Author Topic: Roden 1:32 Fokker DR.1 425/17 Manfred von Richthofen (Read 13257 times)

kensar · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2021, 06:44:09 AM »

Good start on this Lance.
Closeup shots always show the brutal truth, but I don't think you have to worry about anything inside the fuse.
Don't forget to clean off the straps on the bottom of the landing gear wing.

Dave W · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2021, 04:35:19 PM »

Looking excellent there Lance, I'm following your Dr.1 build with much interest.

Sorry to hear of your 'arthritis month', it's a curse when age/ health issues intrude on our hobby but you are producing a real gem there.

The Meng Dr.1 has shone a light on the Roden kit too which is rightly enjoying another burst of enthusiasm from modellers. I made the Roden F.1 kit and think it's excellent.

Looking forward to the rest of this build.

cheers

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

FAf · « **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2021, 08:39:56 PM »

Great work! Sure, there is some fuzziness in the macro pictures, but it still looks really good!
/F

lcarroll · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2021, 12:38:26 AM »

Thanks for the generous comments and tolerance of my "whining" about the aging "chassis"! My comment about moving to a larger scale must have come from the world of the paranormal given Dave's announcement concerning the Meng 1:24 upscale of their DR.1! I'm frankly happy in 1:32, and this Kit is very decent given it's age having just completed the Meng release in the same scale. More to follow shortly.
Cheers,
Lance

Alexis · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2021, 03:17:34 AM »

Because it was meet to be Lance ..it is your calling to build this kite in 24 scale

Plastic God was listening , she heard your becken

Alexis

Fvdm · « **Reply #20 on:** February 07, 2021, 12:28:02 AM »

I think your DR1 is coming along quite nicely Lance.

lcarroll · « **Reply #21 on:** February 07, 2021, 06:52:17 AM »

Fvdm, thanks for taking the time to check this out and for commenting, much appreciated.
Alexis, I don't see this one in my future, 1:24 Scale would probably drive me insane while trying to determine how much detail to add and where to stop! I will admit though, I learned a long time ago to never say never when it comes to models!
Cheers,
Lance

lcarroll · « **Reply #22 on:** February 09, 2021, 01:50:22 PM »

Starting to progress a little faster of late. It's been closed up and the fit was pretty decent however a bit of seam filling was required.

The bottom lacing was installed using Eduard PE from their WWI Lacing Set and I scratch Built the chin panel and access hatch using Evergreen sheet styrene and some old Vector Nuts. The hinge is scored stretched sprue.

Last I made up the blast or heat shields for under the gun barrels from foil salvaged from a can of smoked almonds, "waste not want not" as my Mother used to say!

It's getting close to a coat of paint which I am looking forward to.
Cheers,
Lance

RAGIII · « **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2021, 09:54:25 PM »

Superb work Lance. Watch that seam as it likes to come back to Haunt you

The stitching looks good and your scratch built panel is Fantastic. Love the gun blast shields!
RAGIII

Alexis · « **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2021, 11:02:29 PM »

Nice work on those details Lance

Already they add that extra flare to the over all feel of the build . Love it !

Neat burnishing tools . For doing the blast shields did you burnish them on a soft surface or over a template ?

Alexis

Radarman · « **Reply #25 on:** February 09, 2021, 11:54:12 PM »

Looking good Lance.

Kevin

kensar · « **Reply #26 on:** February 10, 2021, 12:04:13 AM »

Nice detail work, Lance.
The blast shields look great.

lcarroll · « **Reply #27 on:** February 10, 2021, 01:29:53 AM »

Thanks All for the welcome comments!
Alexis, those burnishing tools are pretty old, picked up at the Hobby Shop that used to be at the West end of Yellow Head Trail, (or maybe even the old Round House Hobbies) I don't even recall the name of it! I use the standard desk Pad we all have (green in the photo) as a semi soft burnishing surface.
Cheers,
Lance

lone modeller · « **Reply #28 on:** February 10, 2021, 04:42:20 AM »

Super extra details there Lance. What was that about 1/16 scale that I read somewhere? Those small details are first class in every way, and no blemishes to be seen anywhere!

Looking forward to seeing paint on this one.

Stephen.

hrcoleman66 · « **Reply #29 on:** February 10, 2021, 07:34:12 AM »

Always nice to see extra detail scratched from Evergreen styrene sheet and foil.

I always like it when someone brings a supermarket apple pie for desert when they come to dinner, because I have more materials to play with from the foil tray.

My favourite source of material is a bottle of Brown Brothers Tawny Port. The lead foil from around the next has a myriad of uses!

Cheers,

Hugh