Viking 6,698 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1:32 WNW Albatros D.Va Pheon 'Jasta 17' Decals Jagdstaffel 17 was formed in October 1916, and went on to produce many well known aces before the Great War ended in November 1918. Pheon decals produced a fabulous sheet in 2015 depicting many of their aircarft Reviewed here. I resolved at the time to build aone of them, and promptly ordered an Albatros from Wingnut Wings. Work got underway, but the project suffered delays due to work commitmnets, and work was only resumed on it a couple on months ago. I was torn between Hubertus Rudno-Rudzinski's 'Gisi' and Rudolph von Esebecks checkerboard marked D.Va. Von Esebeck won! If I can obtain another Albatros kit I will do another. At least the Roden D.III is still available, so Julius Buckler's 'Mops' may well be joining this one at some stage. Studying the photograph of this machine at the front of the Osprey Jasta 17 book showed what looks like a flare pistol port under the cockpit opening, and in front of the wappen shield. These were often fitted as a field modification, so I scratched on up from plasticard and tube. It then made sense to fit a rack of flares to the outher side of the cocpit opening. I went for a slightly darker coloured fuselage to provide more contrast with the yellow squares. The fuselage is covered with individual panels of Uschi van der Rosten woodgrain decals, which give a fantastic finish. Pheon's deacls performed flawlessly and that big checekerboard went on in 1 piece and fitted perfectly, joining precisely on the underside. Rigging is with Maxima Chameleon fishing line and stretched cotton bud turnbuckles. I found the book written by the CO, Julius Buckler, for only £3 on Amazon! Thanks for looking, John 38 2 Link to post Share on other sites
paul bardell 136 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Well done - that's a great looking Albatros - those markings look the business. B R Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites
batcode 3,537 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 superb work...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
russ c 10,543 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Superb ! Love the wood effect and the scheme too 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Kuro Nezumi 446 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Truly gorgeous! I love the subtle weathering! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Spad 1,003 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Oh my word! That's beautiful work! Well done indeed. Stunning markings choice also. ATB Rick 1 Link to post Share on other sites
llking 1,412 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 very nice 1 Link to post Share on other sites
redcap 654 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Masterful example of WW1 modelling at its very best. Gary 1 Link to post Share on other sites
andy wood 530 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 That is one striking scheme 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Epeeman 2,033 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Nearly missed this little treat, John - Lovely work and a great marking scheme too - also good to see you back in the WW1 genre. Regards Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Brandy 13,794 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Lovely work! Looking forward to its follow up... Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 38,155 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Museum quality work John,superb 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stringbag 1,402 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Stunning work as usual John. You must have a few of the type lined up in the display cabinet now. Chris. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 6,698 Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Thank you chaps. I've just noticed that the photos reveal a bit of flaking/chipping of the blue trim to the trailing edge of the upper wing. I'll have to deal with that! cheers John Link to post Share on other sites
goggsy 1,100 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Wow, that's a bit special that is. I must admit, although WW1 isn't really my thing I am tempted by these Wingnut kits. Link to post Share on other sites
kiwitrogg 1,544 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I really have warmed to these Wingnut Wings kits, especially when they're as superb as this. Well done ! Cheers Gaz Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Henry 582 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 A super nice bit of work. Thanks for sharing it with us. Bob H. Link to post Share on other sites
Jasonsamuel 1 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Hi John, a little late to the party, but a stunning model. Im just build one now, and wondered which Uschi decals you used. I was looking at the corse grain, but not sure if that is too much. Thanks Jason Link to post Share on other sites
MikeH 6 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Brilliant! This is a belter with the most stunning paintwork. Thanks Mike Link to post Share on other sites
corsaircorp 15,141 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Magnificent albatros ! congratulations !! CC Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Brantley 2,261 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 That's a cracker John! Just beautiful work all around; a fantastic Great War fighter done in great style! Link to post Share on other sites
Mig88 4,298 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Simply fantastic!! Very well finished! Miguel Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 6,698 Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Nice to see this one pop up again after 4 years! Comments much appreciated as always. On 15/02/2020 at 17:28, Jasonsamuel said: Hi John, a little late to the party, but a stunning model. Im just build one now, and wondered which Uschi decals you used. I was looking at the corse grain, but not sure if that is too much. Thanks Jason Hi Jason, I use Uschi's woodgrain sheet (1004) WGSF48-B "Knotless" which has 2 A5 sheets in it, One 'Rich' which I used most of, and one 'Pale'. HTH John Link to post Share on other sites
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