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Eduard's 1/48 Albatros DVa "Stropp"
Edmundson
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 06:08 PM UTC
Hi Folks,
This is the first a/c I’ve built in a while, and it was constructed to represent the Albatros DV at the Smithsonian Museum as it actually looked when it was captured. Research suggests that the wings had a two-colour camo finish as opposed to the lozenge fabric on the actual restoration, and Stephen Lawson pointed out that the wheels and spinner were yellow back in 1918.

I still have to add the small supports at the bottom of the outer struts before the model is totally complete.

My thanks go to the helpful posts on this forum and the enthusiasm shown for everyone’s efforts in our hobby.

Regards,
Gary Edmundson



JackFlash
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 07:50 PM UTC
Most impressive.
BradCancian
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 10:15 PM UTC
VERY nice Gary. There is not a thing I don't like about this build. The wood grain is excellent and subtle, the weathering is light yet still there, the rigging is great, and your choice of grey/green for the metal fittings looks great too. Do you have any more pictures?

Really great stuff!

BC
Kalt
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Posted: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 01:26 AM UTC
Beautiful model, Gary ! Please post more pictures

Cheers,

Claudio
thegirl
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 01:48 AM UTC
Most impressive build . The weathering is fantastic , not to much just the right amount !

I must say though , I'm with the rest of the guys . Please post some more pic's !!!
TheZOX
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Slovenia
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Posted: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 02:39 AM UTC
Amaizing looking albatros
Well done Gary.
Kornbeef
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 03:47 AM UTC
Echoes all the above comments.......very nice, hard to believe the base is the old Eduard kit.
Dwaynewilly
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New York, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 01:42 PM UTC
Gary,

Excellent work! Please post more pics if you can. Outstanding effort!

Dwayne
Edmundson
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 03:19 PM UTC
Hi again,
Thanks for the kind comments on the model. Very much appreciated. I added some additional pictures to the original post, as requested. Now that I understand how to do it!
Regards,
Gary Edmundson
Kalt
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Mendoza, Argentina
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Posted: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 08:10 PM UTC
Very nice !
Could you explain us how you replicated the wood color?

Edmundson
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:41 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Very nice !
Could you explain us how you replicated the wood color?



Hi Claudio,
Glad you like it. The woodgrain was done by first painting the fusalage with Tamiya's Buff acrylic, and then giving it a gloss coat. Sections of the penelling were masked off, and a weak oil paint wash was applied to the individual sections using the colours raw umber and a hint of burnt sienna (but not too much!). Using an old size 0 brush, the oil paint was dragged across the surface in a streaked manner creating the woodgrain look. The panels were protected after drying with a gloss coat after each session, so that they could be masked over for the subsequent sections to be done. I fist practiced on a piece of scrap styrene to get the paints and colours right, and to test how wet the wash had to be for the right look of the streaks.
Regards,
Gary Edmundson
JackFlash
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Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 02:39 AM UTC

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Quoted Text

Very nice !
Could you explain us how you replicated the wood color?



Hi Claudio,
Glad you like it. The woodgrain was done by first painting the fusalage with Tamiya's Buff acrylic, and then giving it a gloss coat. Sections of the penelling were masked off, and a weak oil paint wash was applied to the individual sections using the colours raw umber and a hint of burnt sienna (but not too much!). Using an old size 0 brush, the oil paint was dragged across the surface in a streaked manner creating the woodgrain look. The panels were protected after drying with a gloss coat after each session, so that they could be masked over for the subsequent sections to be done. I first practiced on a piece of scrap styrene to get the paints and colours right, and to test how wet the wash had to be for the right look of the streaks.
Regards,
Gary Edmundson
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JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, April 12, 2010 - 08:21 PM UTC
Bringing this up for a fellow modeler.
gajouette
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 02:34 PM UTC
Gary,
Beautiful Albie my friend. Excellent wood grain ,heck it's all great.Please do post some in progress photos .
Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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