Eduard 1/72 Albatros D.V weekend edition

[Profa]

Well, this was supposed to be a weekend edition, but it took me year and a half instead of two days to finish it...
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_108.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_108.jpg) http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_109.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_109.jpg) http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_110.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_110.jpg)
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_111.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_111.jpg) http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_112.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_112.jpg) http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_114.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_114.jpg)
Almost everything is OOB, except for the seat cushion and belts, control horns and wires. It was painted using paintbrush, as always...

[Profa]

...and another set of images:
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_117.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_117.jpg) http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_118.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_118.jpg) http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_119.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_119.jpg)
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_120.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_120.jpg) http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_121.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_121.jpg) http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/th_m_EDU_7402_122.jpg (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/jaka013/projekti/EDU_Albatros_DV/m_EDU_7402_122.jpg)

Your comments are mostly welcome!

[Tom L.]

That's exceptionally nice! Love the subtle, convincing contrast between the fuselage and cowling panels, your 1/72 turnbuckles (:o), and the lovely and restrained treatment of fuselage panel shading...an over-all winner!

[Malaula]

Hello Profa. Excellent build of this fine kit. How did you do the turnbuckles in 1/72 scale? Very convincing. Love the subtle shading of the fuselage panels and the realistic castor oil stains on undercarriage, the fine lettering on the struts as well as the engine exhaust visible along the fuselage. Very realistic weathering. Great job! Best regards, Dave.:apickel:

[JohnReid]

Beautiful build in 1/72,love it!:)

[Kaiser Bill]

Profa... congratulations on a great looking model. I've built several of these Eduard kits, and yours is top notch. Superb aftermarket decals.

Well done!!

[Profa]

Thanks for nice comments!:blush:
Well, turnbuckles are actually Bob's product (forgot to mention - sorry Bob!), while decals are also OOB (they're also packed in Eduard's dual combo - got one of those also).
Panels are weathered using art pigments and fine 3/0 brush over mat surface.
You can find the complete build log here: Eduard 1/72 Albatros D.V Weekend Edition (http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/makete-aviona-aircraft-modeling/eduard-172-albatros-d-v-weekend-edition/)

[Santimor]

Amazing! It´s really pretty, and realistic.
What did you use for the rigging? it looks excellent.
Congratulations!