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Offline Cameronian

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1/72 Albatross DIII
« on: June 05, 2019, 06:06:09 PM »
Been at this one a wee while, 'only' the rigging left to do:

"The time has come." The walrus said, "To talk of many things..."

Offline tercio39

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2019, 06:12:33 PM »
Very nice 👍

Offline James Morris

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2019, 06:40:57 PM »
Lovely job! Revell kit?

Offline Cameronian

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2019, 07:28:10 PM »
Many thanks.

Yup Revell, this one is 1981 vintage.

Offline Cameronian

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2019, 02:13:16 PM »
Completed

In Turkish service Mesopotamia 1916:



Offline grant

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2019, 12:52:40 AM »
Very nice!
It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words - Orwell, 1984

Offline Cameronian

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2019, 09:41:31 AM »
Thank you  :)

Offline Deflatermouse

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2019, 10:30:22 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.

Offline Cameronian

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2019, 02:37:24 PM »
Cheers, it's an aircraft which, I think, has pleasing lines; just 'neat' all round.

Offline ArisK

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2019, 05:07:23 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.

Offline Cameronian

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2019, 08:29:06 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  :?

Offline wrgmr1

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2019, 05:01:44 AM »
Lovely work! My favorite looking aircraft of WW1.

Offline Cameronian

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2019, 09:01:31 AM »
 :D

Offline Siaba

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2019, 02:35:29 PM »
Lovely work!

Os it possible to know how you proceeded to do the rigging, please ?
"The enemy? His sense of duty was no less than yours, I deem. You wonder what his name is, where he came from. And if he was really evil at heart. What lies or threats led him on this long march from home. If he would not rather have stayed there ... in peace. War will make corpses of us all."

Offline Cameronian

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Re: 1/72 Albatross DIII
« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2019, 09:02:04 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.