Spent yesterday turning a perfectly good Albatros D.Va into some pieces and parts.
Used the ole freezer then near boiling water trick to wiggle most of it apart. The picture is the pieces coming out of their alcohol soak (sounds like something I should try...).
I had started a repaint of a Jasta 18 red nose, just testing some colors, when I realized... I really dislike the ARES Albatros model. It's rather hideous.
So I thought to myself, why not get some of those landing gear replacements from Shapeways and see what you can do to improve the worst of it? So landing gear needed to come off.
Then I thought, why not pop the top wing off so I can attempt my first lozenge camo decal on the underside? So off with the wings.
Then I realized that most of this model is covered in decals, including the entire top wing and tail, so I threw the whole thing into some rubbing alcohol to see what would happen.
Found myself drilling out the ridiculous pilot nub with a Dremel, to make room for Herr Peter Pig.
And it just snowballed from there.
Anyone ever mount one of Keith's spinning props on an Albatros? If so, what do you do for the nose cone?
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