sandbagger Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) Hi all, Upper surfaces camo painted. Mixed ‘Tamiya’ J.A. Green (XF13) with White (X2) and Flat Brown (XF10) with White (X2) to an approximate ratio of 80/20. Mike Edited October 3, 2021 by sandbagger scvrobeson, dodgem37, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 9, 2021 Author Share Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) Hi all, Some progress on the Albatros D.I. The smoothed and grey primed surfaces were clear gloss coated with 'Alclad' Aqua Gloss 600. The undersides of the wings and tail unit had the ‘Aviattic’ German blue linen (ATT32077) white backed decal applied. The upper surfaces of the wings and tail unit had the ‘Aviattic’ clear Linen Weave effect (ATT32236) decal applied. All surfaces were then airbrushed with 'Alclad' Light Sheen (ALC311) lacquer. The 'Roden' kit supplied decals were as expected very thin and fragile and were easily broken when applied. Also this particular aircraft had marking not available as decals. Therefore I inkjet printed all of the decals required onto white decal paper then sealed them with two coats of acrylic sealer. I decided to try out the 'Quinta Studios’ 3D printed Albatros D.I set (QD32076). The model raised details were already sanded away before painting. Due to the time it took for the set to arrive in the UK from Russia (via Poland), I had already closed up the fuselage. Therefore I only used the Part 1 sheet which had the external details. These were brush painted to match the surrounding colours on the model parts. I did not used the two strips on the upper surface of the lower wing roots as they were way too thick. Instead I used strips of painted photo-etch. All surfaces were then airbrushed again with 'Alclad' Light Sheen (ALC311) lacquer. Weathering was applied using the 'Flory Models' Dark Dirt fine clay wash. All surfaces were then finally airbrushed with 'Alclad' Light Sheen (ALC311) lacquer to seal it all. Mike Edited October 13, 2021 by sandbagger kkarlsen, scvrobeson, spartacus2000 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Looks great, Mike! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Line Media Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Nice results. Great work, Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 Hi all, Just a small update. I've added photo-etch mesh to the front and rear of the 'Windhoff' radiators. The photo-etch was heated slightly to create a heated look and then given a dark wash. I've also added the bottom drain cock, made from 'Taurus Models' engine fuel primer. Finally I added the radiators upper and lower attachment plates to the fuselage, Mike scvrobeson, mc65, themongoose and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Nice work, Mike! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Now THAT looks like a radiator! Well done Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Hi all, The rudder, elevator and landing gear has now been fitted. I've also pre-rigged the various flight and control wires, prior to fitting the upper wing. The lines are 0.12 mm diameter mono-filament with blackened 0.5 mm diameter Brass tube. The turnbuckles are from the 'GasPatch' 1:48th scale series. There is a slight bow one of the rear landing gear struts, which I need to sort out, Mike Ol' Scrapiron, Dart_Schatten, dodgem37 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 Hi all, During fitting of the upper wing both front struts of the fuselage cabane strut assembly snapped. Looking at them it looks like they snapped cleanly and I think along stress points, possibly created during release from the moulds. So rather than pin and glue them together, I decided to make replacement struts from Brass tube shaped around Brass rod. Mike MikeMaben, dodgem37 and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) Hi all, I've replaced the front cabane struts using profiled 1.4 mm diameter Brass tube with internal reinforcing 0.5 mm diameter Brass rod and 0.2 mm thick plastic card. The remainder is the kit parts, Mike Edited October 20, 2021 by sandbagger LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander, dodgem37 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Looking good Mike. What do you mean by 'profiled' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Good show. Very nice fix. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 27 minutes ago, MikeMaben said: Looking good Mike. What do you mean by 'profiled' ? I'm thinking Mike used round tubes and shaped them into an oval or teardrop cross section with his Albion tools, but I may be wrong there. The parts look like it. Top work on all fronts. That little radiator pops out along with all the other small details. As for the Cabane struts and landing gear - I have similar issues with other Roden kits. I'd call the landing gear on their DR I flimsy at best and I think it will need to be replaced with something a little more sturdy. That seems to be a common topic with the kits that are otherwise pretty good (imo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Thanks Roman, I figured that was the case and was going to ask if he used a specific purpose tool or regular pliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 Hi all, The rigging is now complete. Blackened 0.4 mm and 0.5 mm Brass tube, 'GasPatch' 1:48th scale turnbuckles and 0.08 mm and 0.12 mm diameter mono-filament. Mike LSP_Kevin and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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