Ever since getting back into the hobby almost 4 years ago, I've been looking for the elusive Jager Miniatures 1/48 scale Albatros D.XII, AEG J.II and the Albatros J.I. Back when Brad Cancian built his brilliant Albatros C.X with build logs on Aeroscale and the 'drome, I became obsessed with wanting to build that one, as well, and a few weeks later, managed to score one on ebay. However, I lost bids on the others on the rare occasions when they became available. Luckily for me, over the past couple months, the kind members of this forum and GWITA came forward and offered to sell me the AEG J.II and the Albatros J.I at very fair prices. Thank you Barry and Tim!
The only one remaining was the one I coveted most, the Albatros D.XII. Only 150 made. My odds were slim. Then just a couple weeks ago, I spotted one on ebay. I immediately bid the maximum amount I was willing to pay (I'm too embarrassed to tell you how much that was) and 7 days later, I won her for half my maximum bid. She arrived today.
I'm in hog heaven. I think she's my next build after the Halberstadt twins clear the bench. My ultimate goal is to build all of the Albatros experimental fighters in 1/48 scale. I'll have to polish up my scratch building skills.
Cheers,
Bud
