blackbetty Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 the foremost lovers have to be removed on both side of the fuse, since the austrian version didnt have them two access doors have to be scribed/attached on the other side, since the german version didnt have these (no photo - had a little accident there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 the watercooler on top of the wing looks completely different too, so i sanded the kit radiator down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 there is a prominent bump on the real thing, right behind a louver as wide as the cooler. the filler neck is on top (this little disc came off again, i found a better method) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 the louver is made out of very thin sheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 with the new filler neck, the cap was made by applying heat very carefully untill the top rolled back tell me what you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Suhweeeeeet Karl! Wheeeeew, this is getting good, real good. I never knew about the radiator, nice mod! Not really up on my Albatros sub-variants (still too early in the morning! ) but because this has the geared Daimler(?) does it still have the spinner? Dunno myself, so I thought I'd ask. It's cool these don't have the Spandaus; I had a go with the PE cooling jackets for the first time and they sure were fiddly! Really liking this variant, just enough of a difference to set it apart from the other Albatros builds. Whoohoo! Looking forward to the next set of updates dude, you really got it going on with this one. LIKE IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hi Blackbetty, Â Interesting modifications, great start! Â Cheers, Â Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spads57 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Karl, I'm glad to see someone converting the German Albatros to an Oeffag 253.Excellent work to date my friend.I'll be following your thread closely.The Oeffag Albatros D.III 253 series is my favorite amung all the Albatros types. Regards, Gregory Jouette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 thanx for the encouragement russ, peter and gregory! i am converting this one to a 153 model. the austrian manufaturers were given a number, in OEFFAGs case a 5, the lisence built albatrosses had the model number 3, so the first series was a 53, after a decimal point was the individual aircraft number. the second series got a "1" added IN FRONT of the 53, hence the second series was designated 153, the third series 253. each series had a increasingly powerful engine fitted, the last one having the 220hp austro daimler that gave the plane superior performance thatn their german counterparts. the airframe on all of the OEFFAG DIIIs was stregthened, so they never had the wing braking issues of the original design. i am depicting 153.45, still having the spinner (allthough it was known to fly off and damage the airframe, so it was left off sometimes). only the 153.112 and later planes had the new nose that didn use a spinner in the firstplace. there was an all-red brumowsky 253(.209) series plane too, but it had a flaregun mounted to the top wing, as well as an british aldis telescopic sight (both i dont have a clue how they looked or how they were mounted, there are no closeup pics). upon that i would have to do a copletely new nose and am afraid i wont finish it before the deadline. enough of the history lesson i started on the cowling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 it follows the contour of the fuselage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 ...and will be difficult to fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 little acess doors added thanx for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 for the cowling i used automotive putty i dries in minutes and can be carved easily while setting this blob was the start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 material removed with a sharp knife, carefully to not damage the skeleton inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 some more putty and sanding with coarse sandpaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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