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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Rip Van Winkle on October 04, 2023, 06:03:27 AM

Title: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on October 04, 2023, 06:03:27 AM

Revell 1/72 Fokker Dr1 in the Red Baron's colors.  This is my only plane of his painted with some kind of red. 

Title: Re: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on October 04, 2023, 06:07:53 AM

I used Vallejo Dark Vermillion red overall.  Gaspatch machine guns were added since they are prominent in this aircraft.

Title: Re: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on October 04, 2023, 06:12:49 AM

.005 stainless steel wire for the rigging.  I like the Eduard kit just as well.  Hope to soon finish it as well.  I used some graphite to tone down the red a bit.  Part PE stitching used on the bottom of fuselage.  Overall a fun build.

Title: Re: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: Radarman on October 04, 2023, 06:39:43 AM

That’s a great job on a real little classic.

                                 Kevin

Title: Re: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: Dutch522 on October 04, 2023, 10:16:36 AM

Great job on one of my favorite kits from back in the day... the last time I built it I was about 13, it was the boxing with Voss flying over a pranged-up D.H.2 (IIRC). I think I still have the bits of it somewhere.

Dutch

Title: Re: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: dr 1 ace on October 05, 2023, 01:12:10 AM

Can't go wrong with red Triplanes !!

Ed

Title: Re: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: Tim Mixon on October 05, 2023, 05:14:48 AM

Nice build Rip.  Revell makes an excellent Dr.1.

Title: Re: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: ScottJ on October 05, 2023, 12:21:15 PM

Looks very good Rip, I like how you represented the over-painting around the national insignia.  It looks like the updated Revell Dr.I kit builds up nicely... as good as the Eduard?  It's too bad Revell didn't make the same upgrades to some of their other old bird kits... namely (at least for me) the Sopwith triplane and Nieuport 28.

Title: Re: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: NigelR on October 05, 2023, 06:26:23 PM

Nice job on a classic scheme. This has gone together well.

Quote from: ScottJ on October 05, 2023, 12:21:15 PM

It looks like the updated Revell Dr.I kit builds up nicely... as good as the Eduard? 

I reviewed the Revell kit against the Eduard one for a modelling mag when it first came out and they are pretty much equal. The engine is nicer in the Revell kit, as are the kit guns. Both build about the same and both look very good.

Title: Re: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: macsporran on October 05, 2023, 10:20:41 PM

Nice one Rip. It's compulsory to do a red triplane at some stage in a modelling career!
Sandy

Title: Re: 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1
Post by: DaveB on October 06, 2023, 02:48:15 AM

Nicely done!

Regards

Dave