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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #30 on: November 13, 2011, 11:11:03 AM »
Good for underside! :-ok
Upperside... :-/ But.. This is modeling,sooo... :-tri

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #31 on: November 20, 2011, 09:59:01 AM »
I'm arrived at one of the possible problems with that kit... The rudder is not fitting well on the fuselage. I reinforced the part/fuselage assembly with hard wire. Making the hole provoked a fissure between the two half fuselages, that was repaired with some cyano. Now a long and delicate sanding phase will occur soon...

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #32 on: November 20, 2011, 10:02:55 AM »
Simply designed airplane

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #33 on: November 20, 2011, 03:37:11 PM »
Sanding... :-kr
Happy work! :-razz :)) :-joke

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #34 on: November 20, 2011, 04:08:50 PM »
90 degree angle sanding is always so hard :-wall, but you'll soon have this part behind you, I'm sure.

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #35 on: November 20, 2011, 05:19:16 PM »
Well, I will take my time on that "obstacle", because there is a difference of dimensions between the rudder and the base on the fuselage.

Sanding will be time-consuming here. Hardly time-consuming...

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #36 on: November 22, 2011, 09:51:14 PM »
Sanding done. Some rescribing was, of course, needed...

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #37 on: November 22, 2011, 09:55:07 PM »
 :-ok

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #38 on: November 22, 2011, 09:56:21 PM »
Must say that you have steady hand and lines are so precise!

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #39 on: November 23, 2011, 07:01:24 AM »
Must say that you have steady hand and lines are so precise!

Thank you both of you!
For the lines, I use as guide a little bit of old Dymo tapes. There were strong enough to be used as guide, and self-adhesive but easily removable.

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #40 on: November 23, 2011, 07:06:12 AM »
...Oh, and for my hand, there are shakening when I make models. Really.

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #41 on: November 23, 2011, 07:07:40 AM »
...Oh, and for my hand, there are shakening when I make models. Really.

My problems too :(

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #42 on: November 23, 2011, 07:54:16 AM »
...But goes better after a good Chimay bleue beer :)

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #43 on: November 23, 2011, 09:06:26 AM »
Ha ha :))

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Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« Reply #44 on: November 27, 2011, 04:30:39 PM »
Well...

I like the Albatros D.XI.

... But I don't like the kit of the Albatros D.XI...  :-kr

First airbrushing of primer revealed myriads of little bubbles in the resin, not visible without the primer. Plus a joint visible on the fuselage... I've filled all that bothering stuff with cyano.

Sall: sanding again...  :-wch