Mad Fokker Day: 17 October 2004

Well besides some bad color choices here is my Fokker Dr. 1 before any decals. I might have to do this kit again after some research and maybe spend at least a week building. I think I'm gonna call this, been at it since 7:00 AM, but I'll see if I get a second (or would it be third) wind and see if I can get the decals on.

Well, I just finished-- and with about two hours to spare! Here are a few pics of the critter.







This is Hptm v. Tutschek's plane. I used the ID from Richtofen's plane, assuming no one would know the difference. I wanted to try that streaky camo pattern, for a challenge, and because it's better looking. The red planes look like you can bite off the tail and drink juice from the model.

The streaky camo went fairly quickly due to the extreme tininess of the model. I'm not real happy with the result -- it's a bit too dark -- but it looks ok I guess for a quickie build.

I consider this to be a fairly poor kit, but I consider all aircraft kits to be poor kits compared to decent armor models. That's not a crack, as I build both. It might have to do with the shapes inherent in the different weapons systems, but I find on average that fit in aircraft kits is relatively bad, even the raved-about kits.

It's still a bit sloppy, and I have to clean up the paint job and put the Tutschek's unique black and white wing streamers on. But it's good enough for government work.

It was fun to be involved. Thanks to djmodels for continuing on the Mad Tiger build. Never one to pass up an opportunity to be derivative, I'm running a mad build myself next month -- for Allied WWII armor. Come join if you've got that weekend free! Olive drab is easy. Finding a good 1/72nd scale Allied armor kit is hard.

Forgot to mention you can click on the pictures to see them bigger. Also, I just brought the kit down to the basement and gave it a light flat coat -- i know the WWI birds were painted glossy, but my kit is way too glossy. It'll also look better when flattened out a bit -- the colors will come together a little better.

Horrido!

finished with 45 mins to spare. i only had 7 hours to work on my first 72nd scale plane.



this is the revell kit. and done as you now whos aircraft

dj, dan, larry the builds look great, i cant see baltas pics. maybe its just me?
larry-looking forward to the allied build picked up my kit and been staring at it for awhile

Waaaaa!!!!! I missed it by a day! I thought it was next sunday...

My sincerest appologies, Domi! I had the kit and everything too! This last week was the National Modeling contest in Manila that my club put together, so it was very hectic... i had to drop out of sight for a while because of all the work i had to do aside from finally getting out of college.

Finished with two hours to spare. I just had to get the decals on.

Larry, really like your camo. I should have picked a more interesting one but with my skill level being what it is I opted for the simple red.

Thanks Josh, good job on your first 1/72 aircraft. It was my first completed 1/72 in many, many years although there is another on the bench right now and about 30 in queue.

Shrikes, I’d say go ahead and do it next Sunday. You might not have a lot of company but we’d keep an eye on you. If I thought the wife would let me I’d grab another kit off the shelf and join you.

Rafael, maybe you could join Shrikes over next week end?? Hope you feel better!

Balta, I'll upload your pics next!

Dan, Larry, Josh: outstanding work! Now that Larry managed his Von Tutschek aircraft, I really have no excuse not to have completed mine..! Funny how we both chose the same aircraft to model..!

Josh, is this really your first 1/72 plane???! Wow! I think you may consider spraying a thin coat of satin varnish next? As Larry said, most WWI aircraft had a glossy look to them, because of the stuff they put onto the fabric to keep it weatherproof. Gloss varnish would look wrong at that scale though.

Dan, superb! I like the base too.

I hope more keep coming over the next few hours!

And as Larry said, join us next month in the Mad Allied Day..! http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25430

There's also a Mad Komet Day in January..! http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?page=1&TOPIC_ID=26834

Here are two shots of Baltazar's Dr.1..





It's looking good so far. Never thought of pre-shading the ribs! Interesting...

Dear all, I have great pleasure in bestowing upon you (finaly!) the MFD badge..



It's the famed 'Pour le Mérite' medal... You all truly deserve it!

Both Manfred von Richthofen and Adolf von Tutschek were awarded it by the way...

outstanding work to all of you. thankyou from a spectator.



joe

Cool Badge!!!
I will post pics when I can later today when I get home.
I did run into some problems mainly with breaking some parts which delayed my progress and I also spent some time trying to figure out why I couldn't post pics with village photo but I have learned my lessons for the next Mad Build.
1. Use Acrylics for faster drying times.
2. Use fast setting filler and glues such as CA
3. Never think that you have enough time.
All in all...it was a blast!! This is what this hobby is all about!!
Thanks dj!!

Thanks Joe..!

Balta, I'm looking forward to seeing more pics of your little Red Devil... Your cockpit looks fantastic! If you have more troubles loading up pics, send them to me.

You're right... Lessons learned too for me. I'll ban enamels for my future Mad Days... I'll sleep more the day before... And I'll order take out..!

We probably both saw that you could use the decals for the Red Baron plane on v. Tutschek's ship and not have to paint it red!

I was working off of the Osprey book on the DrI.

V Tutschek's plane is on the cover of the Squadron Signal book!

Just a quick list of the supplies I used in the build incase anyone is interested. Seemed to work well for me with no major problem in a quick build like this. Any painting, besides hand brushing was done with my Paasche VLS airbrush.

Glues: Tenax 7-R for fast strong joints
Testors Liquid Cement when I need a little more time.
Flash Medium CA and Flashtac Accelerator for small parts and filling gaps.

Paints: Alclad II Gray Primer/Microfiller goes on smooth and dries fast.
Tamiya, Gunze & MM Acryl acrylic paints.
Alclad II Steel and Aluminum paint.
Mr. Hobby Mr. Color Thinner for all the acrylic paints

Misc: Acrylic Lacquer thinner from hardware store to clean airbrush after Alclad.
Windex for cleaning the Airbrush.

guten tag, kameraden !
here r a couple of pix of Herr. Kempf's new mount, the national markings
have not yet been applied, but it is reasonably complete...
i began at just past midnite, spent most of the first work session painting
parts on the sprues, & that took me until about 4:30 AM...(4 1/2 hrs)
time 2 let the enamel paint dry a little, so....
5 hrs of sleep l8r, wake up, a little more painting (about 1/2 hr)...
then i had 2 go 2 work 4 a couple of hrs, then back home 2 pick up my
little bro & sis & take them 2 the ice skating rink (2 hrs of not building, but fun !)
back home again, dinnertime, then assembly from about 8pm until 1:30 AM.
so about 10 1/2 hrs. build time 2 get 2 this stage.
it's not done, but it's pretty close, i think...
it was fun trying the streaky camo...
this is the eduard kit, i got the profipack, but decided not 2 use the p/e
4 this build... (too much 2 do w/o having 2 hunt 4 lost parts!).
the fit of the kit is very nice, & i only have one complaint:
the sprue attachment points on this lil' pup were quite substantial !
i decided i wasn't going 2 add anything extra 2 this kit,
& i only added 1 part: i had 2 replace the prop shaft when the kit part
disappeared just as i was beginning 2 put stuff together... a brief search,
then a check of rod & tube stock 4 something w/ the rite dimension... no luck !
finally, i tried stretching some sprue 4 the 1st time & after a few tries, i had
a piece that was the rite size...
so, that was my Mad Fokker Day.
it was a lot of fun, but i think i'm going 2 bed early tonite !
thanks 2 Domi 4 suggesting this project & providing so much info !!!
& the posted builds all look great !
i wonder, did anyone choose a black plane, or a white one?
white paint over red plastic would probably result in a nice pink Dr.1..
just rite 4 Larry_Dunn's daughter !

frosty

Hi folks!

I didn't take part in this build, but as a keen fan of WWI aviation, I've been lurking and waiting to see the results. I each case, your planes looks awesome.

Regards,

Frosty, fantastic results you got there! Very impressed, I am! Not sure if Herr Kempf got his 'Pour le Mérite' medal, but you've earned yours. You've also earned extra sleeping time.

I've just added my black over the wings and the back of the fuselage. Decals come on next. Pics later tonight or tomorrow am at the very latest..

Dan, thanks for the list. Interesting to compare notes!

Drew, thanks for the kudos.

QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999 V Tutschek's plane is on the cover of the Squadron Signal book!

Really? Interesting. Don't have that one. I used the Osprey Aircraft of the Aces book instead.

As promised, here are two pics taken a few minutes ago. Black panels on the wings and black rear fuselage to whixh I added the crosses.

Don't know how I did this, but I used the fuselage crosses on the fin and the fin crosses are too large for the fuselage! Guess what, I'm gonna buy another little Fokker tomorrow!





I have to say the aircraft now looks much better. Was afraid my green was not 'strong' enough, but with the black on, it looks just right (to me in any case).

I still have a few little things to add and paint before varnishing and weathering, and rigging (I'll finish the Floh there and then too).

I'm glad everyone so far involved has had great fun with this project (even if there were definitely not enough wheels for Larry..! ). I've had a whale of a time, and I'm greatly enjoying your models too.

Hi guys!! I must say your models look quite impressive, each and one of them. I'm really sorry for not being able to join. unfortunatelly I'm still with some fever, although a little better. It might be possible to catch up next weekend, but it really depends on if I'm going away on a business trip this Friday or not... It's really a pity... I was reaaly looking forward for this...

regards,

very nice builds dj and frosty. and i love the badge.
dj how do yall do the prop like that with the lines. sorry i dont know what that is called. but it looks awesome.

QUOTE: Originally posted by shrikes Waaaaa!!!!! I missed it by a day! I thought it was next sunday... My sincerest appologies, Domi! I had the kit and everything too! This last week was the National Modeling contest in Manila that my club put together, so it was very hectic... i had to drop out of sight for a while because of all the work i had to do aside from finally getting out of college.

hey guys. great builds everyone. i really like the ones with the streaky green camo. i was just wondering if i could join shrikes and build this kit next Sunday, too. when i first read about his build, i just passed it over. but after seeing these builds and thinking how much fun it looks, id love to join if i can find the kit in time. i more or less live in a model building black hole. no good hobby shops, the Hobby Lobby's have almost nothing in the way of a/c kits. so, if i can find the kit, and you guys would let me, id love to build one of these in a day.

Jon

P.S. I even have an awesome acrylic red set out.

Jon, just feel free to join us. It's a lovely little project. If Rafael can join, you'll be three to build this kit this coming week end. We'll be watching with interest!

Rafael, do it if you can. If not, well, maybe for another time.

Josh, it's quite easy, though I'm not really sure it looks anything like a real prop! Ha! First a base coat of sand colour, then apply with a fine brush a few lines of a darker brown colour, from tip to tip (this means you'll go from the front side of one blade to the back side of the ther blade, twice). Then apply a coat of Future, then the decals, then another two coats of Future. The axle is painted black, then drybrushed with silver. That's it!

I´ll try, but it will be difficult since I have theatre with the kids scheduled for Sunday morning. Perhaps in two periods, over saturday and sunday... We'll see...

Regards,

Outstanding builds all!
Next time I'll throw my hat in the ring and join in a group build!
kevin

Kevin...just think "Mad Komet Day"

Thanks Kevin! or Mad Allied Day next month if you're into 1/72 AFVs..! What a blast!

Domi:
ur Von Tutschek Dr.1 looks really great w/ the black added !
i'm going 2 try ur tip 2 add the darker brown lines 2 my prop
2 make the laminations, but i've added the MFD badge 2 my sig...
i'm looking forward 2 Mad Komet Day !
not 2 mention a possible Mad Fokker Day reprise, since a few folks weren't able 2 participate in this one...
(shrikes, Rafael & edzachary, better l8 than never ! )
Rafael, ghettochild, edzachary , creekdude & Lufbery:
thanx 4 ur kind words !
ghettochild, u did a nice job on urs also !

i think i'll b building this kit again...

frosty