WNW Albatros D.V/Albatros D.Va Triple - and one more Jasta14 Albatros D.II

[Umlaufmotor]

The two long metal bolts with which they are supported on the bulkhead are missing on the left and right of the model MG traverse.
These are represented with resin screws and plastic rods.
When installing the traverse, the plastic rods are adjusted accordingly and glued.
Unfortunately, I did not have any resin screws which would be long enough so that I could make it easier.







Servus
Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

That's all for today, see you again soon.

Greetings
Bertl

[FAf]

As brilliant as always! Thanks for the tour!
/Fredrik

[KiwiZac]

Exquisite!!

[phil2015]

I was impressed before today's updates.  Now I have to go the doctor - i think i broke my jaw it hit the floor so hard....

[pepperman42]

Thank you for continuing to share your ingenious processes!

Steve

[Umlaufmotor]

@Faf / @KiwiZac / @phil2015 / @pepperman42

Thank you very much Fredrik, Zac, Phil and Steve

The next component in the Albatross cockpit is the actuating rod for the "Früh - Spät" ignition adjustment.
The lever for this is included in the kit and is mounted on the left side of the cockpit.
The rod can, of course, also be installed when the fuselage halves are glued together, but then the procedure is much more complicated.
In this case, the linkage is installed beforehand.
I used 0.4mm brass tube which is bent according to the original.
The brass tube is fixed in the bulkhead next to the ammo box.
I drilled a 0.4mm hole for this purpose.
The position must be determined beforehand.
The appropriate length for the brass tube is determined by repeated fit tests when joining the fuselage halves.
If the length fits, then the end of the small actuating rod is flattened with a small file, so that it fits optically true to the original on the "Früh - Spät" lever.







Here you can see the linkage installed in the Albatros D.V cockpit.
Eagle eyes among you will recognize the flattened end of the linkage.
At this point it is attached to the lever.



Here the view from the outside of the cockpit on the "Früh - Spät" lever.
The end of the linkage rests against the lever, it is not yet glued.
A tiny drop of wood glue will do the job.
The wood glue allows exact positioning of the linkage on the lever before the glue joint hardens.



Also a quick look at the right side of the cockpit.



Of course, the linkage will be displayed in the same way on the both Albatros D.Va.

Servus
Bertl



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[Umlaufmotor]

As written earlier, on the left side of the cockpit is the device board for the Bosch ignition switch and the "Früh - Spät" ignition advance lever.



The linkage runs inside along the left side of the fuselage, past the ammo box and tank to a bellcrank, mounted on the left engine bar. (see arrow)
This is where the left magneto is actuated.





From this point, a linkage runs behind the engine to the right magneto  (see red arrow)





so that both are actuated simultaneously (see orange arrow).



The last four pictures from the engine compartment are from my Wingnut Wings Jasta 6 Albatros D.V, which I built a few years ago.
Believe me, that was a lot of detail work   

Servus
Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

But now let's continue with the control cabels.
In the Albatros D.V, almost everything is now in its proper place.
The aileron control cables are routed upward from their attachment (the round disk with the two cables) between the ammo box and the box for the empty ammo belts.
They will run in the upper wing to the ailerons.





This is very easy to build and display on the Albatros D.V model.
With the Albatros D.Va it becomes more difficult.

Servus
Bertl

[gedmundson]

Brilliant work, Bertl. Your details are in a league of their own. I have to give you credit for passing on such excellent knowledge of the aircraft and how to paint them - a great guide for those that build these models. I used a few of these as I put my latest together 
Cheers,
Gary

[Jorgo]

What Gary said. Fantastic, Bertl ! No longer distinguishable from the original. Outstanding performance!

Best regards
Jörg

[Umlaufmotor]

Now to the control cabels on the Albatros D.Va models.
I glued a small plastic rod behind the cockpit.
The control cables run to the plastic rod from the front of the control stick and the rudder bar.



The rudder and elevator control cables (fishing line in this case) are all stretched, wrapped around the plastic rod and glued.



Servus
Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

Brilliant work, Bertl. Your details are in a league of their own. I have to give you credit for passing on such excellent knowledge of the aircraft and how to paint them - a great guide for those that build these models. I used a few of these as I put my latest together 
Cheers,
Gary

What Gary said. Fantastic, Bertl ! No longer distinguishable from the original. Outstanding performance!

Best regards
Jörg

Thank you very much, Gary and Jörg.
I think that is exactly what this forum is all about, everyone sharing their knowledge and experience with everyone else from this forum.
The optimal win-win situation.
I have also learned a lot here - and every now and then cheekily stole an idea.
For example, your excellently implemented weathering on the Albatros cowling / fairing, Gary 

Servus
Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

From the rudder and elevator now to the aileron control cabel.
Reminder:
On the Albatros D.Va, the aileron control runs over pulleys in the lower wing.

A little more difficult to show it on the model than on the D.V.
However, one must always consider whether it is worthwhile to depict this, because you will not really see the control cabel in the cockpit, later, when everything is assembled.

To lead the control cables to the lower wing, I drilled a hole in the fuselage on the left and right side of the lower wing.
The hole is below the pulleys - exactly as in the original.









The control cables (which are glued to the pulleys) are now threaded through these holes from the inside before gluing the fuselage halves together.
Remember, they must also be threaded through the lower boom arm of the control stick (yellow arrow).



Here in this picture (for clarification) without control stick



Servus
Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

Now with control stick.
The two pulley cables were led diagonally left and right through the holes from the fuselage.
On the outside, the cables are temporarily taped to the fuselage with tamiya tape.



Now two pieces of cable are pushed through one side of the fuselage from the outside.
On one side, these cables can be glued in the hole (top side of the hole).
Now tighten the two short cables and glue them in the hole (bottom side) on the other side.
The protruding cable ends are cut off directly at the glued spot.

On these pictures one of the two short cables is still missing,
Difficult for me to explain - I hope the pictures help to understand my sentences.