new albatros DV 1:32 project

[mario1]

Started working on a beautiful Wingnut Wings 1:32 Albatros DV model.
thought about sharing shots of the ongoing work....it may take a while...modelling time is limited
cockpit finished and about to close the fuselage

[mario1]

seat details before spraying a flat finish

[Lou58]

Mario you have good eye's and a steady hand dealing with 1:32 scale models looks great!

Lou

[Mike Swan]

Very nice work Mario.

Have you chosen one of the kit's colour schemes or something else?

Mike

[mario1]

Hi Mike, I have chosen an optional scheme with a separate dedicated decals sheet: Black with an edelweiss on the fuselage and 5 color lozenge on the wings.
ciao!

[JAndrew]

Really nice.Love the leather effect on the seat.
JAndrew

[jerryrehr]

Hi Mario ole Buddy;
Such skilled modeling.... is a new found skill or have you been at it awhile?
I am a Roco Tank modeler for 50yrs.
Jerry

[mario1]

Hi Mario ole Buddy;
Such skilled modeling.... is a new found skill or have you been at it awhile?
I am a Roco Tank modeler for 50yrs.
Jerry

Hi Jerry,
well, been modelling since I was a kid , passion for history, militaria and modelling went alsways together
ciao mario

[mario1]

and the work goes on

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[Federico Perez]

Superb work and detail, love the wing cammo decal "canvas" detail printted on them. This one will be another beautiful model indeed.

[rtvmodeler]

Excellent work Mario!, the details looks great!!!

Regards!
Rodolfo

[Wood]

Quote "love the wing cammo decal "canvas" detail printed on them"
Unfortunately, even at this scale, the fabric detail would be invisible and detracts from the model. IMO.
Pete

[mario1]

Absolutely true, agree on that. Personally I don't think it detracts from the model though ,looking at it on the flesh looks quite nice ,that pic is a closeup.
Actually even in the more realistic models, lots of things are a bit out of scale so shading , weathering, nuts, bolts, rivet,cables, wood grain would be barely visible or invisible in the ipothetic perfect scale model
I think Modelling in some scales is a lot of compromising between reality and how a model looks, so many details are enhanced
If the goal would be just to make a model in perfect scale,or let's say how it would look the real thing from a distance that it looks as big as the scale you're working on .....maybe models would be ,dull, flat and not so nice to look at.
That's my personal modeller point of view.
ciao Mario

Quote "love the wing cammo decal "canvas" detail printed on them"
Unfortunately, even at this scale, the fabric detail would be invisible and detracts from the model. IMO.
Pete