All parts painted with oil colors in wood optic.... then put together ....

The seats got painted with oil colors and put together. The photo etched seat belts were annealed on a flame, painted in beige and silver, then glued to the seats and formed. Oil color washing (brown) followes. The steering wheel was reworked with tape stripes, then painted black, also washed with oil colors.
Next step, some rigging inside ....









The engine parts were colored, the silver ones polished with metal powder. The brass and copper parts painted with AK Interactive's metal colors. Then all put together.... some wiring follows next, then weathering ....








Cheers
Micha

Outstanding! Such care and patience. I will be following your progress with interest. The B.II was an elegant aircraft, especially in CDl.

The usual excellence. How did you like working with the powder?
Is it Uschi's powder?

I have some , yet to try it...

Yes it is Uschis .... and it is very good I think... I like working with it

*** UPDATE ***

Thin plastic strips, cut in very short parts are used as the sparking plugs, glued to the engine, painted in silver. Thin wire is used for the wiring of the engine... painting follows later.






In the meantime the interior is glued inside the hull. Fitting was very well I think... no problems. Then I have sprayed a light beige on it.... as a base for the decals. It is the first Wingnut Wings kit which includes the wooden decals already. I wanted to try these .... the fitting is also fantastic, the wooden optic as well. I only want to give them a more brownish optic later, which I will make with oil colors again.

















Next step will be a layer of clear coat, then brown / redbrown / grey oil colors for the final color of the wooden optic, then clear coat, then painting of the grey/green metal parts, then decals (markings, stripes, ...) then clear coat again ...

Cheers
Micha

*** UPDATE ***

The engine.... after adding and painting the wiring... next step: Weathering....







The wooden fusealge with the wooden decals from Wingnut Wings ....






... and the same after working with some kind of oil colors.











Next step: Painting the details, clear coat (matt), decals (markings), clear coat....

Cheers
Micha

This is an awesome fuselage!

Nice wood technique.

Captn Tommy

*** UPDATE ***

The decals are done, a layer of clear coat matt added.

Then the engine was installed inside the fuselage and the coolers added on the outside, with some first parts of the pipes.......











Cheers
Micha

That looks really good, Michael. The engine detail and radiators reqlly draws the eye.

Gary

*** UPDATE ***

The engine is installed, the pipes are connected. The window received some frame painted in silver and polished. The center struts for the upper wing is installed as well as the tank inside.

the actual thing ....











Cheers

Micha

Really beautiful!

*** UPDATE ***

The wings were painted with black primer, then the beige color was sprayed in several thin layers on the wings, keeping the black color as shadow. Once dry, thin stripes of Tamiya tape were added on the wings, then Tamiya Smoke sprayed along the maskings. As soon as the color is dry the masking was removed and one further thin layer of beige color sprayed over the wings again to homologize the colors and to weaken the effect a little bit ….










That’s how it will look alike once the wings will be mounted ….











Cheers
Micha

Michael,
You are a busy man! Everything looks excellent and worn. I can just anout feel that the wings are made of cloth and not plastic.

Gary

*** UPDATE ***

The finished wings were mounted and glued to the fuselage.

The wheels are finished - the kit offers three different versions: Plastic spoke 1-piece wheels, wheels with closed rims, separate tires with etched 4-piece spoke rims. I used the last ones which look really great I think.

Once finished the wheels I have installed these with to the fuselage.

The exhaust was mounted, painted in iron color, then used Lifecolors rust colors in differend shades, then black pigments for smoke on the full exhaust.














Now some further paintings and weatherings, then painting of the propeller, the bombs and bombracks. Then rigging ...

Cheers
Micha

Simply beautiful - outstanding build Micha

Bart

*** UPDATE ***

The propeller of the Albatros was painted. First a layer of Lifecolor Acrylics beige, then masked and painted with darker brown. Once dry I have added a layer of dark brown oil colours on the full propeller and wiped it in the direction of the texture to bring back the wood grain under it.
Once dried I have sanded it and gave it some layers of glossy clear coat and more sanding .... then installed it.

For the rigging I have glued some turnbuckles from Gaspatch Models to the wings. These parts are absolutly best on the market in my eyes. Great help, great look!















Next step - adding the rigging itself, made of EZ line glued to the turnbuckles.

Cheers
Michael

Top notch! Like the turnbuckles.

Love the wing finish

Captn Tommy

Hi Michael

Beautiful work! I've been seriously tempted to get the new Albatros myself and seeing how great yours has turned out has put it firmly in my must-have list.

Please submit it as a Feature once it's finished so we can showcase it on the front page.

All the best

Rowan

Hello,

here are the pictures of the finished Albastros B.II (early-version) in scale 1/32 by Wingnut Wings. It is the newest kit from the New Zealand brand and it is a fantastic release. One of their best kits until now in my eyes.
Despite of the rigging material - everything you need is included in the kit. Wooden decals (used and worked on with several oil colours), different optional parts for 5 different versions. Optional wheels (closed rims, spoke wheels (plastic spokes), spoke wheels (etched wheels)) and lot of more.

I have built it OOP without any upgrade stuff, only some turnbuckles from Gaspatch Models and EZ-Line used for the rigging.




































Cheers
Micha

Hi Rowanm
thank you very much.
How could I do that?
Cheers
Michael

Hi Michael

Just drop Jessie a line and she'll be delighted to get a build of this quality in our Feature's section

[email protected]

All the best

Rowan

Beautiful build Michael. I just love the finish, very realistic!