Author Topic: WNW Albatros D.V/Albatros D.Va Triple - and one more Jasta14 Albatros D.II  (Read 66249 times)

Offline PrzemoL

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Outstanding attention to tiny details makes your builds so much unique. Watching with great admiration!
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Offline Allan31

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Great Bertl,
I was just hoping you were not too far along to change or correct it. Glad they were both so everybody is correct !!
Thanks,
Allan Buttrick

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Offline macsporran

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Masterful detail work
Sandy

Offline Richtrad

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Everything in these builds is beautifully executed. And I can't wait to see the D.Va's when the color schemes get applied.

Warren Q
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As always your research is impeccable! The skill with which you put that research into the model is Incredible! Beautiful work.
RAGIII
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Thank you all very much for your kind comments!

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Bertl

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The leading edge and trailing edge fairings on the wing roots are now on the model.
They fit surprisingly well on the front of the model, but the rear fairings needed some reworking - good thing I still had some in stock.
These had to be adapted in terms of contour and material thickness.
- Here in the first pictures the parts from the kit:
(The sink marks disappear in the course of the contour adjustment)













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The heads of the nails on the fairings were marked with a 0.20 mm drill bit.
Painted with dark brown oil paint and sealed with silk matt varnish with the addition of a little clear orange and minimal Nato brown.













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I have also (finally) finished the expansion tank for the cooling water.
Sink marks on the left and right had to be filled and the water pipe from the engine to the tank and also the one from the tank to the rear to the pump was made with soldering wire scratch.
The tank was painted with Mr.Metalcolor "Aluminum", some "Stainless" and a little bit of "Iron". The hose sockets on the pipes were painted with Rubber-Black. The hose clamps were made with 0.09mm thin wire.
Weathering with highly diluted, dark brown oil paint.
I filed off the original cap on the tank.
For better handling, I inserted a piece of wire in place of the cap.
The new cap was made from a thin Evergreen plastic rod.














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Offline NigelR

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Every update seems to take this build beyond stunning and way into the stratosphere...... Lovely work, and your step by step photos are so helpful, thanks again for posting them.

Offline RAGIII

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More Beautiful work from a Master! The only problem I see is No One is ever going to Believe this is the Roden Kit  8)
RAGIII
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Truly astonishing attention to detail and craftsmanship. Beautiful beyond words!
Zac in NZ

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Im always amazed on the level of detail you are adding to a already stunning build  :)
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Offline gedmundson

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Your wooden fairings and cooling water tank look fantastic - along with the rest of all the little oil stains and nail marks.
Cheers,
Gary

Offline Allan31

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These look better than the TVAL aircraft....
Thanks,
Allan Buttrick

Youth, talent, hard work, and enthusiasm are no match for old age and treachery.