Steve's Models - Page 47

Buddahaid · 11-11-14, 05:54 PM

I just noticed the photo-etched parts in the previous picture and now I see you're already building. Huzzah!

Sailor Steve · 11-11-14, 10:47 PM

The interior went a lot faster than I expected.

Finished interior.

Instrument panel.

Test fit. It's going to take some grinding to get it in properly, but it's pretty much there.

There's no engine in this one for the simple reason that in the Albatros C.V the engine was completely enclosed in the fuselage. there's nothing to see.

Sailor Steve · 11-12-14, 07:49 PM

Basic assembly completed. There are quite a few brass parts for the outside as well.

Sailor Steve · 11-13-14, 01:20 PM

First primer coat. The hole in the starboard bottom wing is for the compass.

Sailor Steve · 11-14-14, 10:15 PM

Painting's mostly done. Wood grain applied. It's lighter than usual because sources say they didn't stain this series, just applied a clear varnish. Metal parts are light grey. The compass is installed in the starboard wing.

Buddahaid · 11-15-14, 11:43 AM

This ones shaping up to be one of your best it seems.

Sailor Steve · 11-15-14, 09:42 PM

Radiator block, exhaust and pilots installed, plus some detail painting.

Compass installed. It consists of three tiny discs on the bottom, a ring with a cross for the needles, a clear sheet above that, and then three more tiny rings. They didn't warn me to paint the third disc white or the needles black, and once the clear film was in place and the top rings mounted it was too late. After I had it together I painted the film itself white and when it was completely dry I drew the needles with an ultra-fine marker pen. After it was installed I filled it in with a drop of Micro-Scale's Krystal Kleer, a semi-liquid film for filling in windows on airplanes and railroad engines.

Sailor Steve · 11-16-14, 07:24 PM

Guns, cabanes and radiator cover mounted. Exhaust stack covered in rust.

The guns were fun. They are part of the etched brass set, and each one has five or six parts, including the jacket. Plastic guns that come with most kits are lumpy and wrong. I have a bunch of very nice lead guns that I usually use, but I thought I'd give these a try. I was surprised at how easily they went together. I added barrels that I cut from syringe needles, so they are not only scale but they are hollow. Both guns have the problem that once the stock is assembled there is no way to insert the barrel into the solid brass stock. This meant that the front part kept breaking off. That's fine for the front Spandau, because the whole thing is glued to the fuselage. The Parabellum, on the other hand, sits on its little pole mounting and has nothing to keep it from breaking off as soon as it gets handled, which will happen in a game. I was forced to just use one of the lead ones.

Here are a couple of close-ups of the Spandau.

Sailor Steve · 11-17-14, 07:34 PM

Top wing on, markings applied. The kit only came with the crosses, and I didn't have any decals in my collection that were close to the style in the photos. I thought about having no serials, since a lot of Albatrosen didn't. I thought about looking for some online, but even if I found some the project would be delayed for a week or more, and I didn't feel like stopping at this point. I still had some decal paper left, so I found a font that was very close to the pictures and printed my own.

Sailor Steve · 11-20-14, 12:15 AM

Done!

The usual front quarter view shows the minimal markings.

Rear quarter view shows the serial numbers. Many Albatrosen had no numbers at all, and later some got squadron markings in the form of an arrow or a large number on the spine. I liked this version, with numbers on tail and fuselage.

Closer view reveals nothing more, except you can see the compass.

Close up gives an idea of how much larger the C.V was than earlier two-seaters. The prop measured 3.4 metres (11.15'). This required a large and strong landing gear as well.

Propeller by Axial.

Aktungbby · 11-20-14, 12:41 AM

Your first two-decal prop if I'm not mistaken! It's a very esthetic looking aircraft to begin with and one of your best!

Sailor Steve · 11-20-14, 11:29 AM

Thanks! What I really wanted to use but don't have is the early Axial logo, which was in the shape of a dagger.

Aktungbby · 11-20-14, 12:32 PM

http://www.nostalgicreflections.com/ ?? I know you've got this site already and they don't have it....http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_31_33 HEY Can I use that shade of grey engine paint on my VIIC Revell model

Do you have a single bristle sable brush-I suspect painting the dagger on may be the way to go.

for my sub's rust but good for blue eyed German pilots too!

GREAT WORK!

Sailor Steve · 11-20-14, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

HEY Can I use that shade of grey engine paint on my VIIC Revell model

Testors Lichtgrau (RLM 63). I use US Neutral Gray for the tires, so for WW1 "light grey" I try to use something noticably lighter.

Quote:

Do you have a single bristle sable brush-I suspect painting the dagger on may be the way to go.

Single-bristle? No, I don't, but I also don't have the steady hands I used to. Actually I never did, not for that kind of work. Also there is the "Axial" lettering inside the dagger. I could have made the logo in my publishing program and printed it out, but I didn't think of that until just now.

Aktungbby · 11-20-14, 03:06 PM

You should have this on your bike already; but also useful for detail work as when your forearm is positioned above the work, you only need move the hand and not mess with the whole arm controlwise.

Plus one of these since I don't like mag glasses on my face. I use both for scribing brass inlays on black powder rifle kit patchboxes etc. which often makes my neck ache!

A 'gooseneck' magnifying lens...$20.00 tops!

11-11-14, 05:54 PM	#691
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,572 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	I just noticed the photo-etched parts in the previous picture and now I see you're already building. Huzzah! __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

11-11-14, 10:47 PM	#692
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The interior went a lot faster than I expected. Finished interior. Instrument panel. Test fit. It's going to take some grinding to get it in properly, but it's pretty much there. There's no engine in this one for the simple reason that in the Albatros C.V the engine was completely enclosed in the fuselage. there's nothing to see. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-12-14, 07:49 PM	#693
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Basic assembly completed. There are quite a few brass parts for the outside as well. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-13-14, 01:20 PM	#694
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	First primer coat. The hole in the starboard bottom wing is for the compass. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-14-14, 10:15 PM	#695
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Painting's mostly done. Wood grain applied. It's lighter than usual because sources say they didn't stain this series, just applied a clear varnish. Metal parts are light grey. The compass is installed in the starboard wing. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-15-14, 11:43 AM	#696
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,572 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	This ones shaping up to be one of your best it seems. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

11-15-14, 09:42 PM	#697
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Radiator block, exhaust and pilots installed, plus some detail painting. Compass installed. It consists of three tiny discs on the bottom, a ring with a cross for the needles, a clear sheet above that, and then three more tiny rings. They didn't warn me to paint the third disc white or the needles black, and once the clear film was in place and the top rings mounted it was too late. After I had it together I painted the film itself white and when it was completely dry I drew the needles with an ultra-fine marker pen. After it was installed I filled it in with a drop of Micro-Scale's Krystal Kleer, a semi-liquid film for filling in windows on airplanes and railroad engines. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-16-14, 07:24 PM	#698
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Guns, cabanes and radiator cover mounted. Exhaust stack covered in rust. The guns were fun. They are part of the etched brass set, and each one has five or six parts, including the jacket. Plastic guns that come with most kits are lumpy and wrong. I have a bunch of very nice lead guns that I usually use, but I thought I'd give these a try. I was surprised at how easily they went together. I added barrels that I cut from syringe needles, so they are not only scale but they are hollow. Both guns have the problem that once the stock is assembled there is no way to insert the barrel into the solid brass stock. This meant that the front part kept breaking off. That's fine for the front Spandau, because the whole thing is glued to the fuselage. The Parabellum, on the other hand, sits on its little pole mounting and has nothing to keep it from breaking off as soon as it gets handled, which will happen in a game. I was forced to just use one of the lead ones. Here are a couple of close-ups of the Spandau. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 11-17-14 at 05:57 AM.

11-17-14, 07:34 PM	#699
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Top wing on, markings applied. The kit only came with the crosses, and I didn't have any decals in my collection that were close to the style in the photos. I thought about having no serials, since a lot of Albatrosen didn't. I thought about looking for some online, but even if I found some the project would be delayed for a week or more, and I didn't feel like stopping at this point. I still had some decal paper left, so I found a font that was very close to the pictures and printed my own. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-20-14, 12:15 AM	#700
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Done! The usual front quarter view shows the minimal markings. Rear quarter view shows the serial numbers. Many Albatrosen had no numbers at all, and later some got squadron markings in the form of an arrow or a large number on the spine. I liked this version, with numbers on tail and fuselage. Closer view reveals nothing more, except you can see the compass. Close up gives an idea of how much larger the C.V was than earlier two-seaters. The prop measured 3.4 metres (11.15'). This required a large and strong landing gear as well. Propeller by Axial. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-20-14, 12:41 AM	#701
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,955 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Your first two-decal prop if I'm not mistaken! It's a very esthetic looking aircraft to begin with and one of your best! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

11-20-14, 11:29 AM	#702
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Thanks! What I really wanted to use but don't have is the early Axial logo, which was in the shape of a dagger. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-20-14, 12:32 PM	#703
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,955 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	http://www.nostalgicreflections.com/ ?? I know you've got this site already and they don't have it....http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_31_33 HEY Can I use that shade of grey engine paint on my VIIC Revell model Do you have a single bristle sable brush-I suspect painting the dagger on may be the way to go. for my sub's rust but good for blue eyed German pilots too! GREAT WORK! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

11-20-14, 03:06 PM	#705
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,955 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	cheap and simple You should have this on your bike already; but also useful for detail work as when your forearm is positioned above the work, you only need move the hand and not mess with the whole arm controlwise. Plus one of these since I don't like mag glasses on my face. I use both for scribing brass inlays on black powder rifle kit patchboxes etc. which often makes my neck ache! A 'gooseneck' magnifying lens...$20.00 tops! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"