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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: dtomko on February 28, 2014, 04:10:26 AM

Title: 1/48 Fokker D.VIII flown by Udet
Post by: dtomko on February 28, 2014, 04:10:26 AM

Some of you have seen this in the build thread of the now-defunct modeling forum at the Aerodrome.  It's the Dragon/DML D.VIII, which still is a great kit. I modified the axle to make the experimental undercarriage fuel tank.  Lozenge is pasted together from an Eduard D.VII, insignia from the kit.  I tried to simulate the flaking off black on the insignia and the rubbed off original E.V designations on the fuselage. Uppper wing streaking is a bit too intense; one of these days I'll overspray to tone it down.  Udet flew this after the war testing the fuel tank.

Drew

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h367/tomkos/Fokker%20model/IMG_8489.jpg)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h367/tomkos/Fokker%20model/IMG_8519.jpg)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h367/tomkos/Fokker%20model/IMG_8496.jpg)

Title: Re: 1/48 Fokker D.VIII flown by Udet
Post by: RAGIII on February 28, 2014, 04:25:07 AM

Drew, I must have missed this one on the Drome! You have done an Awesome job on a rare bird! As for the wing streaking, looks good to me !
RAGIII

Title: Re: 1/48 Fokker D.VIII flown by Udet
Post by: PrzemoL on February 28, 2014, 07:24:01 AM

A very fine razor-wing, dtomko. Thanks for sharing.