WNW Albatros DV Jasta V Lt Wolf- newbie to WW1

[Epeeman]

Anthony,

Wow! - your work on this looks very impressive so far - love the way you have done the exhaust as it look very realistic.

Regards

Dave

[bluemax]

thanks very much Dave. I like how it turned out. There is a bit of blue on the tips that didn't show up in the pic but looks good to the eye.

Cheers

Anthony

[IFF1418]

Hi Anthony,

Great work so far! Your wood painting is very nice. The aging of the parts is tremendous. Keep up the great work!

Kind regards
Patrick

[bluemax]

Thanks Patrick!

Well after 1 decal panel a night for the past week this is what I have-



Here is a close up of the "wood graining" - it looks better from afar methinks. I am happy with the nail heads though.



Now I have to carefully mask over the decals  and paint the grey strip. The decal instructions called for me to measure some exact distances and paint the grey before applying the decals but I didn't trust myself so decided to do it this way. Time will tell if this was a smart decision.

Cheers

Anthony

[Dol]

Yeah, that fuel tank looks great! Nice.

I like your fuel tank too. 

[coyotemagic]

That looks fantastic, Anthony!  Just make sure to apply a couple coats of flat over the decals to keep the tape from sticking and you should be fine.
Cheers,
Bud

[bluemax]

thanks guys. Bud I just came in from the garage after putting a gloss coat over the decals. Should I do a flat coat also before masking?

[bluemax]

Hi all, been a little while since I posted. I have managed a little time at the workbench. The fuselage is nearly done and I have completed all the decals and done a light panel wash.














I have also started on the only aftermarket for this build- the very nice Master Spandau's.







Once they are painted I will start on the wings and landing gear. Can anyone suggest the best colours and way to pain the MG's? I was thinking of Black with a bit of gunmetal mixed in?

Cheers

Anthony

[Dave in Dubai]

Hi,

A couple of ways of finishing the Spandaus:

Airbrush some Vallejo black surface primer 70.602- you can airbrush it straight from the bottle.
When properly cured, allow at least a day for this, airbrush Model Master Gunmetal again, straight from the jar.

The finish looks very like the real guns I have seen in museums.

Alternatively, immerse the brass parts in AK interactive Brass photoetch burnishing fluid.
You have to give it two seperate baths, and watch the components as they change from brass to blackened metal.



The top Spandaus ( modelmaster parts)are method 1, the lower jacket( WNW Hansa Brandenburg photoetch parts), is using the burnishing fluid method.

Hope this helps?

[PrzemoL]

Nice work!
As for the gun colour, I usually mix my own version using Pactra Glossy Black with Citadel Mithril Silver. Works fine for me. You can see how it contrasts vs pure black and pure silver in my recently finished Roland: http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=4889.0

[RAGIII]

Your Albatros is looking fantastic! Nice work on painting that grey stripe!
RAGIII

[radio]

Outstandind work to your build Anthony.
Martin

[bluemax]

Hi Anthony - beautiful work, which is why I must tell you that the gold coloured part on the engine intake manifold is on upside down. Please cut it off and flip it up the right way.

With regards to the guns, I like Tamiya NATO black (a very dark grey) with a drop of NATO brown and a drop of Aluminium.

Thanks for the heads up .

[bluemax]

thanks all for your kind words and suggestions for the guns. I will do a mix of nato black and silver/aluminium I think. I have also seen some do a black spray followed by graphite drybrushing?.

PS Przemil your Roland is sweet.

Cheers
Anthony

[bluemax]

A quick update. I have painted the MG's, I ended up using a black, burnt Iron and aluminum mix followed by a black wash and am happy with the result. I had trouble taking a good pic of them though and it looks more silver in the photo than to the eye.



I also painted the skid and added some "rope" to give it a bit more detail.





I then added some oil stains to the underside near the ports



Finally I have started on the underside of the wings today. This morning I sprayed the light blue and have just finished spraying some Tamiya Smoke to highlight the ribbing. I would like to dirty it up more. Any suggestions/techniques to use here. I was thing maybe rubbing some pigment on with a cotton tip?





Cheers

Anthony