WNW Albatros D.V Otto Kissemberth

[monthebiff]

1 hour ago, Uncarina said:

Tom,

 

Great work so far. I love working with those Vallejo Metal Colors as well!

 

Cheers,  Tom

X2, love those Vallejo Metals, spray or hand paint so well.

 

Regards. Andy 

[TomR]

9 hours ago, monthebiff said:

X2, love those Vallejo Metals, spray or hand paint so well.

 

Regards. Andy 

I'm glad I made the switch to them. No smell, no thinners required and effortless results. Great product

[TomR]

It's starting to look like an airplane folks! Top wing is on and the weathering can begin. And of course the rigging which doesn't seem to bad. Thanks for looking

 

[Out2gtcha]

Oooohhhf!  Thats super perty

[TomR]

13 hours ago, Out2gtcha said:

Oooohhhf!  Thats super perty

Thanks Brian

[TomR]

I'll start by some of you guys here are truly artists especially when it comes to hand painting and I am not among that group. Despite my best efforts I can't paint the layer plywood effect on a prop to save my life. I've tried....and failed haha. With that being said I'm happy with how the prop turned out and I think it will look on the plane. I still need to paint the metal hub and attach the decals but you get the idea.

 

 

One place I was able to enhance the kit was the exhaust. I took a tool that I made for scraping seam lines(basically a 1/4" wide chisel that's as sharp as a razor) and cut the plastic inside the exhaust. Then I applied tamiya extra thin to smooth out the gouges. Pretty decent result for only a bit of effort.

 

 

For paint I applied gloss black then Exhaust Manifold followed by a burnt iron. Little bit of a rust and wash and this exhaust will look great. I'm glad I opened up the outlet of the pipe, just need to darken it with black to make it look correct.

 

 

 

[Dpgsbody55]

This is shaping up as a really impressive model.

 

 

Cheers,

Michael