Light blue Albatros C.III
That is the result after shaping and primer, the front side ....
and back side.
Then I reduced the strong contrasts using airbrush and clear paints like Clear Orange. Again the front ...
... and back side.
Not sure, if it is a bit dark now?
One option would be to remove the paint with alcohol and try again.
What do you think?
One option would be to remove the paint with alcohol and try again.
What do you think?
On the other hand it matches nearly the painting.
Here again in a closer view.
According to the review page there is no PE hub in the Special Hobby kit, but I found a matching spare in my stash.
Kommentit
11 16 May 2022, 17:08
bughunter
As the winner of a Forum Grand Giveaway, a kit of the Special Hobby Albatros C.III is on its way to me. As the kit was only sent a few days ago, it can't be here yet, of course. But ...
The only condition was to build the kits and publish a build report about the project in the Forum.
My library has the Windsock Datafile 13 describing the Albatros in detail. I love the title painting, done by Brian Knight. So I decided to replicate again his paint by my model. As no serial is shown there is no decal problem to be solved.
And after opening this Datafile, I came across a wonderful opener picture on page 1 showing a beautiful Axial air screw with three different kinds of wood! Since I don't need the kit for this, was tired of rigging the DH-2 project and working with wood is always relaxing, I just had to give it a try!
That is so far a start of the new project. For the rest we are in the hands of the postal minions. Until the kit arrived the project is on hold.
As the winner of a Forum Grand Giveaway, a kit of the Special Hobby Albatros C.III is on its way to me. As the kit was only sent a few days ago, it can't be here yet, of course. But ...
The only condition was to build the kits and publish a build report about the project in the Forum.
My library has the Windsock Datafile 13 describing the Albatros in detail. I love the title painting, done by Brian Knight. So I decided to replicate again his paint by my model. As no serial is shown there is no decal problem to be solved.
And after opening this Datafile, I came across a wonderful opener picture on page 1 showing a beautiful Axial air screw with three different kinds of wood! Since I don't need the kit for this, was tired of rigging the DH-2 project and working with wood is always relaxing, I just had to give it a try!
That is so far a start of the new project. For the rest we are in the hands of the postal minions. Until the kit arrived the project is on hold.
16 May 2022, 17:21
David R. Meizoso
Unpainted airscrew looks more like the original picture, I think.
Unpainted airscrew looks more like the original picture, I think.
16 May 2022, 19:59
Dietmar Bogatzki
Have that kit in stash so i will follow 🙂
Airscrew looks like on the painting, i would leave it.
Have that kit in stash so i will follow 🙂
Airscrew looks like on the painting, i would leave it.
17 May 2022, 05:12
Uwe Kaeding
Looking good Bughunter.
I think I agree with David and Michael and prefer the higher contrast, at least if the plane in the picture is the one you want to do. As the painting shows a moving propeller, I think the two tones would naturally blur together, and that might be what Brian Knight was showing. However in my references its a bit of pot luck in pictures whether you have high contrasts or not in the propellers, a lot of which might be due to lighting and angle but might also be due to different manufacturers. In the end, as with a lot of WW1 stuff, just do what feels right to you...
Looking good Bughunter.
I think I agree with David and Michael and prefer the higher contrast, at least if the plane in the picture is the one you want to do. As the painting shows a moving propeller, I think the two tones would naturally blur together, and that might be what Brian Knight was showing. However in my references its a bit of pot luck in pictures whether you have high contrasts or not in the propellers, a lot of which might be due to lighting and angle but might also be due to different manufacturers. In the end, as with a lot of WW1 stuff, just do what feels right to you...
17 May 2022, 13:28