Zero77 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) Hi ! It's my last finished model. I started it about 2 years and a half ago, stopped and restarted it several times. I even stripped the whole fuselage and repainted it as i was not satisfied of my first try of the sponge camo (yes i had to redo the whole wood grain finish of the fuselage....). But finally it's done, and i'm happy with it. It's an Albatros built Albatros D.Va of the Seefrontstaffel 1, flight by Lothar Weiland It's built mostly OOB except the very nice HGW Daimler radiator, Master brass Spandau barrels and sleaves, and a few details from Taurus in the engine (valves and rockers, sparkplugs...) and a few scratch built stuff. The rigging was made with EZ line and Gaspatch turnbuckles, with also a few microtubes cut to lenght. Painting the laminated wood with a realistic way was the last challenge of the build and took me about a whole day. But i think it was worth it, and i will reuse this technique for sure. It built smoothly as the fit is excellent, with no bad surprise. There is only one thing i always find scary with WNW kits : the undercariage is very soft, even a bit elastic. Recently i built a Nieuport 11 from Special Hobby, and the undercarriage is very stiff and looks strong, while the WNW undercarriage struts of my WNW models seems to be made of jello when even the slightest movement hit the model. Anyway, even soft and flexible, it seems to carry the weight of the model without any problem, so i think it's ok. Here is the link to the WIP thread : http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=51336 Thanks for looking ! Nicolas Edited July 20, 2016 by Zero77 Sammy, Rocat, tucohoward and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 tucohoward, Joe66, Jan_G and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zero77 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 And outdoor pictures. It's damn hot today and the sun is burning ! cnq, blackbetty, Sammy and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 bstachel, X15, TorbenD and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 And the reference picture, taken 98 years ago, in july 1918 : Gazzas, mpk, bstachel and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Looks great. Real nice job. Zero77 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Hi very nice , with a lot of tiny details , i like ...i never dared to build such "string bag" , you did a great job !!!!!!!!! Alain mpk and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 gorgeous mpk and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Wow! She is simply gorgeous and the propeller wood effect is stunning...! Beautiful. Zero77 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 That is absolutely excellent work mate. Zero77 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 In fact I'll be using this as the benchmark for my next Alby builds mpk and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) Thanks a lot for the kind words guys ! Alain, just go for it ! The "string bag" part is definitely not the most difficult. In fact, it's way easier than it seems to be. At the beginning, i was afraid of the rigging, too, but now it's almost what i like the most. Also because it means the end is near. Dave : from you, it's really a great compliment ! Edited July 19, 2016 by Zero77 mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Glad to see this one finished, Nicolas, and what a beauty it is! Just amazing. Your prop looks like it's actually made from wood. May I publish it on the website? Kev mpk and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hworth18 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Looks great!!! You did a fantastic job on that Albatros. I have to say that I am constantly amazed at the quality of workmanship produced by people that build these Wing Nut Wings kits. Zero77 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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