Knights of the Sky II- The End

Stephen,

 Oddly enough, that is the exact kit that I am preparing to build next for this group build.

Here is a bit of fun in the form of Eduard's most recent pressing.  The re-issue of their fine 1/48 mold.  Kit # 8480 is out.  and as a weekender it has a large potential for some enjoyable building.  It is supposed to represent  the Fokker E.V flown by Theo Osterkamp, Marine Feld Jagdstaffel II, Belgium, 1918.  But does it? More later.

Here was my first review of this mold when it premiered.
Click here.

Here is my build of the first issue kit.
Here.

smeagol the vile wrote:

i dunno if you can tell from the photo but hereis what I was talking about + the instructions

Ok I think I see your problem.  A friend of mine, callsign "Kofoed" did a build of this kit and he can probably say what you need to hear.

Click here.

He goes on to say also that -

An interesting aspect with this model is, that the wings are very thin and flexible. I put on the lower wings, which are moulded in one piece with the center of the bottom fuselage, and thought no more about this until I was mounting the top wing. This, the top wing, bulged seriously up in the middle during the test fit, and I thought about cutting off the cabane struts. However, seeing that they had the right lengths, it occurred to me, that the lower wings had sunk due to the weight, dragging the tips of the upper wing along. So, nothing else to do than adjust it with the rigging. Hence the landing wires are very tight, actually carrying the weight of the wings. This is just like the real thing, I guess. The flying wires are double, of course. They have to carry the entire plane during flight.

i dunno if you can tell from the photo but hereis what I was talking about + the instructions

smeagol the vile

the same problem exists on either side, the bottom and the top dont have placements that are form fitted for the struts, there to big and not defined on what angle or placement to put them at.  One strut doesnt have the thickness or strength to whole the wing, or fuselage up while it dries in place, and even if it did, I wouldnt be sure that was the correct spot unless they were all On to measure right, and even then, it could be tilted one way or another...  Its a baddly designed kit for fitting

I think I see your problem.  Your looking at the issue from  the standpoint that the cabane struts (from the fuselage to the top wing) are too long. Also that they don't have  enough attachment area.

Have you tried placing the model upside down to dry once the the upper wing has been cemented in place?  Likely have to find something to prop up the fusalge while in that position.

 Jack

soulcrusher wrote:

Sounds like you need one of those fancy riggs that hold the upper wing in place while you glue in the struts and wait for everything to set up. I have seen many different types. Some are very high tech and I have seen some people use Legos to hold the kit in place and then build them up to hold the upper wing. Just some food for though.                                                                                   Soulcrusher

 I've seen styrofoam used as an upper wing jig also. It may help to work from the cabane(inner) struts out to the spars (outter struts). Pay special attention to getting the upper wing squarred with the lower and the fuselage too.

 HTH 

Sounds like you need one of those fancy riggs that hold the upper wing in place while you glue in the struts and wait for everything to set up. I have seen many different types. Some are very high tech and I have seen some people use Legos to hold the kit in place and then build them up to hold the upper wing. Just some food for though.

                                                                                  Soulcrusher

smeagol the vile wrote:

Ok, I need help. I have started to string the rigging through the body like the instructions say but they are so HORRIBLE I cant tell what goes through what hole, there are holes in the instructions where there are none on the kit and visa versa.  I dunno what to do, I dont wana put the rigging through, seal the body then have it in wrong.

We are talking an F.1 or a 2F.1?

Steven- I hope you were able to get the images you need, and will stay here building with us!  I shall keep your name on the roster unless you ask me to remove it.

Scott- Got it!  I added the E.V to your list.

Stephen,

No rush, and I will let you know when it arrives.

Frank,

My next offering for this group will be the Eduard Weekend Edition Fokker E.V in 1/48 scale. I want to finish a project on my bench before I begin, but it should commence sometime this next week.

 Guy, LOL! What an answer. LOL.

 Thanks for the comments, I was terrified of the decals, and to start things off, I'd placed the pit decals on the wrong sides. 

 The postman rang twice. And dropped this off at the doorstep.

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  Yes, I remember the Gotha, and I'll consider your words marked. I'm looking forward to seeing that Gotha completed. One of my favorite scenes in the movie "Flyboys" is the Nieuport 17 attack on the German Gotha bombers. Have you found any decals for it?

 Mo

StephenLawson wrote:

StephenLawson wrote: ". . .Here is a quiz for you.  What is the 'Nachrichtenblatt der Luftstreitekrafte?'. . ."  Mobious wrote: Stephen, After Action reports of the Air force? . . .Mo" Excellent Mobious!  For anyone studying First World War aviation this bi-weekly military issued newspaper from the German air service headquarters is a must have item and the basis for thorough research on the subject of German aviation activity.   It ran from early 1917 to mid 1918.

Geez, lucky i held back with my answer. I thought it was a film, that i may or may not have watched, containing NEKID people!!

Mobious, what are you saying? Above your skill level? Never say never, just put it back in the box and come back to it at a later date. You have some serious skill my friend, your prolly just in the wrong frame of mind. I have several kits waiting for my re-attention. Remember my Gotha? The decals on that thing gave me nightmares. Ill come back to it soon, you mark my words.

...Guy

StephenLawson wrote:

". . .Here is a quiz for you.  What is the 'Nachrichtenblatt der Luftstreitekrafte?'. . ."

Mobious wrote:

Stephen, After Action reports of the Air force? . . .Mo"

Excellent Mobious!  For anyone studying First World War aviation this bi-weekly military issued newspaper from the German air service headquarters is a must have item and the basis for thorough research on the subject of German aviation activity.   It ran from early 1917 to mid 1918.

 Stephen, After Action reports of the Air force?

 Bob, looking forward to seeing progress on the LVG. That kit looks awesome.

 Mo

Mo,

Cheers for the info. I will try cutting future with distilled water

Frank,

Thanks for the nice feedback on eBay. I can't beleive how quick the wee buckles got to you. Cheers!

Bob

Mobious I thought the first part of the word was night at first glance but it is not nacht which is night but nach which means after or later. It is so hard to translate because they love to jam two or three words together and make up new words. Probally why they lost the war twice because they probally could not even understand themselves because of all of these crazy made up words!

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