GazzaS Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Hi everyone! Casting away the chains of both historical and movie accuracy I decided to build this bird as the pieces came to me either from inspiration or out of the box. I took about 50 photos today and only about 10 came out as acceptable. And here they are: Thank you for looking! Gaz 12
BlrwestSiR Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Wait, that's a model?!!! Amazing work there Gaz. Still can't believe I'm looking at a model. Carl 3 1
Ryan Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 I agree. we have all seen those posts where someone says "I thought I was looking at a real airplane"....but these shots do look very convincing, esp. the first one. 6 1
GazzaS Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 11:33 AM, BlrwestSiR said: Wait, that's a model?!!! Amazing work there Gaz. Still can't believe I'm looking at a model. Carl Expand On 5/23/2019 at 12:15 PM, Ryan said: I agree. we have all seen those posts where someone says "I thought I was looking at a real airplane"....but these shots do look very convincing, esp. the first one. Expand Thank you, Fellas! 4
GazzaS Posted May 24, 2019 Author Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 11:08 PM, harv said: I agree! That's one fantastic build !!........harv Expand Thank you, Sir! 3
SapperSix Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 That is really something. A fantastic build indeed. One of these days I will contact you about WW1 builds as I see, very clearly, that you have mastered many related techniques. 3 1
Martinnfb Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 How could I missed out? I know nothing about rigging and wallpaper decorations, but this looks very realistic. Hats off to you Gas. Really nice! Cheers Martin 3
HubertB Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 Really nice result, and a great tribute to your craftsmanship and devotion to get things right . Funny personal feeling I want to share : I know this build is triggered by the Blue Max movie, but a WWI German single seater with the fuselage covered in hexagonal fabric just looks odd to my eyes. Interesting how we get into fixed cultural representations of things ... Anyway, great work and result ! Hubert 2 1
Bomber_County Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 Gaz, #£#&&£&£&#& amazing........well done, if I had 10% of your talent.......... 2 1
Jeff Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 Gaz................................. wow buddy, that is , well..................... FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!! The only thing missing is Stachel............. wow man, that is great , and your photo work seals the deal, it looks so real, especially the close up of the cockpit section..... I am MORE than impressed, and built at lightning speed too............you have lit a flame in me to get back to my SE 5 and give it a go.......... take a bow, you well deserve it...... nice job! " It's not a very big medal................ but it's the highest Germany can give" 2 1
joeg Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 It really looks the part. Great skills in both modelling and taking pics! Hats off to you!! 1 1
GazzaS Posted May 24, 2019 Author Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 9:45 AM, HubertB said: Really nice result, and a great tribute to your craftsmanship and devotion to get things right . Funny personal feeling I want to share : I know this build is triggered by the Blue Max movie, but a WWI German single seater with the fuselage covered in hexagonal fabric just looks odd to my eyes. Interesting how we get into fixed cultural representations of things ... Anyway, great work and result ! Hubert Expand Hubert, Thank you very much. I can understand how you feel about the fuselage looking strange. Interestingly, though the first Albatros D.V prototype had a lozenge covered fuselage. This is a colorized photo: 2
GazzaS Posted May 24, 2019 Author Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 1:29 PM, Bomber_County said: Gaz, #£#&&£&£&#& amazing........well done, if I had 10% of your talent.......... Expand Thank you, Phil! On 5/24/2019 at 1:53 PM, Jeff said: Gaz................................. wow buddy, that is , well..................... FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!! The only thing missing is Stachel............. wow man, that is great , and your photo work seals the deal, it looks so real, especially the close up of the cockpit section..... I am MORE than impressed, and built at lightning speed too............you have lit a flame in me to get back to my SE 5 and give it a go.......... take a bow, you well deserve it...... nice job! " It's not a very big medal................ but it's the highest Germany can give" Expand Wow, thank you Jeff! I'd love to see your SE.5! On 5/24/2019 at 7:51 PM, joeg said: It really looks the part. Great skills in both modelling and taking pics! Hats off to you!! Expand Thank you sir! 2
TJTX Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 Holy smokes that is AWESOME! It's a great model because it looks incredible from any distance or angle. Excellent build. 1 1
Members Mikester Posted May 27, 2019 Members Posted May 27, 2019 Gorgeous, looks like the real deal! 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted May 28, 2019 Administrators Posted May 28, 2019 Good grief, Gazz! That look phenomenal! I’ve been building WW1 stuff for years, and even today, my stuff doesn’t come out that nice. 1 1
GazzaS Posted May 28, 2019 Author Posted May 28, 2019 On 5/28/2019 at 2:48 AM, Clunkmeister said: Good grief, Gazz! That look phenomenal! I’ve been building WW1 stuff for years, and even today, my stuff doesn’t come out that nice. Expand Thank you, Ern! I found the background added a lot to the build. Gaz 1
Duncan@BlackMikeModels Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 I really thought the first picture was the real thing. Superb work. Duncan B 1
GazzaS Posted May 30, 2019 Author Posted May 30, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 8:49 PM, Duncan@BlackMikeModels said: I really thought the first picture was the real thing. Superb work. Duncan B Expand Thank you Duncan! 1
DocRob Posted May 31, 2019 Posted May 31, 2019 One week away from LSM and there is the great photo finish of your gorgeous Pfalz. I love the rigging and the way the Lozenge came out. In the time you finished yours, I haven't been able to get on the path with mine . Cheers Rob
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