Colin M's 1:48 Eduard Fokker D.VII

[colin m]

Here's mine.

[Dave Ward]

Here's mine.

Nice models, that go together well - The last one I did had lozenge decals top & bottom - tricky enough - the real pain is adding all the separate rib decals
Dave

[colin m]

The last one I did had lozenge decals top & bottom - tricky enough

You know all about this one then. Eduard have been kind enough to include 4 or 5 decal options, all very colourful. What surprised me was, no rigging. Honestly, I wasn't trying to avoid rigging !

[The Smythe Meister]

Here's mine.

That looks great....
.... and NO RIGGING....what a bonus!! :astonished::thumb2:.

[colin m]

That looks great....
.... and NO RIGGING....what a bonus!! :astonished::thumb2:.

errr no Mr Meister, it's not a bonus at all. I actually like a bit of rigging.

[The Smythe Meister]

errr no Mr Meister, it's not a bonus at all. I actually like a bit of rigging.

.... Sadist!! :tears-of-joy:

[Scratchbuilder]

You know all about this one then. Eduard have been kind enough to include 4 or 5 decal options, all very colourful. What surprised me was, no rigging. Honestly, I wasn't trying to avoid rigging !

Yes you are :tears-of-joy:

[adt70hk]

Cool!!!

[papa 695]

Cracking choice Colin.

[colin m]

.... Sadist!! :tears-of-joy:

No, tying things up is something else, I'm sure.

Yes you are :tears-of-joy:

Thank the heaven's for control wires, I've still got a few of them to add.

[Ian M]

Got to love the colour scheme on many of these WWI aircraft.

[colin m]

Finally, I’m off.
I’ve built an engine. I haven’t quite decided if it’s finished yet, it might need some more plumbing etc. However, that depends on how much you can actually see once it’s installed.


Then, I built a bit of the cockpit. It still needs a bit more work. I need to dull its shinyness ( new word there) and make it a touch grubby.
The odd thing is, the fuselage halves don’t have any location pins, so I’m having to fit each crossways bulkhead individually. This is taking a bit of time.

[Tim Marlow]

Good work so far. Engine looks the same as the one in my Roland and Andy’s Albatross, but yours is better finished than mine Cockpit looks really nice, especially the faded fabric on the cockpit wall.
Interesting you said about the locating pins. Mine has them but they are vague. In fact, the Eduard Roland has a sort of short run kit feel to it.

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking most excellent there Colin :thumb2: ,
As Tim said,the engines do look similar... apart from when it comes to painting mine up of course!! :tears-of-joy:,
Tim is, obviously a bit of "master painter",and looking at your's,you ain't far behind him.... Me?!...
... I'm just a slogger,but I shall blunder on!!

[papa 695]

Very nice work Colin,