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Title: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: Remington on 11 February 2012, 05:40:25 PM

Today I visited a toy shop that's clearing out their first floor in order to do some renovating and as luck would have it, they had a Revell Albatros DV there for very little money. How could I use this plane in a BoB or RCW setting? Any hints?

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 11 February 2012, 05:46:14 PM

Most obvious - German Mercenaries in the employ of the local scheming Sultan/vicious Vizir/shifty Sheik. Either a pilot on his own, having squirreled his plane out of Germany via the Netherlands to escape the Allied Control Commission, or as part of a renegade Freikorps faction.

... I've spent too much time dwelling on that. Since Revell released that kit, I've been planning on painting one up, first in Black with death's heads, but now I am leaning towards a "Bollywood Flying Tiger" paint scheme as opponents for my AoI Brits.

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: cuprum on 12 February 2012, 04:01:52 AM

And how do you Turkish version?

(http://s018.radikal.ru/i514/1202/d3/938073134db7.jpg)

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: carlos marighela on 12 February 2012, 08:09:41 AM

The Poles has a number and used them in the Russo-Polish War.

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: Remington on 12 February 2012, 08:47:47 AM

Hey guys! Nice ideas there. I really like the look of the Turkish one but I might actually go for a Polish or German one.

Did any of these ever end up in Soviet or White hands?

Chris, would the Bollywood Tiger also pose as a German Albatros? And what would it look like?

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 12 February 2012, 10:44:38 AM

Quote from: Remington on 12 February 2012, 08:47:47 AM

Chris, would the Bollywood Tiger also pose as a German Albatros? And what would it look like?

The idea would be to paint the plane in some bright, primary colours (red and blue, probably) and then add some "Indian style" ornamentation to the wingtips and rudder. Finally, I'd like to paint a leaping tiger on the fuselage sides, again in that Indian illustration style, found in older manuscripts and revived nowadays.

Obviously, that is not really historical, but this is BOB we are talking about (cue disapproving comment from M.P. in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...), and since I prefer my adventure gaming hollywood style, why not. ;-)

On a side note, some local Indian potentates had their own private air corps, mostly Great War handmedowns (I havean article about a bunch of DH.9s, iirc, which were found a couple of years ago in a Raja's elephant shed in bits and pieces, purchases and shipped back to the UK to be able to restore one proper craft).

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: sukhe_bator on 12 February 2012, 11:45:03 AM

Check the Inspiration for Pulp/Back of Beyond thread.

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: carlos marighela on 12 February 2012, 11:47:39 AM

Here you go:

http://worldatwar.net/chandelle/v2/v2n2/whitpole.html

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: David on 12 February 2012, 01:58:32 PM

if you don't have polish decals, here a site where i got some
http://www.modelsforsale.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=4_49999116&products_id=78249-Techmod---Fokker-D-VII--Scale-1%2F48-
http://www.modelsforsale.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=4_49999116&sort=3a&page=31
david

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: Remington on 12 February 2012, 06:07:15 PM

Thank you, Chris! Thank you, guys! Im still undecided but I got enough info. :)

Sukhe_bator which thread do you mean?

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: sukhe_bator on 13 February 2012, 08:32:17 AM

Sorry, should have included the link...
There's opportunity for Chinese warlord markings - As a few others have done I have an old DH2 which I will (eventually) make up in Warlord markings
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=12251.msg140753#msg140753

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: Remington on 13 February 2012, 10:09:48 AM

Oh, yeah! That's also a nice idea! Thank you, sb!

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: ahpincis on 06 March 2012, 03:02:24 PM

Latvia.... in fact there are 2 von der Goltz, scenarios; Latvia being one and for a touch of the exotic, I don't know what they had in German East Afrika but there was fighting between Germany and the Zanzibaris/Omanis...

Title: Re: How to use an Albatros DV?
Post by: Ignatieff on 07 March 2012, 07:55:33 AM

Great thread guys.  Superb ideas, some of which I feel compelled to steal!