Guillows Professionally Built Albatros D-V With Wood Paneled And Completely Finished Fuselage - 17.5 Inch Wingspan

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Guillows Professionally Built Albatros D-V With Wood Paneled And Completely Finished Fuselage - 17.5 Inch Wingspan plastic model kit

Guillows Professionally Built Albatros D-V With Wood Paneled And Completely Finished Fuselage - 17.5 Inch Wingspan

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I believe this is from a highly modified Guillow's #WW-1 D5A but I do not know for sure. It is partially assembled to world-class quality. The work was done in the 1950s although it is as fresh as if it were finished yesterday. The fuselage is completely wood covered and completely finished to a stunning effect. It is not sheeted but is covered with individual rectangles of balsa (a method pioneered by Cleveland in the 1930s), cut to fit between each bulkhead and stringer. That is right - when you look into the cockpit, the wood covering is flush with the stringers. The quality of the work is so phenomenal that the lines of the fuselage are perfectly smooth and you cannot spot a single seam between the dozens and dozens of individual panels. The attached elevator and separate rudder are perfectly built with flawless airfoil cross sections (they are not flat). The two wings are built flawlessly, finish sanded and ready to cover. The leading edges are perfectly and consistently formed and rounded while the trailing edges are sanded almost paper thin. I previously sold many of this modeler's completed kits and they were all world class; this one is no exception. I intended to finish it myself, but it is time for it to go to someone who will give it what it deserves. Kit will be shipped very carefully packed and doubled boxed.

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