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Offline FarEast

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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #165 on: April 09, 2016, 08:22:15 AM »
Thank you for taking the time to read it Bud. Glad you enjoyed it!

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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #166 on: April 10, 2016, 10:36:01 PM »
I managed to get a few hours in on the B.II today and almost got the horizontal and vertical stabilizers finished, but running out of time I decided to walk away rather than try and rush things.

The 'Elephant' exhaust needs some touching up of the rust at the front but really happy with how its looking.










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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #167 on: April 10, 2016, 10:38:54 PM »
Absolutely beautiful, James

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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #168 on: April 11, 2016, 01:58:18 AM »
It comes out as a very great model.
Cheers
Martin

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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #169 on: April 11, 2016, 05:59:00 AM »
Just gorgeous!

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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #170 on: April 11, 2016, 07:56:09 AM »
Stunning work!
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #171 on: April 11, 2016, 08:25:46 PM »
Nice job James!

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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #172 on: April 11, 2016, 09:03:05 PM »
Nice progress James.
At the risk of being repetative I would like to say,
I think your prop looks great,
Your model looks great and
I'm much looking forward to your next great installment!  :)

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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #173 on: April 11, 2016, 09:18:36 PM »
Beautiful work, James.  The staining is superb, my friend.

Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #174 on: April 12, 2016, 04:01:22 PM »
Hello ladies and gentlemen,
Your name is Goldpaintairbrush...James Goldpaintairbrush... ;)
A well painted jewel, I like it !!! :D
Best regards.
Alain.
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #175 on: April 12, 2016, 04:57:42 PM »
Looking good

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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #176 on: April 18, 2016, 12:00:02 PM »
Really poor weather on Sunday gave me some unexpected bench time so I got busy in the morning.

I decided to do the mundane task of getting parts for the turn buckles cut for the entire aircraft so I could just focus on the task later.

0.5mm /0.3mm ID brass tube cut to 1mm lengths.



Lots more to go!



Safely stored away as I know I'll accidentally knock it or someone will move it losing all the hard work.



Time for some more wood work!

This time the tail skid getting the treatment. Once this was completed I went about masking off the wood so I could use the airbrush again on the metal parts that received a coat of interior green.





Next step is to bond the horizontal and vertical stabs and the supports in to position.





With a sudden break in the weather I decided to get some photography done of the DH.2 that I completed last year but never took any finishing shots of so while everything was set up I took a few of the Albatros B.II as well.



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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #177 on: April 18, 2016, 09:49:08 PM »
Wonderful....

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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #178 on: April 18, 2016, 09:52:45 PM »
Great work on the tail end, James.  The outdoor pictures show
nicely how stunning the Alby is looking.  Well done, my friend!

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Re: Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros B.II Early
« Reply #179 on: April 18, 2016, 10:56:20 PM »
The outdoor shots looks great, and are quite convincing.  Such a beauty.  Enjoy the rigging... the fun begins!

Chris