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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => What's New => Topic started by: Dave W on February 05, 2021, 09:15:31 PM
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Fokker Dr.1 mania is expected to surge again with news that Meng is releasing a 1/24 scale Dr.1 soon.
CAD images and some details are featured on their Facebook page.
I understand the 1/24 Dr.1 was being tooled by Meng for Wingnut Wings as part of a never-released new series of 1/24 WW1 kits.
More details including a release date are due soon.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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link;
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3743795272400436&id=195290177250981
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Yet again Meng are going to release a very profitable plastic kit sitting atop a lot of free investment courtesy of the defunct Wingnuts team.
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Yet again Meng are going to release a very profitable plastic kit sitting atop a lot of free investment courtesy of the defunct Wingnuts team.
I know well that rants don't help anybody, so, Dave, please delete this post if you like...
Again and again I am getting angry when I think of WnW's „sudden death“ (demise that is, sorry..) and the economic advantage Meng has instead of WnW that had needed it badly. 😡 (= Richard😄)
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Guys, I'll leave this posted for now but let's not go any further down the "finger pointing at a supplier road" please. We all felt varying degrees of sorrow and disappointment at Wingnut Wing's cessation of operations but the effects that have resulted elsewhere in our circle are well beyond our purview.
Let's all focus on the positive developments, we have a indication of some of the products surviving in some form here, and that's better then none!
Lance
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Guys, I'll leave this posted for now but let's not go any further down the "finger pointing at a supplier road" please. We all felt varying degrees of sorrow and disappointment at Wingnut Wing's cessation of operations but the effects that have resulted elsewhere in our circle are well beyond our purview.
Let's all focus on the positive developments, we have a indication of some of the products surviving in some form here, and that's better then none!
Lance
I am looking at the bright side on this one. It opens the door for a lot of New products like Model Cellar for figures for instance. Decals, PE etc. will also be needed ::) We all benefit by releases in any scale. JMHO,
RAGIII
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for Wingnut Wings as part of a never-released new series of 1/24 WW1 kits.
Beside this kit this a bit special. I know that scale from cars, but not from aircraft. There is more this 1/28 usual, as Radarman recently build Fokker. But may be 1/28 was not far enough from their 1/32 kits, so they planned a 1/24 series.
Here we are at double size of 1/48. I was more hoping for WNW 1/48 series.
1/32 is already too big for me, so this 1/24 by far! Ok, the Dr.I is a little bird, but I prefer all models in the same scale.
Cheers,
Frank
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Guys, I'll leave this posted for now but let's not go any further down the "finger pointing at a supplier road" please. We all felt varying degrees of sorrow and disappointment at Wingnut Wing's cessation of operations but the effects that have resulted elsewhere in our circle are well beyond our purview.
Let's all focus on the positive developments, we have a indication of some of the products surviving in some form here, and that's better then none!
Lance
I am looking at the bright side on this one. It opens the door for a lot of New products like Model Cellar for figures for instance. Decals, PE etc. will also be needed ::) We all benefit by releases in any scale. JMHO,
RAGIII
I agree with you: Being happy with what IS instead of moaning about what is NOT keeps us alive. But that's simply not me.
Happy modeling to you!
Richard
(always idealist, never realist)
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I was more hoping for WNW 1/48 series.
1/32 is already too big for me, so this 1/24 by far! Ok, the Dr.I is a little bird, but I prefer all models in the same scale.
Cheers,
Frank
Me too Frank! I would have been very excited by this, but not my scale anymore. Although good for modelling generally.
However, it’s rather galling to know what wonderful things we would have got... a 1/24th Camel would have been pretty amazing!
Guy
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I remember this being mentioned last year sometime , good for those who have a love affair with this type ..just like me with the Pfalz D.III/a , now 24 scale would be my turn on point for this aircraft type . It is just so sexy ! like me ! ;)
Looking forward on seeing the guys doing a build thread on this kit , just image some of the extra detail which can be added to a large scale ;)
Alexis
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Folks, in support of Lance's comments, let's focus on the arrival of another new WW1 kit and not obsess over the demise of Wingnuts.
For the record there is no suggestion whatsoever that Meng has done anything wrong by issuing the Dr.1 kits it was tooling for Wingnuts. Wingnuts officially abandoned the project ( both the 1/32 and 1/24 scale kits) when the business was shut down and Meng proceeded to complete the tooling and release the kits under their brand. All quite legal.
What's most important now for us to focus on is the arrival of another new tool WW1 aircraft kit in a super scale. Incidentally the Meng Dr.1 is not a re-pop of the Merit kit. I'm told it's a whole new tooling designed by the Wingnuts team for a proposed new series of 1/24 super kits that was also to include the Albatros D.V.
And just to add to the excitement, our good friends at Roden have advised me that the first of their new 1/32 scale WW1 aircraft kits will be the Spad XIII, which was the top voted subject in our Forum wants poll.
The Roden Spad is due for release very soon and will be featuring in Roden advertising any day now.
So let's focus on exciting new kits from companies that are supporting our very niche corner of the hobby.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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Folks, in support of Lance's comments, let's focus on the arrival of another new WW1 kit and not obsess over the demise of Wingnuts.
For the record there is no suggestion whatsoever that Meng has done anything wrong by issuing the Dr.1 kits it was tooling for Wingnuts. Wingnuts officially abandoned the project ( both the 1/32 and 1/24 scale kits) when the business was shut down and Meng proceeded to complete the tooling and release the kits under their brand. All quite legal.
What's most important now for us to focus on is the arrival of another new tool WW1 aircraft kit in a super scale. Incidentally the Meng Dr.1 is not a re-pop of the Merit kit. I'm told it's a whole new tooling designed by the Wingnuts team for a proposed new series of 1/24 super kits that was also to include the Albatros D.V.
And just to add to the excitement, our good friends at Roden have advised me that the first of their new 1/32 scale WW1 aircraft kits will be the Spad XIII, which was the top voted subject in our Forum wants poll.
The Roden Spad is due for release very soon and will be featuring in Roden advertising any day now.
So let's focus on exciting new kits from companies that are supporting our very niche corner of the hobby.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
Agreed and AWESOME News about the SPAD! My birthday is this Month and it will be My self purchased present ;D
RAGIII
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I will never get into 1:24 scale modelling, that’s much too large for my taste! 1:32 is just perfect for me.
(me, some 5 years ago: „I will never get into 1:32 scale. That’s too huge. 1:48 is just perfect for me...)
(Me, some 20 years ago: „I will never get into 1:48 scale. That’s too big. 1:72 is and remains my scale...)
Andreas
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I will never get into 1:24 scale modelling, that’s much too large for my taste! 1:32 is just perfect for me.
(me, some 5 years ago: „I will never get into 1:32 scale. That’s too huge. 1:48 is just perfect for me...)
(Me, some 20 years ago: „I will never get into 1:48 scale. That’s too big. 1:72 is and remains my scale...)
Andreas
So true but the Abatros always tempts me.
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I will never get into 1:24 scale modelling, that’s much too large for my taste! 1:32 is just perfect for me.
(me, some 5 years ago: „I will never get into 1:32 scale. That’s too huge. 1:48 is just perfect for me...)
(Me, some 20 years ago: „I will never get into 1:48 scale. That’s too big. 1:72 is and remains my scale...)
Andreas
;D ;D ;D ;D Very true
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So true but the Abatros always tempts me.
Aye, they have a habit of hanging round your neck, don't they?
S
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I will never get into 1:24 scale modelling, that’s much too large for my taste! 1:32 is just perfect for me.
(me, some 5 years ago: „I will never get into 1:32 scale. That’s too huge. 1:48 is just perfect for me...)
(Me, some 20 years ago: „I will never get into 1:48 scale. That’s too big. 1:72 is and remains my scale...)
Andreas
It's funny you write this, b/c WWI aircraft kits are really not very big in 1/32 scale, especially a DR.I. I have always thought they could stand to be bigger.
My only wish is that this new Meng 1/24 DRI was a "skeleton" model so you can see all the internal construction. I think that would look great.
There is nothing more boring in the world than watching a great WNW build come together with all the internal rigging, natural wood grain work on cockpit, and so on, and then it all gets buttoned up and rendered invisible forever!
WWI aircraft kits perfectly lend themselves to the "Skeleton" type of concept IMO. The interiors are more interesting than the exteriors.
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Ooh! Fantastic news! And something that will get it's way into my stash for sure! Thank You for your wise words, Dave W, and I enjoy this site so much... just because we can celebrate these amazing releases!!! ATB, Marc
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RE:>> I am looking at the bright side on this one. It opens the door for a lot of New products like Model Cellar for figures for instance. >>
Thanks for the mention... But ya know, we already have a 1/24 Richthofen figure. It was done a few years back to go with the Merit kit.
It was sculpted by Mike Good. See it here
https://modelcellar.com/product-category/124-scale-75mm/
...who is to say there won't be more =)).
regards,
Paul
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RE:>> I am looking at the bright side on this one. It opens the door for a lot of New products like Model Cellar for figures for instance. >>
Thanks for the mention... But ya know, we already have a 1/24 Richthofen figure. It was done a few years back to go with the Merit kit.
It was sculpted by Mike Good. See it here
https://modelcellar.com/product-category/124-scale-75mm/
...who is to say there won't be more =)).
regards,
Paul
OOps ;D
Excellent Figure. Still room for lots more Pilots that flew the DR1. Then there are seated pilots to consider ::)
RAG!!!
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I will never get into 1:24 scale modelling, that’s much too large for my taste! 1:32 is just perfect for me.
(me, some 5 years ago: „I will never get into 1:32 scale. That’s too huge. 1:48 is just perfect for me...)
(Me, some 20 years ago: „I will never get into 1:48 scale. That’s too big. 1:72 is and remains my scale...)
Andreas
HAHAHA....Airfix have a range of 1/24 aircraft, mainly, if not all WW2 though. Not built either of the two Mossies I have yet, but 1/24 scale Dr.1 would scale nicely next to them.