Albatros D.V

Holger Kranich
Ah, the Eduard re-box! With some minor changes, this will surely become a pleasure to build!

Zimmermaniac
looking forward to the rigging lmao

Holger Kranich
You like rigging? Or was it meant sarcastic? For me its a pain in the ass...😉

Zimmermaniac
I'm beginning to like it, gonna try with eyelets and turnbuckles on this one, if I make a disaster of it no worries, kit costs about nothing so I just buy me a new one

Holger Kranich
Sounds interesting, looking forward your progress! The Albatros is my favorite biplane!

Zimmermaniac
printed the WNW instructions to rely on for the colours, tonight I'll make a start, using Ed's etch-set for the cockpit

Holger Kranich
The etch-set wont be to big, i imagine.

Zimmermaniac
Kicked off, first pix

Zimmermaniac
wings painted, added preshade to the ribs, turned out very well, next step right now is adding the eyelets

Holger Kranich
Zimmi, it turned out good! Keep the pix coming!😢

Zimmermaniac
new pics, the eylet/turnbuckle adventures - 6 turnbuckles added during 3 hours, pffff, but once ya got it it gets easier, meanwhile I've already added some decals to the fuselage

Holger Kranich
My god, what a fiddely work but you did it well and the decals look good too! Nice work so far!

Zimmermaniac
thnx Holger, it really is fiddely work, 0,4 Albion tubes drilled to 0,3 inside ( cut off at 1,5 mm ) so the fishing line can get through twice

Zimmermaniac
halfway rigging adventures, it's fun but takes a while

Holger Kranich
Hello Zimmi!
Your rigging turned out very nicely, but what a hell of a work!😢 If i ever make a biplane, i´ll pass it to you for the riggingwork!

Zimmermaniac
rigging done exept those from the nose to the underwing wich will have to wait untill the thing is finished

Holger Kranich
It looks great, absolutely!

Bill Gilman
Very nice! I've yet to try a model that needs extensive rigging. Maybe one day when I grow up.

Zimmermaniac
thnx guys. Hope to finish this one before the surgery, so I can start on the Swordfish when I'm outta the hospital

Holger Kranich
Hope you are well soon!

Bill Gilman
Get well soon! We are anxious to see the Swordfish!

Zimmermaniac
I'm very glad to announce that the Albi is on it's feet now. Finishing touches tomorrow and then I'll post the final pics. Must say that I'm proud of myself, it looks great

Wilfried Bogaerts
Looks like a really successful rigging job Zimmi, looking forward to see pics of the finished plane. Take care next week and get well soon!

Zimmermaniac
exept for a medium clear coat of varnish The Albatros is finished. Pix are uploaded

Holger Kranich
Zimmi, well done model! Wonderful work, exellent rigging, perfect finish! You definately can be proud of you!

Wilfried Bogaerts
saw this for real last Friday at the club, very very well done rigging job, looks like a really good system for 48th scale biplanes! Congratulations!
Oh, don't mess with the nurses... 😉