Here’s my rendition of Adolph Ritter von Tutschek’s Fokker Dr.I 404/17. This is the new Roden 1/32 scale kit. Except for the scratch-built Morell aneometer and seat belts, and some Alps decals, its box-stock.
Question for Roden: Would it actually kill somebody in the mould-making department to provide some mating surfaces?
Like all good Roden kits, this one is a challenge, but well worth the effort to wrestle it to earth.
Phil “Silverback” Schenfeld
Beautiful work. I have it in the stack, but it’s way at the bottom, I’m afraid, and I wish I could tear into it now. How did you do the green streak camo, which was apparently the most common and, I’ve read, the factory scheme for this machine? Your paint work is outstanding. It appears on three of the four schemes offered with the kit. I’m looking forward to some AM decals for this beauty. And are those penants? I’ve wanted to make them for British a/c of WW I, but haven’t arrived at a suitable material to do it. How did you?
TOM
Absolutely beautiful build. The painting is outstanding, especially the work on the prop. Congratulations on a great build.
Regards, Rick
sharkskin asks “How did you do the green streak camo?”
The airframe was painted with an MM enamel mix of flat white, sand and a touch of olive green to get a convincing canvas color. This was sealed with MM metalizer sealer, then a mix of MM acrylic olive and field drab was streaked on using a badly worn 1/4" flat brush. Just like the Fokker factory, I dipped the brush, painted side-by-side streaks until it ran dry, dipped again…and so on without trying to achieve any sort of smooth coverage.
About those pennants, they’re bond paper, colored black on one end with a Sharpie, then soaked in water and white glue. While wet, they were draped into somewhat convincing shapes and allowed to dry. For British red/white/blue pennants, Sharpie comes in several colors.
Thanks for the compliment
Phil
Phil, you certainly done a FANTASTIC job on the old Fokker!! Congratulations, that would be a welcome addition to any shelf! [:)]
Take care,
Frank
Amazing…The airforce museum has a full scale replica hanging inverted in the same paint scheme, yours looks just like it. My favorite WW1 bird. Congratulations on a striking model.
Regards,
steve
Beautiful model, especially the paint job. Obviously a huge effort that achieved great results.
Darwin, O.F. [alien]
Received several questions regarding the interior. So…
The interior is actually quite complete. Straight out of the box, its quite acceptable. However, you will need to make your own seat belts; and, the prominent plywood formers (triangular-shaped pieces that shape the fuselage from rectangular to round) are missing. I used some paint and wood-grained decal.
The tube framing is provided as separate pieces forward of the fabric bulkhead/seat frame. Aft of the bulkhead, the detail is moulded-in, but hardly visible. If you’re a real stickler, the ignition switch is moulded on the starboard side, but should really be on the port. Also, there may have been a tachometer low on the port side, but it is not included
Roden provides two very thin and delicate ammo containers, the “S” shaped rudder post and a fuel tank. You will need to fabricate an oil filler for the starboard side as Roden carefully follows the (not completely accurate) Windsock drawings. The control column is a work of art, though somewhat fragile. Aileron control horns are included, as is an acceptable compass. The seat itself is fairly undetailed and looks to be a bit too tall.
The separate engine splash panel mounts the pyramidal structure that holds the rear engine bearing. I left mine off until the very last so that I could tension the rigging from the inside.
Though not perfect, its a huge leap above what’s been available to date. Just remember to test fit frequently because there’s nothing in the way of locating pins.
Phil “Silverback” Schenfeld
Great job-esp the grain on the prop!
Also one of my favourite planes.
Dan
Excellent work on the Triplane, Phil, a beautiful build.
Regards, Dan
Great job… Now for a rerelease of Dragon’s 1/48 Dr 1… There is presently no 1/48 scale Dr 1 s out there… That is like having no Spitfires available in 1/48 scale… There outta be a law!!!
Excellent work!
BEautiful work. I have been trying to decide if I should get one of those. The resolve is weakening
Truely beautiful rendition of this great plane. I have the old Revell 1/28 scale kit and have seen this one reviewed. Yours looks gorgeous. Hats of on a fine build.
Neil
I’m not much of a biplane or triplane fan, but that is an absolutely beautiful build!
Mark
What do yo mean by pennants??
RadMax8 aske "What do yo mean by pennants??
Pennants are the 2-meter strips of cloth sewn to the wingtips. They were used to identify the staffel leader.
HTH
Phil “Silverback” Schenfeld
Outstanding work on the Fokker! The paint work is incredible, especially on the prop. I’d be thrilled to have this one on my shelf.
thank you for the info
Awesome…