Redboost 4,500 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Hi folks, this is the old Eduard kit I recently built. It was not an experience I would like to soon repeat, but at least this kit shows where Eduard have been 18 years ago and where they are now. Built with many scratch built items as canopies, foot steps, FOD's and various antennas. The cockpit comes from CMK set, while the UB-16 rocket blocks are from Eduard. I also used Master pitots and Reskit wheels. Painted with my own mixes of Gunze Aqueous to match (at least to certain degree, of course) the Czech AF colors. These machines were kept clean and the PUR-based paints were quite glossy, even after some years in the operation. Cheers, Libor 38 1 Link to post Share on other sites
swralph 1,955 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Superb modelling. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vultures1 1,853 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Wow! That is a superb Albatros - well done! The level of detail and standard of finish are excellent. I get the impression you found the build challenging - can you share some of the problems? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
robgizlu 5,569 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Cracking result Rob 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sky Keg 1,913 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Another masterpiece from you Libor. I really like the L-39 you have shared with us here. Mike 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Natter 3,166 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Lovely model, just great. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pete in a shed 1,098 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Fantastic work. I wouldn't have believed it was a 1/72 scale model. Cheers Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SAT69 2,474 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 31 minutes ago, Sky Keg said: Another masterpiece from you Libor. I really like the L-39 you have shared with us here. I agree. Beautifully done! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Redboost 4,500 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 11/18/2020 at 6:25 PM, Vultures1 said: I get the impression you found the build challenging - can you share some of the problems? Actually not a major challenges, it was quite good short-run kit that time. But it means lot of adjusting, sanding, rescribing the shallow panel lines, scratch building etc... simply all what you may expect from this sort of kits. In addition, they missed some of the shapes too, e.g. nose proportions, curvature of the canopy etc. Eager to see if Trumpeter will come one day with scaling down their 1/48, kit, hopefully with better result. Cheers Libor 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Val_Ukraine 386 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Great Albatross Libor! I had this kit and I can hardly believe that you managed to make such a beauty out of it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wulfman 1,473 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Lovely looking Albatross, great modelling ! Wulfman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cessna 110 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Great job on that Albatros! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
malpaso 2,352 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Very nice build of an attractive plane. Your result looks a lot better than my effort earlier this year. I agree about the kit, it goes together reasonably well but I needed a change of mindset as this Eduard is not the same Eduard that made the Spitfires I’d built! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RidgeRunner 8,247 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Very nice, Libir. Martin 1 Link to post Share on other sites
James G 1,069 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Very nice, I like that colour scheme 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hobo 317 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Another beauty Libor. Was the green and light tan camouflage airbrushed freehand or with masks? Always look forward to your new builds. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Dyck 2,718 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Really top-notch modeling! thx for sharing..... best regards Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Roman Schilhart 6,226 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Libor, I am always stunned by the surgical finesse of your models! I especially like the delicate entry ladders and the flawless paint job, which is one of your trademarks! I assume you used decals for the yellow/black wingtips? Greetings from Vienna! Roman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Redboost 4,500 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 6:21 AM, Hobo said: Was the green and light tan camouflage airbrushed freehand or with masks? Done via masks - rolled pieces of Blu-Tack. 17 hours ago, Roman Schilhart said: I assume you used decals for the yellow/black wingtips? Yes, those are decals indeed. Cheers, Libor Link to post Share on other sites
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