Love those 26s Ezekiel!
I must try some myself - they are on my Wings banner, after all!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
All I can say to all the repaints is that they are stunning. I have several DVa's and you have given me much to ponder over. 1 will definately by a MvR repaint.
See you on the Dark Side......
Very nice. What book are these in? I have many profiles on J26 but not this set.
Stunning work - really beautiful. Thanks for sharing
Nice work Ezekiel. That's an unusual livery for an Albatros.
I think you should have used the smaller crosses on both the tail and fuselage, though. On the picture they look roughly the same size.
JASTA 17 - Flight of Four
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 17 was hardly the most famous or accomplished of the fighter units of the German Army Air Service in the Great War, but it did produce its share of successful aces in addition to some very distinctive airplanes
Below from left to right: Offz Stv Julius Buckler, Vzfw Georg Strasser, Ltn Alfred Träger, and Oblt Hubertus Freiherr von Rudno-Rudzinski
Below: Albatros D V (serial unknown) of Offz Stv Julius Buckler, Jasta 17, Wasquehal, circa August 1917, nicknamed "Mops" which loosely translates as ‘Pug’
Below: Albatros D Va nicknamed ‘Adler’ (‘eagle’) of Ltn Alfred Träger, Jasta 17, Rethéuil Ferme, January 1918
Below: One of the more spectacular Albatros D Vs (serial unknown) in Jasta 17 was this one named Gisi (a nickname for Giselle) of Oblt Hubertus Freiherr von Rudno-Rudzinski, Jasta 17, Wasquehal, October 1917. The name was woven into a lightning bolt, which blazed from a black thundercloud
Below: My personal favorite is this Albatros D V (probably 4408/17) nicknamed 'Ly', emblazoned with a heart emblem and tasteful black and white décor. She was flown by Vzfw Georg Strasser, at Rethéuil Ferme, winter 1917-18. Strasser flamed two balloons while flying this plane in December 1917 to bring his tally to seven
All Minis are Ares' Albatros DVa (Baumar) except for Alfred Träger (Udet). Iron Crosses are original (wings) and by "Miscellaneous Miniatures" (tail and fuselage). Pilot's markings are home-printed decals. Color Technique: planes was painted in white and then brushed with yellow ochre oil painting for woodgrain effect
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Very nice. Good to see something other than the usual Jastas.
Great work again Ezekiel. Thanks for sharing
Fictitious or not - good job, I'd quite happily have one in my collection!
Thank you
Of course, the real reason why I painted them in made-up colours is that I didn't know the correct ones!
Love the Jasta 5 birds
Beautiful work, Ezekiel - the Jasta 5 planes are always pleasing on the eye...none more so than the Bavarian check planes
All the best,
Matt
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
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Fantastic work there Ezekiel, love the decals.
No question it is an A+.Ezekiel.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Ouch! My eyes are spinning! Wonderful work Ezekiel.
First class repaint, it will be very eye catching on the table.
REP inbound.
My eclectic, historically accurate but not historically compatible JASTA 5 line-up (so far…)
From left to right:
Paul Baumar -- July 1917 (Are's Original)
Richard Flashard/Hans von Hippel -- February 1918 (Are's Original)
Fritz Rumey "Double Coil" -- March 1917
Fritz Rumey "African Head" -- July 1917
Unknown Pilot -- White Stalion -- July 1917
Hans von Hippel "lightning bolt/arrow" -- July 1917
Richard Flashar "Iron Gaunlet" -- April-May 1918
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Just leaving my workbench, here is one of 3 more machines carrying my personal panoply for Leutnant Helmut Pfeiffer in 1918.
Originally painted for PragueCon in May of this year, I discovered I had lost the rub-down lettering sheets!!!!
I couldn't find the lettering anywhere (still can't!). I took the plane to Prague in its unfinished state, but didn't get to fly it.
I recently managed to acquire another sheet on ebay, so here is the finished plane, finally, painted to match the scheme I developed for my now infamous Fokker D.VII.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
And there's more!
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
A really nice one Tim!
is it a historical Albatross?
Hi Ezekiel
No, it's a made-up scheme I invented for my own 'personal' Fokker D.VII a few years back.
I have since decided to produce 'personal' planes from 1915 to the Armistice - this Albatros, plus the new Fokker Dr.I and Siemens-Schuckert, cover the rest of 1918.
Earlier planes will have different schemes, which will gradually "evolve" into the 1918 panoply.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Great addition to your family Tim!
Wow!
I think I like this one the best of the Steffis.
Where did you get the "Blitz" (lightning bolt/arrow) decal... or is it painted. I have been looking for these markings in 144 scale for several years. The mostly painted model has been sitting on my work table for far too long.
Chris
That is an AWESOME decal!! painted or not.
Missed these when they first showed somehow.
Lovely work Ezekiel - very impressive.My eclectic, historically accurate but not historically compatible JASTA 5 line-up (so far…)
Very nice Tim. Very nice indeedone of 3 more machines carrying my personal panoply for Leutnant Helmut Pfeiffer in 1918.
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