Author Topic: A Roden Albatross D.III (completed 22/3/18)  (Read 6615 times)

Offline Manni

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Re: A Roden Albatross D.III
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2018, 04:15:06 PM »
Beautiful build, the wood looks great as the entire plane does.
Bye,
Manni
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« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2018, 04:31:26 PM »
Thank you, Manni!

I had to translate "Warum nach mehr Bausatze" for my wife.

Her favorite question to me is:  'Another parcel??'

Gaz
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« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2018, 08:01:48 PM »
Fantastic work Gaz, I look forward to watching this build develop. I also like your jig, where did you obtain that from ?, I have a wooden one very similar in construction however a plastic one would be much better for me.

Gilly,
Thank you!  I got mine from BNA model world.  But the jig itself is made by a company called 'Vertigo Miniatures'.  They have a few different jigs for various scales.

Gaz

Thank you Gaz, thats very helpful. One will be winging its way towards me this week. I have this kit and will be following your build closely and hope one day to try to do the kit justice as you have done.

Mark



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Re: A Roden Albatross D.III
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2018, 01:58:23 PM »
I like your approach to the wood finish on this model.  Very convincing yet simple techniques, nicely done.  You have made the engine look like a combat veteran with the goodies and weathering, again, very nicely done.  It's nice to see a Roden DIII in the mix on the forum, you are doing outstanding work on it and I look forward to continue to follow along.
Mark

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« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2018, 03:35:42 PM »
Guys, thank you very much!  It's motivating to me to see that you like the way the Albatross is progressing.

Gaz
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Re: A Roden Albatross D.III
« Reply #20 on: March 14, 2018, 05:32:32 PM »
Hey Gaz!
Great to have you here too buddy!
K

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« Reply #21 on: March 14, 2018, 06:00:33 PM »
HI Karim!
    Great to see you, too!

Gaz
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Re: A Roden Albatross D.III
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2018, 09:56:21 AM »
Hi Again,
    This week I went to my local fishing supply shop only to find that they had no fly-tying supplies.  I was after lead wire, and monofilament line of .15mm diameter.

The lead wire was for the bungees around the landing gear shaft.  And the fine line was for the main rigging.  I have some EZline for use on smaller pieces of rigging.  After some experimentation, I've decided that there is a time and a place for both.

Since I last wrote, I have inserted Bob's Buckles eyelets in all of the appropriate holes (I think!).  I also smattered the undereside in an attempt to make a realistic mess from the turning main wheels.

Finally, I added an oil streak along the belly.  Pictures of crashed Roland C.II show a long streak of oil that reaches all of the way to the tail.  I couldn't find a good belly-shot of a long-service D.III, so I ran a longish streak.

I don't have the patience to wait for lead wire to arrive by mail.  So, I turned to a reliable chord that is more supple than the copper wire I do have.

Green silk thread.  I bought it a while ago for some long-defunct project, and have found it comes in handy occasionally.  The main bonus of silk thread is that it isn't fuzzy like cotton line.


When I originally attached the elevator, I attached the Eduard PE control horns.  They were nice and thin, but I had a helluva time getting rigging to stick to them at the proper angles.  So, I removed them and replaced them with the Roden kit parts which I was able to notch with a knife after making them a little more aerodynamic.


So now I will paint my green silk thread in a bungee-grey-white, rig the undercarriage, and pray that when I put the wheels on, that it doesn't lean to either side.

Thanks for looking,

Gaz
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Re: A Roden Albatross D.III
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2018, 12:23:00 PM »
 Gaz,
Your D.III just gets better and better with each update my friend. Keep up the excellence.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2018, 07:08:12 PM »
Excellent update. I really like what you are doing with the weathering. Nice work on the bungees!
RAGIII
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Re: A Roden Albatross D.III
« Reply #25 on: March 17, 2018, 07:23:30 PM »
Guys,
   Thank you very much!

Gaz
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Re: A Roden Albatross D.III
« Reply #26 on: March 18, 2018, 07:36:50 AM »
Very cool -together with RAGIIIs OAW D.III it makes me want to start my own Roden D.III! :)
Not scheme you often, as well. The splattering looks cool, too.

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Re: A Roden Albatross D.III
« Reply #27 on: March 18, 2018, 02:37:03 PM »
Jeroen,
    Thank you!
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Re: A Roden Albatross D.III
« Reply #28 on: March 21, 2018, 09:44:48 AM »
Agree with all the above comments, a beautiful bird in progress !

ED
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Re: A Roden Albatross D.III
« Reply #29 on: March 21, 2018, 03:48:16 PM »
Thank you, Ed!
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