Albatros D series

[BLOWHARD]

Now what was I writing last night...

you never do anything half assed do you

If only you know what a half assed life I lead!

Here's an update, a little change to the shading and panel brads on the fuselage.

That fuselage band is spurious, just testing paint with a little wood grain showing through for effect.
I'm a little torn between wanting to show those panel lines through the paint even though they were filled and sanded smooth.
Now I need some wrinkles and warping in that ply skinning

[BLOWHARD]

Really nice photos Phas3e, thanks!

Hey Elephant, I just took a look at your photos and I realized I already have them all, grabbed from Photobucket. So a belated THANKS is in order Are you Jamo over at the Aerodrome by any chance?

[gamary]

I assume the highlights and shading are still WIP?

Looks very good already but, coming from you, I'm expecting it to be even better by the time it's finished.

[elephant]

No, I'm also "elephant" in Aerodrome...
I saw some great illustrative work of yours there Dave! (In Tim West's thread about plagarism).
I'm so glad you started working on my beloved Albatros!
I was expecting that you'd probably be aware of those pics but, anyway, I just had Jamo's photobucket page bookmarked and handy...

[BLOWHARD]

I assume the highlights and shading are still WIP

Sure thing, very wip-ish still. And be aware that what I've got now is just general shape shading, as if it were a smooth solid block of wood. Not surface details yet.

[BLOWHARD]

Oh, thanks again Elephant I had forgotten you were at the Aerodrome too. Glad you're here as well.

[BLOWHARD]

Another small update-

No louvers yet, just flat plates that will be flanges for them.

[Skyraider3D]

Awesome.
I'm a sucker for bare metal finishes, but this looks very tasty as well!

[JMSmith]

hi BH,

just wish i could get back to profiling i would loove to be as good as you guys.
just one point, i assume you are using layers, to me your main shape forming highligh is too strong just knock it back a bit

[gamary]

Awesome.
I'm a sucker for bare metal finishes, but this looks very tasty as well!

Did Dave just invent NWF?

just wish i could get back to profiling i would loove to be as good as you guys.

What are you waiting for?