Whitey Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) Well the WnW decals went down very nicely indeed. They all line up nicely and the very wrinkles easily came out. I was a bit concerned about them before I started but the result looks pretty damn good. Now to let them dry properly and seal them tomorrow. Edited January 23, 2021 by Whitey Gazzas, Rivas, LSP_Kevin and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Fantastic, Pete! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks mate, looks alright so far. Still a bit to go. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Very excellent work Pete, both thr interior and the Bavarian flag colors decals look exquisite. Top shelf work! Ernest Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Greif8 said: Very excellent work Pete, both thr interior and the Bavarian flag colors decals look exquisite. Top shelf work! Ernest I am pleased that a Bavarian likes it. Thank you Ernest. Still lots to go though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Roberts Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 WOW! Great subject, wonderful work, well done. That is looking brilliant. Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightofthesky Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 The decals looking great...really nice aircraft. Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted May 29, 2021 Author Share Posted May 29, 2021 My Proper Plane Propeller, metal exhaust and turnbuckle attachments arrived this week for the Albatross, so straight into it I went. Postage took a while due to Covid issues but Alex kept me well informed of the delivery timeline. The parts are amazing and come in a well packed box that could be used as a display case. Last night I attached the outer wing struts to the underside of the top wing and fuselage struts at both ends, and kept it nice and square while it dried using the WnW box as my guide. I've let them dry overnight and then attached the outer wing struts to the lower wing, again using the box as a guide this morning. She is starting to look like an Albatross. The new (probably old by now but I only just found it) way to upload photos works really well. Just copy the address from my Smugmug site and post it in the article. I've got some Gaspatch and Bob's Buckles' turnbuckles to add to the rigging. Holes are drilled and when the wings are dried and set properly in a couple of hours I will get into the rigging and get this pretty little beast closer to the finish line. Madmax, LSP_Kevin, themongoose and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Looks great, Pete! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Wow, very impressive work. Decals that big give me nightmares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Looking good Whitey! Very nice work.. Cheer's, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Cracking start. Looks awesome Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 As they say at the footy: "It's all over bar the shouting." Rigged with E Z Line, a few Gaspatch turnbuckles and Bob's Buckles eyelets, the WnW Albatros D.V is about to go into the cabinet. I might make up a base with some grass matt to put her on but she has turned up mighty pretty. Kit decals from my Jasta 5 Trilogy set, Gunze, SMS and MRP paints and some oils for a bit of dirt. I might rub back some of the oil to reduce the staining a bit though. Check out the rest of the pics in the RFI area. Rivas, MikeMaben, 109 and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Absolutely beautiful! Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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