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

[Tim Marlow]

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!!

Master painter I ain’t! Just a journeyman that has worked out simple techniques to get acceptable results.

[Waspie]

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!!

If your a 'slogger' where does that put me!! 'slap it on - oh that'll do' :smiling2: :smiling2: :smiling2:

[Dave Ward]

Engines look similar, because.......................they're the same! - Mercedes D.IIIa used by Albatros, Roland, Fokker, Pfalz & others - At the very end of the war, a few BMW egines replaced the Mercedes
Dave

[colin m]

Interesting you said about the locating pins

This got me wondering how old the kit is. Not that it matters, it seems to go together well enough.

"master painter"

Errm, err, do you mean, oh maybe not....

Engines look similar, because.......................they're the same!

Nice one Dave. I did think they looked very similar, now we know.

[Mickc1440]

That cockpit looks superb

[colin m]

Moving on, yes, a bit more has been stuck together or painted.
The cockpit is finished. A bit of flat varnish followed by a dusting of chalk pastels.


Guns, funny little photo etch things will probably look ok once painted.


The fuselage is buttoned up and primed.


An exhaust manifold, ready for an engine.


And so, onto the engine. I’ve cheated a bit with the ignition leads. There should be two per cylinder, one per cylinder was enough for me.


Maybe I’ll get a bit of paint down tomorrow ?

[Tworrs]

Looking good Colin.

[Ian M]

It all looking good but that cockpit was very nice. Love the harness.

[colin m]

Love the harness

I had a head start. This is a profi-pack, so it comes with PE, I just had to make it look a bit used.

[papa 695]

Some very nice work Colin.

[yak face]

Cockpit looks superb colin , just the right amount of weathering , looks well used , cheers tony

[colin m]

Not much of an update, but the decals have been started. There are big decals for the wings, do I like them ? well, I’m not really sure, but of course the option is to paint them instead. In this scale, that could be painful.
The carrier film is quite prominent and I did have a go at peeling it off, but the decal lifted, so that went straight back down.


And the propeller has finally dried.


There’s a whole load more decals to apply yet. It will be a long slow process.

[Guest]

Wow, that is looking amazing! I would dearly love a model of that quality on my desk. The painting is so so good, I love the interior.

[Dave Ward]

AAAAh - the joys of applying lozenge decals! :rolling:
Dave

[tr1ckey66]

Brilliant work Colin. The detail on the engine and the paintwork looks terrific. The prop is awesome. All of these very detailed parts are going to cone together to make a very special model.

Cheers
Paul