Revell 1/28 Scale Fokker D.VII

[NinetythirdLiberator]

Stellar work, Kevin!
Dan 

[Bughunter]

Always really pity to hide all the nice details inside!

Cheers,
Frank

[Radarman]

Hello everyone,
Thanks very much for your interest in this build and the positive feedback. After working on the fuselage
I've moved on to the tailplane. As a result of the narrowing of the fuselage the horizontal stabilizer required
correcting. Also, the elevator was miss-shaped.



When adding plastic to plastic, I like to use scraps from the kit or, at least, from the same kit manufacturer.
I feel it glues together and cleans up better. In the case I used plastic from the bottom of the fuselage to fill
in the needed areas.



There has been 4.5mm added to each side of the elevator as well as the area where the fuselage turtle back meets
the stabilizer. I've also made new control horns from old brass fret.

That's it for now. I Think I'll move on to the axel wing and landing gear struts next.

                                                                                                       Happy Modeling!

                                                                                                                  Kevin

[lone modeller]

Been catching up - what a shame that so much of the lovely internal detail will barely see the kight of day, and certainly not be very clear to a viewer. Your modifications to the tail are super - it is not possible to see what you have done from the second photo. That is first class modelling.

Stephen.

[RAGIII]

This is continuing to be a great build! Nice correction on the tail feathers!
RAGIII

[Alexis]

Nice work on the tail Kevin 


Terri

[GazzaS]

Nice correction!

[RichieW]

Seamless modification, it looks perfect.

[NinetythirdLiberator]

I agree with Richie...seamless is the word!

Well done, Kevin.

Dan

[Radarman]

Hello everyone,
Many thanks for the comments on my build. I've made slow progress over the last two weeks.

The main focus has been on the wheels and axel wing. The kit wheels are closer to 1/32 scale while the
axle wing is slightly too long fore and aft.



I don't own a lathe and haven't found the time to learn CAD to make 3D printed replacements
so I set about making my own improved parts. First, I started by removing the tyres from the rim and covers.



Next, I thinned down the covers and made two discs of sheet plastic, 21.5mm in diameter to enlarge them.
I also made a 20.6mm disc to fit inside a gray o-ring. The o-ring is 20.6 mm inside and just under 27mm outside.



Once glued together I used CA glue to fill in the edge of the centers and sanded them to shape.



I filled in the generic valve stem access and fashioned on to represent a Fokker built aircraft. Here is a comparison between
the new tyre on the left and the original on the right.



So, one down and one to go.

                                        Happy modeling!

                                                         Kevin

[RAGIII]

Excellent correction to the wheels! I didn't know how off the kit wheels were!
RAGIII

[Alexis]

Nice work on the wheels Kevin 


Terri

[lone modeller]

That is a big improvement on the kit wheels. Not an easy job but you have made it look easy.

Stephen.

[Radarman]

Hello everyone,
Thanks once again for your positive feedback and encouragement. I've completed the work on the wheels
and am waiting for some Albion Alloys thin walled tube to make the landing gear struts. I have to send out
a big "Thank you" to Mike Norris and his PDF builds. I'll be following his method to replicate the struts.

In the meantime, I've been working on the correction of the upper wing. The wing has gained notoriety from it's
upside down taper. Basically, the wing has "Anhedral" on the top side. The correction was very simple as described
in the January 1999 FineScale Modeler article "Fixing a Fokker".

I started by making some small cuts to the upper half of the wing at the places marked in black.



I taped the part down to my work bench and used CA glue to lock the new shape. After the CA cured I used epoxy to
glue a square brass tube to ensure the wing held it's new shape. I also removed the ailerons to give them some offset.



I glued the bottom to the top halves together and now I have a corrected wing.



This was the easiest part of my quest to correct the shape of this kit.

Thanks for following and enjoy the rest of your summer or winter, where ever you may be.

                                                                                           Happy Modeling,
                                                                                                          Kevin

[fredjocko]

That is some serious model building there. I really like the fixes and the ingenuity in dealing with them.