Who Is Getting The Next Two KC Albatros's....FW114 & FW115..? (1 Viewer)
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I would think than our very own warbird loving TF member, Lawrence "LO" would be buying a Squadron of these kites for his entire family/namesake! Great looking kites indeed.
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That would be great! If so there are only 150 of these coming I think. Better get the order in early. The last three went so fast I had to hunt them down online.
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I ordered both a while back. I will decide when they come whether to keep one or both. I couldn't make up my mind!! I am really looking forward to finally adding another WWII plane to the overflowing hangar
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I shall make a prediction.....you will open them and not be able to send one back!!! They are just too nice. Actually for me the silver one at first did not seem to be that appealing. But the more I look at it I think I may like it best. ...other then the Red Baron.
I think these two I will have doing aerial combat....only problem....need more countries!! Hopefully it is time for British and French WWI Birds.
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I've ordered the Udet Albatros to go with the Voss and MVR Earlier Albatrosses and the Jacobs and Auffarth DVII's. Would have liked all 8 but need to think about the opposition planes which I'm hoping are coming out of the sun sometime soon.......
I have a 1935 copy in German of Udet's autobiography 'Mein Fliegerleben' (although I speak no German!). My first choice would have been his DVII with red and white striped upper wing, 'Lo!' on the fuselage and 'Du Docht Nicht' (not you yet?) on this ailerons...... But the silver Albatros has character too and I'm sure will be impressive in the flesh.
This is a great series and rapidly becoming my favourite!
I have a 1935 copy in German of Udet's autobiography 'Mein Fliegerleben' (although I speak no German!). My first choice would have been his DVII with red and white striped upper wing, 'Lo!' on the fuselage and 'Du Docht Nicht' (not you yet?) on this ailerons...... But the silver Albatros has character too and I'm sure will be impressive in the flesh.
This is a great series and rapidly becoming my favourite!
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Would like to but am taking a beating trying to keep up with the WWII aircraft ! {sm5}
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It is expensive keeping up with so many lines...how do you think I feel. That....and these two babies went up 36 bucks a piece!!
However, Gotta have Em'
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I agree. The WWI line is great. This Aviation add section is GREAT!! Maybe the fact that they made an Ed Rickenbacker Club Figure could be a clue that WWI Allied Planes and Aviators are underway!!!!!
We can only hope.
Ludwig
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Interesting about the famous Udet D-7 and it's color scheme. I have always thought that the upper wing was striped in red and white, too. There is a current line of thought that the stripes are actually black and white. The black and white line of thought fits in with the staffel colors of black and the Udet use of a triplane that had the same black and white striped upper wing. There also is an equally good possibility that this Fokker's fuselage was black, as well. There simply is no proof one way or the other. Red or black are both distinct possibilities. The Fokker could therefore have had a red/white striped upper wing with a black nose and red fuselage or it could have had a black/white striped upper wing with a black nose and red fuselage or it could have had a black/white striped upper wing with a black nose and a black fuselage. Very confusing and unlikely to be definitively solved as there is no written statement from Udet or other personel, and the only known photo is a partial view that doesn't solve anything. Take your pick.:wink2: -- Al
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Ludwig, I am passing on the new Albatri from KC, as I passed on the 3 Fokker D-7's. I did buy the red Richthofen and the Voss Albatros, but have since stuck to the JJD offerings because of certain accuracy issues with the KC planes. I'm not saying that the KC planes aren't nice, I think they have made some inspired choices in their paint choices, the Voss and new Baumer craft especially. I just like the JJD aircraft better, and I can't afford to buy both manufacturers. -- Al
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I have both of these on pre-order as I am big fan of WW1 planes. I have the first 3 Albatros planes and all 3 Fokker planes released by K&C.
They will be going with the rest of my John Jenkins collection of WW1 planes. I currently have all KC and JJ WW1 planes to date and can't wait for more to be released!!!
They will be going with the rest of my John Jenkins collection of WW1 planes. I currently have all KC and JJ WW1 planes to date and can't wait for more to be released!!!
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Great!! I have all the KC's as well. I have been looking at the JJ's but the scale is 54mm I think and I was worried about how noticeable it would be. What is your opinion?
Ludwig
The JJD aircraft are 1/30 scale, same as KC. I own both companies Albatros models and they are almost the exact same size, with the JJD Albatros just a bit shorter overall. Wingspans are almost identical, as is height. They look very good next to each other on my shelf. -- Al
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Ludwig,
They fit in perfectly with each other. The only difference in my opinion is the lack of weathering on the KC planes. Other than that they display very nicely together.
I will take a couple of picture of the Albatros together and the Fokker DVII this week and post them on this thread so you can judge for yourself.
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RedBaron,
Certainly there are a number of great makers that blend well today. Sounds like these do and I will look forward to seeing them.
Thanks,
Ludwig
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I'll pass.
Have to go back on this. Just got the Baumer Albatros today and am generally very happy with it. It is an inspired choice because of Baumer being a lesser known ace and Blue Max winner for his 43 victories. He was known as "The Iron Eagle" and actually had his life saved by parachute. His Albatros D-5 is a great color combination with his Edelweiss marking on a red fuselage and the striking green tail of Jasta 5. KC did a great job with the colors on this craft. I am slightly disappointed in a few things such as the missing black B that should be on the bottom of the right and left lower wings but that should be easy to rectify. Impossible to fix is the error in the fuselage, which is that of the flat sided D-3, not the curved sided D-5 as it should be. I read that new molds were used for the new Baumer and Udet Albatros, so I was hoping the flat sided error of the earlier releases would be corrected. Oh well. It is still a beauty and I am glad I got it. -- Al
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I receceived my last 2 Albatros a couple of weeks ago and was very pleased. I would prefer them to be a bit weathered like JJ but overall was very pleased with the planes. Here are a couple of pictures of the growing collection of WW1 planes.
I wonder if there anymore in the pipeline? Maybe a new plane like a Spad since it hasn't been done yet.
I wonder if there anymore in the pipeline? Maybe a new plane like a Spad since it hasn't been done yet.