Des, Bud and Chris, thank you very much!
This evening I added all the maior parts that fit due to the test fitting and trimming before the painting pretty well.
Besides of the rigging some details are still missing, e. g. the windscreen, tail skid and, of course, the prop...
Although there's still a way to go and the bird needs a pilot and a base, I think it's time for some first concluding thoughts. The Roden kit has its challenges, but it's absolutely possible to build it and I was very happy with it as a first 32 kit. I remember well that all my kids are connected with a certain model in my display cases. When my daughter was born, I had finished my first eduard Triplane in 1/48. When my first son was born I had built Hasegawas A6M2b in 1/48. And now, for Emil, I am finishing this Albatros D I. This makes me happy and I will always have a special eye on these three models.
But besides of that quite personal thing I can say that I actually enjoyed this scale and the quality of the Roden offering. I can't see the need for Wingnut Wing to release an early Albatros fighter, I wished they would go for a plane that does not exist as a kit at all. The worst thing with this kit were the decals but as I mentioned earlier, Roden seems to have made improvements with their other kits. I won't compare this kit to a WNW kit because I never built one yet. But I am quite sure that everybody with a little modelling experience is able to build a pleasant model out of this Roden kit.
Alright, I can see the home stretch there somewhere.
Thank you for your attention!
Borsos
