Popular Post Brad Cancian Posted August 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) Hi all, Here is my latest completion, the 1/72 scale Albatros D.Va from Airfix. This kit’s moulds date from 1957, making the mould around 63 years old! (that's 24 years older than I am...). This is the boxing from the early 2000s, picked up for $4 at a swap and sell. With this build, I wanted to re-kindle that child like feeling of building something for fun, with minimal modifications, and not a care for accuracy. To correct the ancient Airfix kit's flaws would be to scratch build an entire model. So, in the spirit of fun, I wanted to keep this one largely out of the box. Well, I say out of box, but I couldn't help myself. I made a couple of changes, but these were very basic, limited only to things I just couldn't live with. I added a rudimentary cockpit, replaced the engine and guns (both from Roden), heavily modified the spinner and replaced the spindly kit propeller, sanded and refined the flying surfaces, refined the detail on the wheels, sanded down the raised fuselage panels and re-scribed them (though I did keep the characteristic louvers and rivets on the nose – these are a prominent feature of the old mould, even if not entirely accurate). The model was painted with acrylics, with oil paints used for the ‘wood’ fuselage. The model was painted to represent the markings of a machine from Jasta 4, late 1917. Rigging is from elastic. I also had a little bit of a play with the display base, with a rough attempt to set the model on one of the old early 80’s release boxes (from the era where Palitoy owned Airfix… Palitoy released a number of Airfix kits with box art of the built model on a blueprint, for those that remember – of note, Airfix never re-boxed the Albatros in one of these boxings, so this makes it a little more quirky and unique as a base). As a final bit of fun, I also created a ‘box top’ for what may have been, had Airfix released this one during the Palitoy era in the early / mid 1980s: 😊 It was a fun little build, and definitely took me back to the earlier days of my modelling, with a slightly ‘modern’ twist. Feedback, comments and criticisms all welcomed. Cheers, BC Edited August 7, 2020 by Brad Cancian 88 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Love the box top. Fabulous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 What a beauty... and great display base idea..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Splendid results there from something that many might suggest well past it! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Looks incredible! All the extra effort really paid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Amazing the results that are possible from an ancient kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Great work on the model, it looks fantastic. And the base is brilliant too. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 A truly extraordinary piece of work! Absolutely exquisite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 That’s really excellent! I’d be proud to have that in my collection. - Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Excellent work on an old kit. I especially appreciate the display setting. Original and very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 This leaves me speechless... I remember all these Revell and Airfix WWI kits which I tried when I was a boy. I wouldn't have believed that you can turn them into such a wonder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Quite simply a silk purse out of a sows ear. A Superb build superbly presented! Selwyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Really beautiful! You've done Memory proud indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 First Class work all round. The base really suits the model to perfection. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 That's the old Airfix kit?? Superb! Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 How is that 1/72?! Stunning build, and beautifully presented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 It’s all been said, I agree with everyone ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holzhamer Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Hard to believe this is a 60’s kit, truly remarkable work! The wood panels are top notch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I can't believe it's not 1:48 at least! Cracking build 👏🏽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Stunning work! You did wonders with this old kit! Respect! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 If ever there was proof that 'it's not the kit, it's the modeller', this is it! Superb modelling = a swan from an ugly duckling. There's a lesson in there… 😉 Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triet Cam Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1/72 ? Perfect in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1/72😮😮😮😮😮❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!!!!! Absolutely superb painting on that! Goes to show that a lot of the older moulds really are underrated. Much like the old Matchbox 1/72 Sopwith Camel. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigglesof266 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 14 hours ago, Brad Cancian said: I say out of box, but I couldn't help myself. <snip> in the spirit of fun, this one was largely out of the box. Disingenuous clickbait sums it up for me. Otherwise, congratulations on splendid sow's ear to silk purse transition result. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Aw come on now. Fess up! That's actually a WNW 1/32 kit with an out-sized Humbrol paint tin "prop", right? In all seriousness, you've shown truly outstanding craftsmanship that far exceeds anything I have produced in 1/48 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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