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

[Umlaufmotor]

I tried to make the handle for the mechanics on the tail unit.
This was made from a hemp rope on the D.V and the D.Va.
On the D.Va, a metal band was later fitted under the fuselage from one handle to the other to stiffen it.
The metal band is already molded onto the model, so anyone building a D.V should grind away the metal band.

Albatrosses manufactured by OAW had a lifting rod mounted a little further forward to the direction of flight instead of the hemp rope.

I used twisted electrical wire to make the hemp rope handle and painted it with Tamiya "Buff".
The one in the pictures is the first attempt, so it's not finished yet, but I think it works quite satisfactorily.







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Bertl

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[Umlaufmotor]

Two maintenance covers are mounted under the fuselage, virtually on the belly of the Albatros.
The front one in the direction of flight allows maintenance on the oil pump of the Mercedes D.III engine.
On Albatros D.Va this maintenance hatch was mounted a little further forward in the direction of flight, as the oil pump on the Mercedes D.IIIa engine was mounted a little further forward.
The water pump was mounted on the D.IIIa engine where the oil pump was previously mounted.
The rear maintenance hatch provided access to the fuel drain cock under the fuel tank.

I used etched parts from HGW for the maintenance hatches on the model.



The flap for the fuel tank had to be adapted with a drill and file.





The two maintenance hatches were lightly rounded over a wide wooden handle of a brush and adapted to the fuselage contour



The drain cock was made from 0.8 mm plastic rod, 0.3 mm brass tubing and some copper wire for the small lever.



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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

A 0.8 mm hole was drilled under the fuselage and the fuel drain cock was mounted there.
Of course the white plastic of the drain cock was later painted with brass.












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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

The empty cartridge cases were ejected through the two pipes that protrude from the bottom of the fuselage next to the drain cock.
On the model, these are just short stubs made of 1 mm brass tubing.
These are painted black.
Inside, kit part #F14 is slightly shortened and glued in place. The engine obscures these pipes.







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Bertl

[Alexis]

Love the details !



Alexis

[FAf]

Love the details !
Alexis

... and everything else! Went back to re-read about the wood painting process, amazing...
/Fredrik

[Richtrad]

Bertl, you continue to blow my mind. I think I will play In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida and reread this entire thread!

Warren Q

[NigelR]

More incredible work that is also so helpful for those of us considering building these aircraft. Thanks again for sharing such detailed in progress photos.

[Borsos]

Breathtaking.

[Umlaufmotor]

Thank you, Andreas, Nigel, Warren, Fredrik and Alexis!!!

I'm going back to post #394, the rear-view mirror.
I wasn't particularly happy with the first version.

I used the WingnutWings part #E39 and sanded the outer contour a little.
At the front, where the mirror insert comes in, I used a specially ground flat blade to cleanly adjust the edging by scraping it off.
In addition, a tiny piece of cast iron was attached to the molded mounting of the component to represent the screw connection of the mirror to the holding rod.
The underside of the mirror holder was drilled with a diameter of 0.5mm so that a small brass tube could be inserted there later as a holding rod.





The reflective insert itself is just a 3 mm diameter piece punched out of transparent packaging.
One side of it is painted with Mr. Metal color "Chrome" ..........



...... and after the chrome silver had dried, I sprayed over it again with gloss black.



Here is the result of the finished painted mirror insert - nice to see how the front of the painted chrome color "reflects back"





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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

Painted again with a gray-green color, more precisely "RLM02" from Gunze mixed with a tiny touch of white.
The back of the mirror, which points in the direction of flight when mounted, has again been given tiny little paint chips.
This is a dark grey color (Panzergrau) from AK 3.Gen, which was applied with a small sponge.
The mirror support rod itself was painted separately and inserted into the mirror after the mirror housing had aged.
It didn't have to be glued, it's more or less a press fit.
Already cut to the correct length in the pictures.
The small gray particles on the mirror are still from the plastic sanding dust I had on my hands ........ I'll have to vacuum it up later 







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Bertl

[Umlaufmotor]

And the dry fitting of the finished mirror to the fuselage - of course it will only be glued in at the very end.









You could now use a narrow strip of painted tape to attach the retaining clip for the retaining bar running outwards to the internal crossbar ....
..... you could



....... and the small mirror does what it is supposed to do, it "reflects".



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Bertl

[Alexis]

I'm going to have to remember that for the mirror , really nice work on the lifting ropes as well .


Alexis

[Rookie]

This is jaw-dropping. What an attention to detail Bertl. If I just had 1% of your patience and persistence....

Hats off!

Willem

[Umlaufmotor]

Thank you very much for your comments, Alexis and Willem.

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Bertl