Albatros D I 1/32 Roden

[BigBlue]

Great stuff, Borsos!

[Borsos]

Good evening gentlemen,
thank you very much for your kind, encouraging words! You really help me very much with that.

Tonight I finished the interior including the engine. I won't detail it more, it won't be visible.

I changed the cable of the shot counter clock (is this the propper term?) and added the Machine guns and empty cartridge connections between gun and box. Here I actually would like to give two recommendations regarding the built:

1) I didn't regret having glued the engine in place and after this adding the wiring. It's no problem to detail the engine when it's glued in place.
2) Especially when using aftermarket guns I would highly recommend to align engine, MGs and empty cartridge before adding the upper decking.

If you cut the decking at the front (where it is split in reality anyway), you can bend both halves and add the decking in spite of fully mounted guns:

Thank you for your attention.
Best wishes
Borsos

[Des]

The interior work and your attention to detail is superb, the engine also looks excellent, I really like the seat belts.

Des.

[Ernie]

Excellent work on the Alby, Borsos.  I really appreciate your tips as the build
progresses.  The interior work, including the engine and guns looks great,
my friend.

Cheers,
Ernie

[BigBlue]

Looks absolutely terrific, Borsos!  You are really bringing this kit to life.

Chris

[stefanbuss]

Those seatbelts are among the best I have ever seen in my "modelling life". Very well done.

[malaula]

You've put a lot off effort into the interior,Borsos,I like the used look of the seat best!Be sure to glue the fuselagehalves well together,when I built the Roden DIII they cracked open along the spine just when I had finished painting it
cheers
Matz

[kornbeef]

You've put a lot off effort into the interior,Borsos,I like the used look of the seat best!Be sure to glue the fuselagehalves well together,when I built the Roden DIII they cracked open along the spine just when I had finished painting it
cheers
Matz

Good point, I re-inforced all mine with strip behind the seam after suffering a similar issue.

[Ernie]

Good point, I re-inforced all mine with strip behind the seam after suffering a similar issue.

Thanks for the warning, Matz, and Keith, that is a good idea.  I will remember to do that!

Cheers,
Ernie

[Borsos]

Thank you Mathias and kornbeef for the warning and the hint! I have done that too, I glued two plastic strips to strengthen the joint.

[RAGIII]

Great tip guys! I am going to use this not only on my Roden Albatri but on the WNW DVII with which I have had similar problems in the past!
RAGIII

[moustique]

you make a very great job

[Borsos]

Thank you, guys!

Meanwhile I painted the engine covering (gloss black, Alclad II aluminium, MIG chipping fluid, Gunze RLM02, highlights and shadows) I scratched it a little bit and sealed it with future. I'll never get a better oportunity to paint it when it is glued in place.
Adding the upper decking was a tight fit. It was one of the more difficult steps, because I, of course, had created my own traps: When I had removed the molded on stringers, I only had had in mind "scale thickness" and had sanded down the fuselage walls. Don't do that! You need the thickness of the plastic to have room to glue the covering on...
Anyway, it looks quite O. K. now. Fuselage is closed, now it goes to detailing the exterior.

Thank you!
Borsos

[Ernie]

The top deck looks great in place, Borsos.  Thanks for the warning
about not sanding the fuselage walls.  Nice progress, my friend.

Cheers,
Ernie

[RAGIII]

Beautiful work! I am sooooo tempted to do a Roden Albatros Now! Very Inspiring!!
RAGIII