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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Rip Van Winkle on January 24, 2020, 12:46:04 AM

Title: Stropp Albatros D.Va
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 24, 2020, 12:46:04 AM

Wingnuts has a profile of the Stropp Albatros D.Va with mauve/green camouflage wings. I have only seen this with lozenge wings.  Is this possible?

Title: Re: Stropp Albatros D.Va
Post by: petrov27 on January 24, 2020, 08:47:12 AM

Apparently, and this is per WNW's own decal sheet "Wooden Wonders," this particular DVa when captured had the mauve/green camo. At some time post capture but before being sent to the USA, the original wings were lost and replaced with lozenge covered wings from a different aircraft.

Title: Re: Stropp Albatros D.Va
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 24, 2020, 12:16:47 PM

Thank you for the reply.  I do not have the decal sheet so I did not know. I will proceed to build it with the mauve/green wings some day in 1/72 scale.

Title: Re: Stropp Albatros D.Va
Post by: WD on January 26, 2020, 04:26:19 AM

Rip,
     The Smithsonian did a great book on this a/c, very much worth it in my very humble opinion, even just for the Albatros D.V info contained therein. Long OOP, but used copies can be found reasonably I think.  I too want to use the Eduard kit and do this a/c.

WD