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Eduard 1:48 Albatros D.III
josepedro
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Portugal
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Posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 01:44 AM UTC
Hello!

The last days i was committed to finish some projects that have been lurking around on the bench for some time now...

This one is special...

One day i was with my wife in the hobby room, and asked her to pick a model from the stash for me to build. In the middle of 100+ WWII and post WWII models, she went straight towards the few biplanes that i had and chose Eduard´s Albatros D.III and asked me to build it in Werner Voss´s markings!!!
Never before had i constructed such a model... and immediately started thinking about rigging, struts and two wing allignemt..

Bottom line, i really enjoyed this project and surely it will not be the last one!

My wife loved it and i also did!!!!

Here are some pics taken outside to take advantage of the very nice light in Azorean Afternoon...

i´ll open up with a pic taken from my balcony framing my island with São Jorge and Pico islands on the background!!!
My best regards!!
José Pedro

























thegirl
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 03:29 AM UTC
Very nicely done !

You did one fine job indeed and the miss's has an eye for beauty !

What details did you add ? I notice that you have bungee cords added on the axle , nice !
westr70
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United States
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Posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 04:40 AM UTC
Beautiful job. I particularly like the wood work on it. Very nice.
Mgunns
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Arizona, United States
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Posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 08:54 AM UTC
Hello Pedro:

Very nice work indeed! Thanks for sharing your photographs.

Best

Mark
CaptainA
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 09:47 AM UTC
Very nice build. The paint is clean and subtle, as this scale dictates. I really hope you do a few more early aviation subjects, as promised. You really have a gift, as this build proves.
IronMark
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 10:33 AM UTC
Bravo, Jose Pedro,

Your Albatros and the view from your balcony are spectacular sights. Beautiful work!!!

Best Regards,
Mark
lcarroll
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 12:28 PM UTC
Hello Jose Pedro,
Thanks for sharing your great work with us. One of my favorite schemes and very nicely done..........clean and crisp! Hope you do more in this period; you definitely have a talent for the subjects!

Cheers,
JackFlash
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 02:13 PM UTC
Greetings Jose!

Nice job. Clean build. Please bring us some more of your builds in Early Aviation.
Louis
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Bas-Rhin, France
Joined: May 21, 2006
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Posted: Monday, January 31, 2011 - 08:00 PM UTC
Hello Pedro!

Beautiful job!
josepedro
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Portugal
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Posted: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 - 06:07 AM UTC
Hello All! Thanks for the comments!


Quoted Text

Very nicely done !

You did one fine job indeed and the miss's has an eye for beauty !

What details did you add ? I notice that you have bungee cords added on the axle , nice !


Thanks! Those were the only OOb bits iadded... the rest came in the profipack box.

My best regards!

José Pedro
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