1/32 albatros D:III roden

[mc65]

thanks, soren...

where we were?
little upgrading, I'm taking advantage of a few days off duty, doing as much as possible.

closed the rear of the cockpit area:
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I'm not sure that's correct, but I disliked the black hole without, and in any case once closed the fuselage, very little will be seen...
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then started  the instruments, using the FCM and airscale ones. since I've not a bezels so big as the instrument on the right, I cut a section of a brass tube.
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the air speed indicator. mmmmh. now the rear mounts of the mg appear clumsy!
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some improvements (?) to the tanks..
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and to the caps, yet to refine.
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I tried to "move" a little the seat cushion with an electric solder.
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then I added buttons and lining. not too bad, to me.
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I added a plasticard foil to the ammo containers, too thin on my opinion.
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last thing, I tried to modify the kit muffler carving the end of it and using brass foil to reproduce appropriate shape and thickness.
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the idea is to cut the plastic end when I'll be satisfied with the brass replacement.
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the Mk I is made following the kit part, the Mk II using a tube section angle cutted..
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maybe too angled...
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actually, I'm not convinced about this last intervention...
well, that's all for today, see you nextly!
cheers, p.

[uncletony]

Great progress! I love what you did with the fuel panel. Seat and fuel tank are coming along nicely as well. Instruments look great.

Btw: The "air speed indicator" is actually the engine tachometer -- German airspeed indicators were of the anemometer type and lived out on an outboard wing strut (generally speaking)

[mc65]

thank you very much, bo!

actually, without your work on the jasta 2 D.V all this wouldn't exist!! not having yet received the book I ordered on albatros planes, I go by web and imagination...

so it was the rpm indicator... it make sense, in an open cockpit this indication comes first! but, at this point, I suppose that the roden kit doesn't provide an asi! just copy the wnw one from D.V?

and, also, the really big instrument on the right hand of the cockpit... what's it?

another thing that I don't understand is the fuel panel... why 4 cocks??

little upgrading from the night: oil on internal structure and beginning of the seat.
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greetings, p.

 

[RAGIII]

This is totally awesome work! Another example of what a skilled Modeler can do and how close to WNW a well detailed Roden kit can look!
RAGIII

[uncletony]

so it was the rpm indicator... it make sense, in an open cockpit this indication comes first! but, at this point, I suppose that the roden kit doesn't provide an asi! just copy the wnw one from D.V?

Yes, they varied, but generally similar to what was was fitted to D.V

and, also, the really big instrument on the right hand of the cockpit... what's it?

I think maybe you are referring to the compass? Fuel gauge is also mounted on the right side, but it is not large.

another thing that I don't understand is the fuel panel... why 4 cocks??

It's complicated. The NASM book explains it best. The cocks control which tank is selected, whether air pressure is from hand pump or engine mounted pump (hence AIR pressure gauge on fuel panel) and a couple of other things I can't remember (I am away for the weekend )

I can send you a diagram when I get back which explains it perfectly. PM me your email.

[mc65]

RAGIII,
the differences between a wnw and a roden are several:

- assumed that two finished models look alike once finished, in the amount of blasphemies said during work.
- the total time necessary to complete the second, at least double the first,
- and the most important, with a roden you are forced to give the best of yourself, getting an equivocal result, while
with a wnw you can force yourself to overcome your best, but the quality of the kit will always leave you behind.

the end result will still be an imperfect model, but in the second case only because of the modeller!
this applies to me, obviously, but opening a box wnw opens up the heart, conversely with a roden open the gates of hell the modeller!

that doesn't means roden is trash... it's just wnw that's so far ahead!

bo,
thanks for your kindness, PM sent.
for big instrument I intended not the compass, wich is on the floor, but the one on the right side of the cockpit, the one numbered 29A in the instructions sheet:
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in the FCM sheet it's numbered 24:
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and it's so BIG!
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here compared with the fuel panel:
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it seems a pressure gauge, while the little one at the top of the fuel panel seems to be a level gauge...

ok for the asi, I'll scratch one copying the wnw one.

last question: how about the muffler? I'm not satisfied by both, actually. but wich technique seems better? foil or tube?

thank you all again,
greetings, p.

[uncletony]

29a would be the fuel level gauge...

The gauge at the top of the panel is the fuel tank air pressure gauge (the tanks were pressurized with air to deliver fuel, they did not rely on fuel pumps like modern systems(

[GAJouette]

  Outstanding my friend. Absolutely love the interior frame and those additional details.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[mc65]

thanks...

here again I would thank bo for the info he was so kind to share. actually, I find myself a little bit guilty, first for the shameless copy of his work I'm doing, and then because I'm doing a poor job, doing that!

I'm next to leave for some days of vacation, but I would "close the loop" of the cockpit, in order to not leave little bits around waiting for me back home... so, here we are:

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i closed the fuel panel doing the B side, but without being to picky about. I used also the eduard seat harnesses, even if I'm not convinced at all of their goodness.
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in a fit of glue, I glued also oil, fuel and ammo tanks... they lacks still tubes and lines, but now I know where to find them.
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after rebuild completely the stick, still without book's references (where in the hell it will be? are weeks, now, that I'm waiting for it!) I realized that it's a little bit too high. too late, I saw this placing the rear spandau's brace on its place, when the cyano had set.
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and it was too filled with details (well, gyzmo ones, but still a lot of things) to extricate it from the cockpit. also for the throttle and magnetos controls I gone by fantasy... shame on me!
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I still have not clear ideas about the exact position of the ailerons cables, so I'll wait after holidays to put there the pulleys.
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and that's it. see you within some days, say 10-12 more or less.
bye, p.

[pepperman42]

Impressive work so far. Youre making a great job of this tough kit.

Steve

[mc65]

thank you, steve...

I was just putting it aside and closing the lights, when I saw the ducts for the spent cartridges... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhhh, they seem so extended.... 

an in fact. I glued the spent box upside down! it seems the right time to unglue it, at five hours to the wake up and a long journey ahead.....

but this is the nice to use cyano... it just popped out without collateral damages, but to fix it, it have to wait. augh.

cheers, p.

[RAGIII]

Your build is continuing to be an inspiration! I have a DII by Encore /Roden in the Stash and NOW I AM DETERMINED to build the interior as you have done, and Brad Cancian, with the stringers and entire framework done as a sub assembly! Very,Very, Nice work!
RAGIII

[PrzemoL]

Very impressive modelling, indeed. The interior is a masterpiece. I like your build very much.

[GAJouette]

  Absolutely beautiful work on her interior my friend. Thanks for such a great thread.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Umlaufmotor]

@ mc65
Here is a picture of an Albatros D.III replica of Koloman Mayrhofer.
The position of the aileron pulleys and the aileron control cables in the cockpit are clearly evident here.
I hope this helps you further.

Servus
Bertl