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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: djuggie on September 26, 2023, 02:12:29 AM

Title: Taube 1/48
Post by: djuggie on September 26, 2023, 02:12:29 AM

Inspired by Joachim beautiful scratch-built Taube, I also went to my archives and brought up one of my few 1/48th kits.  It is the Flashback offering and as is with most of my kits, it built out of the box.  The rigging is monofilament sewing thread. (.006).
The only exception to out of the box is the upper decal to give the wing a translucent look.  I made a stencil of the kit decal on thin paper, attached it with water and then misted the name using very low pressure.  The color is as best I can remember is Tamiya Buff mixed with yellow.  I use this color for all of my unbleached linen and it changes with each batch. 
This my third Taube and the only kit I have in all three major scales; the Pegasus kit was number one, Flashback was no. 2 and I was given the WNW kit that I modified to look like the Flashback kit as no. three.



(http://priswell.com/djuggie/Etrich_Taube-01.jpg)

(http://priswell.com/djuggie/Etrich_Taube-03.jpg)

(http://priswell.com/djuggie/Etrich_Taube-04.jpg)

(http://priswell.com/djuggie/Etrich_Taube-06.jpg)

(http://priswell.com/djuggie/Etrich_Taube-10.jpg)

(http://priswell.com/djuggie/Etrich_Taube-13.jpg)

(http://priswell.com/djuggie/Etrich_Taube-14.jpg)

(http://priswell.com/djuggie/Etrich_Taube-15.jpg)

(http://priswell.com/djuggie/Etrich_Taube-16.jpg)

(http://priswell.com/djuggie/Etrich_Taube-17.jpg)

Title: Re: Taube 1/48
Post by: lone modeller on September 26, 2023, 04:14:30 AM

Super, especially the translucent effect on the wing. These pre-war types are really interesting - it is good to see a number of them appearing on the site recently.

Stephen.

Title: Re: Taube 1/48
Post by: Dutch522 on September 26, 2023, 06:26:22 AM

Love the pre-war aeroplanes, and this is one of my favorites. Great job, Dennis, and I'm with Stephen, that translucent effect is a knockout.

Dutch

Title: Re: Taube 1/48
Post by: Flamingo on September 26, 2023, 05:22:26 PM

Hi Dennis,

nice model of this beautiful bird (pun intended  ;D )! The translucent effect is really well done.

Thanks for showing Joachim

Title: Re: Taube 1/48
Post by: Tim Mixon on September 26, 2023, 11:06:33 PM

Very nice model Dennis.  Brilliant idea and effect on the translucent wing. 

Title: Re: Taube 1/48
Post by: davec on September 27, 2023, 01:16:06 AM

Awesome - especially the see through effect on the wings!!

Title: Re: Taube 1/48
Post by: KiwiZac on September 28, 2023, 11:33:53 AM

Beautiful work Dennis and I can only repeat what others have said: the translucent effect looks great!

Title: Re: Taube 1/48
Post by: NigelR on September 28, 2023, 06:14:09 PM

A lovely build of an old kit. I too like the see through effect, that's worked really well.