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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Homus Brencus on January 10, 2025, 08:42:54 AM

Title: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: Homus Brencus on January 10, 2025, 08:42:54 AM
Continuing with some of my older WWI models from Hyperscale, from which for convenience I have taken the text and photos...

This is the Junkers D.1 long fuselage version, built as J9/1, the first prototype to enter the Second Fighter Competition in June 1918.
I think I finished this model around 2019 and I used most of the kit's parts for the cockpit and the engine, and scratchbuilt some frame, wiring and piping. The fit of the kit's parts was good, just need to dryfit more often then others brand. The corrugation of the parts is lovely executed, and the trailing edges are really in scale!
I decided to saw the wings apart and show the model in a little diorama, after having been inspired by WNW 1/32 instruction booklet.
Painting was done with Tamiya Flat aluminium with few drops of white and Gunze Clear, sprayed in very thin and diluted layers over a coat of Mr. Surfacer 1000 with some black freehand pre-shading on it.
After a clear coat, i started decaling with two Roden's Balkan Kreuz on the fuselage... after a couple of ours of fierce fighting they settle down, but with lots of cracking and silvering, that I had to deal with for another couple of ours...
The other markings came from an old Almark generic set, printed on a continuos decal film: I'm lazy and cut just a square around them, leaving plenty of clear decal, but surprisingly all went well with just a few spots needing attention after.
I airbrushed some final coats of Mr. Hobby flat clear, did just a hint of oil washing in selected places and brush painted some parts with clear, to give more the impression of different kind of alluminium sheet.
Thanks for watching, I am open for comments and suggestions!
Ciao
Andrea

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54251245101_666dca6692_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qDZP5R)lato dx (https://flic.kr/p/2qDZP5R) by Andrea Brenco (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152793843@N08/), su Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54251495884_88f3a400e9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qE26CG)latosx (https://flic.kr/p/2qE26CG) by Andrea Brenco (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152793843@N08/), su Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54251496294_c920d9d190_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qE26KL)motore dx (https://flic.kr/p/2qE26KL) by Andrea Brenco (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152793843@N08/), su Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54251669770_39db030f2e_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qE2ZjJ)motore sx basso (https://flic.kr/p/2qE2ZjJ) by Andrea Brenco (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152793843@N08/), su Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54251496104_69f449cdd1_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qE26Gu)motore sx (https://flic.kr/p/2qE26Gu) by Andrea Brenco (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152793843@N08/), su Flickr
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: PrzemoL on January 10, 2025, 09:17:39 AM
Great results on this one. At the first glimpse I thought it was a Wingnut Wings model.
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 10, 2025, 09:30:48 AM
Amazing!  I never would have known that was a 1/72 scale kit.
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: Jorgo on January 10, 2025, 05:32:29 PM
Congratulations on this great model. You did an excellent job with the aluminium finish and the details are impressive. I can't believe it's in 1:72 scale. Bravissimo!
Joerg
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: DaddyO on January 10, 2025, 07:05:17 PM
Lovely job on this one Andrea (I remember seeing it on Hyperscale and being equally impressed then)

Paul
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: NigelR on January 11, 2025, 05:11:40 AM
That's amazing work in 1/72, bravo Andrea!
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: Homus Brencus on January 11, 2025, 07:08:38 AM
Thanks a lot again, guys!!! I will try and post something newer next time!
Ciao
Andrea
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: WD on January 12, 2025, 06:39:23 AM
That is truly magnificent in this scale. Kudos!

Warren
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: Brad Cancian on January 12, 2025, 08:16:04 AM
Another absolute favourite of mine Andrea; I remember seeing this one for the first time a little while back and madly saving the pictures. I do love the creativity here :) Thank you for posting this little gem!

What are you working on at the moment?

Cheers again!

Brad C
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: DaveB on January 13, 2025, 04:55:10 AM
Amazing work and detailing on the basic kit!

Regards

Dave
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: lone modeller on January 14, 2025, 06:39:18 AM
That is another mini-masterpiece. I could easily believe that the model was in a much larger scale.

Stephen.
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: Homus Brencus on January 14, 2025, 07:04:04 AM
Thank you everybody!!! Thanks for taking the time to comment this and my Fokker!!! at the moment I am not working on anything  WWI @Brad Cancian , but I have a ton of projects waiting for the inspiration...
and a few of my finished ones to post on here, too!
My latest completion has been  last year and was an Eduard's Dr. I in the black livery (hopefully...) of H, Pippart Jasta 19.
Will post it soon.
Ciao

Andrea
Title: Re: Roden's 1/72 scale Junkers D.I Long Fuselage Version
Post by: RAGIII on January 15, 2025, 01:26:12 AM
Another terrific build! The finish and display are Fantastic!
RAGIII