1/48 Pfalz D.IIIa, SPAD XIII, and Albatros D.Va.
A few more older builds I was e-mailing this morning that I thought I'd share. The Pfalz and Albatros are Eduard kits. They were painted with Humbrol enamels, except for the mauve on the Albatros' wings. I used ModelMaster Napoleanic Violet for that. The SPAD is a DML kit modified to the early configuration with rounded wing tips. I painted it with Humbrol enamels and used MSAP decals.
Of course I learned that Pfalz cockpits were painted gray, not wood color after I finished it.
Nice, John. Your examples here are clean builds, and a credit to you in this scale.
Thank you Rob! 1/48 is my favorite scale.
Anyone who can have the patience to rig a bi-plane has my vote.
A very nice pair of WW1 planes, all the more poignant as it the centennial anniversary of the Great War this year.
Well done John
Thank you Simon. I've got a couple more in progress that I hope to show here soon...A Bristol Scout, Junkers J.1, and Nieuport 11.
Good, clean builds. Good decal work.
Thanks Al!
Nice trio.
Sincerely, Vlad.
Thank you Vlad! I was looking at your work and was blown away by the ANT-25. That is really sharp. Never even knew a kit existed of that plane.
Spasibo! (Thanks) 🙂
Sincerely, Vlad.
Nicely Done Sir
Thank you Mark!
Gee, nice work on some early difficult paint applications. Are these free hand or airbrushed painted? Great skill either way.
Thanks Mike. The Pfalz and Albatros were masked and airbrushed. The SPAD was painted with brushes, just like the real SPADs of 1918.
John,
All of them are great looking models very skillfully done. I especially like the Spad.
Thanks Frank.
It's always nice to see these early planes, especially when they are as good as these.
Thanks George. They're a lot of fun, and the kits are very good these days.