Sunday 17 October 2004. Mad Fokker Day. 24 hours to build a 1/72 replica of the famed Fokker Triplane...
Here's some info to get you started (start THINKING about it, not building it!)...
Fokker Dr1 1/72 kits round-up:
Here's
Revell's latest Dr.1 kit, priced at £3.99 or c.US$5, replacing their other, nearly 40 years old kit (a collector's item now!)
and here's the box arts of some of the many re-editions of the older Revell triplane:
and here, at least with a sligthly more 'interesting' scheme:
or even as a set with a hangar and two other contemporary aircraft (a mid-'70s re-issue, probably a REAL collector's item now!!):
and here's the box art of the original 1966 (!) issue of the kit:
Also from Revell, their magnetic in flight replica, priced at £22.99, c.US$30
More conventional,
Airfix's very old Fokker Triplane (£3.25 or c.US$5 but discontinued now)
also marketed over the years under many types of boxes (even blisters!) and box art such as:
or:
or even under the even more collectible 'Dog-Fight' series, paired with a Bristol F2B:
Possibly ever rarer,
MPC's Fokker Dr.1, also in a 'Dog-Fight' box with an ex-Airfix Sopwith Camel, ex-Airfix WWI infantry (the Dr.1 is ex-Airfix too!):
Roden have two Fokker Triplane, retailing at £6.25 here (c.US$9), the F.1:
and the Dr.1
I'm not certain the F.1 kit includes the modified wings and horizontal tailplane that distinguished both types...
Eduards' basic Dr.1kit, retailing at a mere £3.80 here (c.US$6)
Eduard's Profipack, with PE set and decals for something different from the usual Richtofen aircraft... (£6.50 or c.US$9)
And Eduard's Fokker F1, the fourth prototype but near identical to the production Dr.1 (Profipack kit, also at £6.50) - I'm not certain Eduard modified the top wing and horizontal stabilizer either...
And finally, for those really wanting a challenge, the full PE kit from Eduard... (£10.50, cUS$16)
Recently (late Nov 04) released is
SMER's Dr.1 (not their old and quite awful 1/44(!) kit), but apart from a new set of decals, it is the re-boxed, basic Eduard kit... at a slightly higher price of £3.99..!
And to be absolutely thorough, another rarity, a white-metal 1/72 Fokker Dr.1 from
Gunze, released in 1977... I've never seen it!
Decals and other bits:
FCM 0248, WWI German National Insigna
FCM 72018, with decals for one Dr.1 (plus other planes, all for £7 or c.$10)
Blue Rider sets BR233, 237 and 245, for various colorful Dr.1 from Jasta 2, 4 and 27 Each set priced at £3.50 or c.US$5.
#233:
http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/decals/br233.htm
#237:
http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/decals/br237.htm
#245:
http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/decals/br245.htm
Almark AKA29, German national insignas, 1916-17:
at £2.95 or c.$4
Almark AKA30, German national insignas, 1918:
at £2.95 or c.$4
Tom's Modelworks PE set #300: German WWI machine guns ($4.50):
Also available,
Eduard's paint masks for WWI Fokker Dr.1 national insignas (sorry no pics!): EDXS524 (priced at £1.25 or c.US$2)
Books and other references:
Fokker Dr.1 in action (Squadron Signal Publication #1098). Black and white pics, line drawings, color schemes, lots of errors in the captions!
Fokker Dr.1 Aces of WWI, Osprey
More Dr.1books here:
http://www.fokkerdr1.com/Books.htm
Also....
http://www.fokkerdr1.com/
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/germany/fokker_dri.htm
http://home.talon.net/~bigpine/index.htm
http://www.aviation-top-pics.com/details-Fokker%20Dr-1.htm
For some nice colour profiles including two of Dr.1 flown by the Red Baron:
http://www.wingstrut.com/fokker_dr_i.htm
plus a number of reviews of the new Revell kit:
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/axis_ww1/dr1_revell-new.htm
http://s96920072.onlinehome.us/Gal3/2501-2600/Gal2585_Fokker-Dr1_Wauters/gal2585.htm
http://www.rollmodels.net/ninbox/airplanes/72revellfokkerdr1/72revelldr1.php
Another review of the new Revell kit, in French, but with lots of pictures and further links to modeling Triplanes featuring in comic strips...
http://modelstories.free.fr/analyses/avions/MS2004_3P/REVL_FokDr1/
And here's some advice and suggestion concerning the streaky blue/green camouflage:
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2579