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The lighting was very challenging too in all of the rooms but here are some more pictures.

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Re: Russian Tank in PICS

I am most certain the soviet tank is from an early K&C release going back to around
1999 or earlier.:eek:
 
Carlos, thanks for posting the outstanding pictures of the various Albatros. The pictures highlight just how well detailed they are and how well painted they are. Looks like KC will have a sure winner with these. They just look really well done. The Voss Albatros is really outstanding. -- Al
 
I have a question for the experts:

Why an WWI 1917 plane has the Swastika painted...?^&confuse
 
debrito said:
I have a question for the experts:

Why an WWI 1917 plane has the Swastika painted...?^&confuse
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I believe that it was done for good luck. The swastika was seen as a symbol of good luck and success before the Nazis used it.
 
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debrito said:
I have a question for the experts:

Why an WWI 1917 plane has the Swastika painted...?^&confuse
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As Amhuff1 says, it is a good luck sign from way back in history. Several flyers in WW1 used it, such as Werner Voss on his Albatros, as you noticed. French/American ace Raoul Lufbery used it on his Spad and Walter Gottsch of Jasta 19 used it on his Fokker tripe, as did Eberhardt Mohnicke of Jasta 11 on his tripe. It was not an uncommon insignia, on either side. -- Al
 
thebritfarmer said:
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You will find it in the pictures in post #60 and #61. The swastika is on the middle one of the three Albatros. It is in white on the side of the tan colored fuselage. This is the Voss Albatros. The symbol is surrounded by a green laurel wreath, a later addition to the decoration. -- Al
 
amhuff1 said:
The swastika was seen as a symbol of good luck and success before the Nazis used it.
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yes, the swastika is an Indian symbol, and found on ancient Hindu buildings in the sub-continent.

Earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient India as well as Classical Antiquity. It remains widely used in Eastern religions, specifically in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.


I think the Nazi's used it beacuse of the Aryan connection ?

John
 
The Swastika was also worn by the 45th Infantry Division US up until 1939 this unit liberated Dachau :salute::. Oh and some very nice releases congratulations to K&C collectors . The WWI planes will make great additions to the WWI line ..Regards Gebhard
 
Sorry about the trouble w/ the pic links....I accidentally exceeded the bandwidth limit, but have things back on track now. Sorry for the inconvenience of the disappearing photos. I hope you guys enjoy the pics as much as I enjoyed taking them. And for everyone one dropped me a thank you note, you are all very welcome:salute::. I'm just returning the favor others do for us when they we can't attend a given show.:smile2:

Joe
 
Thanks to all, I thought that is was use (in wartime) only by Hitler and the III Reich.

Thanks
 
desk11desk12 said:
The lighting was very challenging too in all of the rooms but here are some more pictures.

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Just excellent pictures. Details such as the windscreen are great. Also I see that the rudders are the rounder edge shape of the OAW (Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke), an exclusive ID feature in terms of who made the D-3. The wing radiator is offset to the right, which along with the rudder shape, ID these as later make D-3's. The early D-3's had straight edge rudders and the radiator was located in the center of the wing. I know, who cares. These planes are fantastic looking. -- Al
 
Again, thanks to everybody for taking the time to take these photos and post them. Those planes just look superb. If normally things look better in person than the photos, I can only wonder how good these will look like.

I'm looking forward to seeing these at Valley Forge, and perhaps buying one :)

Looks like a great job from Andy and the gang :)
 
lancer said:
As Amhuff1 says, it is a good luck sign from way back in history. Several flyers in WW1 used it, such as Werner Voss on his Albatros, as you noticed. French/American ace Raoul Lufbery used it on his Spad and Walter Gottsch of Jasta 19 used it on his Fokker tripe, as did Eberhardt Mohnicke of Jasta 11 on his tripe. It was not an uncommon insignia, on either side. -- Al
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Since posting this I have discovered that the swastika was more common than I thought as a marking in WW1. I have found further photo evidence of at least 4 more pilots, including Lothar Wieland of Seefrontstaffel 1, and Herman Kunz of Jasta 7, and Paul Billik of Jasta 12, using it as a personal marking. The topper, though, is that a whole Jasta, #23, used it as a unit marking in the summer of 1917, until it was changed in August that year. Still working on Allied use. -- Al
 
yeah one of those planes and probably all of the figures are going to find thier way into my collection :smile2:
 
Great photos. Nice to see that Andy Nielson's Flying Circus is taking off to do battle with John Jenkins' Knights of the Skies! Thankfuly it looks as if the two ranges will complement each other rather than compete. I just hope one of them gets round eventually to doing a Biggles figure!
 
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