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Title: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: Borsos on February 26, 2020, 08:44:37 AM: Hello,

I always loved the appearance of te Fee, and the release of the Fe2b by WNW was one of the reasons to switch to the 1:32 scale for me. My plan was to convert the "b" version into an early "d" version with Rolls Royce Eagle engine and Trafford Jones undercarriage. Browsing my references my choice fell on A' 1959 which served with 57 Sqn from 7 december 1916 to 2 April 1917. On that very day it was brought down behind German lines, probabely by Ltn. Gontermann of Jasta 5, LT TF Burill made POW and Pte F Smith POW wounded – according to The Royal Aircraft Factory Fe2b/d & variants in RFC, RAF, RNAS & AFC Service by the RAF Museum and Cross and Cockarde International (2009), p.155. There are two photos of A' 1959 in German hands and a profile drawn by Ronny Barr.
The title of this work therefore is "Das verspricht ja, ein blutiger April zu werden..." ("This is going to be a bloody April..."). I chose to present this machine a little different from my other builds, so I put it nose over onto my base and had added a little battle damage on the upper wing (a part which isn't visible on the photos, so prove me wrong – there weren't any bullet holes :) ). I set the scene in the moment when German flying personnel arrived to have a look on the captured machine (it is no certain pilot I wanted to portray, so I gave them a wide mix of uniforms, yellow dragoon and black pioneer caps). The prisoners are already taken away, but some bandages and other leftover from the first aid for the wounded LT F Smith still litter the ground.
The Fee and its Rolls Royce engine are from Wingnut Wings I altered the nacelle according to photos from an Fe2b to an Fe2d and vacuformed a new engine cover. The figures and equipment are from Modell Cellar, Elan 13, Kellerkind and Wings Cockpit, the heads are from Hornet and Jon Smith Modellbau. A build log can be found here: https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=8612.0
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Best regards

Andreas
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: RAGIII on February 26, 2020, 08:55:28 AM: I Loved following your build log and the results are Simply Brilliant. Seeing it all come together in this beautiful scene has Me Gobsmacked! Stunning conversion, rigging, painting, detailing, and Presentation!
RAGIII
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: lcarroll on February 26, 2020, 12:43:28 PM: Andreas,
As usual for your efforts the end product is spectacular, what a magnificent model. Rick has said it very well, "stunning conversion, rigging, painting, detailing and presentation"! My unreserved compliments, this is simply superb!
Cheers,
Lance
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: Manni on February 26, 2020, 03:34:53 PM: Mein lieber Scholli,
Andreas, again a wonderful scene to watch, beautifully and very skillful built and modified. It is always nice to see with how much fantasy you put your models in scene.
Bye,
Manni
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: kensar on February 26, 2020, 10:50:25 PM: Great work, Andreas. The modeling is done very well and the diorama depicts the scene.
Coincidently, I have just finished reading a book by Frederick Libby, who was an American that flew as an observer in one of these crates. It's a good read.
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: ondra on February 27, 2020, 12:50:21 AM: This is simply brilliant, Andreas, congratulations on such an excellent result!

Cheers

Ondra
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: Bughunter on February 27, 2020, 02:54:07 AM: Andreas, you finished this model just in time for the exhibition on coming weekend - I hope to see you and your Fe2d there!
Beside the date also all other aspects are perfectly done, clean build, great paintwork and weathering, figures, story telling dio. I can see also flowers ;D
Congratulation!

Quote from: kensar on February 26, 2020, 10:50:25 PM
Coincidently, I have just finished reading a book by Frederick Libby, who was an American that flew as an observer in one of these crates. It's a good read.
I have this book in my library after the discussion about it here. I read it some time ago on vacation. Very interesting!

Cheers,
Frank
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: lone modeller on February 27, 2020, 03:08:58 AM: That is a simply wonderful conversion Andreas. (I am afraid that mine will not look nearly as good!) Converting models in this larger scale is not easy, but you have made it look simple in your biold log - always the mark of a truly gifted modeller. The scene is incredibly realistic too - in fact everything in this diorama is truly inspiring.

Stephen.
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: xan on February 27, 2020, 03:37:40 AM: As always tour models told stories, sad stories war stories....
Wonderful, really!
Xan
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: Juan on February 27, 2020, 05:02:32 AM: Simply gorgeous Andreas, what else can I say.
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: gedmundson on February 27, 2020, 06:54:40 AM: Absolutely beautiful, Andreas. All aspects of your completed scene are carried off with great skill and finesse. Congrats on a superbly finished and presented project.
Cheers,
Gary
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: dr 1 ace on February 27, 2020, 08:33:11 AM: Great work and great composition !!!

Ed
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: Dave W on February 27, 2020, 10:02:00 AM: Greetings Andreas

Your Fe2d diorama is just breathtaking, spectacular, awesome and all of the other words that describe modelling excellence!

I love the way you have told the story through the model and figures and kudos for the excellent base too, very realistic!

I hope you send these images to Wingnuts for their website customer page.

Thank you so much for sharing this magnificent project with us.

kind regards

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: Alexis on February 27, 2020, 10:48:36 AM: Bloody hell , that is just gorgeous ! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Terri
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: bobs_buckles on February 27, 2020, 10:10:12 PM: Superb build and diorama.
The figures really add to the final story and resting place of the Fee ;)

VB
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: kkarlsen on February 27, 2020, 11:23:08 PM: Absolutely beautiful build and conversion. And the diorama, great idea!

Hats off: Kent
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: Borsos on February 28, 2020, 07:28:44 AM: Thank you very much for your overwhelming comments which mean really a lot to me :) .
Frank, yes, I‘ll bring the Fee to FFB, we‘ll come on Saturday morning.
Best regards
Andreas
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: Dave in Dubai on February 28, 2020, 02:29:15 PM: Andreas,

Wow, one of the very best WW1 dioramas I have seen.
This stands out and is in the same class as Kent’s SE-5 squadron diorama.
The figures too look absolutely lifelike and help recreate a moment in history.

Very well done and cannot wait to see what you produce next.

Dave :)
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: gbrivio on February 28, 2020, 05:27:16 PM: A well deserved standing ovation: breathtaking model and its environment!
Ciao
Giuseppe
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: PrzemoL on March 10, 2020, 09:55:23 PM: Great conversion. Dramatic presentation. All in all a top notch modelling. Thanks for sharing this spectacular model.
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: Borsos on March 10, 2020, 10:49:44 PM: Thank you very much Dave, Giuseppe and Przemo!
Andreas
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: ModelCellar on March 16, 2020, 01:21:54 AM: Hello Andreas,

That looks great. All that rigging looks fantastic.
AND I love the figures =).

Paul
Title: Re: "This is going to be a bloody April..." Fe2d (WNW conversion 1/32) 2 April 1917
Post by: Borsos on March 29, 2020, 11:53:37 PM: Thanks a lot Paul!!
Andreas