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Albatros Dr.1 - 1/32
I scratch built this Albatros Dr.1 in 1998. The basic reference is yet another Windsock book: Albatros Experimentals. The book includes 1/48 and 1/72 scale drawings, which I used to make the pencil drawings with the exact model dimensions. In this case, the fuselage has a curved cross section, which is trickier to model than the simpler “square” sections. In the early eighties, I made some computer programs (on a ZxSpectrum) to deal with this problem by numerical methods.
The book has a pattern for the lozenge camouflage, which I scaled to 1/32. Needless to say, painting the lozenges one by one (each color at a time) needed a lot of patience! The gouache colors still look good, after almost 20 years… |
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Side views.
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And some details.
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Another superb modeling project, and a true work of art.
Don |
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Even as a triplane the Albatros was a graceful machine. A very clean, professional looking build, too.
--jeff |
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Really well done!
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A master piece, as usual are your models....
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fantastic job as always, did you paint the propeller fairing?
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Thank you very much for the comments, friends
@ Kugelfang - I have several Albatros planes, apart from this Dr.I. They will be the subject of other posts, sooner or later... @ Busoramas - right! Having the original paint, I used to do that on scratch builds. The paint helps to disguise the joints. |
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Outstanding modeling!!
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