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Offline IanB

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Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« on: November 04, 2016, 04:56:52 AM »
This pair is finally finished.
 I'm not sure I'd want to do them again so a D.III & D.IV will probably not be added to my collection! Although they started as Merlin kits, only the fuselages (very heavily modified!), the D.II cowling, and some of the white metal parts, were used, the rest is all scratchbuilt. A spare Roden engine went into the D.I, the Spandaus are Miniworld, the wheels are my own design, 3d printed by Shapeways, and the nose decals on the D.II were custom ordered from Melius Manu in Poland.
 As far as the history of these aircraft goes, they were both in service at the same time, the D.II having been developed due to a shortage of the inline Mercedes engines. Both were subject to structural failures, as was the contemporary E.III, (weak welds, wing attachment bolt failure, and metal tubing that had too thin a section were the usual culprits, basically a lack of quality control in the Fokker factory) and all Fokkers were banned from front line service in December 1916. The D.I and D.II both saw service on the home front and as training aircraft, as did the D.III and D.IV (basically a D.II and D.I respectively, with more powerful engines, ailerons instead of wing-warping, and twin Spandaus).

 The D.I represents 151/16, of Jagdstaffel 1, Bertincourt, France in early September 1916
 The D.II represents an aircraft of Kampfeinsitzer Kommando (KEK) Ensheim, (later Jagdstaffel 16), based in Ensheim, Germany, in September 1916, flown by Ltn Fritz Grünzweig. (although some have speculated that he was not a pilot and merely painted the nose art...)

I hope you like them..



















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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2016, 05:57:50 AM »
Two great builds Ian from very unpromising material too.

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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2016, 08:04:05 AM »
Ian,
What you accomplished with this build is incredible! Outstanding Modeling!
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2016, 08:40:35 AM »
Congratulations, Ian. I admire your resolution to take these on, be consequent and complete them to your plan. Fine modelling and a great result!
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2016, 06:30:03 PM »
Nice "birds".
Congratulations !
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2016, 03:02:12 AM »
Very cool! Chapeau!
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2016, 09:33:05 AM »
Excellent builds Ian. I particularly like the nose art - an unusual set of markings but characteristic of the times. The build threads were also very interesting - thanks for them.

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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2016, 12:13:05 PM »
Congratulations on two very hard won and successful Builds Ian, great work turning marginal Kits into very fine Models! Lots of effort and improvisation along the way have made this project a very enjoyable one to follow! 8)
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2016, 03:29:09 AM »
 Ian,
Outstanding pair of kites my old friend. As always your skill and craftsmanship in 1/72 scale leave me in awe. Well Done Ian!
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2016, 01:45:29 AM »
Beautiful planes. You have done an outstanding job. Just great.
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2016, 02:04:06 AM »
Nice work and interesting history to go with them
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2016, 11:56:21 PM »
Ian, what you accomplished is wonderful.

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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2016, 12:14:43 AM »
fantastic double build, you may as well call them scratch you did such extensive modification

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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II, Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2016, 11:32:41 AM »
Ian , those turned out wonderful . Really like the D.II , she looks sinister .



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