Commemorating the centenary of the Great War, I'm building some models of airplanes that were active during this conflagration.

The LFG Roland C II was a very elegant two-seater German observation aircraft of the Great War. It had a very particular wing arrangement, where the upper wing was attached to the fuselage. It recalled the shape of a whale, which gave origin the name of the airplane, "die walfisch". The model in question is a Heller's reissue of the classic Airfix kit.

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I scratch built the airplane interior, I replaced the window transparencies, the pilot's seat, and I added the main board, the control column, pedals and seat belts in the cockpit. I also added the seat, seat belts and the repository for the magazines of bullets in the position of the gunner/ observer. And, just for fun, I made the small curtains so characteristic of this aircraft using tissue paper.

The kit is supplied with a pair of very atypical and striking figures, so I decided, despite the inside details, to prepare the figures so that they can be placed inside the plane or removed at will without damaging the details.

Gustavo Antonelli

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