A Bird for the Black Baron of Boistrancourt

[Olham 164]

IV/JG1_Kaiser had posted this link to superb pictures of the building of the Albatros D V

at the "Vintage Aviator" (thanks again, Kaiser!)

I think, it should be shared by all who like the restauration or replica building of WW1 birds.

 

And as it was painted in colours of Jasta 5, especially for OvS, the "Black Baron of Boistrancourt".

Enjoy!

 

http://thevintageavi...a/build-gallery

 

(Each section has lots of pictures, just click on the section pic to get there.

Click on each pic to enlarge. You will get professional quality pics!)

Edited January 21, 2010 by Olham

[zoomzoom 2]

Thanks "O", great info and pics.

 

ZZ.

[OvS 8]

IV/JG1_Kaiser had posted this link to superb pictures of the building of the Albatros D V

at the "Vintage Aviator" (thanks again, Kaiser!)

I think, it should be shared by all who like the restauration or replica building of WW1 birds.

 

And as it was painted in colours of Jasta 5, especially for OvS, the "Black Baron of Boistrancourt".

Enjoy!

 

http://thevintageavi...a/build-gallery

 

(Each section has lots of pictures, just click on the section pic to get there.

Click on each pic to enlarge. You will get professional quality pics!)

 

WOW!!! Josef Mai would be very proud to see his bird flying again. A Gentleman, an Ace and and the 'working man' of Jasta 5, Mai was respected and very well liked by all members of Jasta 5, even though he did not out rank any of them as a Feldwebel. His promotion to Leutnant took far too long, and because of it, delayed his nomination for the PLM as well... image a high honor like a PLM being given to a Blue Collar working man like a Sergent!! But he finally did, and at 30 victories, he missed his PLM as the war ended.

 

Josef Mai is a personal favorite of mine. :)

 

Not in any order... my top 5

 

Ernst Udet

Josef Mai

Eduard von Schleich

Josef Jacobs

Rudolf Berthold

 

OvS

Edited January 21, 2010 by OvS

[RAF_Louvert 101]

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I love that website Olham, and to work in that shop would be my dream job!

 

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[Olham 164]

Well, the thanks should go to IV/JG1_Kaiser, who saw it first.

 

I have just clicked at the section "engine & prop".

There is a picture "Cowling and spinner detail" which shows good detail of the nose.

 

That grey-green looks very much like the WW2 Luftwaffe RLM 02 Grau, which was also

used for interiour and protecting parts.

[IV/JG1_Kaiser 0]

I'm blushing down here Oldham(if that's possible at 43C).

 

You are quite welcome.

 

Check out the whole site, it's just gorgeous.

 

OvS, I wondered about the "02" mottle along the spine?

Do you think it accurate?

Any more info Josef mai would be appreciated.

 

 

God I do love this forum!!!!

[OvS 8]

I'm blushing down here Oldham(if that's possible at 43C).

 

You are quite welcome.

 

Check out the whole site, it's just gorgeous.

 

OvS, I wondered about the "02" mottle along the spine?

Do you think it accurate?

Any more info Josef mai would be appreciated.

 

 

God I do love this forum!!!!

 

Yes, I believe it is. Mai was really into the whole 'dazzle' effect, meaning, optical illusions as was the case in his Fokker D.VII. So I would lean towards it being truer than false. :)

 

James

[rabu 9]

Yes, I believe it is. Mai was really into the whole 'dazzle' effect, meaning, optical illusions as was the case in his Fokker D.VII. So I would lean towards it being truer than false. :)

 

James

 

 

Really nice work, and look at this Tripehound!

 

[OvS 8]

Really nice work, and look at this Tripehound!

 

 

Yeah, these guys are simply NOT from this era... they must have built a time-machine and come from the past!!

[RAF_Louvert 101]

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I figured the same thing about the folks at Vintage Aviator, OvS. And I would love to meet each and every one of them! BTW, here is the link to the full-sized photo of that Tripe, minus the watermark:

 

Vintage Aviator's Black Maria

 

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[Olham 164]

Heeeeyyy!!! Peter Jackson!!! Do you see those lovely birds?

 

(Then - please - make a good WW1 air combat movie with them now!!!)

[RAF_Louvert 101]

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Here is a beauty of a shot of that Alb Olham is drooling over, (again from the Vintage Aviator gallery):

 

 

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[Olham 164]

Aaaaahhhhh!!!!! Did I EVER mention it: I LOVE Albatros!

[itifonhom 6]

Aaaaahhhhh!!!!! Did I EVER mention it: I LOVE Albatros!

 

 

 

                 May I join the club?

 

 

 

 

 

            Anastasios.

 

 

[OvS 8]

Aaaaahhhhh!!!!! Did I EVER mention it: I LOVE Albatros!

 

Look at that picture! It's like a window into time, complete with open field and all!

 

Can you imagine 5 of those lined up for an afternoon patrol?

 

OvS

[ConradB 0]

Yeah, these guys are simply NOT from this era... they must have built a time-machine and come from the past!!

 

These guys are or were at one time, wooden model builders. That's the cool thing about building wooden models static or flying. You learn a lot of skills doing it, and it helps to be a scratch builder as you can figure out little proceedures for construction like making jigs for bending and holding things until they are set, or assembled.

 

Even a 1/6th scale DVa I built many years ago was built like the real deal. Jig for fuselage formers until the stringers are added, and steam bent plywood skin. It was like buidling a 1/6th scale version of the real thing. But we didn't have inline model engines in those days. It would have been neat to have been able to build one in Dad's machine shop in the garage. So I had to settle for a diesel model engine.

[Olham 164]

OvS, if I may continue your dream: it would be great, if you climbed one

of those 5 birds, and I another, and we could fly the patrol together!

 

Itifonhom, of course you are welcome in the club!

[IV/JG1_Kaiser 0]

RAF_Louvert, YOU ARE the MAN!!

 

No watermark!!

 

"Here is a beauty of a shot of that Alb Olham is drooling over, (again from the Vintage Aviator gallery):"

 

Danke!

Edited January 23, 2010 by IV/JG1_Kaiser