Mad Fokker Day: 17 October 2004

Well Guys,
Though I had to work during the build I did start and I got a little done last
evening and hopefully won't have to work this weekend and can work on mine then.
Those of you that finished your planes and posted pics, My flying helmut and
goggles are off to you, SALUTE!!!!
Good Hunting,
G.W.

Cool Rdxpress..! We are all waiting, eagerly, for pics of your Dr.1

Ok, work continues on the little Fokker.. I've now added all the missing bits such as machine guns, step,..., given the whole thing a thin coat of satin varnish, and given it a light weathering with oils and pastel dust.

I'll need a few days for the oils to dry properly, after which I can finaly complete the kit with its rigging...

folks, here's the latest look at the Kempf Dr.1...

i painted the white background on the upper wings by hand, because i couldn't
get the kit decals 2 work around the aileron control horns.
i have added some of the national markings, but the eduard decals
have proven 2 b very much of a hassle... i need 2 get more of these
fat crosses...
the K on the fuselage sides should b dark, not white, but i don't mind that part...
i think it looked better before i tried 2 put the markings on,
maybe i should have just left it alone....

frosty

Too harsh on yourself, you are, Frosty!

I think your kit looks fine. Some work to do on the joints (top of fuselage for instance) and cleaning up your parts (there appear to be a bit of sprue left on the tip of the middle wing) but this was no 'normal' project either. Having seen the quality of your work with other builds, I would not worry unduly! I had to buy another kit to get my decals right, and I may build another one soon, taking my time too...

And as to the markings, there's a lot of confusion and little evidence when it comes to identifying and modeling those little Fokkers..





Those are two pics of, supposedly Fokker Dr.1 213/17; Kempf flew this aircraft in Sept 1917, but by Novemnber he was flying aircraft 493/17.

213/17 should have the earlier form of German cross, while 493/17 had the ones shown on your kit. However, on 493/17, the name and all lettering was white and outlined in black, as was the fin. 213 had an overal white fin... 213 had the white part of the tailplane on the left, while it was on the right on 493...

Your kit comes with mixed markings for both Dr.1 Kempf flew... But that's not your fault!

QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999 I had to buy another kit to get my decals right, and I may build another one soon, taking my time too...

Domi:
thanx 4 ur kind words, they make me feel a bit better about this...
it's not like it turned out awful, but i can see many things that i could have done better
i think i will probably b doing this kit again, because i know i can do a good job...

frosty

Hey, maybe we can do another Mad Fokker.. Month next..! LOL

Okay, guys, I'll start building my little fokker this sunday (I mean i bought it and everything too!) I Have to say i'm very impressed with all those who decided to go with the Kempf-like Aircraft! The "sludge" paint job looks fantastic (including yours, frosty! you're to hard on yourself!)... I hope that i can make this one look credible!

Sorry guys... It'll be impossible this w.e.

Nevertheless I´ll try to start tomorow and finish it in the least time possible.

I'll keep you posted.

Regards,

Good luck Shrikes and Rafael! Did you see the post in the armor forum..? Roden is apparently releasing a 1/32 Fok Dr.1...! I'll need one or six..!

Well here I am, I didn't forget this GB. Some of you probably thought I was going AWOL or that I was missing.
Fact is that I just didn't have my internet connection, but I'm back and as soon as I can upload pics of my little Fokker, you will see my contribution

Cool, Dan, cool..! Post in in the main Aircraft forum too!

I will do that, Dominique.
At the moment I'm trying to relocate my other tiny Fokker (you remember the PE-one), it has been laying around, almost finished for weeks now. But now that I have a little time to work on it, I don't seem to find it anymore on the place that I saw a couple of days ago.

I got Eduard's Strip Down Fokker E-III not too long ago, Dan... It looks fantastic! Need to gather the courage to start it though!

You'll need a lot of courage, but the build itself is not too difficult if you have a soft touch and steady hands.
Can't wait to see pics of what you make of it...

QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999 Dan, are you doing Lothar's or Manfred's Dr.1..? My wife's been asking the same thing every other hour..!

Sorry I didn't answer your question earlier, DJ. I was just going over the pages in this GB and found this.
I did Lothar (there are already more than enough Red Barons), however, when I started building, I noticed that I didn't have the right colors in my box and since my local hobbyshop usually isn't open at midnight, I had to be a little creative .

Well you'll be able to see the pictures soon, and who's to say that 'my' colors aren't right.

Euh, embarrasing moment I think.... that question wasn't for, was it

Just updating the original post with the round-up of kits, decals and all... The brand new 1/72 SMER Dr.1 kit:



However do not get too excited, as apart from a new decal sheet, it's just a re-boxing of the basic Eduard kit ("basic" as in plastic kit only - the eduard kit is very good!), at a slightly higher price...