I didn't plan to build more than one Albatros D-V in my 'WWI list' but you all know how it goes: you start with one, then two, three...at least, building both at the same time will spare time, and moreover, I've already built and painted two spare Mercedes D-III engines.
The first is a Jasta 18 late D-Va with external aileron cables and reinforcing braces on the V-struts. Those red and white birds are just gorgeous. It will be one of these four, of which I have time pix:
Two of them are visible on this shot:
The second is the well known black D-Va of Ernst Udet at Jasta 37:
This aircraft is well documented, and I found this very picture interesting, because building the aircraft in this state and position would highlight the underside five-color lozenges which are usually not much visible.
Both kits will be from Roden, as this kit is actually a D-Va with the above mentioned details. It is also the most accurate D-Va in 1/72 scale in my opinion, although certainly more difficult to build than the Eduard issue, because the upper and lower wings must be built from several parts (due to common tooling with their D-III and D-II models).
This pic is blurry, but it shows the wing parts with the optional center sections for other versions:
Luckily, it will not be necessary to make a precise wing building for Udet's aircraft, as everything was more or less bent during the crash...The lower wings must even have a negative dihedral angle.
