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Offline AndRoby67

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Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72 finished!
« on: August 13, 2019, 03:55:08 AM »
Hi gents!
This is my first W.I.P. in this Forum. I know that I'm not starting with a "pure" WWI model, but hope you like it!
The inspiration came to me in last Telford IPMS Convention in november 2018, in front of the table of my Club there was Arctic Decals table, in the last minutes of the Convention I disturbed Mr. Mika Jenfors, the owner, and bought this:





There are two good photos of the original one in the web but they are covered by copyright, so I can't post them. Looking in my stash of models still to build I choose the old Revell 1/72 kit as a starting point. Studying photos, this Fokker was an O.A.W. built of the last series, the louvres on the fuselage front sides are so similar to the latest Fokker built reproduced by the Revell kit with only minor differencies. As you know, the kit is "empty" in cockpit so I started building a master for fuselage structure side:





This master will be useful for ALL the D.VII in my future. Studying photos again, it seems that the two seats modification was made leaving the front tank and all the MG system to place the second seat for the passenger. The tank was moved in the center section of the main wing (as the one of SPAD's). Pilot retain his seat, other modification involved the holes where the flying wires comes out from fuselage, maybe for the presence of the new seat. This are the links of the originals:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/varese2002/27400602033
https://www.flickr.com/photos/varese2002/27912020112
So I built the structure and started to fill it:







Some things are scratchbuilt and some not. I used seats from Roden D.VII with Eduard photoetched seat belts and dashboard. When I bought the new Eduard 1/72 kit I added two of its photoetched set for other kits, as this one. Now I'm ready to close fuselage halves, I painted Clear Doped Linen the inner surfaces.
Every comment will be welcomed!
Cheers!
Roberto
 



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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2019, 04:29:24 AM »
Excellent start, Roberto! The beginning of a masterpiece

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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2019, 05:21:02 AM »
What a cool and unusual project!  Superb work on the cockpit. Really looking forward to this one.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2019, 07:05:59 AM »
What a cool and unusual project!  Superb work on the cockpit. Really looking forward to this one.
Cheers,
Bud

Amazingly I agree with Bud 100%
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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2019, 08:01:36 AM »
Knowing how small that is because I usually work in God's Own Scale, that is an amazing piece of scratchbuilding. If the remainder of the model is even half as good as this it will be an exceptional model.

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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2019, 09:21:10 PM »
Incredible work, Roberto.  1/72 scale - wow.

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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2019, 12:28:03 AM »
    As already said, wonderful detail and finish for such a tiny scale, just terrific work!
Cheers,
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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2019, 05:20:39 AM »
Thank you all!
Now the fuselage is closed and I'm in "battle" to put a Roden Mercedes engine inside the model, adjusting the upper panels around engine.
I will show you in next days!
Roberto

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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2019, 07:23:42 AM »
Perfect cockpit, Roberto
 Happy to see your  works again

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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2019, 07:33:20 AM »
Amazing work at such a small scale - wonderful!
Cheers,
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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2019, 09:18:53 AM »
Amazing work at such a small scale - wonderful!
Cheers,
Gary

fully agree...!!

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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2019, 10:15:32 AM »
Your work looks fantastic,    :D :D :D

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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2019, 10:57:48 AM »
That is a really cool scheme and a very nice start on the pit !




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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2019, 05:24:41 AM »
Thank you to all for your kind comments!
Now I want to show you something more! This is the rudder bar scratchbuilt with a broken drill bit 0,5 mm. dia. and really thin copper wire:



I choose to insert a BWM instead of Mercedes from my spare parts box, from Roden:





The main tank was moved into the central section of the main wing, from photos it seems was a three-parts tank, and this is the system to fill the engine, it needs only a piping from this to the motor:



Fuselage was closed, I added only a 0,4 mm. Evergreen between the fuselage halves, again the radiator comes from Roden:





Comments welcomed!! Thank you for your attention!!
Cheers,
Roberto

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Re: Fokker D.VII two seats "Texaco" 1/72
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2019, 07:50:13 AM »
Incredible detail for any scale but in 1/72nd it is just brilliant!
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