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All, Latest completed project, Revell's latest boxing of the old Eduard kit for the Albatros DIII. Mostly built OOB with minor details added where the more obvious omissions were seen in the kit. Some scratch made details to cockpit, engine (including a fuel and oil tank and water pipes from engine to wing mounted radiator), control surfaces, windscreen, and other minor bits done. Others on this forum will no no doubt be able to take the kit detailing to another level. Not perfect, but I am generally happy with how this one has turned out. Painted by brush as ever in the marking of Jasta 37, early 1917. Regards Dave

Absolutely amazing! Regards Dave

Lovely work with excellent finish and rigging Regards Dave

Good work Alain - you have proved these ancient kits still have some life left in them! Regards Dave

That's a lovely model Spit there, Stew. Regards Dave

This is stunning work with great detailing. If you had taken pictures of this against a field background I would have been convinced it was real. Regards Dave

Great work! Love the metallic finish too Regards Dave

Really lovely work on your camel! Regards Dave

Fantastic work on your Stearman - Love the finish and rigging Regards Dave

Great work as ever, Paul - What an odd looking aircraft though! Regards Dave

Two lovely models of the Nieuport that are both well rigged and displayed. Regards Dave

That's a wonder model, Pheonix! Another type I not heard of before either. Regards Dave

Great work on your Spitfire, Alain - Love your diorama which really sets the model off well. Regards Dave

Thank you Watto - Next on my list is Revell's re-boxing of the Eduard 1/48 Albatros DIII Regards Dave

Thank you! No, I did'nt know that, so this was very informative and interesting! Regards Dave

Dear all, Completed this KP kit today as a fairly quick (three weeks) build. Mostly built OOB with some enhancements as follows: Details to cockpit (mostly floor and instrument panel) and upper wing Lewis guns; Shortened the tail skid slightly; Added missing windscreen, Aldis gun sight and screen rear of cockpit; Opened out all footsteps, access hatches, air vents and exhaust ends Rigged using sewing nylon smoke coloured 'invisible' mending thread for wings, tail plane and undercarriage. Oschi elastic thread standard size for interplane and cabane struts and fine size for control cables. Overall not a bad kit that goes together generally very well. I did find though that I needed to slightly (1 - 2 mm) the port side interplane struts on mine to avoid excessive dihedral on top and anhedral on lower wing. I suspect this was a fault of mine during the build and not that of the kit. Decals work well but there is no rudder decal as indicated (shown as decal 4 on guide) on the paint and marking guide so this was painted on manually. The instructions would also have you install the Lewis guns to the rear bar on top wing instead of front. Nice build and project overall - and the better kit of the few WW1 aircraft kits I have built so far. Brush painted and completed in markings for No.19 squadron, flown by G.B. Irving, RAF 1918. Regards Dave

Lovely work on your Spitfire and love the in flight display Regards Dave

Jets not my thing but your Mig looks great especially the smooth brush painted finish - well done! Regards Dave

Your Hurricane is a real beauty, Chris - As always your painting is first rate and I really love the faded paint look to the finish too. Regards Dave

Really great work on your Grumman Regards Dave

Wonderful! - what great work on painting the camo Regards Dave

Nice work! Regards Dave

Good work on your CR42! Regards Dave

That's really nice work! Regards Dave

Dear all, My latest finished project - Roden's Spad XIII kit. A good kit although I was surprised by the heavy seems, some flash and sinks marks for a new tooled kit. It went together reasonably well but I found this one quite a demanding build. It was certainly an enjoyable though! Pleased with the outcome although I would have liked to have made the rigging a bit neater. Built mostly OOB with some minor additions as follows: seat cushion made from Milliput; seat harness from a spare Eduard French seat belt PE part; Filed off the port side panel not appropriate for the early version; enhanced the look of the kit Vickers MG's; Covered over the landing gear axle; Scratch built windscreen as this part was missing from my kit Completed in the Italian markings of 91a Squadriglia flown by Capt. Fulco Ruffo di Calabria, Italy, Summer 1918. Regards Dave