1/32 albatros D:III roden

[mc65]

I'm beginning to hate this kit... it seems that I saved the engine, but I deployed a lot of whitening of my poor hair. 

actually, I'm thinking to start it again with another box. I intended this as a dummy test for wood effects and roden kits, but I find myself entangled in such a mess, and also I like so much the voss plane, that I'm afraid to waste it.
mah, let's go ahead, and see what will happens...

to relax a bit I did the pulleys for the control cables. little documentation, some gyzmo, a drop of ingenuity... here.
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not to much to be seen...
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and that's all, for tonight.
bye, p.

[RAGIII]

Looks absolutely great to me!
RAGIII

[-Sören-]

Oh no! Don't give up! Why do You want to waste the kit? What You have built until now looks already so great. Remember that Roden is not a Wingnut  kit! But I'm sure with Your modeling skills it would be a very nice model. Go Paolo, go!

[PrzemoL]

Oh no! Don't give up! Why do You want to waste the kit? What You have built until now looks already so great. Remember that Roden is not a Wingnut  kit! But I'm sure with Your modeling skills it would be a very nice model. Go Paolo, go!

I second this! You have made a fantastic interior! Now dress it up with a skin!

[mc65]

rest assured, I will not surrender ... the game ends when the king is checkmate, not before!

Today I took the bull by the horns and gave it a settled ... nothing exceptional, but it is beginning to take a shape. maybe not the right shape, but any ... better than nothing!

saved the flanges and installed on manifold, plug wires, lever advance and tappets. all a mix from ex WNW parts and gyzmo.
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water pump is completely missing from the kit, I'll do something about.. nothing exotic, just a little can.
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exaust pipes in dry-fit...
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and side B. I'm thinking to love me and defer on a number of minor details that remain invisible to the hood mounted...
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now a few details and begin to age it with the colors. then I'll put it in its place and will close the @@@@ fuselage, IF I don't do others mistakes...

[uncletony]

I like it

[-Sören-]

Waterpump? I look in my spares box next weekend and put it to the CD.

[uncletony]

I guess you mean you are missing the "air pump" -  the funny little thing on the front of the motor at the end of the camshaft. The water pump on the D.III is in the middle of the tower at the back of the motor that houses the vertical driveshaft for the camshaft and is topped with the decompression device (the thing with the handle).

The air pump provides air pressure to the fuel tank, thus providing fuel pressure to the carburetor.

[kornbeef]

Theres spare various airpumps on the WNW Merc sprue. just check references that the type and location is okay. Some were mounted at the rear of the camshaft too.

Easier than making one.

Keith

I love what you have done so far.

[mc65]

yep, you're right: air pump!
this night, putting finally the head on the pillow, I wondered what were those two tubes going downward in the cranckcase, if there are other two bigger on the back of the engine.... 2+2=4.

soren, thank you, let's check via email before you send it, maybe meanwhile I find something to put there! all in all, I have two other albatross wnw on the shelf, maybe I find something from there to cannibalize..

[GAJouette]

  Outstanding details on your engine my friend. Keep up the excellent works.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[mc65]

yeeeeEEeeesssssssss!

this evening coming home I found in my mail box the books, finally. right in time, there I found this pic:
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and, in detail....
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so, after a not too long research, I had the right air pump from a wnw D.V
said, done!
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some dirty here and there...
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and after some pushing and pulling and cold sweating..
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the last detail will be fitted with the engine positively locked in position.
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maybe tomorrow... thank you all for the help!
greetings, p.

[rhallinger]

This all looks just superb to me!  Keep up the good work.

Regards,

Bob

[PrzemoL]

Very convincing. And it is not WNW but Roden! Great modelling.

[Ernie]

That looks very good.  Really convincing work.

Best Regards,
Ernie