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Albatros D.V
Merlin
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United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, December 02, 2016 - 01:47 PM UTC
New member Steve Boutte proves small is beautiful with his immaculate 1:72 Albatros built from the Eduard kit.



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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
AussieReg
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Friday, December 02, 2016 - 05:15 PM UTC
Wow, that is a stunning build. The detail in 72nd scale is just amazing.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers, D
chrispap
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Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Friday, December 02, 2016 - 09:57 PM UTC
Amazing build Steve!Congratulation. Christos.
tinbanger
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, December 03, 2016 - 03:27 AM UTC
Great build Steve!
Namabiiru
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Rhode Island, United States
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Posted: Saturday, December 03, 2016 - 06:03 AM UTC
Simply amazing!

Fledermaus
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Posted: Saturday, December 03, 2016 - 08:54 PM UTC
Truly excellent work! What did you use for the final clear coat?
goodn8
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Berlin, Germany
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Posted: Saturday, December 03, 2016 - 09:29 PM UTC
Just kudos! Build, paint and rigging - fantastic work on the right scale!
Steve_B
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Louisiana, United States
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Posted: Saturday, December 03, 2016 - 09:57 PM UTC
Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate them!

The clear coat was a combination of things: Future for the "metal" parts & Testor's Acryl semi-gloss clear for the "wood" & "cloth" surfaces. I used Tamiya clear on the prop & a few other things early on, but switched to Future because I found that it dried harder, making the possibility of fingerprints embedding in the clear less likely.

Steve
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2016 - 12:48 AM UTC
An impressive piece of work. Well done sir.
modulla
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2016 - 04:14 PM UTC
Lovely model - I almost thought it was Wingnut Wings.
CaptnTommy
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2016 - 07:06 PM UTC
Out standing model. Beautiful finish. What did you use for the rigging? And how did you attach it? It is really nice.
Captn Tommy
Steve_B
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Louisiana, United States
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2016 - 11:47 PM UTC
Thanks again! Tommy, I used Uschi van der Rosten super fine elastic thread for the rigging. I drilled blind holes on the underside of the top wing & holes through the bottom wing, as referenced in an article by John Seaman. I used thin CA glue to attach them. I had never done rigging before, & was not looking forward to attempting it. But, it went much smoother than I had feared. Here is a link for the thread. http://www.uschivdr.com/products-in-detail/rigging/
JackFlash
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2016 - 12:09 PM UTC
Very well done!
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Friday, January 06, 2017 - 09:19 PM UTC
As already pointed out, beautiful rigging - especially in this scale.

Thanks for sharing
TimReynaga
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Posted: Sunday, April 02, 2017 - 09:14 PM UTC
Absolutely beautiful. Your wood effects are perfect!
Bjreg3
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Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 04:33 PM UTC
Absolutely stunning!
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