Epeeman Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Happy New Year all - My first post for 2018! Started work on this one before Christmas and had time over the festive season to devote more time to the build. Just completed after the Bank Holiday. Mostly built OOB with some help from an after market PE set for seat belts, ignition wiring, perforated MG jackets and a few inspection hatches. Finished with the good old hairy stick with very minimal weathering. For those who have built a Roden kit before knows, they can be a bit on the fiddly side especially when getting the interior in. Lost of dry fitting is the order of the day before commiting to glue. Rigged mostly with 3lb fishing line with elastic thread for aileron cables and stretched sprue for elevator cables. Turnbuckles simulated with heat stretched cotton bud handles. A couple of mistakes in the build which I had to correct so not my best but certainly not my worst build either. Regards Dave 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Excellent Albatross 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Anybody that can do rigging like that gets my vote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Another tidy looking build Dave, I admire your ability to brush paint to such a high quality! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Excellent build and from a Roden as well. One of my favourites! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 That is well up to your usual very high standards Dave. Absolutely nothing to criticize there - rather the finish is top notch as per usual. The rigging is excellent too especially as you were using line and turnbuckles (which I know is easier in the larger scales, but still far from easy!) Looking forward to seeing this for real. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 "A couple of mistakes in the build which I had to correct so not my best....." Well I think after staring some time at the photos I spotted that the pointing in the brick work behind could be better but as for the Albi its great! Lovely job. Rigging makes me shy away from biplanes and I wish i could get a tutorial of someone like you that does a great job of it! Thanks for showing and inspiring John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thank you kindly folks Regarding rigging - this is the most fiddly part of a biplane build but is certainly not difficult to do once you understand how to approach it. I only learnt by researching methods on the web. I have then simply experimented over time till I found the method that works for me. My favourite method is to drill through the wing and pull thread through as I find this more straightforward. One thing you do need is a good rigging plan usually although not always included in kit instructions. Pre-drilling all the holes is the most tedious bit! I am happy to give help if you want to give rigging a go so please feel free to drop me a line. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Epeeman said: Pre-drilling all the holes is the most tedious bit! Tell me about it! Try this with a BE2c, or a twin-bay biplane with double flying wires...oy vey...It feels like you are drilling for hours, which you might be. I think the new-mould Airfix BE2 took me about 2 hours to drill all the holes, including fuselage, tail feathers, etc... 6 minutes ago, Epeeman said: My favourite method is to drill through the wing and pull thread through as I find this more straightforward. Mine too. I use a jig to give some height to the aircraft and use forceps to give the line some tension, then CA...Unless I am using stretched sprue, Ethicon stainless steel or EZLine. I find EZLine problematic as it tends to curl up at the sight of CA. More often than not, I will use a combination of these on a particularly rig-heavy build. Now...if I could find 1/72nd scale turnbuckles... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javlin Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Nice Work ! The Albatross is one my favorite's of the WWI crates.The thing I think alot of A/c modelers never realize is that the WWI crates were so colorful esp the Germans and the French planes. Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Thanks, chaps Forgot to mention that I pinned all the control surfaces as they are pretty weak if just glued on. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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