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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #45 on: June 26, 2022, 11:40:29 PM »
Amazing. The nail heads add another level of interest to this!!

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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #46 on: June 26, 2022, 11:46:40 PM »
Just wonderful Gary.

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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #47 on: June 27, 2022, 01:03:39 AM »


I'm using the 1/48 scale Gaspatch turnbuckles which are much more realistic than the over-scale (in my opinion) 1/32 ones.



I see it same way - 1/48 look much closer...
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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #48 on: June 27, 2022, 05:35:09 AM »
Gary, your builds just keep getting better and better.

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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #49 on: June 27, 2022, 08:20:59 AM »
Absolutely gorgeous work Gary!

And I confess I'd not been brave enough to voice my opinion about 1/32 turnbuckles looking too big.

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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #50 on: June 28, 2022, 03:18:17 AM »
Wow , really impressed with how this is turning out so far .  ;D


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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #51 on: June 28, 2022, 09:58:42 PM »
My sincere thanks to everyone again for the kind words - it's very encouraging for me  ;)

Although decals are provided for the stripes on the tail, I decided it was simpler to paint the pattern. The instructions suggest the lighter colour was silver-grey, but since this aircraft had no other silver-grey parts, I wondered how that was possible? Other references said that it was black on white, so I painted the parts with an off-white and NATO black (which is a sort-off black-grey). It also helps handling the model with protected paint..rather than decals which love to disintegrate at the edges.

I mounted the engine inside the fuselage, and like all of my builds, the cowlings will cover up a good part of it. For me it's the only way to enjoy the beautiful, elliptical smooth streamlined look of an Albatros fighter.

The tubular gun sight had to be modified to fit, since the plate it sits on would interfere - the instructions don't allow for this (?). And I had to drill a hole in the wind screen to align with it.

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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #52 on: June 29, 2022, 03:55:13 AM »
Really coming together!!

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« Reply #53 on: June 29, 2022, 08:32:22 AM »
Gorgeous work Gary!  FWIW, NATO Black is my "go to" black for most things.  I took the advice of Sir Harry Woodman and avoid pure white and pure black. I think I'm going to have to mix a couple of custom off-whites to use with my NATO Black from Tamiya. (I need one in a grey tone and one in a warmer brown/yellow tone.)

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« Reply #54 on: June 29, 2022, 09:38:58 AM »
Gorgeous, utterly gorgeous!!

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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #55 on: June 30, 2022, 11:30:04 AM »
Gorgeous work Gary!  FWIW, NATO Black is my "go to" black for most things.  I took the advice of Sir Harry Woodman and avoid pure white and pure black. I think I'm going to have to mix a couple of custom off-whites to use with my NATO Black from Tamiya. (I need one in a grey tone and one in a warmer brown/yellow tone.)

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I'm totally with you on this. I like to scale down all my colours, and find that bright tones make for a very toy-like appearance to models in general. I find with decal manufacturers, some have given a toned down look to their markings...but the WnW national crosses on this model (for example) are harsh black-on-white and need some work to fade them down. I'm actually looking at my Aviattic lozenge, in that it's not very faded and looks like it's wearing a brand new set of pajamas. Not sure how I'll sort that out just yet.
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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #56 on: June 30, 2022, 08:41:20 PM »
Great work Gary, you absolutely nailed those wooden panels (pun intended). I will also note down your method on the aluminum pattern - very convincing result. Everything else also looks very well done, this is going to be a beauty!

Regarding the aviattic lozenge, I am sometimes using a bright grey oil filter (Abteilung faded white) to give them a more bleached appearance.

Best,
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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #57 on: June 30, 2022, 08:53:13 PM »
Gorgeous. I especially like the wood imitation.
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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #58 on: June 30, 2022, 09:46:49 PM »
Your nail heads and woodgrain look great on the fuselage, Gary.  I think painting the tail vs. decals was the right thing to do.  Generally, all large markings look better painted.

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Re: WnW Albatros D.V "Ernst Udet"
« Reply #59 on: June 30, 2022, 11:30:59 PM »
The Tail Stripes look Gorgeous. Simply outstanding work overall!
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