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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Rip Van Winkle on January 12, 2021, 08:13:21 AM

Title: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 12, 2021, 08:13:21 AM

Lt. O. Hone Albatros D.I  Mister kit acrylics for the wings and Abteilung 502 oils for the fuselage.

Title: Re: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 12, 2021, 08:21:40 AM

I had read that the struts were too long and sure enough they were.  I used drawings by ian Stair as a guide. Cabane struts are scratch built. Outer struts were shortened by at least 1mm.

Title: Re: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 12, 2021, 08:26:29 AM

Overall a good experience.  Rigging is with .005 Nitinol wire.

Title: Re: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 12, 2021, 08:39:06 AM

I gave the fuselage a reddish hue since I see a lot of variations for Albatros fighters.  There were dimples in the side radiators. I am not sure that is accurate but that is how the kit was produced.  i  have a D.II almost ready.  That was not as challenging.

Title: Re: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: RAGIII on January 12, 2021, 09:34:21 AM

Lovely little Albatros DI. The wood fuselage and camo are well done. excellent work overall!
RAGIII

Title: Re: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: Alexis on January 12, 2021, 11:05:22 PM

Hey Rip ,

I really like how your D.1 turned out from the wood to the camo , nice work  :)


Alexis

Title: Re: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: WS_972 on January 31, 2021, 07:30:17 PM

Hi!
Really well done!
My greatest compliments for the rigging too!

I'm in the finishing days of my Albatros collection project and I'm finishing their weathering before final assembly....

Can I ask you how did you attached the lower wings to the fuselage?

I have done some dry fittings and I believe that some self made pins are needed....otherwise all the gluing 'll be done over the plywood varnish and could result in a fragile joints over time....

My best regards , congratulations for the little masterpiece and thanks in advance for your reply!

Title: Re: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on February 01, 2021, 12:23:03 AM

Pins would definitely help but I usually remove paint where the wing joints are before I apply cement.  The trick is the lower wing dihedral.  Even though it may not be much it affects how closely all the struts and top wing will fit.  Take a look at the appropriate scale drawings if you can.  I am always a little nervous about that Albatros wing joint.

Title: Re: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: WS_972 on February 02, 2021, 06:13:46 AM

Thanks for your reply!

I'm in the final stages of the weathering and I plan to start the final assembly within few days....and I'm thinking about the purchase of a Vertigo Miniatures Jigs....maybe I'll open a tread here about his functionality....

About gluing them I'm thinking to rely on a bit of superglue on scraped plastic areas and a couple of little holes for glue better strongholds....

This evening I was looking at the drawings from Windsock Datafile....but seem no dihedral on D.I wings.....

Title: Re: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on February 02, 2021, 09:28:03 AM

You are correct. This particular plane has no dihedral. I am working on a Sopwith Camel that has a large lower wing dihedral.

Title: Re: 1/72 Roden Albatros D.I
Post by: WS_972 on February 02, 2021, 05:24:51 PM

Ohhhhh....a great amount of dihedral on the Camel lower wings....I read that this was due a decision of the developers to speedup production and lower the save manhours....so they produce a straight and quick building upper wing and put all the dihedral on the lowers....

Thanks for the help and i wish you to enjoy the Camel building!