Max Immelmann's Fokker E.I 13/15 scratch 1/144

[RAGIII]

Ondra,
As far as I am concerned your overspray technique is perfect for the scale. Looks like a Fokker Cowl to me!
RAGIII

[ondra]

Many thanks for your nice comments, Stephen and Rick, they are a great encouragement to me!

After a lot of filling and sanding the fuselage is almost ready for painting, so I added a few details.






I spent quite a lot of time with brass today, I finally found the way to assemble the undercarriage.





I was not happy about the rigidity of the tailplanes, so I decided to make them new, this time the material will be brass. Soldering should be the safer option in this case.






Cheers

Ondra

[lcarroll]

Good grief, Ondra, you certainly are the master when it comes to impossibly tiny work! Having just completed my first attempts at the art of soldering (in 1:32 Scale!) I can truly appreciate the difficulties you worked through with that miniature landing gear assembly and the tailplanes as well. Very impressive work, this is a marvel of craftsmanship!
Cheers,
Lance

[lone modeller]

I agree with Lance: that is work to be truly proud of. The undercarriage alone is so small yet so neat - a tribute to both your skill and patience.

Stephen.

[RAGIII]

Very impressive work Ondra! Your Tiny Fokker is really moving along now! Incredible work on soldering the gear!
RAGIII

[RLWP]

You seem to have embraced soldering and added it to your skills set. That undercarriage is excellent



I might have made the cross shaft go even further into the tailplane halves just to make the soldered joint longer and stronger. What you have done will be much stronger than doing it in plastic

Great work

Richard

[Des]

Incredible workmanship Ondra, your soldering skills in such a small scale are amazing, the replacement brass tailplane will be a lot stronger.

Des.

[IanB]

I often have people tell me "I don't know how you do it in that scale" (1:72). I truly don't know how you do this amazing work in 1:144!!!
 Absolutely stunning!

Ian

[Manni]

WOW, you should build swiss cronometers! Speechless.
Manni

[Borsos]

There's nothing left for me to add what wasn't said yet. Truely amazing, what you are doing here, ondra.
Andreas

[Bughunter]

Ondra, I was really surprised by your progress during the last weeks, not only with the model, also with your skills in soldering!
Nice to see, how you move to that technology for more and more parts.
Thumbs up!

Cheers,
Frank

[Juan]

Great workmanship Ondra, and what makes this more outstanding is the scale.   

[ondra]

Many thanks to Lance, Stephen, Rick, Richard, Des, Ian, Manni, Andreas, Frank and Juan for the nice comments, I am really very happy you like the progress! Thank you for your support.

Ondra, I was really surprised by your progress during the last weeks, not only with the model, also with your skills in soldering!
Nice to see, how you move to that technology for more and more parts.
Thumbs up!

Cheers,
Frank

Yes, I have to say many thanks to all the members who made me aware of the possibilities and advantages of soldering - this really extended my horizons and perception of limits. That is exactly what I love most about this forum, the chance to learn.

Cheers

Ondra

[ondra]

This weekend was not a very productive one, as I am struggling with the engine. A friend of mine cast the cylinders from resin for me, currently I am looking for the correct method to achieve an acceptable result.







Cheers

Ondra

[lone modeller]

Well if the other cylinders go on as well as the first you will have a perfect miniature engine Ondra. Thta is, like all of your work, most impressive.

Stephen.