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Offline Radarman

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Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« on: April 01, 2018, 02:38:47 AM »
I've been working on my first Albatros D.V. This is the first generation of Eduard's rendition of this great looking plane.




I wanted to beef up the undersize 160hp Mercedes and add the fuel tank so I cast new cylinders and a tank. I also made a frame for the cockpit that was missing.



I painted the wings in the standard Green/Mauve scheme then added the decals. Next it was overpainting with red.





in real life you can just see the shades of color underneath the red.


That was all done over the winter. I'm about to put the main parts together.

The fuselage is together but I need to finish the decals.



That's all for now. I hope to finish this before the end of summer.

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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2018, 03:58:20 AM »
Great start Kevin, looking forward to your progress.
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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2018, 04:42:02 AM »
Beautiful work, Kevin!  I especially like the way you rendered the the red upper surfaces. 
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2018, 04:56:31 AM »
Quote from: coyotemagic on April 01, 2018, 04:42:02 AM
Beautiful work, Kevin!  I especially like the way you rendered the the red upper surfaces. 
Cheers,
Bud
Not surprisingly I agree with My Amigo Bud! The overpaint is awesome! Also really nice work on the cast cylinders and tank!

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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2018, 08:54:21 AM »
That looks great!  Is the wood painted or decals?

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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2018, 09:34:57 AM »
Thanks everyone for your interest and praise.

To GazzaS:

Quote from: GazzaS on April 01, 2018, 08:54:21 AM
That looks great!  Is the wood painted or decals?


The fuselage was painted a Tamiya tan then I've used Prismacolor Pencils to add some grain. I'll add a final tinted clear coat soon.

Thanks again, Kevin
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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2018, 11:35:36 AM »
Beautiful start, and excellent painting.
Ciao,
Giuseppe
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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2018, 03:42:28 AM »
Hello again and thanks to everyone for the support.

This morning I've been adding the needed hardware and brackets. The photo-etch included in with the kit doesn't include the brackets.
The Tom's Modelworks photo-etch set is just the ticket.


Now, back to work.

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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2018, 07:17:13 AM »
Thank you for sharing about the pencils!  I'm gonna borrow that on my next natural wood.

Gaz
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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2018, 11:49:43 AM »
 Kevin,
She's looking excellent my friend. Very impressive red over paint, Looking forward to seeing the next update.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2018, 07:52:59 AM »
Hello everyone. A wet and windy Saturday here in Browns Point. I've spent the day making turnbuckles for the rigging.
I plan to use very thin E-Z Line for the wires.



Next I plan to add the guns and work on the water pipes to set me up for the struts and upper wing.

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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2018, 11:00:10 AM »
Lookin sweet!
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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2018, 05:38:29 AM »
Really looking terrific!
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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2018, 06:05:09 AM »
Quote from: RAGIII on April 09, 2018, 05:38:29 AM
Really looking terrific!
RAGIII

Agree with my Amigo and all the others above !

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Re: Albatros D.V - Eduard 1/48th Scale
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2018, 06:29:55 AM »
Hello again to everyone. Thanks to everyone that have offered encouragement. I've made a little progress this week.



I've added the exhaust, which I had to modify, since I had enlarged the kit engine. I've also added so Gas Patch Spandaus.


 
I made the sheet metal cover that goes over the guns. Since this is an Albatros D.V, I needed the slot for the aileron control lines to pass through.

There is just a little more work in this area before I attach the top wing. Thanks again to everyone,

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