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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => What's New => Topic started by: Gisbod on November 29, 2018, 09:10:35 PM

Title: 1/144 WW1 kits?
Post by: Gisbod on November 29, 2018, 09:10:35 PM

Having bought a Mk1 Models Beaufighter (lovely) at Telford in this scale, it’s piqued my interest. Are there any decent WW1 offerings in 1/144 out there?

Thanks,

Guy

Title: Re: 1/144 WW1 kits?
Post by: PrzemoL on November 29, 2018, 09:46:09 PM

I am aware of Valom kits. I have seen their Fokker D.VII in the flesh, built quite nicely, but I am no at all convinced by this scale to WW1 aircraft. Due to scale limitations detail level cannot be high, especially when one has already built a WNW kit in 1/32.  ;)

Title: Re: 1/144 WW1 kits?
Post by: Gisbod on November 29, 2018, 11:10:43 PM

 Ok, thanks Prze,

Will look at Valom kits. I realise they’re not going to be mini ‘Wingnut Wings’ but the Mk 1 Beau is surprisingly detailed. I’ve even got a PE set for it that would rival a 1/32 kit!

Perhaps that teeny scale will hide my imperfections  : ???

Guy

Title: Re: 1/144 WW1 kits?
Post by: Borsos on November 30, 2018, 05:48:06 AM

Have a look at shapeways! Every ever flown WWI airplane is there on offer 3D-printed. Meanwhile they are, afaik, available in quite a detailed plastic material. And you can cut off the much too overscaled printed struts, replace them with brassrod and paint them — voilà...
Andreas

Title: Re: 1/144 WW1 kits?
Post by: Gisbod on November 30, 2018, 05:48:18 PM

Thanks Andreas,

I’ll look there too  :)

Guy

Title: Re: 1/144 WW1 kits?
Post by: Manni on November 30, 2018, 10:49:37 PM

Hi Guy,
on the last model show in Belgium a friend bought some SRAM Resin Kits in this scale. He was happy with them.
Here is a link to such a kit:
http://www.internetmodeler.com/2001/may/first-looks/SRAM_1-144.htm (http://www.internetmodeler.com/2001/may/first-looks/SRAM_1-144.htm)
Brengun has some kits, too:
http://www.czechkits.com/1144-fokker-eiiiii-full-resin-kit-p-25812.html?osCsid=hd7f9bv757ic90n65c5tlsv5t0jg1rsl (http://www.czechkits.com/1144-fokker-eiiiii-full-resin-kit-p-25812.html?osCsid=hd7f9bv757ic90n65c5tlsv5t0jg1rsl)

Bye,
Manni

Title: Re: 1/144 WW1 kits?
Post by: Gisbod on December 01, 2018, 02:24:16 AM

Super,

Thanks Manni,

Guy