated what we all feel !

Ed