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Mad Fokker Day: 17 October 2004

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Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:30 AM
Josh, we can always give you another day instead of Sunday 17.. Frosty can't make it that particular day either. Provided you're able to do it close to the fateful date, so that you can post comments and/or pics soon after the rest of us, it's cool!
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Posted by ghettochild on Monday, September 27, 2004 10:57 PM
HOLY CRAP i just relized that this is the same weekend as the wings of houston airshow. hopefully i wont have to work saturday. then i could still participate in this build. if not i will have to do a "ive gone completely out of my freakin mind 6 hour build" lets just hope i doesnt come to that.
-Josh
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, September 24, 2004 4:42 PM
Cool, Frosty, very cool! I might give my 1/72 Bébé a try soon... By the way, since you're not 'available' on the 17th of October, when is your Mad Fokker Day going to happen..??!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 24, 2004 2:22 PM
just 4 the heck of it, here's a pic of the Ni-17 so far:


testors 1/48 kit w/ scratchbuilt cockpit parts
lots of fun so far w/ this one !
i'm looking forward 2 working on the 'Tripe' !

frostySmile [:)]

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Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, September 24, 2004 11:34 AM
Welcome aboard, Alex. Nice to have you with us!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 24, 2004 9:47 AM
Can you include me in this build. I will try to get my hands on a Focker Dr.1 as soon as possible. I will be ready for the mad focker day pretty soon. So can you please include me.Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 1:35 AM
I've been directed to this site, featuring tons of archive pics of early planes, including some interesting ones of Dr.1s... Enjoy!

http://members.shaw.ca/flyingaces/archive1.htm

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 17, 2004 12:09 PM
ok, i have decided 2 go w/ the eduard Dr.1 profipack,
since it comes w/ p/e & extra decals i can use on other projects...
i will probably end up spending the entire 24 hours trying 2 put
the machine guns together, LOL !
(ohmigosh, i was actually on topic 4 once !!!)
meanwhile, on the French front, i found a great article online about accurizing
the testors Ni-17 kit & now i have 2 decide if i will b incorporating a few of those trix in my model... information can b a dangerous thing ! Wink [;)]
Domi, i hope i'll have some WIP pix of the Nieuport 2 post next week... Big Smile [:D]

frostySmile [:)]
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Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, September 11, 2004 12:52 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by DanCooper

Thanks for sharing KJ200, I'm going to look if I can find a copy...

BTW, where does your forumname come from ?


Dan, with the initials KJ, I thought I make a little play on KG200, hence the KJ200.

Best of luck with the GB.

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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Posted by DanCooper on Saturday, September 11, 2004 12:27 PM
Thanks for sharing KJ200, I'm going to look if I can find a copy...

BTW, where does your forumname come from ?

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, September 11, 2004 12:11 PM
Thanks Karl. Saw it and read it too. Pretty interesting. The Revell kit compares favourably. There's a good section about painting the streaky camouflage.
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Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, September 11, 2004 8:55 AM
Not part of this GB, but thought I'd mention this. The September issue of Scale Aviation Modeller has a comparison build on both the Eduard & Revell Dr1s in 1/72.

I've just read it, and thought it might prove interesting for all those involved in this GB.

Karl

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Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:52 PM
LOL..! Glad things are going well, Frosty!

Thanks for the info and link, Rafael..!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 1:34 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999

Here's a link to some nice large scale Dr.1colour profiles...
The site also holds profiles for many other WWI airplanes, including Raben's Fokker D.VII (red & white), and Nieuport fighters (for Frosty!)

Domi:
thanx 4 that link !
interesting 2 see the Nungesser plane w/ camo scheme...
and i found a back issue of FSM w/ a pic of an Ni-17 model
that shows the rigging pretty well...
i was able 2 spray the german silver onto my Ni-17,
and hand paint the V-struts, prop & machine guns...
so far, so good !
except that this is the fokker thread.... Wink [;)]

frostySmile [:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 5, 2004 4:19 PM
Oh... and by the way... I recomend this and other Kagero books if you're interested in WW1, specialy "Kaiser Aces" and "Sopwith Camel" (larger books). This and Nieuport are smaller. (usual disclaimer: nothing to do with Kagero, blablabla...)

http://www.kagero.pl/poz.php?reg=1&id=200

Regards

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 5, 2004 4:16 PM
Thats right, djmodels1999. I remembered when I saw decals and references for it... in my shelf.......... Oops [oops]....

They came from Kagero book Fokker D.VII, from Tomasz Kowalski.... The decal sheet that comes with the book has the decals for a Fokker D.VII (OAW) machine red/white for August Raben, when he was commander of jasta 18 (this should have been quite late 1918).

Regards,
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Sunday, September 5, 2004 8:10 AM
Here's a link to some nice large scale Dr.1colour profiles, including 2 Triplanes flown by the Red Baron...

http://www.wingstrut.com/fokker_dr_i.htm

The site also holds profiles for many other WWI airplanes, including Raben's Fokker D.VII (red & white), and Nieuport fighters (for Frosty!)
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Sunday, September 5, 2004 2:05 AM
Rafael,

The Squadron Signal book shows in the colour profile Raben's Dr.1 (well, one of his), in white and blue with a white bird. I have to admit both blue abnd red versions look quite stunning!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 4, 2004 5:31 PM
I've only found reference of a blue Dr.I, also while in Jasta 18. I´ll continue looking into this.

Regards,
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 4, 2004 4:15 PM
I'm not sure. I know he flew a DVII with the same red decoration but with a black bird, while in Jasta 18.... I suppose it is possible he had flew a blue one. I´ve seen decals for the blue one, or at least something in my literature. I´ll check that and get back to you.

Regards
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, September 4, 2004 1:16 PM
Is it the same Raben who flew a Fokker DVII similarly decorated but blue instead of red??
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 4, 2004 7:43 AM
Thanks a lot for your help, djmodels1999!

This is the 1/72 Roden DR.1 representing August Raben machine of Jasta 18 as of Summer 1918. Decals are OOB, and quite good, which is surprising for Roden. Some of their decals simply desintegrate when soaked....
I've made this kit a few years ago, and as far as I can recall, it was a quite streightforward build, as most Roden kits are. Nevertheless, I remenber some pieces to be quite fragile to remove from sprues.

It is tiny....

Regards,
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, September 4, 2004 2:01 AM
It sure looks good Rafael! Who was the pilot? Where do the decals come from? How was the kit itself?

Frosty, can't wait to see pics of this Ni-17..
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, September 4, 2004 1:59 AM
Rafael, here are your pictures (I presume):





Once your pic are on Ron's site, click on the thumbnail, as this brings in the larger, full size image you downloaded; right click on that image and go to 'Properties', and on that new window, Copy the url (in this case):

http://rongeorge.com/albums/upload/Fokker_Dr1.sized.jpg

Back on FSM Foerum, open up a 'Reply to Topic' window (not the quick reply one), and above the text fields, there are a few icons, including one that represents a picture. Click on it and you'll see this appear in the text field:
[ img][/img]
Note: you will not see a gap between the [ and the first i ; if I add the tag code without inserting that space, it gives this:


Now Paste the url right between the inside brackets of the image tag code: ][
(do not insert any extra spaces or anything else)

Click on preview to check, then post away!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 3, 2004 11:31 AM
Domi:
thanx 4 the info on the Ni-17 decals !
too bad about the Nungesser markings, i was liking the kind of
Goth effect, LOL ...but some of those other birds look pretty neat too.
using a rattle can, i put a base coat of tamiya german grey on the 17,
& will spray some MM german silver over that this weekend, most likely.
still no luck finding the new revell Dr. 1, but there's still time...Cool [8D]

frostySmile [:)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 3, 2004 10:28 AM
Sorry for not being able top respond earlier to your message, djmodels1999. i´ve been away. But, yes. Pictures are in Ron´s site. You will easily find 2 pictures of a red/white Dr.1. I´ll try latter to post again.

regards,

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Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 1:01 PM
Frosty, there are some decals for 1/48 Ni-17:

Aeromaster have 2 sheets, regretably not with the famed Nungesser machine:Sad [:(]
Sheet 48504:

Sheet 48521:


Blue Rider have one with 2 French Ni-17 (+other birds): Sheet 48503 (haven't located a pic yet!), plus one for Italian Ni-17 (48504), Russian birds (48507), Belgian ones (48513 - probably the famed 'Comete' Squadron) and yet more Rssian ones (48524)...

Dutch Decals have a sheet with, surprisingly, two Dutch Nieuports..

Illiad have a very neat sheet for various Russian Ni-17;
Sheet 48008:

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 12:08 PM
latest report:
i have been searching 4 the new revell Dr.1 kit online &
in a couple of hobby shops w/ no success...Sad [:(]
i mite have 2 either do a special order thru my LHS
and they r really bad about special orders, so i'd rather not.
or else get the eduard kit, the kempf one most likely ...
but while i was looking 4 the Dr.1, i found something else:
a Nieuport 17c kit... it's packaged in a Testor's box,
but the bottom wing says Hawk on it.... it's a basic kit
& it's in 1/48 ( i promised Jeeves & kik36 i'd build a 1/48 plane, lol !)
but it will hopefully make a nice 'warm-up'...
now i just need 2 find decals 4 Nungesser's markings !
sorry 2 b [#offtopic

frostySmile [:)]

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Posted by DanCooper on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 9:31 AM
Make sure there are no spaces between the url and the image-tags !!!

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 3:44 PM
where are your pictures? On which site? Ron's? What are their URLs?
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