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Title: Wings of Glory WW1 1/144th scale Albatros D.Va
Post by: RoyWilliamson on January 08, 2018, 01:32:50 PM

I've repainted these Wings of Glory WW1 1/144th scale aeroplane models to play with my local games group (Old Guard at Northallerton, North Yorkshire)

Albatros D.Va of the Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte.

Colours and unit is fictitious.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vOc-ZfGTef0/Wk421iSVxAI/AAAAAAAAG-w/gBt7Hlk8mgws71LuPZVEu4JuyRhEGltPwCLcBGAs/s1600/Wings_of_Glory_WW1_D.Va7.jpg)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-60HXMJ9lDBE/Wk423I5JKuI/AAAAAAAAG-0/aHNxfb-jBSsEo48ZDT-qMf5ffZOwb5ndwCLcBGAs/s1600/Wings_of_Glory_WW1_D.Va.jpg)

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wbrWOwBQlkk/Wk423eVRZLI/AAAAAAAAG-4/MG9PTWpcvC0YvoAjZioFsvwLE_lijFCRQCLcBGAs/s1600/Wings_of_Glory_WW1_D.Va1.jpg)

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-myqCj8B2-Os/Wk423n90TEI/AAAAAAAAG-8/7iehwEpdeSY5QgUJLqRA0uLxWZsyewHUACLcBGAs/s1600/Wings_of_Glory_WW1_D.Va9.jpg)

Albatros D.II and Albatross D.Va

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cS20JcwQWb8/Wk425shDlhI/AAAAAAAAG_A/AWDtGU5d4oYw1kx8ZI1KywNDvtkr4ty9QCLcBGAs/s1600/Wings_of_Glory_WW1_D.Va11.jpg)

Cheers
Roy

Title: Re: Wings of Glory WW1 1/144th scale Albatros D.Va
Post by: jambo1 on January 08, 2018, 05:31:56 PM

They look lovely! Nice colour scheme. :)

Title: Re: Wings of Glory WW1 1/144th scale Albatros D.Va
Post by: wrgmr1 on January 08, 2018, 11:02:19 PM

Nice work!

Title: Re: Wings of Glory WW1 1/144th scale Albatros D.Va
Post by: FierceKitty on January 09, 2018, 01:20:23 PM

Good one, but I really do prefer clear discs on flying models.

Title: Re: Wings of Glory WW1 1/144th scale Albatros D.Va
Post by: janner on January 09, 2018, 07:15:29 PM

Lovely work. Are those crosses hand painted?

Title: Re: Wings of Glory WW1 1/144th scale Albatros D.Va
Post by: Muzfish4 on January 10, 2018, 01:19:08 AM

They look great!

Quote from: FierceKitty on January 09, 2018, 01:20:23 PM

Good one, but I really do prefer clear discs on flying models.

The Wings of War/Glory system uses specific base sizes so clear discs wouldn't work for the game.

Title: Re: Wings of Glory WW1 1/144th scale Albatros D.Va
Post by: von Lucky on January 10, 2018, 09:43:38 AM

Lovely stuff - a nice (believable!) alternative colour scheme.

Title: Re: Wings of Glory WW1 1/144th scale Albatros D.Va
Post by: FierceKitty on January 11, 2018, 11:33:22 PM

Quote from: Muzfish4 on January 10, 2018, 01:19:08 AM

They look great!

The Wings of War/Glory system uses specific base sizes so clear discs wouldn't work for the game.

My mistake - I didn't make myself clear. I meant for the props, where details are blurred in flight.

Title: Re: Wings of Glory WW1 1/144th scale Albatros D.Va
Post by: RoyWilliamson on January 16, 2018, 11:49:01 AM

Thanks everyone  :)

The crosses are hand painted, but I can't really claim that the crosses were freehand, as I simply repainted over what was already there (a case of colouring inside the lines). Tbh, I'm not good enough to paint such as those freehand to such a good result, and didn't have any decals to use.

FK. I agree with you tbh. It was originally my intention to swap the propeller blades for plastic and paint on the 'movement'. I was also going to apply thread to the wings, etc., and use a Peter Pig metal pilot, but, tbh, there wasn't that much interest in the game at the time, with the group I played with, so I couldn't see the point in going to such lengths for something that was going to be not played with.