Roland C.II 1/32

[RLWP]

I quite like the half-a-plane, it would be a radically different way of finishing the Roland

Richard

[RAGIII]

Looks fantastic! A cut away model would certainly be different. I am sure you could come up with a wing spar to hold the other wing in place with your scratch building abilities. 
RAGIII

[RLWP]

Looks fantastic! A cut away model would certainly be different. I am sure you could come up with a wing spar to hold the other wing in place with your scratch building abilities. 
RAGIII

Probably...

It's the other missing details that put me off doing that. Wing spars, control cables, wiring, ammunition box, etc, etc, etc.

Richard

[RLWP]

Richard

[GazzaS]

Richard,
   Nice view of your bench.  Does the kit come with a plastic rollbar?  Think I need to make me some of those parts holders.

Gaz

[RLWP]

Richard,
   Nice view of your bench.  Does the kit come with a plastic rollbar?  Think I need to make me some of those parts holders.

Gaz

It comes with the semi-circular roll over bar fitted to the first batch. The 'late' kit has the angular roll over bar and the lmg 08, but has the Linke-Hoffman wings with external pushrods

I'm building one from the intermediate batch with the pilot's gun, angular roll over bar and cable operated ailerons, so it's getting a Gaspatch lmg 08 and a scratchbuilt roll over bar

Richard

[kensar]

The interior is stunning! Excellent work there.
A cutaway version would be cool, but a lot more work.

[krow113]

Exemplary work.
I like the rotor vise mount.

[RLWP]

Exemplary work.
I like the rotor vise mount.

Well spotted. I had to machine an edge off to clear the handle, which makes that nice pattern

Richard

[jeroen_R90S]

but has the Linke-Hoffman wings with external pushrods

As I have the "late" kit to build one day, I noticed this (and of course, a great Walfish in progress -it's even getting sliding windows!).
I'm not very knowledgable about the C.II, but the wings and aileron pushrods are only applicable for a Linke-Hoffman built machine and not for a late Roland one?

Jeroen

[RLWP]

but has the Linke-Hoffman wings with external pushrods

As I have the "late" kit to build one day, I noticed this (and of course, a great Walfish in progress -it's even getting sliding windows!).
I'm not very knowledgable about the C.II, but the wings and aileron pushrods are only applicable for a Linke-Hoffman built machine and not for a late Roland one?

Jeroen

Not entirely sure - it doesn't seem clear when C.II became C.IIa. The C.IIa has the pushrods

Richard

[GazzaS]

I'm building one from the intermediate batch with the pilot's gun, angular roll over bar and cable operated ailerons, so it's getting a Gaspatch lmg 08 and a scratchbuilt roll over bar

Richard

At the risk of showing my lack of knowledge:  The early versions didn't have a forward firing gun?

Gaz

[RLWP]

I'm building one from the intermediate batch with the pilot's gun, angular roll over bar and cable operated ailerons, so it's getting a Gaspatch lmg 08 and a scratchbuilt roll over bar

Richard

At the risk of showing my lack of knowledge:  The early versions didn't have a forward firing gun?

Gaz

Correct

Early:



Late, with pushrods to rod operated ailerons:



There's a version between those two:



Richard

Pictures from Wikipedia

[GazzaS]

Thanks for the pics!  The first machine looks really clean in that monochrome scheme.  I wonder what the real color was?  I've seen profiles in both sky blue and grey.  It would be neat if there were some Idfleig orders documenting it somewhere.

I really should order one before they too are gone from WnW.

Gaz

[RLWP]

Thanks for the pics!  The first machine looks really clean in that monochrome scheme.  I wonder what the real color was?  I've seen profiles in both sky blue and grey.  It would be neat if there were some Idfleig orders documenting it somewhere.

I really should order one before they too are gone from WnW.

Gaz

A whole can of worms, Gaz. Could be CDL or a sandy colour too

Richard