Just finished this kit. Its an out-of-the-box build with rigging added, no photoetch. The kit is the Eduard Weekend Edition Albatros D Va with Super Scale decals for the markings and Techmod 5 color lozenge and tapes. The entire kit is hand painted and the Techmod lozenge was "glazed" or altered with tinted clear coats of Future.




Comments are welcome, Dwayne

Weren't you just working on a Walfisch?

If you put a line in between pictures when posting, it works better.

Very interesting build Dwayne. A bit too glossy for my tastes but that is just me. Otherwise nicely done. Model On!

Carl,
One in the same. The Walfish is a kit that has lots of detailing pieces that I find hard to get through. I needed to build something out of the box without any resin or photoetch to just clear the head. I've done enough of the Albatros kits to know them pretty well so therefore I can kinda cruise through one. The one thing about them though is that you can build a hundred but never duplicate yourself as far as the markings are concerned. Thats one of the reasons I have cooled down on my Armor building, I can build three or four WW I aircraft to one Tiger out of the box and the colors are way cooler. I still dig the Armor but I'm having fun building and finishing these WW I aircraft. I have quite a few tanks sitting on the shelf half built!
Dwayne

Stephen,
I have a question I hope you or someone can help me with. How would the Future finish handle a coat of enamel or lacquer based dull coat? I've used a dull lacquer coat over enamels on my armor kits but I never tried it on an acrylic finish like future. The reason being that decals were never used to the extent on my Armor kits as on these aircraft.
Dwayne

Greetings Dwayne I can't help you much. I never use "Future." Strictly semi-gloss or dullcoats (lacquer or acrylic ) for me.

you can use acrylic dullcote over future - i use xtracrylic flat varnish, but as you can use future as a protector prior to doing washes i'm sure an enamel dullcote would not harm it in the slightest. I use white spirit (paint thinner) based washes over future all the time with no ill effects. Laquer based should be ok, but i have no experience of that.

HTH

Andy

Although lacquer paint over acrylic is usually not a good idea, I have sprayed some (I think it was Floquil/Model Master) over one model of mine (coated with Future) with good results. Keep in mind though, that flat coats usually change the colors some.

Yeah I know how it feels to get into a "way to many parts" rut. I have a nice Eduard La-7 Weekend kit the get me through the week.

Andy and Lon,

Thanks for the input, I shall put it to good use. I have a few shelf bums that would look good with a nice dull coat. I'll future up the victims, I mean volunteers, and then squirt them with both mediums and see which works best.

Thanks, Dwayne