WNW Albatros D.V/Albatros D.Va Triple ... and a single 1/32 Roden Albatros D.I

[Umlaufmotor]

The Cowling is held in position at the front of the nose of the Albatros D.I with spring-loaded fasteners.
These are represented on the model with 0.3 mm thin plastic rod.
The plastic rod is 2.5mm long and slightly flattened at each end using pliers with smooth cheeks.











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Bertl

[andonio64]

Bertl, the attention you pay to details is always worth a front row seat! 

[the great waldo]

The Cowling is held in position at the front of the nose of the Albatros D.I with spring-loaded fasteners.
These are represented on the model with 0.3 mm thin plastic rod.
The plastic rod is 2.5mm long and slightly flattened at each end using pliers with smooth cheeks.











Servus
Bertl

Hallo Bertl
If you want to make tiny springs use a very thin wound guitar string and pull the core wire out. Cheap and easy.
Mfg. Andrew

[NigelR]

Lovely work. It's those details that really elevate your work to another level.

[AngryJazz]

Just masterfull work Bertl 

[Umlaufmotor]

The Cowling is held in position at the front of the nose of the Albatros D.I with spring-loaded fasteners.
These are represented on the model with 0.3 mm thin plastic rod.
The plastic rod is 2.5mm long and slightly flattened at each end using pliers with smooth cheeks.











Servus
Bertl

Hallo Bertl
If you want to make tiny springs use a very thin wound guitar string and pull the core wire out. Cheap and easy.
Mfg. Andrew

Thanks for the tip, Andrew
I'll try that - I've just ordered thin E-string.
I used to wind springs from thin copper wire, but to be honest, when the model is finished in the display case, you usually don't see any of the effort and work.
Here ?self-wound? on the Wingnut Albatros D.V many many years ago:





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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

The etched sheet metal fittings are painted, I had to make some fittings myself because I either lost them or used them elsewhere during the long time the model was lying around.
Anyway - with 0,10mm Evergreen plastic it works quite well.





I also took this opportunity to make the drain cock for the fuel tank.
These are two thin aluminum tubes (0.3 in 0.5mm outer diameter each) and a hand toggle made from etched parts.
The maintenance flap is an etched part - the opening for the fuel drain cock was made with a drill and file.





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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

The decal markings are also attached to the model - the factory number consists of cut decal numbers from three different manufacturers.
Wingnut, Encore and Roden.
Surprisingly, the decals from Roden were the best of the three.





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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

Now the sheet metal fittings:
These were fixed to the model with white wood glue and adjusted.
Then glued properly with superglue.
The two Windhoff ear radiators are also fitted in position.







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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

On the original, a thin wooden spacer was fitted between the curved fuselage fitting and the straight upright metal fitting of the radiator.
On the model, this was represented by a small piece of Evergreen plastic cut to size.







"German Grey" from AK Interactive (3Gen) was used to show slight paint flaking on the sheet metal parts - including on the two radiators.





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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

Appropriate type plates were attached to the nose, the two radiators and the lower wing tips - thanks WingnutWings!
The plates will be filtered with some Tamiya "Smoke" etc. at a later date so that they don't look so "brand new".







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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

I almost forgot about them:
The small oval frames made of thin wood around the openings of the steering cables.
Simply painted etched parts on the model .... but tiny.
It was a bit of a job to attach them to the model afterwards, but it worked.







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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

The model is currently "jacked up in dry dock" so that I can measure the correct length of the four outer wing struts.
I am making a mix of the kit parts (struts) and brass tubes (strut stubs).









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Bertl

[andonio64]

Bertl, another masterpiece!

[KiwiZac]

Such truly exquisite attention to detail!!