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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: 1/144_Nut on June 29, 2018, 10:06:31 AM
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Hi, I'm new.
Here is my second attempt at a ww1 aircraft model.(http://i68.tinypic.com/rwuxqh.jpg)
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Very nice! Is this a kit or did you scratchbuild the Fokker?
Best regards
Andreas
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Welcome to the forum!
Very nice work, WWI subjects are a bit challenging in 1/144 but your model looks very good.
Are you going to continue in this scale?
Cheers
Ondra
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Welcome and Nicely Done Fokker! I like the weathering. Hope we see more of your work here. I am sure Ondra will like seeing another 1/144th modeler.
RAGIII
PS: Ondra posted just before I hit the post button.
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Thank you for the kind comments.
I used the Valom kit but with lots of scratch built details such as engine, spoked wheels, cockpit, machine gun...Everything but the basic airframe shape actually.
I'm now a dedicated 1/144 modeller, I find that larger scales would simply take too long to get the satisfaction of completing a model as I would be detailing at a higher level.
This build took me one month.
I consider 1/144 a universal scale because I also like submarine, commercial airliners, ships and military subjects. Having everything on display together in the same scale is important to me.
The range of 1/144 ww1 kits is very limited so I will be scratch building some subjects.
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As to the WWI kits subjects - besides Valom, there are also some 1/144 resin kits available from Brengun (Fokker Eindecker and Airco D.H.2 stripdown) and Sram offers a huge variety of resin kits (over 70), even rather rare planes like Albatros C.XII or Friedrichshafen G.III.
Here an article I wrote a few years back on Sram assortment (it is in czech, but should not matter):
http://www.chmelnice.org/index.php/2012/11/velka-sbirka-chmelnic-nemusi-zabrat-spoustu-mista/#comment-10684 (http://www.chmelnice.org/index.php/2012/11/velka-sbirka-chmelnic-nemusi-zabrat-spoustu-mista/#comment-10684)
Cheers
Ondra
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Hi Ondra, thank you for the information on the Sram kits.
I have seen them about, but I havnt been able to acertain the quality as they are few and far between.
I presume they are all out of production now?
A shame they are hard to find now as they have some interesting subjects.
I have also seen a few kits by 'AB models' such as sopwith triplane and the bizzare Spad A2. Anyone know about the quality of these kits?
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I happen to know the owner of the Sram company in person, so if you are interested in a particular kit, I can ask him about availability.
I have his Fokker Triplane in my stash and the quality is very good from my POV. Features all the pros and cons of resin kits, but in my eyes they are far better than e. g. the Valom Sopwith Pup or Albatros D.V.
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Oh wow, well I fancy a ww1 floatplane model, if any of those are available I would certainly be interested.
I would definitely like to source some of his kits to try.
The Valom kits seem to have got much better than when they started the ww1 range, the early releases like the Pup, DR1 and Albatros all have recessed rib lines but the later releases look much better (Rumpler, Camel, F2b, N11 etc)
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It happened that I also had a small period of 1/144 modelling. I remember me buying some 3D printed airplanes via shapeways (I think they offer every WWI plane available as far as I can say) and reworking them (replacing the printed struts with thinner ones out of brassrod and so on). In these days I also bought some SRAM kits, which I won't ever build in my lifetime. So if you should be interested, I can send you a list (which will be quite short, but anyway...)
Andreas
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Hi Andreas,
Yes, I would be interested in your Sram kits. Only If you are sure to never build them.
If you like my email is [email protected]
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Welcome to the forum.
Nice Fokker, it can be very demanding build in such a small scale.
Ciao
Giuseppe
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Welcome and very nice work !
Ed
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Hi Andreas,
Yes, I would be interested in your Sram kits. Only If you are sure to never build them.
If you like my email is [email protected]
Mail sent!
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Very nice!
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I am always amazed at the detail you "Small Scale" Modellers can get into your projects, the rigging on this one alone is mind boggling to my eyes!! Nicely done, and welcome to the Forum!
Cheers,
Lance
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The rigging I found to be quite easy as at this scale I simply measure point to point with calipers then cut 0.05mm Kanthal wire to length, superglue either end. Doing anything like turnbuckles or through hole rigging would be wasted effort.
The real challenge was the spoked wheels, they are not even correct but 'representative' as the alternative idea of putting clear disc with scored spokes seemed like a cop-out. But I am happy with them.
(http://i63.tinypic.com/23hk65f.jpg)
The biggest challenge will be when I scratch build a Rumpler/Jeannin/Ertrich Taube ... The spokes and rigging on those are something else!
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Beautiful work, the soke wheels are great.
Bye,
Manni
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Very nice work! I've made a few 1/144 WWI models, and I agree with your points regarding the appeal of 1/144. I have several of the SRAM kits and I would regard them as the starting point for a semi-scratchbuild rather than actual "full" kits. Rather like you did here in fact.
I would suggest using heat stretched sprue for rigging in this scale. You apply it just the same way as you used the wire but it is easier to get a scale look and you can also get it nice and taut if you apply a heat source close to it.
Do share more of your work as you build more of these little gems!
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Very nice work!
Cheers,
Bud
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Wonderful to see another 1/144 modeller - and what a brilliant start. The weathering and swirls on the cowling are as good as any I have seen on larger scale models. I like the spoked wheels too.
With reference to the Taube you are right about the rigging - I made an Etrich Taube in 1/72 scale som years ago and the rigging in that scale nearly drove me mad.... Looking forward to seeing more of your WW1 models in future.
Stephen.