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Albatros D.III

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I already built this kit but in werener voß colours. Here I wanted to make a red albatros diii. I have to say thatthe fitting was much better here than in the firstone.

Backround. Developed from the earlier albatros d.ii the d.iii was introduced in the german army in 1916. The D.III was one of the best planes of its time and had great maneuvrability as well as great firepower, with its two mg 08/15 spandau machine guns. It had a topspeed of 175km/h and was flown by many german aces, including manfred von richthofe, the red baron. In 1917 the d.ii gave the germans air superiority . Later in the war, better aircraft like the sopwith triplane,camel and the se5 were better than the d.III and it was developed into the Albatros d.V which became the most built german aircraft of wwi. The D.III was kept in service till the war ended.

The model: Its another small 1:72 aircraft. I have to say that for me the albatros biplanes, espeacially the d.iii and the d.v are the most beautiful of wwi.

Detail: Quite good, I like the structures on the fuselage and a pilot figure is also included but it lacks cockpit detail.
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Fitting:PERFECT THIS TIME!
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Functions: Prop is movable and the wheel too if built correctly.
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Decals. . The decals are very good, solid revell quality
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Extrapoint: A nice little kit, it looks better than my first D.III
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Fazit: Its a good model kit,lacks some detail but all in all very good. The fiting was good, guess Ijust messed a little bit up in my first one.
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WormWoodTheStar's avatar
I would sand down that "spine" behind pilot's cabin, but aside from that it's perfect :) Did you use decals from the kit or had to buy another? I also want to make this version one day.