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Offline PrzemoL

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Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« on: May 07, 2013, 06:57:29 AM »
I am going to build yet one more small model of a red-blue aircraft from Jasta 18 using Pheon Decals. This time I have chosen Albatros D.III flown by Paul Straehle adorned with his white battleaxe insignia.
This is the Roden kit detailed with Part PE. I have just completed the cockpit and the fuselage halves are ready to be glued together. The internal truss is a bit fiddly to get together but after some pushing and cursing finally I have managed to set it straight. However, there are some members missing, just at the cockpit area, which I have added using thin Evergreen profiles. They are also necessary to mask the internal sides of the nasty joints between the turtledeck (cheers, Roden, for this engineering pseudo-marvel!) and the fuselage sides. The control lines are from elastic thread, secured at an added knob at the rear of the fuselage interior.




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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2013, 07:10:36 AM »
AWESOME !!project my old friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2013, 07:13:37 AM »
Wow!! That is a huge and amazing jump out of the gate. Looking forward to this one.

Steve
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2013, 08:04:49 AM »
Quote from: GAJouette on May 07, 2013, 07:10:36 AM
AWESOME !!project my old friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

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Awesome awesomeness

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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2013, 09:03:57 AM »
Nice start. Is the PE standard in the Roden kit or is it after market. Is the entire inside now PE? Looks like a lot of precise work.

regards,
Ivo
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2013, 11:24:34 AM »
Quote from: Bo Monroe on May 07, 2013, 08:04:49 AM
Quote from: GAJouette on May 07, 2013, 07:10:36 AM
AWESOME !!project my old friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

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Awesomeness stacked upon awesomeness, Prez!  If you hadn't told us that this is 1/72 scale, I would have simply assumed that it was a very well executed WNW build and I still would have said that it was awesome.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2013, 02:59:54 PM »
As Bud said, this looks like an immaculately done 1/32 project!!
Great work Prez, I like the wood tones very much.

Andrew
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2013, 04:37:10 PM »
Sweeeeeeeet!


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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2013, 06:28:23 PM »
I am speechless!  I am boggled that that is 1/72 scale.  You are an amazing
modeller, and I look forward to more progress photos!

Best Regards,
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2013, 08:23:52 AM »
Oh my.
Looking forward to this one.
John
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2013, 04:25:11 PM »
Thank you, everybody. I am glad you all like my Albie and that some of you uncovered my plot with WNW Albatros  ;)

IvotB, Roden do not add any PE elements. Luckily, I live in Poland (so far away from WNW, TVAL, etc) but we are lucky here to have a company Part http://www.part.pl/ who some time ago released dedicated PE sets for every 72nd scale Roden kit. You may get them from Jadar hobby shop http://www.jadarhobby.pl/index.php?language=en

Right now I am finishing off a simplified Mercedes which is about to complete the fuselage interior. Substantial filling and sanding is looming. Photos are coming soon.
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2013, 10:25:07 PM »
If anyone hasnt used Jadar they should. Good prices and a discount program. Part p/e can be incredible or impossible sometimes!!! I do like the fact that they stayed with brass though instead of that bullet proof stuff others use.

Steve
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2013, 11:00:59 PM »
Quote from: IvotB on May 07, 2013, 09:03:57 AM
Nice start. Is the PE standard in the Roden kit or is it after market. Is the entire inside now PE? Looks like a lot of precise work.

regards,
Ivo
Oops, hadn't noticed that this is 1/72 :-[ My respect has now grown enormously. I didn't know this was possible in 1/72.

It's really a beauty!

regards,
Ivo
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2013, 12:32:26 AM »
A STUNNING job on the PE and painting of the wood interior!! Your work is terrific as always!!
RAGIII
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Re: Albatros D.III (1/72, Roden)
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2013, 07:24:06 AM »
Thanks again, gentlemen.

Two photos of the engine mounted in the fuselage.




Not too much will be seen after the top fuselage is on.
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