Revell ( Eduard ) 1/48 Albatros D.III

[Dave Ward]

Fuselage - over the basecoat, I used pencil to mark the edges of the panels, then gave a gloss varnish coat to seal all in - very important - it meant that if I overdid anything, or looked plain wrong, I could wipe it off!

..........and wipe it off I did, several times! I gave thin strokes of thinned paint along the fuselage sides, and across the top & bottom. Natural Wood, then New Wood, both by Vallejo, then let it dry, then gave it a thin coat of gloss varnish, tinted with clear orange.
The grain is vastly overscale - it's plywood, not walnut burr!, but I'm pretty happy with that. I'll let it really dry off, before deciding whether to give it another varnish coat, or add the decals as is.
Dave

[Tim Marlow]

Going well Dave. The ply colour and effect is excellent.

[Dave Ward]

All coming together nicely...................................


Detail painting, adding the machine guns, then the fun part - adding the wings! Not that difficult - it's only a single bay biplane with 'V' struts - practically makes itself!
I did once attempt this:

I made about 75% of it, and the struts finally defeated me! It got trampled in a fit of rage - possibly the only model I've actually done that to!
Dave

[Tim Marlow]

Looking great Dave, the transfers really bring it alive. That Russian job looks like a kit you would get given as a punishmen. So many struts, and all vaguely located I bet!

[Allen Dewire]

Trampled in a fit of rage??? Wow Dave, I didn't think you would do such a thing being a Gloucestershireman and all...

The woodgrain in the last 2 pics with the decals looks utterly fantastic. Nice work Sir!!!

Prost
Allen

[Dave Ward]

Allen,
I'm a Yorkshireman! - doing missionary work amongst the Gloucestershire heathens.........................
I'd just completed a Contrail vac-formed Vickers Virginia - and thought I could handle any injection moulded model - 'pride goes before a fall'
Dave

[Allen Dewire]

Sorry Dave,

I thought you were a Yorkshireman, but went by your location. Was the Maquette kit that bad???

Prost
Allen

[JR]

Love the ply Dave, esp the top of the fuselage, perfect rendition of a rotary cut.

[Dave Ward]

Allen,
I suppose the Maquette model was typical of the Eastern European manufacturers, crude, not very accurate & made of poor materials, you had to do a lot of research, and scratch a lot of details - but for obscure models, they were the only game in town
Dave

[Neil Merryweather]

All coming together nicely...................................
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Super job on the woodgrain, Dave

[colin m]

Nice wood work Dave.

[outrunner]

The wood effect has turned out great Dave.

Andy.

[adt70hk]

Dave

Congratulations on a lovely job on the wood. It's really come together very well indeed with the decals on.

Good luck with the wings.

ATB

Andrew

[Dave Ward]

I'm enjoying this build so much, that I'm starting another build of a Revell reboxing of an older Eduard model, and will post up a new blog.............
Dave

[Defiant911]

I agree on the wood effect Looks great. I’ll make a note of those two paints for future reference.
talking of odd models I just bought another one to add to the stash, Handley Page 0/400