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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Cameronian on June 05, 2019, 07:06:09 PM

Title: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Cameronian on June 05, 2019, 07:06:09 PM

Been at this one a wee while, 'only' the rigging left to do:

(https://i.imgur.com/ZHqXpWc.jpg)

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: tercio39 on June 05, 2019, 07:12:33 PM

Very nice 👍

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: James Morris on June 05, 2019, 07:40:57 PM

Lovely job! Revell kit?

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Cameronian on June 05, 2019, 08:28:10 PM

Many thanks.

Yup Revell, this one is 1981 vintage.

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Cameronian on June 07, 2019, 03:13:16 PM

Completed

In Turkish service Mesopotamia 1916:

(https://i.imgur.com/LqVcHOT.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fom7zIg.jpg)

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: grant on June 14, 2019, 01:52:40 AM

Very nice!

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Cameronian on June 14, 2019, 10:41:31 AM

Thank you  :)

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Deflatermouse on June 18, 2019, 11:30:22 AM

Very nice model. Nice job. Very tempted to copy it.

I had   a few of these back in '81, when I was 12. The local supermarket had a few bagged Revell kits and this one and the Sopwith Triplane were the ones I spent my savings on.

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Cameronian on June 18, 2019, 03:37:24 PM

Cheers, it's an aircraft which, I think, has pleasing lines; just 'neat' all round.

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: ArisK on June 19, 2019, 06:07:23 PM

Nice work! I love the look of the metal parts you've achieved.
A minor nitpick, I think D.IIIs got their upper wings wainted at the factory in standard schemes of green. Although the brown looks much more desert-appropriate!
Aris K.

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Cameronian on June 19, 2019, 09:29:06 PM

Many thanks.

You could well be right but the illustrations I saw of Ottoman aircraft all had upper upper surfaces the same colour as the fuselage.

My attribution is wrong anyway as DIIIs didn't arrive until 1918  :?

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: wrgmr1 on June 20, 2019, 06:01:44 AM

Lovely work! My favorite looking aircraft of WW1.

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Cameronian on June 20, 2019, 10:01:31 AM

 :D

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Siaba on June 23, 2019, 03:35:29 PM

Lovely work!

Os it possible to know how you proceeded to do the rigging, please ?

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Cameronian on June 23, 2019, 10:02:04 PM

Thank you.

The rigging material was monofiliament fishing line under a millimeter diameter.  Holes were drilled in the wing struts and fuselage in the appropriate places to take the nylon which was fixed using normal superglue.  The kit instructions have a reasonable rigging guide, additional information found on the 'net.  Matt varnish was applied before the rigging as I wanted the slightly glossy appearance of the line.  Hope that helps.

Title: Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
Post by: Siaba on June 28, 2019, 09:51:01 PM

Thank you!  :)