More Albatros Profiles

[BLOWHARD]

but still cannot figure out how you do it so smooth and perfect

I'm not sure if it's smooth or perfect, but I do work pretty large. These are 8200x3537 px.
Thanks though

This detail crop is 50% original size.

[BLOWHARD]

More, lots of stripes!

This might be Fritz Kempf's plane from Jasta 2...or Hermann Vallendor...or...
No one is too sure. Dan-San Abbott says it was Kempf's, that's good enough.

I'm not sure about the diamond strengthening plates. They're not striped with black and white and look darker than the white. My guess is natural plywood. But why not paint them??? Were they added later? The photo in the Windsock Datafile shows them a bit darker, but maybe mine are too light?
This one had a particularly pointed spinner. Funny mirror fairing too.


I know very little about this one except it was flown by Hans Böhning of Jasta 79b. I only have one fuzzy photo.
One thing is pretty sure, it didn't have an ace of spades playing card on it!!!


This is the color Ray Rimell chose when he built a kit of this plane.
THIRD ALBATROS! | Ray Rimell's WW1 World
That's probably as good as I'll get. I gather the blue is a guess as it's from a Bavarian unit. There are two shades of color besides the white, two colors of blue does seem as likely as any other.
I think mine needs to be much more dirty.

[elephant]

If you allow me, a couple of rivet counting remarks...
I have the impression, judging from the pic, that the Jasta B machine's fuselage sould be looking a git more "glossy" and contrasty,
also the colors of the wings should be inverted?
(lilac on upper wing, green on the lower)

The detail of the MFJ machine above, looks AWESOME!

[elephant]

Forgot to mention the tailplane at my previous post...
I think that the colours should be inverted there too.
(lilac inner-green outer)...

[GiantFlyingRobots]

If you allow me, a couple of rivet counting remarks...
I have the impression, judging from the pic, that the Jasta B machine's fuselage sould be looking a git more "glossy" and contrasty,
also the colors of the wings should be inverted?
(lilac on upper wing, green on the lower)

The detail of the MFJ machine above, looks AWESOME!

I tend to agree about the Black and White stripped Jasta 2 looking quite "glossy" I also wonder if the strong highlight that runs the length of the fuselage could be toned down a little?

Also notice that in the images posted, the spinner appears to sit behind the engine cowl, with no apparent gap as Illustrated?

More observations than quibbles.

I notice that nobody has stepped up to my challenge.

[BLOWHARD]

But Elephant, that profile is before they washed it!
The photo is pretty contrasty as far as the light areas, the sun is really blowing them out.
But I agree with you, I need to work on the dark glossy effect and the overall contrast.
Any ideas about those diamond appliques?

lilac on upper wing, green on the lower

How can you tell? I can only see one tone aside from the white stripes on the upper wings. But I'll take your word for it.

Forgot to mention the tailplane at my previous post...
I think that the colours should be inverted there too.

You definitely can't tell that, it's a black tail with a white stripe through the middle on either side Does it not read like black and white on my profile? That might be a problem...

Also notice that in the images posted, the spinner appears to sit behind the engine cowl, with no apparent gap as Illustrated?

I'll look into that GFR. I always thought that was caused by the amount of gap around the diameter and angle of photo. But maybe there was a distance adjustment or different placements along with the different spinners.

I notice that nobody has stepped up to my challenge.

Look no further than earlier in this thread, think F-104 Starfighters!!!
I'm also thinking about P-51s and P-47s by this guy who goes by Griant Flying Robots!
I really like Jester's 190As but I couldn't see the profiles anymore. Are they gone???
Gaëtan Marie's Mirage IIIs are super too...even though they are jets
I'm sure I missed several series' though!

[GiantFlyingRobots]

Look no further than earlier in this thread, think F-104 Starfighters!!!
I'm also thinking about P-51s and P-47s by this guy who goes by Griant Flying Robots!
I really like Jester's 190As but I couldn't see the profiles anymore. Are they gone???
Gaëtan Marie's Mirage IIIs are super too...even though they are jets
I'm sure I missed several series' though!

Sure...No disrespect(except for GFR, that guy is hopeless) to any of the above, and of course there certainly is some fine work throughout this site, but these are on another level of detailed nuttiness.

BTW. It'd be a shame if Jester has removed his work, I always enjoyed seeing it, and this joint is a lesser place without it.

His 109's were right up there.

[BLOWHARD]

another level of detailed nuttiness.

I agree with the nuttiness, but that GFR guy is pretty nutty too
I certainly am trying, plus this is a one-in-a-million subject. It's just oozing weird individual details and there's something new and different I find on each one!

[BLOWHARD]

Is this better?

I'm scared to go too much darker and lighter or I'll loose my detail.
I'm still not sure about the spinner but I moved it in, it can't hurt as far as looks go.

[pkassak]

I am killed by the crop detail ...BH THUMBS UP!