Hi all,
This will be my first WIP on the forum and it's the Fokker D.VI in 1:32 scale. Searching the forum I cannot find another WIP of the D.VI. Did no one ever build the D.VI?
The boxart
I never build a Roden kit before so I don't know what to expect. I'm open mindend so we will see what happens.
The D.VI is build in late 1917 by Fokker Fluzeugwerke and consists of already available parts. De fuselage and tail is DR1, the wings are a small version of D.VII wings. The engine was an 110 HP Oberursel UrII. This engine wasn't up to the task and was replaced by an 160HP Siemens Halske rotary engine. Standard armament was 2 LMG 08/15 Spandau machineguns.
The D.VI was shortly in use and there were only 59 planes build of wich 7 went to the Austrian/Hungarion army.
The specific plane I want to build is the plane of Leutnant Kurt Seit of Jasta 80b. This the plane from the boxart.
I can't find a lot of info or pictures of this plane so I will build it mostly OOB. Maybe I'll buy some AM machineguns.
When opening the box one can find some decals and some plastic.
First the decals
And the sprues
There is som flash but nothing serious
And also som great detail. Like the curved trailing edge.
And some nice detail on the wings
So far the introduction, now on to the build. I'm not a quick builder so don't expect every week an update
tips and criticism are most welcome. Thanks for watching