OT Tries not to kill an Albatross *** Finished ***
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OT Tries not to kill an Albatross *** Finished ***
My entry for this group build will be this rather nice Eduard L39C Albatros finished in the colours of the LSK ( Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee). East Germany to you and me.
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This will be an OOB build except for the decals which are from my spares stash.
Hopefully it should end up looking something like this:
Thats the plan anyway.
Contents:
This will be an OOB build except for the decals which are from my spares stash.
Hopefully it should end up looking something like this:
Thats the plan anyway.
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East German Air Force (1956-90)
South African Air Force (1958-93)
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South African Air Force (1958-93)
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
That is a beautiful aircraft. We have a few in private hands over here and I see one from time to time.
Good luck with the build.
David
Good luck with the build.
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
Very nice choice OT!
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
I was fortunate to fly a UK civilian registered L39C a few years ago. Lovely little aircraft and surprisingly similar to the Hawk in many ways.
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
I was expecting to see something with two wings and rigging so it was a very pleasant surprise to see a slighter faster version. Nice choice.
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
Nice choice.
Does it come on a stick?
Does it come on a stick?
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
It could if you like that sort of thing!fredk wrote:Nice choice.
Does it come on a stick?
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
I've been eyeing one of these up for quite a while, will watch how you get on with it before parting with the doubloons.
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Sorry for the lack of progress. Life is busy at the moment so any bench time has been spent of the conversion GB.
I have made a start with the interior though so will upload some pictures later. Fit looks spot on so I'm hoping that thing will move quickly once the office area is done.
I have made a start with the interior though so will upload some pictures later. Fit looks spot on so I'm hoping that thing will move quickly once the office area is done.
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East German Air Force (1956-90)
South African Air Force (1958-93)
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South African Air Force (1958-93)
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I finally got a little time to spend on this one. So far great kit, parts fit is excellent.
This is where I was up to after half an hour:
And a little later:
I will get the fuselage haves joined tonight then start on the wings.
This is where I was up to after half an hour:
And a little later:
I will get the fuselage haves joined tonight then start on the wings.
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South African Air Force (1958-93)
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
Nice work on the pit OT.
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
Thanks Molly but Mr Eduard deserves the credit.Molly-new wrote:Nice work on the pit OT.
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
Love the cockpit, cant wait to see the finished job.
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Re: OT Tries not to kill an Albatross
really nice cockpit there what paint did you use for the interior gray also the intake colour,my instructions say yellow but a walkround in a mag shows it as off white/cream what do your instructions call out
cheers craig
cheers craig
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Instructions, yes I should probably take a look at them. Hang on.planecrazyman61 wrote:really nice cockpit there what paint did you use for the interior gray also the intake colour,my instructions say yellow but a walkround in a mag shows it as off white/cream what do your instructions call out
cheers craig
My instructions say 'Dark Yellow' but I assume that would be a yellow chromite paint so went with Tamiya XF-4 Yellow Green. I'm pretty sure it won't be visible once things are closed up anyway. For the interior I used Tamiya XF-23 light blue based on this image.
http://walkaround.rajce.idnes.cz/Aero_L ... _PK_11.jpg
Got the wings attached yesterday but it took quite a bit of sanding as it was tight.
I can crack on with this now that I have finished my SAAF Cheetah.
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East German Air Force (1956-90)
South African Air Force (1958-93)
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East German Air Force (1956-90)
South African Air Force (1958-93)