I think the replacement landing gear struts are the Brian Fawcett onesHere is his sitehttp://www.fawcettmodelsandpatterns.co.uk/homeAnd here are the strutshttp://www.fawcettmodelsandpatterns.co.uk/1-48-scale-resin-detail-correction-partsHth’s Ray
Looks like a nice trio, Guy. Just to add to the other mention of the Albatros D.V kit - the spinner looks a bit fat & bulbous. I've only built the one 1/48 scale Eduard D.V and something looked seriously off. The landing gear & wheels would be the obvious thing to change, but the kit spinner also adds to the "pudgy" look too. I remember building the D.II and D.III, and trimming the spinners down quite a bit to get the right look.Cheers,Gary
Hi Gary, yes, I thought the same thing - looks like the D.V ate too many pies! Always looked out of whack. Hopefully the undercarriage addresses the worst of it, but don’t see how I could slim down the spinner? If the the spinner is too fat, so must the fuselage.. and with the best will in the world - that becomes a surgical procedure too far for my limited talents!I had a similar thing with their new SE5a I built recently - the wing ribs were totally overdone, bizarre really, the rest of the kit was like WNW’s in 1/48 but the wings looked like Lego... I paired them back to improve the look, but I will probably build another one for my new cabinet and I’m wondering if the old tooling might even be better? Not the same super detail, but I think I’d rather have more realistic wings! Anyone built the old one? I’d be interested to hear an opinion.Guy
Evening,I ordered and paid for the struts & wheels from the Brian Fawcett site, but I’ve heard nothing since?Just wondered if anyone knew if he’s still active! Thanks,Guy