WnW Albatros, Ltn Wolf, Jasta 5

[Bughunter]

Wonderful! This will be a beauty!

Cheers,
Frank

[FAf]

Thank you all for your kind and supportive comments! Little bits and pieces have been added and it is now only the propeller that's missing.

I didn't really know how to attach the control wires to the elevator control horns. After looking at different builds and reference pictures I decided to drill holes into which I could glue eyelets and that it actually would look better if the ends of those eyelets were to protrude on the back of the control horns. I used Uschi's elastic rigging for this. Sorry about the strange colours in some of the images, the white balance was a bit off.




Despite the fact that most of the control wires on the D.V run  internally, I thought it necessary to add some very short lengths between the wing and the aileron control horns. Brilliant place to use elastic rigging. Obviously this picture is before the surplus thread was cut away.


It's starting to look good! 😊 You can, however, see some shiny areas where I've scratched the top surface. It will be corrected later.





On to the propeller... I thought I'd have a go at making another paper based effort.



Thanks for watching!
/Fredrik

[RAGIII]

Everything you have done with your build is Stunning! Outstanding work on the control horn rigging....and all of the rest!
RAGIII

[RLWP]

Right, that's enough!!

You're actually building a 1:1 replica, aren't you.

 

What kind of camera are you using, your detail shots are very impressive

Richard

[Alexis]

Brillant !



Terri

[FAf]

Right, that's enough!!

You're actually building a 1:1 replica, aren't you.

 

What kind of camera are you using, your detail shots are very impressive

Richard

Thanks for the comments!

Richard: I'm using my 15-16 year old camera for these images. It was my first digital camera and it's still superior when it comes to taking close ups. It a Sony Cyber Shot DSC-F717. It only has 5 megapixels, but a very good Zeiss lens. Apart from that I host my pictures on my on site so there is no additional compression done by a picture hosting site.

Cheers Fredrik

[RLWP]

Your camera does seem to focus nicely on small details and have a good depth of field. How are you lighting your models for photography?

Richard

[AndRoby67]

Hi FAf,
I see now your outstanding work, this is one of my "one day I will make it" subject.
Your work is fantastic, the fact that you choose to photograph everything from little distance is
dangerous, all the little imperfections came out.
Not in your work, everything is clear and clean.
Much compliments!
Roberto
 

[FAf]

Hi FAf,
I see now your outstanding work, this is one of my "one day I will make it" subject.
Your work is fantastic, the fact that you choose to photograph everything from little distance is
dangerous, all the little imperfections came out.
Not in your work, everything is clear and clean.
Much compliments!
Roberto
 

Thanks Roberto! You are too kind of course! There are imperfections, as on any build I believe, but I've come to realise that a lot of the imperfections you see as the builder are less prominent to other viewers. And, if there were no imperfections, then there would be no room for improvement! 
/Fredrik

[FAf]

Your camera does seem to focus nicely on small details and have a good depth of field. How are you lighting your models for photography?

Richard

Hi Richard! Nothing fancy there either. Here is my setup, for a more serious photo session I install a large (A0) white paper on the desk as well, everything else is as seen below.



So three different light sources plus the general lighting of the room. They are a mixture of LED, halogene and flourescent lights. This is probably something that I could (should) improve quite easily, but it works I believe.

The camera settings on manual - largest possible aperture and a shutter time of around one to two seconds. The biggest benefit of this camera is its ability to really get close to the object. There is a bit of very simple photo editing as well, mostly adjusting the colours and cropping the images.




/Fredrik

[FAf]

Closer and closer...
I traced the outline of the desired propeller onto the laminated paper stack and then used my newly purchased scroll saw to cut it out - these are very expensive propellers still... three propellers to date makes for about €30 per piece  but I hope the scroll saw will be of service for a long time and not just for the purpose of making propellers. The marginal cost for each new propeller will be lower just as economic theory says. 



Using a large scalpel I then carved a propeller from the block of paper. It looks good to my eye, but I'm thinking that I should have had just the one light colour instead of two. That change will be for next time though. Now there will be a number of clear coats and sanding. I know the center bit is out of shape, but it will be hidden by the spinner.



Take care!
/Fredrik

[RLWP]

I also tend to use my bench lights for illuminating models for pictures - more than one source makes a big difference

I like the white board idea, I may try that. Otherwise, I think the main difference is setting the camera manually

Some ideas to try there - thank you

Richard

[gbrivio]

I've been missing several great builds, including this. Painting of your Albatros is magic, along with beautiful details.
Lovely laminated propeller.
Ciao
Giuseppe

[Edo]

the prop is really super!
i love it!
ciao
edo

[kensar]

Your attachment of the control wires to the elevator came out exceptionally well.  I like the results. 
Kudos for making your own prop.  Same method I use.
One thing, though.  Don't try to economically evaluate and justify your hobby purchases!  Just appreciate what you can accomplish!