Author Topic: Fokker Dr.1 1/32 Roden and maybe more... (Read 35788 times)

lcarroll · « **Reply #150 on:** April 04, 2021, 06:22:08 AM »

All looking excellent Marc, clean and very nice indeed! Your "sort of rolled" gun cooling jacket looks perfect as well. I stole the gun butt padding from the left overs of my Meng Kit as well as this aircraft had the cutout for easier access to the cocking handle. The bad side, this little devil gave you a pretty hard time; the good side, it's a beautiful model already!
Very nice!
Cheers,
Lance

RAGIII · « **Reply #151 on:** April 04, 2021, 06:28:06 AM »

Continuing excellent progress Marc! The rolled jacket looks perfect to Me. Great idea to use the padding from the Meng Kit, I did the same

RAGIII

Fvdm · « **Reply #152 on:** April 04, 2021, 05:35:47 PM »

I wish I could roll a jacket like that, I have to buy them for nice looking MG's.

Alexis · « **Reply #153 on:** April 05, 2021, 01:16:52 AM »

One down and one more to go , nice job on rolling the jacket . Yes some of Eduards PE sets are nickle silver and are hard to roll compared to brass PE ones . For brass jackets I only used one tool , for the nickle silver I will use many different sizes starting with a large one slowly working my way down to a smaller size . What helps as well is rolling the jacket on a piece of foam ( what meat comes pack in ) .

Looking forward to the next up-date

Alexis

lone modeller · « **Reply #154 on:** April 05, 2021, 08:26:21 AM »

Somehow I have missed this up until now so I have read through and followed with interest your progress. Very impressive modelling - especially some of the finer details and the painting. I could never have rolled that mg jacket no matter how many times I tried - so I too have to make do with prefabricated ones.

Will be keeping a closer eye in future.

Stephen.

Monty · « **Reply #155 on:** April 19, 2021, 03:06:15 AM »

Thank You everyone for your replies - this time so many comments! I am very grateful and find the interest and advice really helps... Today I had some time and worked on the Meng Triplane instead, no real reason, it just took my fancy! I did a lot of interior painting, I know the triangular side fairings should be red-brown, but wood tones are close and look pretty... The control column could be better thought out and a better moulding but I suppose will do. The wooden floor I distressed a bit... but the black leather on the seat was a total foul up and out comes the paint stripper and repeat! The visible ejection pin markings on the fuselage halves won't show... I checked... But I did have some good times, and it is a really fun kit to get together... (I got a second one... don't tell on me...)

Instrument decals next...

Regards,

Marc

gedmundson · « **Reply #156 on:** April 19, 2021, 04:03:15 AM »

Lovely work indeed, Marc!
Cheers,
Gary

lone modeller · « **Reply #157 on:** April 19, 2021, 04:27:16 AM »

That looks like a good session at the modelling table!

Stephen.

RichieW · « **Reply #158 on:** April 19, 2021, 10:07:16 PM »

Great start Monty, the Meng kit looks nice. I'll be interested to see how it all goes together as I have one in the stash. Will this be a Richthofen mount?

Alexis · « **Reply #159 on:** April 19, 2021, 10:18:46 PM »

Hey Marc , don't mix the parts up

!

Really nice work in the pit so far , and the wood effect on the fuselage side panels is really good as well as the floor !

Alexis

RAGIII · « **Reply #160 on:** April 21, 2021, 07:39:10 AM »

Great work on the Meng interior parts Marc! Looking Terrific! I Still like the Wood panels. After all the red primer is a theory, No matter how well researched, that can't be proven as fact . JMHO.
RAGIII

mgunns · « **Reply #161 on:** April 22, 2021, 03:21:20 AM »

I like your stick to it edness on the Red Fokker. Nothing like taking two steps back after you have made some good progress. I get frustrated when that happens. Good recovery. I would be a bit Leary about the white crystal clear, but if you don't handle it a lot it should be fine. The start of the Meng kit looks good. The wood tone looks good and is hardly noticeable once the fuselage halves are buttoned up. Kudo's too for being able to work on two kits at a time. I can't. Looking forward to the updates.

Fvdm · « **Reply #162 on:** April 25, 2021, 03:51:52 PM »

Nice work on the interior Marc. Maybe I should get one.

Monty · « **Reply #163 on:** May 04, 2021, 03:13:34 AM »

Thank You all for the replies! Gary, that praise is undeserved! But thank You. Stephen, it felt just like working on a WNW kit, good fun! Richie, it is a really, really nice kit! I can recommend it thoroughly, and it builds up beautifully, the only problems are the warped wings and the small piece that breaks off the middle wings - all very easy to fix due to the good advice on this site! I haven't decided on a colour scheme, I now have about 5 options, including the Richthofen mount decals in the WNW Albatross kit! I am tempted... Thank you for the compliment Alexis, fortunately there are very few parts not used for the Roden kit so no chance of doing a hybrid model! (Like Rick's!) Hi Rick, your encouragement is really appreciated, and I agree these colours are not set in stone - - there is simply not enough original info for us to be sure.. Mark, thank you for checking in and the compliments, my modelling time is limited and precious, so I want to always work on something I enjoy. So models take time, and I do stop and start at will! I suppose we are all different... Ferry, Thank You for checking in and you should treat yourself and get one... I see the price isn't bad at all now!

Well, the seat from the Meng kit was so badly painted it took a bath in paint stripper, this one is a commercial one, quite toxic I'm sure, but I discard it appropriately after use and take care... it works quickly and thoroughly on any type of paint and doesn't harm the plastic...

So with this minor hiccup, back to the Roden kit. I did some typical rotary engine-type weathering before putting things together, the under-surface of the fuselage needs some and I steer clear of black or very dark colours, the total loss oil lubricating system sends a fine spray out, more light grey or light brown. Also the upper surface of the undercarriage wing gets a lot - worth while adding some here and very visible in photographs.

This photo from WNW (research purposes only) show this effect well, I saw one modeller use this photo to surmise this wing was fabric covered with rib detail! It's just dirt...

And I'm making some progress on the Spandau's... I decided the add the ammo shutes and shell ejection chutes first and then try them for fit first, I'm so glad I did this as quite a lot of trimming and sanding was needed to get them in place, and then I saw they touched in the middle so I just glued them together and lined them up parallel and here they are drying - next I'll add the butt pad that will firm up this assembly - instant gun-pack! Only after all this fiddling and filing will I add the PE jackets to lessen the chance of squidging them...

That's it for now, enjoy your modelling!

Regards,
Marc

RAGIII · « **Reply #164 on:** May 04, 2021, 03:32:04 AM »

Nice work on the guns and chutes Marc! You have acheived a better fit than I did on some of My Triplanes! I also like the chipping effect on the left fuselage. Looking great.
RAGIII