Aviatik 30.40 in 1/48

[dr 1 ace]

Agree with all of the above! Nicely done so typical of your work !

Ed

[Bughunter]

Your effusive comments now make me feel quite embarrassed. Thank you very much to all of you, that means a lot to me!

This is one example:

One of the best pieces of work I've seen - seriously. Frank, your model has me at a loss for words.

Gary, I'm gobsmacked now too and don't know what to say!

One more question.  I like the grassy landscape that you use for the photos.  Did you make that or is it something bought?

I put my models into a glass cabinet with lighting also from below so I do not create bases.
So instead of buying a lot of accessories to make a photo base I bought a "Airfield". It is a flexible, ready-made mat that still needs to be glued to a wood or other support. There are some variants available, I think mine was "Autumn".
Every single piece looks a bit different, which is nice. Recommended for 1/32 and 1/48.
A tip: In the light tent the pictures were fine, but in my first outdoor use the grass on the pictures was shiny. So I sprayed a little flat coat from all sides.

See Scalemates for information (the link has some characters, which confuses the board here; hope this works):

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https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=All&q=airfield&fkCOMPNAME[]=%22Ammo%20by%20Mig%20Jimenez%22&fkTYPEGROUP[]=%22Airfields%22

A big Thank you again to all of you!

Cheers,
Frank

[DaveB]

Stunning work as ever, Frank -

And another machine I had never heard of as well ........

Regards

Dave

[jeroen_R90S]

Sorry I've been absent in my comments, but I have tagged along when I could for the fantastic journey that lead to an equally fantastic model.
I'd love to go to a show where some of them may be seen in real life!

[Bughunter]

Thank you for leaving a comment!

Also this model is not perfect. As builder you always know the weak points. But it will be hard to top this one with the next project!

Cheers,
Frank

[PrzemoL]

Absolutely top notch project, from research to completion. A stunner!

[ColonelKrypton]

As builder you always know the weak points.

Indeed. We are all our own toughest critic, as it should be.

cheers, Graham

[Stuart Malone]

Frank,

Wow!  What a model of a particularly beautiful aircraft!  Your detail is quite astonishing.  Congrats!

Stuart

[Ernie]

Frank, your attention to detail is inspiring, and your many tips
are a great help!  Thanks for sharing your talents!

Cheers,
Ernie

[Manni]

Wonderful work, Frank. The complete build report was once again a gem of modeling and information.
Your pictures of the model are also terrific. Wonderful.
Bye,
Manni

[pepperman42]

Nice looking little bird!!

Steve

[Bughunter]

Thank you all for leaving a comment! Every single one is highly appreciated!

I like the little high-wing one too. This is one of my models that is closest to the original.

Cheers,
Frank

[gbrivio]

Excellent little plane, and it was a great build log. Thank you for sharing.
Ciao
Giuseppe

[Mike Norris (UK)]

Hi Frank,
A great build for an aircraft I've not seen before,

Mike

[Bughunter]

Thank you Giuseppe and Mike!

A great build for an aircraft I've not seen before,

My reference was this heavy book (3.2kg!):
https://www.scalemates.com/books/austro-hungarian-army-aircraft-world-war-one-peter-m-grosz-george-haddow-peter-schiemer--131170
There are a large number of aircraft types represented.

I own also another book "German Aircraft of the First World War" with more then 500 types! Additionally there are the French and British types ...
You can't build all the types from these books, of course, but you can try

Cheers,
Frank