You may have heard that on 8 August, several members of those Forums will be attempting to build a Tiger in a day. A fantastic idea, and I may even join them in their quest for success!
This give me the idea of another one-day Group Build, this time with an aircraft kit that is at the same time easy and cheap to find, easy to build, even possibly easy to paint. Also it is one of the most famous aircraft ever. I'm talking about Revell's diminutive 1/72 Fokker Dr.1...
I can already hear many complaining, despite the distance...: What?? An aircraft??!
Well, this IS the challenge isnt'it? Stop trembling, I can assure it can be done, even if there's no way to conceal mistakes under tarps, mud and dust.. (that was, mostly, for the benefit of the treadheads.. HeHeHe..).
It can be done in a day. Even a triplane, yes! There's very little rigging involved with this design, and some of the colour schemes are dead easy (overall while, overall black, ...). Also, it's a great intro into WWI modeling!
There are two kits of the famed triplane by Revell, one that dates from.. a long time ago, and one that was released only a year ago, and which, I can assure you, is a little gem. Of course, other 1/72 Dr.1 are eligible, those of ESCI, and Eduard for instance...
I'm proposing that we build this little beauty on Sunday 17th of October 2004, to 'coincide' with the 87th (!) anniversary of the aircraft operational debut in 1917.
And by mid-October, everyone should have been able to locate the kit and, why not, done some research into more elaborate paint schemes...
So, who's in it?
Domi