Albatros D I 1/32 Roden

[Des]

You are moving along very nicely with this build Borsos, it is looking excellent.

Des.

[moustique]

very nice start
and your seat with its cushion is absolutly fantastic
I'm looking forward
very impressive

[jknaus]

That is gorgeous. I love the warm wood tones and I especially love that seat. I want to try that on my next seat.
James

[dr 1 ace]

really looking good, await next update !

Ed

[Borsos]

Thank you very much! I'm happy that you like it

Today I got the Workingplace of the pilot busier. The devices are upgraded kitparts using the PE fret or scratchbuilt:

I can say now I fell definitely in love with that project and the bigger scale...
The metal rod for the air speed indicator and the rear mounts of the MGs is a prominent feature of all Albatros scouts. Roden has added two small blocks on each end and wants you to glue the rod under the top stringer. that's what I did first. Testfitting the MG's (Gaspatch already delivered the proper MGs, the Spandau 08):

It is not just the angle of the photo: The MGs look upward as if it were Boelkes Fokker E IV...
The simple solution is to cut the blocks...

... and to glue the rod between the two upper stringers. Now the MGs fit like they should

And on the real thing this installation is the correct one anyway - between, not under the top stringers.

Thank you
Borsos

[Des]

You have done a beautiful job with the interior, the painting and detailing is superb, the wood colours are excellent.

Des.

[uncletony]

Looking great!

[GAJouette]

  Borsos,
Outstanding interior my friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[ALBATROS1234]

great work borsos

[rhwinter]

Beautiful and most interesting for me, Borsos, as I now have ordered GasPatch's Spandaus as well as Part's PE too. Wingnut Wing's 160 hp Mercedes engine is still on my wishlist...

[Ernie]

The cockpit interior is stunning Borsos.  Very pleasing wood colours, the
control stick is a gorgeous job, as well as the fuel tank.  Your work on the
Spandau mounting is very helpful.  Terrific update, my friend!

Cheers,
Ernie

[lcarroll]

Borsos,
    Your work on the interior is superb; the crisp, clean, and very defined detail all come together beautifully. One of the nicest cockpit jobs I've seen here, really nicely done!
Cheers,
Lance

[moustique]

fabulous interior
what  a job

[the great waldo]

Hello,
thank you very much for your kind words and your support!

Waiting for my resin engine here are some minor updates:
heavily reworked stick (badly photographed... sorry)

amo boxes (which don't look that dirty in reality... I'm not too satisfied with them and will probabely rework them. I promise I'll stop trying to replicate nuts/screws or nailheads by making holes. It doesn't look convincing in 1/32 and next to some molded nuts.):

And the almost finished fuel tank; it still needs some washes. Lead seams are done with diluted Vallejo Aluminium:


Hi Borsos
This might cheer you up.

https://www.avesstudio.com/apoxie/apoxie-sculpt

Cheers
Andrew

Bud, the seat was done by cutting a floor part out of 0,75mm plasticcard and a backpart out of 0,5mm plastic card. Getting this round meant using a pen to roll it. Then it's glued with normal plastic glue and when it set I sanded it to the correct shape. For the padding I used APOXIE Sculpt (it's about 10 years old, but sadly I'm slowly running out of it. Don't know if it's still available. Best stuff for sculpting, much better than Magic sculpt or the other stuff. It doesn't smear at all like many other products do). I rolled it flat and let it set for a while. then I glued it onto the back of the seat with superglue while it was still workable, sculpted folds and seans with a toothpick and added lead wire to accentuate the seams. The pillow was made quite the same way besides of adding some "buttons" with a punch and die set.
Best wishes
Borsos

[Borsos]

Thank you very much for your support, guys!

Thank you Andrew, these are very good news! I cannot phraise this stuff high enough (at least this old stuff I still use, but I hope, they continued producing their stuff on a high level of quality).

And more good news: I am not wrong with my fuel tank. I found a pic of an Albatros D I/II tank (it seems to be a little more rounded on the underside, but that won't be visible when the fuselage is closed).

Best wishes
Borsos