1/32 albatros D:III roden

[mc65]

thank you, ernie!

...and here is the update!
not to much, today... I just put the few wood decals remaining, and played a little with PE and oils in the ventral area.
I decided to leave the central panel in lighter color, just to test the difference.
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needless to say, now I'm not convinced at all about...
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i added some oils also on the fuselage's sides.
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and started to work with landing gear struts. the next step will be the upper wing, but I want a gear that will snap in at first attempt, when will be his time!
metal reinforcements and copper secondary axle.
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abviously, I dont'have at home a brass tube of the right size of the main axle... uff.
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and stress test. it seems strong enough!
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tomorrow I'll go to disassemble all the pens that I'll find at home to find the right tube.... finger crossed!
cheers, p.

[Zabu]

Your Albatros it's an art work!

Fantastic. The wood effect it's perfect imo and the overall weathering and look of the model it's superb.

Hey Paolo... try to stay out of your electrical home wiring  !

Cheeers

[uncletony]

Check your references, I don't think Voss's D.III had the airfoil fairing on the axle.

Edit: never mind, it appears that it did (I couldn't find the photo.)

[mc65]

...er...
I'm carrying on assuming it has not the airfoil fairing on the landing gear!
otherwise I'd use the kit one, instead to search everywhere a substitute..

so? fairing yes, fairing not, this is the question....

another non-secondary question is about the wheels's colour: black or....?

thanks for the help, anyway. the doubt is the basis of knowledge.

little upgrading, meanwhile:
ailerons underside.
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beginning of restoring the tail..
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and all the struts. phew!
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I would like to go ahead, but tomorrow I'll have an early wake up, so better have some rest...
to the next,
cheers, p. 

[uncletony]

...er...
I'm carrying on assuming it has not the airfoil fairing on the landing gear!
otherwise I'd use the kit one, instead to search everywhere a substitute..

Go back a few pages and have a look at the photos Zabu posted. I'd say it is pretty clear that there is a fairing.

[mc65]

mmmmmmmh... It's not so clear, to me! I see just a reflection of light over a curve horizontal profile...

[Dal Gavan]

I'm really enjoying this build, Paolo.  You're doing beautiful work on this kit.

Dal.

[Flip Hendrickx]

Enjoying this build as well. Love the color variations!
Keep 'm posted Paolo :-)

Grtz

Flip

[uncletony]

mmmmmmmh... It's not so clear, to me! I see just a reflection of light over a curve horizontal profile...

Hmmmm. You are right, I misread the black rectangle under the axle -- it's the ground. I'm back to saying no fairing

[mc65]

thank you all, it's a pleasure to share here!

ok, bo... so I'm back at digging around searching to a suitable axle!
but tomorrow I'll go downtown, maybe, who knows.... (where is the emoticon with the fingers crossed??)

time to sleep, and I mean now!
bye bye, p.

[-Sören-]

Paolo, there are no ventilation slots on the bottom of the fuselage between the lower wings.

[RAGIII]

...er...
I'm carrying on assuming it has not the airfoil fairing on the landing gear!
otherwise I'd use the kit one, instead to search everywhere a substitute..

Go back a few pages and have a look at the photos Zabu posted. I'd say it is pretty clear that there is a fairing.

Bo, I don't usually argue the finer points but.... only OAW built DIIIs had the fairing. Not on the Voss DIII in either version
RAGIII

PS: In the original B&W photo I see a lot of the same dark shadow above and below the bar/axle. On the cleaned up colorized version only the bottom has been removed. I will stand with my brash statement, Only OAW had the fairing 

[uncletony]

PS: In the original B&W photo I see a lot of the same dark shadow above and below the bar/axle. On the cleaned up colorized version only the bottom has been removed. I will stand with my brash statement, Only OAW had the fairing 

I agree. Sorry for stirring up confusion ...

[mc65]

no prob, bo. I prefer to cultivate more doubts than certainties... and, all in all, we are here to discuss about!

moreover, as we see going ahead, every day it's a surprise! soren, are you surr about the slots? that means redo the ventral panel... but, may be a good occasion to change the panel's colour.

When I'll be back at home. today will be a loooong journey, and has already started uphill....
cheers, p.

[-Sören-]

Yes, I´m sure. Roden has only copied the mistake from the sketches in the Windsock Datafiles. At this position the backing plates to the rudder pedals and the pulleys should be.
Check the pics I´ve given to You!