Albatros C III FA(A) 211, April 3 1916, Verdun Front

[RAGIII]

Better with each update! Lovely wood and the CDL and shading are perfect.
RAGIII

[TobyCoulson]

Great finish and the woodwork is superb.

[radio]

Exellent work and painting.
Cheers
Martin

[Borsos]

Thank you all! I really appreciate that!

Some last minor updates:

Prop and armament is just loosely attached for photos...

Exhaust and Radiator are finished

I like carving my props out of real wood. Sadly I do not own the old Americal Gryphon set with the propeller logos. I just have the LW and they just have the new AXIAL-Logo (round "A") Is anybody having some 1/48 old Axial-Logos (these with the Axe - the A/C set contained it, LW does not) and would like to trade them?

Now the dynamo for the Telefunken FT still is missing and two claps on the fuselage just after the rear gunner emplacement (I sanded them off while sanding the fuselage...). Then comes the rigging... Next pics (hopefully) in the "Completed models" section!

[RAGIII]

Gorgeous prop!
RAGIII

[Ernie]

Superb work Borsos!  Your shading and CDL are gorgeous!

Cheers,
Ernie

[lcarroll]

Borsos,
   I carve most of my own props as well; what do you use for wood stock? Is it a mini plywood or do you make your own laminates? That's lovely work, especially for the smaller scale.
Cheers,
Lance

[Borsos]

Thank you all guys  !!!

Lance,
that's the stuff i use:

It's wood veneer that I bought via ebay as a trial package of different wood types in different shades. It will last for years... They are 0,3 - 0,5 mm in thickness. I try to get pics of the real prop, look, what kind of wood shades could fit and then I glue them together using carpenter glue (tinting the carpenter glue could create these 'glue-lines' of some props by the way... I have to try that sometimes...) then I squeeze it until the glue has set using a screw clap and albion alloys' fantastic "strutter" (it's for making biplane struts out of brass tube - but works for this purpose as well: http://www.redfroghobbies.com/prods/the-strutter.jpg)
Kind regards
Borsos

[Borsos]

Tamiya dull clear from the rattle can decomposes Aviattic-decals:


I gave this bird a last shot of Tamiya dull clear from the rattle can. I use Tamiya paints for years and never was disappointed. But look what it did to my wings covered in Aviattic linen decals:



Here I already tried to remove some of the misery...

I'd forward this post to the hall of shame... At the moment I don't see a way to save this model.

[pepperman42]

Tamiya rattle cans are lacquer arent they?  Probable too hot straight from the can.

Steve 

[coyotemagic]

What a shame, Andreas! Such a beautiful model!  Please don't scrap it, though.  I know it's frustrating to redo work you've already done, but this model is too good to end up in the bin.  Just pry off the damaged wing and tail surface pieces and refinish them.  I nearly abandoned my C.III about halfway through because I was dissatisfied with my engine after it was already closed up in the fuselage.  After a short break, I came back to it, reopened the cowling and rebuilt the engine.  I'm glad I did.  She's now one of my old favorites.  There's something very special about the early Albatros B and C types.

Cheers,
Bud

[Borsos]

Dear Bud,
thank you for your encouraging words, that's really very kind! No I won't scrap it, I'm thinking about a strategy to solve that problem... somehow...
I wanted to build a battle-worn plane, but not that battle-worn.
 I love your Albatros, it looks wonderful! It's a Verdun sheme too  And I absolutely agree what you said about the early B and C Albatrosses.

To prevent any misunderstanding: I do not want to blame Tamiya or Aviattic for what happened, it was just my own silly fault. These rattle cans are Acrylics too, it's the same stuff they sell in bottles. But there comes much more out of it than shooting it with an airbrush. And Tamiya acrylics are diluted with isopropanol - so that "much more" was obviously too much. If I had used my Revell acrylics, diluted with window cleaner, it would not have happened.  But do you know the Gunze rattle cans? If you use them at first it looks like you have oversoaked your model with clear, but then, when it dries, it gets perfectly smooth. I had expected that the tamiya stuff would work the same way...
Best wishes
Borsos

[lcarroll]

Borsos,
    I just caught up with this post again, what a shame your finish got ruined. I hope you can find a solution, it's such beautiful work.
    Thanks for answering my question on your prop construction technique, we use the exact same materials and method! I use a wood vice to clamp the layers once  glued.
   Don't trash the Albie, a modeller of your talent will find a way to recover from this misfortune
Cheers,
Lance

[xmald]

Gee that`s a bugger... I really hate such moments! I hope you will manage to work it out since it was coming along really great.
I think the prop`s looking very good. I will keep my fingers crossed!

[RAGIII]

Truly a shame about the clear coat mishap! I am sure you will come up with a strategy to fix your gorgeous Albatros!
RAGIII