Albatros D.Va ProfiPACK
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Kit Review
Eduard did their first D.V kit back in 1995, back I the early days of ‘low temperature moulding’ technology, twenty years later though they have done a completely new tooling. Inside the box you will find two dark grey-coloured sprues, two frets of photo-etched (one of which is pre-coloured), a set of self-adhesive masks and four decal sheets. Surface detail on the wings is via the usual combinations of raised ribs and scalloped ‘fabric’, whilst the fuselage has engraved panel lines and raised fixtures and access panels. The interior comprises the bulkhead/ammo bins, cockpit interior, rear bulkhead and seat, the latter components made up into a sort of ‘tub’ assembly. A nicely detailed engine is also included and you get photo-etched jackets for the machine-guns. The tread plates on the lower front spar of the wing are etched, as are the base plates for the struts on the fuselage sides. The self-adhesive masks in the kit are included for use on the tail, to achieve the thin painted edge for the first two colour options, along with the upper wing radiators to allow you to paint these and the wheel hubs. The shutters under the radiator are etched, as are the bases for the wing struts and the control horns on the elevators and ailerons.
The kit comes with four decal options: S/No.6550/17, flown by Hans von Hippel, Jast 5, Cappy sur Somme airfield, May 1918; Jasta 5 machine based at Boistrancourt airfield, January-February 1918; S/No.6633/17, flown by Michael Sigmann, Jasta 78b, April-August 1918; Machine flown by von Hunoldstein, Jasta 14, 1918. The decals comprise four separate sheets, the first offering all the national and unique markings for each option, the second is a mass of ribs tapes in the upper and lower colours and the remaining two are a complete set of pre-shaped lozenge fabric panels for the upper and lower surfaces.
Verdict
A superb kit that looks to be easy to build and will only be complex due to the nature of biplanes and the application of those lozenge decals, none of which should present a problem for experienced biplane modellers. Highly recommended to all WWI aviation fans and we can only hope in this Centenary period that Eduard continue this WWI revival.
Our thanks to Eduard (www.eduard.com) for the review sample.
Eduard did their first D.V kit back in 1995, back I the early days of ‘low temperature moulding’ technology, twenty years later though they have done a completely new tooling. Inside the box you will find two dark grey-coloured sprues, two frets of photo-etched (one of which is pre-coloured), a set of self-adhesive masks and four decal sheets. Surface detail on the wings is via the usual combinations of raised ribs and scalloped ‘fabric’, whilst the fuselage has engraved panel lines and raised fixtures and access panels. The interior comprises the bulkhead/ammo bins, cockpit interior, rear bulkhead and seat, the latter components made up into a sort of ‘tub’ assembly. A nicely detailed engine is also included and you get photo-etched jackets for the machine-guns. The tread plates on the lower front spar of the wing are etched, as are the base plates for the struts on the fuselage sides. The self-adhesive masks in the kit are included for use on the tail, to achieve the thin painted edge for the first two colour options, along with the upper wing radiators to allow you to paint these and the wheel hubs. The shutters under the radiator are etched, as are the bases for the wing struts and the control horns on the elevators and ailerons.
The kit comes with four decal options: S/No.6550/17, flown by Hans von Hippel, Jast 5, Cappy sur Somme airfield, May 1918; Jasta 5 machine based at Boistrancourt airfield, January-February 1918; S/No.6633/17, flown by Michael Sigmann, Jasta 78b, April-August 1918; Machine flown by von Hunoldstein, Jasta 14, 1918. The decals comprise four separate sheets, the first offering all the national and unique markings for each option, the second is a mass of ribs tapes in the upper and lower colours and the remaining two are a complete set of pre-shaped lozenge fabric panels for the upper and lower surfaces.
Verdict
A superb kit that looks to be easy to build and will only be complex due to the nature of biplanes and the application of those lozenge decals, none of which should present a problem for experienced biplane modellers. Highly recommended to all WWI aviation fans and we can only hope in this Centenary period that Eduard continue this WWI revival.
Our thanks to Eduard (www.eduard.com) for the review sample.
