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

[RAGIII]

Looks Stunning! Love the wood and Lozenge!
RAGIII

[RichieW]

Stunning work Frank, love everything about this. The wood, the precise construction, colour sceme it's all coming together to make a beautiful model.

[kensar]

The rib tapes look good, Frank.  Don't know what you can do about the fuse color now.  Just press on!

[AndRoby67]

It's okay your work on rib tapes Frank!
The choice of a light color as your rose matched what you may see in original photos!
Great work, as usual!
Roberto

[gbrivio]

Great update, glad to get it while I'm loosing too many threads these days. I agree with above comments: pink tape looks the right choice.
And althe work so far looks very nice as well.
Ciao
Giuseppe

[Alexis]

Nice to see this in the lime light again , looking most excellent so far !


Terri

[GazzaS]

Great looking wing lozenge and wood!

[Bughunter]

Thank you Stephen, Rick, Richie, Ken, Roberto, Giuseppe, Terri and Gaz! Gaz, very nice to see you here again


Ailerons

Still doing lozenge and rib tapes, at least the ailerons are done. I put the lozenge here spanwise.
The result is better as the wings itself.




The ailerons are not big, so handle the edges is not easy and needs some time.

Cheers,
Frank

[RAGIII]

The Lozenge looks Fantastic on the Ailerons!
RAGIII

[Alexis]

Getting there 



Terri

[GazzaS]

Thank you, Frank!  Those Ailerons look nice and tight!

[Bughunter]

Thank you Rick, Terri and Gaz!

Tail

After finishing the Dolphin I continued with this Dr.I and started to work on the tail.
The tailplane was one part, after cut in 3 parts and added new hinges I can mount the fixed parts with brass rods through the fuselage and are able to add the elevator out of neutral position.



After white primer I added shades and clear coat (partially too much shade, but not enough clear coat sprayed) decals added. Removed the paint of the elevator after bad looking shadows, needs new layer of future.



The decals are merciless with too little gloss paint, but now it stays that way.


I'm still not in the mood to handle such unforgiving decal job ...

Cheers,
Frank

[RAGIII]

Your lozenge application looks Perfect! Beautiful work!!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

I agree with Rick: that looks very good to me, although the underside is perhaps a little pale but then who is going to look under there?

Stephen.

[Bughunter]

Thank you Rick and Stephen!

The picture setting makes it look a bit pale, because of the light today, the dark fuselage and background. It is the same 5 color lozenge decal as on wings, also on white primer.

Cheers,
Frank