More Albatros Profiles

[GiantFlyingRobots]

I'm not sure about the spinner either, but it certainly looks better.

[BLOWHARD]

I talked over the spinner thing with Jim Miller. It looks like there were variables in how close the spinner was to the opening in the cowling. I'm pretty sure the spinners weren't inset, but just closer in some cases. The opening in the cowling is far from exact and you could end up with rubbing between the spinner and cowling edge if they were close.
My thinking is that it's a combination of closeness and perspective that makes the spinner seem inset.
Still. if it shows in the photo, I'll try and represent it

Another new one, Paul Strahle, D.V 4594/17, Jasta 18.

The photos of this plane aren't clear enough for me to see it, but he evidently had some sort of cowl or cover over the rear of his machine guns. I just fudged something that has the correct bulk that seemed like what a ground crew might have fabricated.

I think I might need that gun cover to be a little higher?

[Baron]

BH, these profiles are the best WW1 profiles I have ever seen. I don't think that this could be better done like this! Congratulations. One small detail: Check the position of the cross on the tail!
Cheers, Simon

PS: the detailwork makes me crazy! ;-)

[adlabs6]

Hi Blowhard,

I just noticed the cross on the tail in the photo appears to have a slightly thicker white outline, with the points rounded rather than sharp.

I wonder if this was due to the crew painting either the white first, or the black. Was there a specified process by which these were supposed to have been painted? Or just a size guideline?

[BLOWHARD]

One small detail: Check the position of the cross on the tail!

You just aren't ever happy!
I'll fix that Simon, thanks

I just noticed the cross on the tail in the photo appears to have a slightly thicker white outline, with the points rounded rather than sharp.

I wonder if this was due to the crew painting either the white first, or the black. Was there a specified process by which these were supposed to have been painted? Or just a size guideline?
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It's probably a partial repaint. I think part of the white outline size is light halo from the sun but I'll check it again. I did lay the photo on the profile to check the size and it looked spot-on last night but I obviously didn't get the placement right so maybe the size is off too...

[BLOWHARD]

I think this is better.

I'm pretty sure there is a spotting scope under that hood thing, at least I think that's what I see. I put that in. But there's a weird looking object that seems to be mounted on the fuselage side just in front of the lower wing. It looks like a long oval section fluid tank of some kind with two retaining straps. It seems to be very glossy. But I have no idea what it is. I've never seen anything like it on an Albatros!

[elephant]

Too fuzzy to tell anything valid...
I still trying to figure out the object you're describing!

[BLOWHARD]

Thanks Elephant. I hope you can find something. I've got an email out to Greg and Jim but nothing yet.

[BLOWHARD]

Here is a fun one, Kurt Monnington, Jasta 18-

Until fairly recently this plane was wrongly thought to have been flown by Georg von Hantelmann who flew a similarly marked Fokker D.VII, also in Jasta 18. It was always assumed it was in the standard red/blue Jasta colors.



It turns out not to be the case. Greg VanWyngarden got to the bottom of it while researching his Jasta 18 book. Here's the whole story if you're interested-
Von Hantelmann or Monnington? Red & Blue or Black?
But I just couldn't do this plane without seeing it in red and blue like I've been seeing it in profiles since forever-

Looks nice huh?

[pkassak]

Nice...but are you sure you have the colors of the chips on the tail camo correct ? seems on thoto that e.g. lower right of the cross there is one that is much light, but you have on that spot rather dark blue...may due to old photomaterial , but I am not sure whether it was applicable on blue (i know of red looked different)