fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Oh, The HorRohrbach! I was truly captivated by the mastodontic demeanor of the Zeppelin-Staaken E.4/20 that I built some time ago, and it was only logical to follow suit with another of Rohrbach's creations, the Rohrbach Roland. Rohrbach is mostly known for his flying boats, the Romar, Rocco, Rodra, etc., and all share with the Zeppelin Staaken E4/20 and the Roland many constructional features and design solutions. The Roland was the most notable of the land-based members of that family, and had extensive service with Lufthansa and, of all companies, the then recently-formed Iberia of -naturally- Spain. Iberia, according to contemporary narratives, was formed in 1927 by a 3/4 of capital coming from Horacio Echebarrieta and 1/4 from Lufthansa. The line, that had several Rolands, covered the Madrid-Barcelona route. These aircraft belonged to the earlier series of Rolands, with shoulder wings and open cockpits. Later versions will have the wing lifted up to the fuselage top and fully canopied cockpits in redesigned noses, plus changes in the power plant. One of these machines (all came from Lufhtansa stock) was re-registered in Spain -in a surprising choice of letters- M-CACA, an oddly perfumed combination in Spanish. In any case, this registration was in place for only one week, and was hastily substituted by the neutral M-CAAC. And who could resist the temptation? A lot of inaccurate information was found in gathering references for this project. Just one example: an article on the subject on World Aviation magazine (Autumn 2013) has a photo of the "Roland interior" that is, you guessed, anything but, and depicts instead perhaps a Fokker F.VII. The interior of the Roland had a faint resemblance with that of the Staaken E.4/20, in the sense that diagonal structural members invaded the cabin space, and in this case the spar box too. Making plans and 3-views is not easy at all, and I do appreciate them when available, as well as information, but, all plans I found were inaccurate in some obvious respect, all color profiles and 3 views had issues in several regards. Again: do your own homework, it ads time to the build, and you learn a lot, but, as much as you are grateful for the data made available, very soon develop a healthy skepticism about what is around in terms of information in the aviation world. Welcome to another beautiful ugly duckling, this time a slightly smelly one 🙂 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Yet another stunning model and beautifully photographed. I love the interior, but the laminations of the propellers really enhance the overall model. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Fantastic! 👍👍👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Again .... a truly amazing built of a not much seen bird !!!! and I love the rest room !!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Gruntfuttock Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Another truly wonderful model Moa - I'm a bit concerned with the flying shot and the open passenger door!! heh heh! The interior looks wonderful, especially the ablutions room and the lovely fabric pattern on the lower walls - great stuff!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I like very much those early liners and your build is fantastic. I am surprised about the registration as I was supposing it started with "EC" and not "M". Maybe they have changed from Kingdom to Republic of Spain in 1931. Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Even the loo? Blimey, mate, where's the pilots tea mug? I've said it before and I'll say it again.... You ain't human! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 What's not to like, wallpaper and Alain's special room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, VG 33 said: I am surprised about the registration as I was supposing it started with "EC" and not "M". Maybe they have changed from Kingdom to Republic of Spain in 1931. Patrick Patrick, the M- registration is correct for the time period. The EC- register started much later. A quick search on the Net would have given you the answer. For your benefit, here is a photo of the plane: (From "Aérea" magazine, 1928. Edited September 20, 2018 by Moa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Another stunner, interesting looking aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Wonderful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) Simply brilliant. Scale plumbing, and even a toilet paper roll - I've seen it all! Jon Edited September 19, 2018 by Jonners 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Like the others I am blown away by the interior detail. This is another machine new to me, so many thanks for the background information. The figures add a nice touch of realism - and the photographs are first class. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 11 hours ago, Moa said: Patrick, the M- registration is correct for the time period. The EC- register started much later. A quick search on the Net would have given you the answer. For your benefit, here is a photo of the plane: (From "Aérea" magazine, 1828. Thank you. Anyway I was confident you were right. Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Another great build there Moa, love the detail of rest room, especially the little sink...fantastic. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 What a cracker lovely build mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweener Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Ill never understand how you do it Moa. I never will. Another stunning result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Just now, Tweener said: Ill never understand how you do it Moa. I never will. Another stunning result! A well-trained team is all it takes: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Fantastic !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Wonderful. An odd looking aircraft, but lovely all the same. Great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 I'm not familiar with this aircraft at all, but I really like your model! Very nicely done - especially the wood grain on the props. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Another...wow! I am at a loss for words! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Another amazing, aeronautical oddity, brilliant job ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Gobsmackingly brilliant build and finish, nothing but museum quality 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) Really superb! Regarding Spanish registration - it looks (I am not sure, but I guess this from table in link here http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_EC-.html) that EC replaced M in 1930/ 1931. J-W P.S. On second page of above register it is that Nationalist returned in civil machines to "M" - so you can find Ju-52 with register M! Edited September 23, 2018 by JWM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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