Okay: It's been about two years since I last built a 1/32nd WWI Subject. Got the juices flowing again after a Monogram Big Bomber and '50s Jet craze/mania, a feeble start on a 1/350 Titanic: but am now back to WWI Subjects. I decided to get back into the swing of things with the Roden 1/32nd Fokker DR.I I think this was their first WWI subject and builds into a nice model. I built one when the kit first came out and wanted to try it now some ten years later. It does require a lot of dry fitting and trimming of many parts but doesn't require tubes of putty and hours of sanding, nay dare I say an evening of fitting and trimming and it's ready to go. Sadly, I can't say much for the decals. Having done several of their kits I knew enough to make masks for the markings, save for "LO". I tried, but getting the "O" to look decent was a bugger and I went with the decal and painted over it, rather unsuccessfully but there it is.
I had seen this scheme done a number of years ago by someone on Aeroscale and it had always impressed me so I gave it a go. I used the Aviatik Streaking decals cut to fit this scheme and their cowling: I had a "spare" WNW air speed indicator that I put on the starboard wing strut and used HGW Seatbelts, and of course Bob's Buckles Eyelets and Tubes, other wise OOB. The stripes were a bit of a challenge to get them to match due to the angles where they met so I had to adjust the angle of the stripe accordingly, just enough, to get them to match up.
It was a fun build, albeit a bit challenging with the turtle deck, again, trimming and fitting, de capo el fine, (repeat and finish) until it fit acceptably.
I noticed again that WWI subjects require a different skillset vice Monograms Big Bombers and F-89's, a skillset that is perishable if not used on a regular basis.
Overall I am pleased with the results.
I picked up the base used in the photo's at the U.S. IPMS Nationals in Phoenix back in 2018, it's a nice piece of gear and was well worth the money.
Enjoy