Model Airways "ALBATROS D.Va RED BARON'S AIRPLANE 1:16"

[Albatros_Ace]

Does anyone own this kit?

What did you think about it?

Do you have any pictures?
etc.



oh heres a link

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[Albatros_Ace]

forgot to add this .......


Also same questions for the Sopwith Camel

[xken]

You really enjoy being frustrated by poor quaility of cast parts, misalingement of fitting parts, missing parts and poor assembly instructions.

You enjoy carving of parts from lumps of Brittannia metal that somewhat resemble parts.

Expect to rebuild the landing gear as you watch the gear slowly colapse due to the weight of the engine after six months.

You will have to scatch build wing struts for proper wing alignment.

A fellow Canadian John Reid can probabely add to this list; I do not wish to pile on.

But don't be disappointed; these comments apply to the Sopwith as well. Looking on the bright side John can share with you that the Jenny kit is in fact of better quality.

I personally having built two of these kits would not wish them on my worst enemy, nor waste my money on another one.

Hope others will share their opinions; perhaps they have improved since I built mine.

Ken

[JohnReid]

Except for the Jenny these kits are of poor quality.

[ChrisSavaglio]

The albie and camel fall into the same category as the nieuport 28, as described above.

I'll put it this way....I build the nieup and it was destroyed in a tragic display case collapsing accident. My friend bought another kit to give to me....I told him if he really felt guilty (I had no hard feelings at all about the situation...several other of my models and his were destroyed), he should build the kit himself as pennance.....

I wouldn't waste your money on it. You'll end up scratching too much of it anyway if you want it to turn out right. I spent the evenings of a 2 week business trip doing nothing but filing, sanding and carving the metal bits to make them resemble the parts they were supposed to be.

C

[Crosshair]

I'm building the Camel. My experience is so limited that I can't say how it compares to others, but it's true that some of the castings are pretty clumsy. There are people doing excellent work with it, though:

One

Another

I wish there were more wood kits out there to choose from.

[JohnReid]

Buy the Jenny,buy the Jenny again buy the Jenny!

[Albatros_Ace]

are you a fan(sarcastically)

[Albatros_Ace]

Is there an albatros d.v or d.va anyone would recomend?

[xken]

Buy the kit and just plan on a great deal of scratchbuilding and modifying.

Read the two links above both are good reads on what to look forward to and what to expect. The kit would be a good starting point for a scratch build, and you get the engine. I am advising "one" on his build now of a Sopwith Camel.

This is not a kit for a novice and will require a great deal of patience. If you do not drink now; you will by the time you are done with it.

But do read the links above. Ken