So how many books are in your personal library?
Excellent! Those are looking great, Gary
Nice! Very well done!
Another great set of DVas Gary. Well done!
Rob,
Nice card. Consider adding some shading to the plane, to get some shape and depth. The below was a copy of your card, adding three layers of shading: wing form (leading and trailing edges of the wings); ribs (these were from my D.III, so they don't line up exactly); and fuselage (nose to tail, without the wings). The Highlight layer on these was added into the wing form shading, but should have been separate, too.
A bit of extra work, but I think the plane looks more realistic.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
More beautiful work Gary
Albatros D.Va, Flug-Obermaat Gerhard Hubrich, Seefrontstaffel Flanders, D.5815/17
Profile = p136 Seefrosta, Aeronaut Books, 2020, Michael Schmeelke.
shapeways Reduced Aircraft Factory model
decals: Balkenkreuz – Decal Details I-94 Enterprises, the rest homemade
Fuselage: Vallejo model color Tan Yellow stippled with vmc Khaki, German Cam Dark Green, Cam Olive Green
Yellow (struts, nose, tail): 50/50 mix Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow and AK Interactive 3rd Gen Radiant Yellow, Vallejo game effects Rotten White
interplane struts: Vallejo model color Green Grey
Lower Wings: Vallejo model color Sky Blue
Upper Wings: Vallejo model color Cam Olive Green and vmc Blue Violet
Engine: Vallejo model color Black and Gunmetal
Wheels: AK Interactive 3rd Gen Rubber Black and felt pen
Windscreen: Vallejo model color Chrome
Cockpit: fairing - Vallejo model color Red Leather, pilot – black, khaki
Radiator: 50/50 mix Secret Weapon Miniatures Engine Metal and P3 Galvanized Steel
Prop: Vallejo game color Beasty Brown, overpainted with Vallejo Wood
Chris your Seefrosta Albatros looks amazing
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That's really nice!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Wow Chris- another terrific model
Nice one, Chris.
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Masterful work, Chris!
Thanks, everyone! Glad to have this one in the fold.
Sam: your inbox is full
Great DVas there Chris. Really looking forward to seeing them in person at Origins.
Wonderful job, especially on the stippling.
Thank you, guys. I look forward to it catching fire.
Gary, I ended up trimming down a cheap 000 brush to about 1/4" for the stippling so I could get in the hard-to-reach areas. I did the fuselage first of course so I could later paint the wings and cockpit and cabane struts.
That is a great looking plane there Chris! Great job!
Albatros D.Va, Vize-Flugmeister Helmut Bieber, Seefrontstaffel Flanders.
Profile = p52 Seefrosta, Aeronaut Books, 2020, Michael Schmeelke.
shapeways Reduced Aircraft Factory model.
decals: crosses – Aviation Wing, miscmini, and Peddinghaus, homemade Hamburg city crest and lozenge camo.
Bieber was with Seefrosta from the beginning and survived the war living to old age.
Fuselage: Vallejo model color Tan Yellow stippled with vmc Khaki, German Cam Dark Green, Cam Olive Green
Yellow (struts, nose, tail): 50/50 mix Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow and AK Interactive 3rd Gen Radiant Yellow, Vallejo game effects Rotten White
interplane struts: Vallejo model color Green Grey
Engine: Vallejo model color Black and Gunmetal
Wheels: AK Interactive 3rd Gen Rubber Black and felt pen
Windscreen: Vallejo model color Chrome
Cockpit: fairing - Vallejo model color Red Leather, pilot – black
Radiator: Vallejo mc Gunmetal
Prop: Vallejo game color Beasty Brown, overpainted with Vallejo Wood
Another beauty Chris!
Another great looking scout!
Thanks, guys! I'm pretty sure the guns never jam on this one.
You never fail to impress with your painting, Chris.
The North Sea skies promise to get very busy in coming months! Excellent paint job on an overlooked subject.
Here are some Jasta 26 DVas. Shapeways models, Larry Gill decals, paints - under wings, craft Americana Winter Blue DA190, wing tops Vallejo 096 Camo olive green & Vallejo 045 Royal Purple mixed with AK Interactive Mauve, Struts Vallejo 154 Sky Grey, cockpit ring Vallejo 138 saddle brown, maxhine guns Vallejo 179 gun metal, engine Game Color 72.053 Chainmail.
Wing camo decals are home made. Non-camo wings have Peter Pig pilots. Camo wings have pilots that are part of the Shapeways plane. Spinning props are from my stash from the Aerodrome store.
Peter - these Jasta 26 "Divas" look awesome.
These are fantastic, Peter
Excellent as always Peter.
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Wonderful work on those DVa especially the wing camo.
Amazing Albatrossesss Peter!
REP!
And, of course, I love the one you gave to me @ Origins!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
wonderfull planes,rep
well deserved rep fired Pete
cheers,
Guus
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
That looks to be your best work yet, Peter.
Thanks guys!
You deserve all of the rep points coming your way Peter. As they do look rather spiffing mate.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
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Taken from 'Above the Lines'
The other known pilots for Jasta 26 were:
Vzfw E Buder 14 (kills with Jasta 26)
Vzfw O Esswein 12
Vzfw C Mesch 12
Ltn X Dannhuber 16
Ltn H Auer 3
OffzSt F Kosmahl 4
ObLtn H Dahlmann 1
Ltn H Drekann
Ltn H Vallendor
Ltn T Rumpel
COs of Jasta 26 were:
ObLtn Bruno Loerzer 22
Ltn Fritz Loerzer 10
Ltn Franz Brandt
Hope that helps
Wonderful! Some true beauties there Peter! I got to see these in person at Origins and the pictures do not show how awesome they really are! Amazing job!
Awesome work guys.
Chris, the stipel effect on the fuselage is awesome. Reminiscent of Degas Rep inbound.Albatros D.Va, Flug-Obermaat Gerhard Hubrich, Seefrontstaffel Flanders, D.5815/17
What can I say, Peter - stunning display. Rep gun jammed - but, as before, I'll be backHere are some Jasta 26 DVas.
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