I finished Eduard’s 1/48 Fokker D.VII (Fokk) last night, and waited until this morning to take the pics.
The build is completely out of the box, with the exception of the control cables (fine wire) and rigging (steel wire from a DML Fokker D.VIII). This is one of the nicest kits I’ve ever built, and it has quelled my fear of WW I aircraft. I’m not ready for a D.H.2 at this point, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.
Hope you like it, and thanks for letting me share it with you !
I just received Eduard’s new Fokker E.V yeaterday, and I can’t wait to build it. I’ll also have their Roland C.II next week. Oh boy !
Great job! Like your work with the cockpit and I take it the lozenges are decals? That’s the biggest “fear” I have regarding WWI aircraft - decaling all that space. I have enough difficulties with decaling WWII aircraft…
The lozenge is decals. Eduard provides them pre-cut to fit the different areas. It’s really no more difficult than applying regular decals. I just sprayed the bare plastic wings and fuselage with Future first.
Pix, you never cease to stun us! Great looking build.
By the way, what is that gage-looking thing on the left wing strut (or whatever you call the wing-to-wing structure)? Kinda looks like it has a spigot handle, like a valve for your garden hose on your house.
prwam - I used wire that is in a cheap shielded audio (not speaker) cable I got at Radio Shack. You can get a few feet for a few bucks, and it lasts a long time.
Mitch - the gizmo on the right interplane strut is a ballistic speed gauge. The wind spins the “prop” on top, and it registers on the gauge below. No pitot tubes on these crates! It adds a little interest to plain struts, too.
Thanks again ! Now, where did I put that Fokker E.V???
cassibill - I’m developing a fondness for these WW I flying machines. I have Eduard’s Albatross D.V ProfiPack and Fokker E.V, and their Roland C.!! will be here next week. The shapes, colors, and lozenge patterns are pretty difficult for me to resist !
Wulf - I’ll be building more biplanes, that’s for sure !
Hard to beat Eduard for WWI subjects in this scale, especially when you consider how well they’re engineered and what extras are included in the box, like all the PE , resin (sometimes), masks, and decal options in the Profi-pack releases. Lot’s of bang for your buck.
Pix built kit #8132, but all the D.VII kits are absolute gems. I’ve built this kit also, and can further vouch for it, as well as their Albatros D.Va Profi-pack and the Roland C.II. In my stash I have another D.VII, a Pfalz D.IIIa, Airco DH.2, Sopwith F.1 Camel, and a Hanriot HD.1. They all are fully loaded with goodies and look to be well-engineered.
Great work Pix! I too have this and a couple other Eduards in my stash. I agree, they are top shelf products. I hope mine turns out half as well as yours. Thanks for sharing friend![tup][tup]
As always, Pix, outstanding work on the Fokker! I am curious as to how you did the laminated prop - I would guess masking/painting, but it look SO realistic, how do you do the graining! Thanks for sharing, Bill, outstanding!!!
