Mad Fokker Day: 17 October 2004

just started for me. i had a long day with the air show. i will try to post some pics later today.

Yep....

Dan, are you doing Lothar's or Manfred's Dr.1..?

My wife's been asking the same thing every other hour..!

I'm up and at it again. Started back in at 7:00 AM after sleeping for 5 hours, about 2 hours later then planned. Working in the pit at this time.

After looking at Dom’s progress I think he's done a lot more research then I, as our color schemes in the pit are different. I am painting mine as per my interpretation of the kit instructions, I bet Dom’s is much closer to true.

Wife just got up and ask if I was done yet!

8 hours and a half to go... The base 'blue' has been on for nearly an hour. It's enamel so it will be a little while before I can do more on the camouflage...



A very detailled book I have here states that the Dr.1 were painted a very light blue on the underside, while upper surfaces only had the green streaking added over the doped fabric. Indeed the doped fabric apparently showed through the pale blue... However, other sources state that the streaking was applied over light blue...

Well, I mixed some pale blue and a bit of sand to obtain a dirty looking light blue, which I applied overal. I think the streaking, which appears to be rather 'strong' in th case of Von Tutschek's machine, will cover most of the upper surfaces base colour.

I also painted the fin and tailplane in black; the fin will soon get its German crosses. The propeller is done too; I'll be adding the propeller logos next. The machine guns provided by Revell are just beautiful. I won't be using Tom's Modelworks cooling jackets after all... Plenty of other kits could benefit from them! Makes me think that I may buy more Revell Dr.1 just for those machine guns!!

Just past mid-day here. Less than twelve hours to go.. The wings are on, the undercarriage too. The seam at the top of the fuselage was dealt with - I used superglue to do the assembly and only had to file away the excess glue to obtain a smooth surface-. The seam at the bottom of the fuselage was left more or less as it was: after having passed on a coat of liquid glue along the seam, I only engraved some little lines all along to represent the sewing. It won't be seen anyway...

The tailplane and the fin are still off at this stage. Because of the decoration I chose, and the ridiculously small size of this kit, I think I'm gonna paint them separately.. They are overal black but part of the fuselage is black too, and masking could be difficult or even dangerous with all those flying surfaces...

Before I start painting, I'll add a touch of Milliput at some of the joints between the wings and the wing struts, and at the joint between the fairing of the undercarriage axle and the struts there.

Revell provides a little strenghtening bar for the undercarriage but this was a field modification and as far as I can see, Von Tutschek's Dr.1 (404/17) did not have it.

The base is painted. Just have to add the pilot's name.









Lunch!

An extra hour of work clocked in and I'm just about to close the fuselage. Just a touch of drybrushing needed on the seat. While my oil wash is drying, I've started a little plastic base for the future completed model.

So far so good. The kit is really excellent. I've only added the seat harness so far.

Will post more pics within a couple of hours.

Ok...so I'm off and running, or painting anyways. I'm about the same place that dj knocked off for some sleep, think I'll do the same. Fun so far, hope more people have started or will soon. Maybe the rest of you are too busy building and not taking the time to post, could be a good idea. See you in a few hours.

Rdxpress, hope you can join in as early as poss. No need to fret, I won't be sending you a bomb if you do not complete the project in the first 24 hours!

Larry, Dan, good luck.

I know Frosty will be working on the kit too by now. But it looks like attendance could have been better. Oh well, never mind. Quality over quantity as they say!

I'm back from slumberland -at last!- and I'm gonna go back straight to the workbench, after a Nutella triple-decker sandwich, that is.

Here are my starting pics (nothing to get all excited about but all the same..):

Look at you guys Starting and I'mstuck at work. I should have brought myDr1and
at least separated the parts and cleaned 'em up But around here you never know
whats going to happen. I will work a bit when I get home in the morn. Its such
a jewel I want it to be as close to perfect as I can get it so probly won't finish in
in the 24 hrs,Good luck to alland
Good Hunting,
G.W.

Woo Whoo...It is now official, MFD is here on the West Coast of the United States! Man I'm getting to old for this!

Still two hours for me to kill. Guess I'll go play some Battlefield Vietnam. Can't wait to get started.

I just opened the box! Shakes fist at djmodels! These WWI planes with all their rigging and cross bars and all that junk! Ay carumba!

One comment -- my god is this thing tiny. I may just wind up brush painting it.

Ohoo! Happy Birthday, then, Dan..! I hope you are still in 'good shape' to take on this project after the party!

Well, first update, an hour and 34 minutes after the beginning of the day... The main parts are all off the sprues and have been cleaned up, the inside of the cockpit has received an airbrushed coat of a sandyish colour, the engine built and 'primed' in black, the wheels, engine cowling and ammunition box primed in white. I'll wait until after the fuselage is assembled and the two lower sets of wings are on before priming the aircraft in white or grey.

The kit is very nice (it's the new Revell kit), the parts really finely molded and detailed, but the red plastic is a major pain...

I'm off to bed for a short while.

OK…7 hours before I start. I think I have everything ready to go. I’m off to a birthday party, back to check up in a few hours. BTW it is my birthday party, celebrating the17th anniversary of my 29th birthday.

Well, the time has come..! Have a good time you all!

Not sure really. Probably more my failure in mixing paint and finding the right air pressure for what I had in mind...

3 hours to go..!

Ooops...Sorry to hear. Was it an airbrush failure or user error? 12 hours before I start.

Only 4 hours and 20 minutes to go for me!!! I hope everything goes according to plan, because I've had a bad day with the airbrush today..

Mad Fokker Day is here, or almost anyway. Will I be the last one out of the gate tonight. I live on the west coast of the United States and am wondering if I'll be the last to get started tonight?

I think I'm still involved, anyway! I wasn't able to clear away the whole day on Sunday, so I'll have to see how it goes. I may wind up doing the simple little red version instead of the one I wanted to do

2 days to go...! I'll need a good clear-up of the workbench on Saturday... I have 6 kits in various stages of completion on it...

Domi:
i'm going 2 play around w\ some sandwich wrap & sprue,
i'll see if superglue will work 2 hold the 2 materials together...
the clear panel idea is very interesting !
i'll let u know how it turns out...

frosty

Frosty, Sandwich wrap is an option, definitely. Not sure how this thing react to hobby glues though. Will have to experiment... I think the Ross glue or similar products such as Clearfix would work quite ok on the fuselage ant the fin, but I have to cover both sides of the wings and I think that's where I'm gonna run into problems because at one point or another the space between the two layers will be too thin and I'm gonna end up with a single, overly thick, layer of glue/clearfix. That's where the plastic wrap has the advantadge because the two layers will not stick to each other....

QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl aces intimidating the newies w/ their rep, & their personal markings letting them know just who they're fighting, or running away from ! Then again, if you could read that message, you were on his tail.

LOL, Larry !

Domi, i'm not sure what the cellon looks like, but if it's totally clear
maybe sandwich wrap, and if it's frosted, wax paper ?
i think they used the same stuff 4 clear panels in the upper wing of some Nieuports,
& it would b a cool effect if u can figure out how 2 do it !
2 more days 2 wait at least before i get my kit in hand...

frosty

Larry, you still have a bit of time to get more people joining in... I wonder what happened to the planned Mad T-34 Build..? But yes, you need to keep it going by adding little messages and the like.

Frosty, glad the postman is involved! I'm curious to have your views on that kit. I just bought the Eduard strip down Fokker E.III.... I'm trying to devise a way to make it with the experimental transparent cellon covering. I need to experiment with my trusty Ross's blue gel glue... I'm also wondering how to mask the markings, because of course, water-slide decals will not work over water-based glue...

QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl Domi: aces intimidating the newies w/ their rep, & their personal markings letting them know just who they're fighting, or running away from !

Then again, if you could read that message, you were on his tail.

I'm still in this thing, I think. I haven't been feeding the Amd Allied Day nearly as much as you've been keeping the Fokker Day going -- I have to go and resurrect that thread to remind people about it.

Domi:
thanx 4 the translation !
i was guessing "Can you see me now?"...
i think i came pretty close, LOL !
it's kind of like the wwi version of NBA trash talk,
these markings...
aces intimidating the newies w/ their rep,
& their personal markings letting them know just who they're fighting,
or running away from !

good news from the Fokker factory for Herr Kempf !
his new bird is scheduled 4 delivery on October 7th
& his crew chief (me) is eagerly anticipating looking over
all the parts & instructions.
fingers crossed 4 ontime delivery !

have a great weekend, Fokker fans !

frosty

It means 'Do you recognize me?' or 'Do you remember me?' Something to that effect...

Domi:
i actually mite b able 2 build on the 17th... not sure yet, but likely.
won't b able 2 post until the next day, tho'...
hey, does anyone know what "Kennschi mi noch?" means ?

frosty