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'14-'18aviationcollector · 22 October 2008, 11:12 PM

Hi Russell,

Your art work is outstanding, I am very impressed! The Albatros D.V's and D.Va's were very nice looking aeroplanes, and your painting is very realistic. It is almost as good as a photograph, maybe better! Your colours are faultless. They are very realistic. I would like to point something out, and please take it as constructive criticism, and not an attempt to diminish the enormous effort you have made to create such a masterpiece. Many people when they depict the Albatros and similar First World War German aeroplanes forget about or don't know that they generally had very noticeable washout, especially in the ailerons, which of course are on the top wing in most cases. The lower wing also has washout, from around the V strut (I don't have information to hand which tells me which rib exactly, and when I looked at an original it seemed to be slightly different on each side) out to the wing tip. the washout on the lower wing is far less noticeable, but it is there if you know what you are looking for. The more pronounced washout in the ailerons is very noticeable, and it is a distinctive feature of many WW1 German aeroplanes. I hope this helps. If you included washout in your art, it would be even more realistic!

FANTASTIC WORK RUSSELL!!! I am a fan of your work. cheers, David.

22 October 2008, 11:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
'14-'18aviationcollector Forum Ace Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canberra, A.C.T., Australia Posts: 1,379	Outstanding art work! Hi Russell, Your art work is outstanding, I am very impressed! The Albatros D.V's and D.Va's were very nice looking aeroplanes, and your painting is very realistic. It is almost as good as a photograph, maybe better! Your colours are faultless. They are very realistic. I would like to point something out, and please take it as constructive criticism, and not an attempt to diminish the enormous effort you have made to create such a masterpiece. Many people when they depict the Albatros and similar First World War German aeroplanes forget about or don't know that they generally had very noticeable washout, especially in the ailerons, which of course are on the top wing in most cases. The lower wing also has washout, from around the V strut (I don't have information to hand which tells me which rib exactly, and when I looked at an original it seemed to be slightly different on each side) out to the wing tip. the washout on the lower wing is far less noticeable, but it is there if you know what you are looking for. The more pronounced washout in the ailerons is very noticeable, and it is a distinctive feature of many WW1 German aeroplanes. I hope this helps. If you included washout in your art, it would be even more realistic! FANTASTIC WORK RUSSELL!!! I am a fan of your work. cheers, David.