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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: DaddyO on March 06, 2024, 05:28:13 AM
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Eventually got around to completing this little bird which has been loitering at the back of the workbench for a while now :)
It's Eduard's 1/72 version of the DV from one the dual combo boxing's. Can't remember too much about the detail of the original part of the build apart from the fact that I created the headrest from an old 'bomb' with filler before I realized that the kit contained this part already! - Ah well.
I wanted a wooden fuselage version and was given a bunch of decals which had this rather nice scheme with a full black tail and no headrest; trawling over the interweb I found a picture of the pilot preparing to get into the (presumably earlier incarnation) which showed the headrest and standard camouflaged tail. Looking at the finished model I rather wish I'd chosen a more colourful option, but there's always that second kit waiting there . . . .
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Main struts are from filed and soldered brass, cabane ones came from a Roden DV kit with a lot of sanding and the wheels were from Eduard's DVII kit which I preferred. Prop is carved from wood and rigging is monofilamnet as usual.
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A few extra details were added just for fun around the front of the engine. Radiator pipes were from solder and added after the top wing was in place, which was fun.
After repainting the wing (the original green and purple looked too dark) I wan't happy with the aileron actuators being etched brass in the kit so these ones are tiny bits of carved plastic with wire pushrods (just about visible in some views)
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Final shot is it sitting on it's base. I still need to add a couple of details like the windscreen and may make up a small set of steps to go along side
Hope you like it
Paul
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That is so, so very pretty Paul. Beautiful work!
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Cheers Zac ;D
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Beautiful job, Paul, and that scheme works for me. Love the ply effect especially!
Dutch
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That is unbelievable! The wood fuselage is amazing.
Paul
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A lovely Albatros Paul, and I like the finish. Excellent work!
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Beautiful build Paul. I actually appreciate the less colorful option. The scratch built headrest made me laugh. Sounds like something I would do!
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The Albatros D.V with the headrest is one of my favorite aircraft. Very nicely done! Looks great.
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Another excellent offering. Neat and clean. but the, how you go wrong with 1/72nd scale. :-)
Dennis
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Many thanks one and all. ;D
This one sat in the jig for a few months because I couldn't get the wings to fit properly. After coming back to it with fresh eyes I decided to remove the partially attached wing a, repaint it and try again. When I looked more closely at the brass struts I'd made I realized that they were 1/2 mm too long which was throwing the wing too high for the cabanes ::) Once sorted the wing lined up and dropped on easily (can't understand why I didn't spot it the first time round)
The wood is oil over acrylic, but although the effect looked spectacular under a magnifier it was far too subtle to be seen easily so I ended up adding a few knots and grain lines on top of it using acrylics mixed with a little 'glazing medium' (which helps painting details since it stops the paint drying too quickly)
Here's a quick pic of how the aileron actuators (or whatever they are called) were done - strip of plastic the same length as the main body sanded to shape and then sliced off. Annealed jewelry wire wrapped around a piece of brass wire of suitable thickness to form a coil and then rings cut off that could be trimmed to size (0.2 mm hole drilled in aileron and plastic body made fitting a bit easier)
Paul
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That's an absolute gem Paul, lovely work. Fantastic added details. It looks really good.
Can't remember too much about the detail of the original part of the build apart from the fact that I created the headrest from an old 'bomb' with filler before I realized that the kit contained this part already! - Ah well.
RTFM!!!! ;D
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That's an absolute gem Paul, lovely work. Fantastic added details. It looks really good.
Can't remember too much about the detail of the original part of the build apart from the fact that I created the headrest from an old 'bomb' with filler before I realized that the kit contained this part already! - Ah well.
RTFM!!!! ;D
LOL that would be far too easy old fruit ;D
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Lovely, work on your Albatros DV -
It's not a bad kit from Eduard but the cockpit is lacking in detail and does not include the engine radiator pipes for some reason.
Regards
Dave
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Lovely, work on your Albatros DV -
It's not a bad kit from Eduard but the cockpit is lacking in detail and does not include the engine radiator pipes for some reason.
Regards
Dave
Thanks Dave
You're right about the kit. Needed a bit of extra love in the cockpit and I'm not sure why the pipes are missing since they are so prominent a feature. I ended up using the Roden undercarriage legs as well since they seemed to have more delicacy
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Nice Albatros, looking very good!
Joachim
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A nice one, indeed. Was there something wrong with the kit struts, that made you replace them?
I have a double combo set, too, waiting for the space at the workbench.
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Excellent looking D.V.... what can I say that others already have?... So I'm going to act like no one has said anything and I'm the first to comment.
First the color scheme, I'm glad you built it this way rather than after the pilots upgrades... like seeing the tail in camo. And the colors look great. I just purchased the AK WWI acrylic set and I'm hoping the green and mauve look as good together as the combination you've used. But what really stands out for me is the natural wood fuselage, you really got that nailed (and I'm also a sucker for the D.V's w/headrest). The grain is visible but subtle... and the colors look just right. I guess the best way to put it is if this was my build I'd want the wood to turn out just as yours has. Additional details you've also added do enhance the final product.
I'd also be interested to know the reason for replacing the outer struts? Unless they are inaccurate I thought the kits looked pretty good.
Anyway, great looking Albatros.
Take care
Scott...
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Really amazing work in a scale that scares me ;D
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Nice Albatros, looking very good!
Joachim
Cheers Joachim
A nice one, indeed. Was there something wrong with the kit struts, that made you replace them?
I have a double combo set, too, waiting for the space at the workbench.
Nothing wrong with the kit items Prez (although the Roden ones have more finess)
Where possible I always replace the plastic struts on 1/72 models with filed or shaped brass because I can get a thinner profile which looks better IMO and still be able to handle the model (On my 'Floh' I actually dropped the model onto a wingtip after rigging it and managed to extract the bent struts without disturbing the rigging to straighten them. A lick of paint and they were put back in place and then the whole wing cell pushed back into position which re-tensioned the rigging lines and a drop of glue meant no one is any the wiser, till now) ;)
Excellent looking D.V.... what can I say that others already have?... So I'm going to act like no one has said anything and I'm the first to comment.
First the color scheme, I'm glad you built it this way rather than after the pilots upgrades... like seeing the tail in camo. And the colors look great. I just purchased the AK WWI acrylic set and I'm hoping the green and mauve look as good together as the combination you've used. But what really stands out for me is the natural wood fuselage, you really got that nailed (and I'm also a sucker for the D.V's w/headrest). The grain is visible but subtle... and the colors look just right. I guess the best way to put it is if this was my build I'd want the wood to turn out just as yours has. Additional details you've also added do enhance the final product.
I'd also be interested to know the reason for replacing the outer struts? Unless they are inaccurate I thought the kits looked pretty good.
Anyway, great looking Albatros.
Take care
Scott...
Hi Scott. Thanks for the comments, glad you like the Albie ;D
I originally painted the wings in the AK dark green and mauve, but when I cam back to it I felt them came out too dark so I added some off white and dirty linen colour to the mauve till I felt it looked 'right'. For the green I tested a few greens until I got one that seemed to balance it better and ended up using AK 11875 Field Green. Bear in mind though that I weather with oil paints after varnishing so I can tweak the shades and get a fade in some areas (I usually have yellow ochre, white, paynes grey, and the usual burnt and raw Umber set out on a pallet and add dashes here and then then scrub them in the air-stream direction)
On an aside I really like the AK colours which seem to spray nicely using just distilled water to thin and don't settle to the bottom of the container as much as Vallejo do. (less shaking needed) ;D
Struts in the kit are fine, although would benefit from some sanding - I'm just a bit heavy handed and find that when they are thin enough I just break them which is harder to do with the brass ones ::)
Really amazing work in a scale that scares me ;D
Cheers AJ. Nothing to be scared of here :) Easier in some ways than the bigger scales where every last rivet and wrinkle is needed to get the same effect
Paul
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Beautiful job Paul. I really am drawn to the colors and the subtle woodgrain, you aced them both! Definitely a standout in the smaller scale "Albies" I've seen.
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What a superb model: I could easily believe that it is a much larger scale. The markings really stand out well - a plain fuselage does have its advantages.
Stephen.
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Beautiful job Paul. I really am drawn to the colors and the subtle woodgrain, you aced them both! Definitely a standout in the smaller scale "Albies" I've seen.
Many thanks Icarroll. Really appreciate your comments
What a superb model: I could easily believe that it is a much larger scale. The markings really stand out well - a plain fuselage does have its advantages.
Stephen.
Thanks Stephen
I'll be honest when I started I wanted to have a go at a wooden fuselage, but as the project progressed I kept seeing more colourful versions and wondering. Now it's done I'm pretty happy with some aspects and would have a go at another (possibly a float version ?) Next up, however is a new scratchbult model which I've just started - I'll maybe post a few pictures once I've made some headway into the build . . . .
Paul
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I know I've said this before, but your build is providing me with inspiration to keep up building WWI. I claim to rotate between ships, cars and WWI a/c, but I have been sticking with this topic, since I see builds like your "just another Albatros".
Thanks!
Rick in Seattle
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I know I've said this before, but your build is providing me with inspiration to keep up building WWI. I claim to rotate between ships, cars and WWI a/c, but I have been sticking with this topic, since I see builds like your "just another Albatros".
Thanks!
Rick in Seattle
Great to hear that I might, in some small way, be inspiring Rick since one of the things that started me down this modelling path was seeing some of the builds on here which completely captivated me :)
Thank you
Paul
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I have been catching up with Page 1 of the completed models today. I have seen a Plethora of Gorgeous 1/72nd Albatri and yours is No Exception! Lovely Work!
RAGIII
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;D Many thanks RAGIII
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I saw this one in the flesh at the weekend at a model show in the UK, and it looks fabulous up close.
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Outstanding work, and a very striking build. I like those extra touches you've added, they certainly add to the realism of the overall end result.
Cheers!
BC
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I saw this one in the flesh at the weekend at a model show in the UK, and it looks fabulous up close.
;D Cheers Nigel
Outstanding work, and a very striking build. I like those extra touches you've added, they certainly add to the realism of the overall end result.
Cheers!
BC
Many thanks Brad ;D
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My gosh, this is a beautiful build! I cannot add anything that hasn't been written earlier, so I'll just say "what they wrote!" ;) ;) ;)
Warren
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My gosh, this is a beautiful build! I cannot add anything that hasn't been written earlier, so I'll just say "what they wrote!" ;) ;) ;)
Warren
;D Cheers Warren (I got the companion from the dual combo boxing out last night thinking perhaps a DVa alongside would be nice . . .)
Paul