Finished - Albatros D.V by CDW - Wingnut Wings - 1:32 Scale - Plastic

[CDW]

Thanks to all for your kind comments and for all the "likes". 😎

[GrandpaPhil]

Well done!

[lmagna]

Great looking build Craig. One can almost hear the wind whistling through the wing rigging.

 

I do have a question though. Do you know what the device mounted on the upper wing just to the right of center line is? Looks like it possibly is a pitot tube, but I wanted to be certain if possible. I have never seen a pitot tube on a WWI aircraft.

Edited May 16, 2019 by lmagna

[CDW]

2 hours ago, lmagna said:

Great looking build Craig. One can almost hear the wind whistling through the wing rigging.

 

I do have a question though. Do you know what the device mounted on the upper wing just to the right of center line is? Looks like it possibly is a pitot tube, but I wanted to be certain if possible. I have never seen a pitot tube on a WWI aircraft.

Thanks for the nice comments Lou.

I don't know for sure, nothing in my references tell me exactly what that object might be, but I am guessing it's a vent for the radiator and possibly where the coolant was filled.

I'll bet vossiewulf knows what it is. Maybe if he looks in, he will tell us. 

[CDW]

I just realized I failed to post these "final" pictures of the Albatros a few days ago. Three days late, but what the heck.

 

[jct]

She turned out really nice

[CDW]

1 hour ago, jct said:

She turned out really nice

Thanks JCT. Enjoying that RV?

My brother and his wife sure do get a lot of use out of theirs. Almost every time I call him, they are out on a lake somewhere, fishing. That couple love fishing more than anybody else I have ever seen. They are darned good at it, too. His friends kid him and say, "Gene could catch a fish by casting a lure in a bath tub." I can tell you from experience, you can be fishing all day long in your boat, never get a bite, and he will pull up near you in his boat, cast a line over near your boat and catch a fish. 

 

[jct]

Absolutely,  nothing better, just me and the pup during the week and the Admiral joins use for the weekend.  She is planning to work through the rest of the year, we may hit the road after that but we will see

[lmagna]

On 5/16/2019 at 10:55 AM, CDW said:

I don't know for sure, nothing in my references tell me exactly what that object might be, but I am guessing it's a vent for the radiator and possibly where the coolant was filled.

DUH! It is so obvious when it is pointed out. I feel like I must be keeping my brains in my left foot! If you look at the two pictures you provided one can see the radiator hoses plainly visible going from the engine to the upper wing!

Edited May 18, 2019 by lmagna

[CDW]

2 minutes ago, lmagna said:

DUH! It is so obvious when it is pointed out. I feel like I must be keeping my brains in my left foot! If you look at the two pictures you provided one can see the radiator hoses plainly visible going from the engine to the lower wing!

When I first posted these photos, it made me realize one of the radiator pipes had come unglued from the radiator. It's fixed now. It's amazing what details can be seen in photos that often escape the naked eye.

[popeye the sailor]

I'm trying to con the admiral into getting our fishing licences.   I think back to my younger days and how much I used to fish.......all I ever used was a drop line   

 

superb gallery shots.........

[popeye the sailor]

do you mean upper wing?

[CDW]

9 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

do you mean upper wing?

Not sure if you're talking to me or to Lou. If me, then yes, the radiator pipe cam loose from the upper wing/radiator.

[CDW]

9 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

I'm trying to con the admiral into getting our fishing licences.   I think back to my younger days and how much I used to fish.......all I ever used was a drop line   

 

superb gallery shots.........

I need to check, but I think I may have reached the age where fishing licenses are no longer required in my state. 🙂 It's a benefit of becoming a senior  citizen at some point.

[lmagna]

11 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

do you mean upper wing?

Lower side of the upper wing! You don't expect me to proof read my comments do you?

[Javlin]

Just going through some of your ole builds she came out Nice  Craig got this one in the stash.I am about to embark on some WWI builds once I finish the ICM He-111 on a GB on another site.