Albatross D.III Revell 1/72

[TonkaGR.1]

Good evening fellow modellers.

 

Recently, I bought this rather old kit, offered by Revell for a bargaining price, so naturally I could not resist it

 

Naturally, some serious sanding was needed (especially pin marks, they're everywhere!):

 

I've supplemented the cockpit with rib structure, seat and basic instrument panel:

 

Painted wings and fuselage:

 

Then decided that this kit deserves better than Spandau machine guns provided and bought Eduard's offering:

 

Decals were quite a pain to apply, they were thick and did not respond to any decal softener at all:

 

All in all, fitting between bottom and top wing is not ideal but with some elbow grease and a lot of patience, hey presto:

 

There are still some things that need to be made: additional wiring, replacing wire that spans from cowling to wing with a thinner one, finish undercarriage, add pipes between engine and cooler in the wing, seatbelts, weathering, etc... Stay tuned

 

Regards, TonkaGR.1

[Brandy]

That's  looking great, she'll be a real eye catcher when finished!

 

Ian

[Crossofiron1971]

Beautiful work sir!!

Stunning...

[rholland]

Nice work! I built this kit in 1969...

 

Richard in NZ

[pheonix]

I built this kit even before 1969 - cannot remember the year now. Built it again in the mid-1970's and still have it.

 

Your are doing a brilliant job with such an old kit - but it shows that they can be made into very acceptable models with a little patience and care. Looking forward to seeing it completed.

 

P

 

[BerndM]

Amazing result so far. It looks like a build of a much newer tooled kit. The machine guns are a nice touch.