Albatross DII enters the WerkStatt

[Baron von Blutwurst]

Howdy again folks..I'm back at this beast.:d I've got all the cabling installed except for the elevator control cables. I've got the suspension,(bungee cord type), working smoothly and worked up the currently applied textures a bit. I've also modeled the Wing struts and attatchment points.
Hope it's looking the part too you.:ernae:

Cheers
Randy

 

[huub vink]

It really looks lovely Randy! However how did this Albatross end up in Pleurtuit/Saint Malo, which is in France, but way out of the range of a German Albatros :costumes:.

Cheers,
Huub

 

[Baron von Blutwurst]

Thanks Huub....yeah he got caught in a storm and the nice folks outside of Paris refueled him...pity his compass was screwy.:costumes:

Here's a couple more progress shots of where the mapping is at. Hope you folks dig it. :ernae:

Cheers
Randy

 

[Baron von Blutwurst]

Just an update shot for you folks to peruse. This shows off the cabling work pretty well IMO.:isadizzy:

Cheers
Randy

 

[monk1]

Yow, that's fantastic.

 

[Baron von Blutwurst]

Thanks Monk..I'll keep updating if you keep checking it over.:ernae:

 

[Baron von Blutwurst]

I've decided to do the fuselage mapping over again to give myself some texturing breathing room..I think the details are a bit more evident now that the pixels aren't all crushed up.:d I've mapped out the wheels as well and tossed a texture on them.:ernae:

Cheers
Randy

 

[Lionheart]

Goodness Randy,

You are really accellerating fast in your high quality. That fuselage and pilot look photo real. I cant believe you have created all of this in what, 3 weeks?? Awesome work man..



Bill

 

[Baron von Blutwurst]

Mucho's Gracias Bill..I've decided to take spline modeling to heart..man is it ever faster than working from primitives,:d

Cheers
Randy

 

[Baron von Blutwurst]

moving right along again..I cant wait to finish this exterior so I can do the VC.:ernae:

Cheers
Randy

 

[Flyboy208]

Brilliant work Randy! Looking forward to the flight testing Mate! Mike

 

[Epsillon]

Very nice, Randy!

 

[Baron von Blutwurst]

Thanks Mike and Epsillon...I am glad you guys are diggin' this particular project.:ernae:

 

[Baron von Blutwurst]

I'm currently working on getting eveything more balnced and reworking the markings to be more accurate.:ernae:

Cheers
Randy

 

[Baron von Blutwurst]

I'm getting all the stray mapping done and getting ready to hit the VC soon.:ernae:

Cheers
Randy

 

[max_thehitman]

Randy good buddy, That is one superb aircraft. :ernae:
You have done a great job on this one, as well as the other cool classic warbirds.
CAn´t wait to see what cool paint-jobs everyone will be using on this plane. There were some excellent paints done on this model. I would like to see one all in red, as this was the "Red Baron´s" First "all Red" airplane he used, before he moved to the newer Fokker tridecker.
http://www.wwi-cookup.com/albatros/dv/Albatros_DV1177-17.jpg
http://wwi-cookup.com/albatros/index.html
http://www.wwi-cookup.com/albatros/dv/Albatros_DVMvR_469317.jpg

 

[lucas81]

The red painted Albatros was D.III, not D.II which Randy is building. When flying the D.II, MvR had typical aircraft scheme.

Simply awesome model !

BR,

Lucas

 

[Baron von Blutwurst]

Thanks Max and Lukasz....yeah, Richthofen's DII was a standard scheme with a thin white stripe towards the nose.

Cheers
Randy

 

[wombat666]

Ahhh yessssss!
The 'Myths and Legends' surrounding MvR and his 'all red' aircraft are many and varied.

 

[MudMarine]

WOW!! She's beautiful!!