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Discuss World War I and the early years of aviation thru 1934.
Eduard1:48 Albatros W. 4
agiosdimitrios
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Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 06:41 AM UTC
Here are some photos of my latest build, Eduard's Albatros W.4 in 1:48.











Mgunns
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 06:53 AM UTC
You did a great job on that one. I really like the wheels. Did those come with the kit, or were they aftermarket?
agiosdimitrios
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 07:20 AM UTC
Thank you veru much Mark , the wheelw are completely scratchbuit.

Here is the way of doing them

























TedMamere
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Moselle, France
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 07:47 AM UTC
Hi Dimitris,

Wow! Fantastic model!

Do you mind if I use the pictures for a photo feature on Aeroscale? This has to land on the frontpage! The trick with the wheels is
excellent!

Jean-Luc
agiosdimitrios
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 08:14 AM UTC
Thank you Jean-Luc, no idont mind at all, please do your job and let me put a few more to help you.





























Mgunns
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 08:59 AM UTC
That is really a neat way to make those wheels. They really look good.

Thanks for sharing that.
Best

Mark
NickZour
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Attica, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 10:54 AM UTC
I have seen it before and I'll tell you that: This model started on early 2007 and finished on November 2009!!!

It has been finished after a lot of troubles, such as: After He finished the wooden surfaces, it fell, and the fuselage broked in two pieces, so the wood grain had been re-done!!!!

I thing it's one of the best Albatros W.4 in the world and one of the best biplanes I've ever seen.
There is a LOT of effort on this!!


Cheers Nick
thegirl
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 01:13 PM UTC
Hey D ! Finally nice to see you posting your builds here I followed your progress on the Drome . love the build you did a fantastic job !
guitarlute101
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West Virginia, United States
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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 - 01:46 PM UTC
Dimitris,

So glad to see you here. That is an outstanding build, my friend. One to be proud of.

cheers,

Mark
JackFlash
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2010 - 12:35 AM UTC
Beautiful Dimitris,

The wheel maufacturing method is one that fine old gentleman Harry Woodman talked about in his book on the subject of scratchbuilding. Your practical application adds realism to the build. Something we all strive for. The whole build is nicely done!
agiosdimitrios
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Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2010 - 06:53 AM UTC
Thank you very much all of you , you are very kind.
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