Albatros Dr.I, Eduard 1/48, Upd 28.6.2020 Suspension

[Vickers]

One thing you might try is similar to what I did on my WNW Alb D.V, but with clear decal film.  You might try tracing the pattern of the trailing edge onto a decal sheet with a pencil, then cut it using a dual blade tool similar to the one I made, paint it the desired color, then seal it with your favorite clear liquid decal film. Obviously, when you cut along the pencil line you'll want the other blade on the inside or the wavelengths in your scallop pattern will be slightly too wide to fit.

The dual blade is pretty easy to do- I just CA'd a piece of styrene stock of appropriate width between the blades and then taped all around to protect my fingers.

[Alexis]

Nice work on the tapes Frank and masking up the markings , coming along very well 


Terri

[smperry]

I did tapes on a scalloped TE, 1:72 or 1:48 IIRC. I used many applications of Micro Sol. It finally suckered down, not perfectly, but better than I had any right to expect, well within "touch up" range. The degree of success depends on how the particular decal material you are using reacts with Micro Sol or whatever decal softener used and also how persistent you are. A coat of untinted Future over the base loz decal helps protect it from too much Micro Sol..
sp

[Bughunter]

Thank you for the tips and comments!

I think I found a way, with securing the tapes with Future, using the same tape decal.


All tapes are now applied on lower wing

Cheers,
Frank

[Radarman]

Looking very nice Frank. I look forward to your next step in this build.
                                                                             
                                                                                             Kevin

[smperry]

Nicely done Frank. You preserved the scallops. Couldn't have been done better in 1:1 with dope and a brush. How long to uncross your eyes once you got it aligned just right?
sp

[lone modeller]

Really Frank - you produce crosses on the tail which are clearly superior to any transfer and then put rib tapes on the leading and trailing edges of the wings! I would have been hard pressed to put tapes on the leading edge in the gargantuan scale, never mind the odd scale that you work in!!

Stephen.

[kensar]

Nice work all around, Frank.  Painting and decaling.

[Alexis]

Nice work all around, Frank.  Painting and decaling.

Second this 


Terri

[RichieW]

Wow, amazingly delicate decal work. So neatly done. Must have taken a very long time to get it all lined up so perfectly.

[AndRoby67]

Hi Frank,
applying pink tapes became a work inside a work! I think you've done at high standard!
Crosses on tail are a beauty.
Many compliments,
Roberto

[Bughunter]

Thank you Kevin, sp, Stephen, Ken, Terri, Richie and Roberto! Your positive words of encouragement are most welcome!

How long to uncross your eyes once you got it aligned just right?

I am short-sighted and work without glasses.

Must have taken a very long time to get it all lined up so perfectly.

This task is on my bench already for some weeks


Bugs!

Today I looked at the photos again in a quiet minute and compared them with the drawings and the kit. I did my nickname justice and found bugs!

In the view from below the drawing of the cutout of the lower wing is wrong. In the picture is a shadow, but you can clearly count 6 scallops.



In the front view the cutout is correct (so the drawings itself are inconsistent), luckily the Eduard wing too.



But the middle wing of the kit has no cutout as on pictures and drawings.
After some consideration I decided to correct that too, although one wing was finished and the other one just had no tapes.
The hard way:



And the pipes to the radiator are taking a very strange way, but the pictures are clear in this point. The kit manual shows that too. More later.
One step forward, two back ....

Cheers,
Frank

[Radarman]

Ouch! Frank that must really sting. The things we must do for accuracy.
I'm sure you'll make it perfect.

                                                                   Kevin

                                         

[RAGIII]

While I am sure it is annoying I know you will win in the End!
RAGIII

[RichieW]

I have no doubt you will apply your great skills to this problem and come up with a stunning result. Must be quite frustrating after so much hard work on the lozenge and rib tapes.