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Offline gedmundson

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Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« on: March 23, 2019, 06:36:10 AM »
Hi Folks, I decided to start another Encore model last month, the 1/32 Encore Albatros D.II. Basically the Roden kit with a few extras like a resin engine and some Eduard etched metal parts. I'm building Richtofen's mount from September 1916. Here are a few photos of the build so far.
Cheers,
Gary

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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2019, 08:07:45 AM »
Gorgeous engine and cockpit, Gary!  This'll be another of your show stoppers!
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2019, 11:48:52 PM »
Quote from: coyotemagic on March 23, 2019, 08:07:45 AM
Gorgeous engine and cockpit, Gary!  This'll be another of your show stoppers!
Cheers,
Bud

Can't say it any better than My Amigo has! Beautiful work!
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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2019, 12:29:36 AM »
Great start Gary, another one of your beauties in the making.
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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2019, 03:32:51 AM »
   Beautiful interior detail Gary, looks like another outstanding product on the way from your workshop!
Cheers,
Lance
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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2019, 06:26:28 AM »
If you connect the engine to a fuel and electricity supply, will it start? The interior looks rather fine too!

Stephen.
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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2019, 08:09:49 AM »
Very interested with this plane I will fallow with pleasure..
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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2019, 12:12:27 PM »
Thanks for the encouragement, guys! much appreciated. The copper colour on those intakes will be toned down a bit on the final look! I just completed buttoning up the fuselage with a lot of Flex-I-File Plast-I-Weld Professional Plastic Welder, especially on the engine cowl. Also, in addition to cutting the wing root out for the flying wire attachment points, I added a couple of scratch-built pulleys for the rudder control...



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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2019, 09:12:46 PM »
Wow, those pulleys look great!
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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2019, 12:16:04 PM »
Really nice work so far on your attention to the details , super ! :)



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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2019, 04:48:18 AM »
Yes nicely done.

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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2019, 05:03:35 AM »
Ooh nice one Gary,

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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2019, 05:32:29 PM »
Very nice work, the engine is a real jewel.

Cheers

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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2019, 09:00:30 PM »
Very fine work, including the scratch. A masterpiece on the way, surely.
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Re: Encore 1/32 Albatros D.II
« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2019, 12:55:33 AM »
Thanks again for all the nice comments on this project. I've buttoned up the fuselage and filled and sanded all the seams which took a long time. Since MvR's aircraft had a darker finish to the wood on the fuselage, I've base coated the wood part using a mix of NATO Brown toned lighter with some Desert Yellow. Getting ready for a gloss-coat and some woodgrain soon.

The figure painting is underway on a resin MvR by Model Cellar - the one where he's sitting on top of the fuselage with his legs hanging in the cockpit.

Cheers,
Gary

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