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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Rip Van Winkle on October 27, 2025, 06:21:35 AM

Title: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on October 27, 2025, 06:21:35 AM

This project took a long time because when I finished it over a year or two ago I didn't like the way it looked.  The top wing sat too high. So I tore it apart and started it again.  I had to shorten the outer wing struts and then scratch the cabane struts.

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on October 27, 2025, 06:32:04 AM

There are many variations to this aircraft.  Camouflage, armament, upper wing cut out and rigging just to name a few.  I believe the Toko kit is from the 115 series production run.  This kit is not entirely accurate for the version I built but it was close enough for me

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on October 27, 2025, 06:36:34 AM

The unsynchronized machine gun did not last long as pilots complained that it was useless. This aircraft was unique in that it had lower wing crosses on a white field. Black and white photo was from the windsock datafile for comparison

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on October 27, 2025, 06:38:59 AM

Choroszy Modelbud makes several versions of this aircraft so maybe some day?

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: DaddyO on October 27, 2025, 06:51:55 AM

Beautifully handled
The shortened struts make a big difference to the correct overall look of the model

Paul

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: ScottJ on October 27, 2025, 08:39:22 AM

Very nice!  Your upgrades and corrections all look great making the aircraft more accurate looking.  I like how you've done the camo, wonder if that's what was considered the "summer" camouflage?

Scott

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on October 27, 2025, 09:35:33 AM

Yes, It was called autumn leaf and it was applied in the field.  I understand that many Austrian aircraft had  this camouflage.

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: Flute on October 27, 2025, 07:53:38 PM

        Americal Gryphon used to do several versions of this sort of camo, in 1/72nd. I got some before they stopped trading, meant for AH Albatrosses, and they worked quite well, but TBH it's not that much slower to do by hand (although you've done it much better than me, yah boo hiss). Anyway, this one, with the corrections, is the best rendition of the kit that I've seen. Very nice.

Paul.

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: NigelR on October 28, 2025, 07:20:57 PM

Lovely job, it was worth redoing it. Fortunately any inaccuracies will be hard to spot in this scale.... ;) I think you did an excellent job on the camo, the model overall looks great.

I've built the Choroszy kit, it's really nice, no major issues IIRC.

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: PrzemoL on October 28, 2025, 09:59:36 PM

A fine effort! I like those leaf-camos! Congratulations!

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: lone modeller on October 29, 2025, 05:37:18 AM

I agree that the leaf camouflage has been exceptionally well done. Not a type I am familiar with so all the more interesting.

Stephen.

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: Dirigible-Al on October 29, 2025, 07:07:20 AM

Looks Brilliant and I love the camo.
Alan.

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: Will Levesley on November 18, 2025, 05:52:40 AM

Very nice - I like the Autumn leaf camo.  I had the same issue with the struts on a chorozy kit - had to take it apart 3 times before it looked right.

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: IanB on November 18, 2025, 04:03:34 PM

Very nicely done, I love the camo!

Ian

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: Tim Mixon on November 26, 2025, 05:10:46 AM

As the others have said: very nicely done!   

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: enathan on November 26, 2025, 06:01:04 AM

Very well done and an excellent representation of the automn leaf camo!

Title: Re: 1/72 Toko Aviatik Berg D.I
Post by: Skyhook on December 07, 2025, 07:56:07 PM

Looks great! You made especially good work regarding the mottled finish....looks like the real thing!

Cheers, Skyhook