Author Topic: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)  (Read 9294 times)

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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #75 on: February 11, 2022, 07:34:36 PM »
Thank you.

Wow! that is great progress, Przemo! I do love the PE details around the cowling, and it is great to start on the lozenge! I'm not familiar with the Wood & Wire brand for the lozenge, how does it work and is it available? Regards, Marc

Marc, I bought those decals many moons ago and I do not remember, where. But I did not have ocassion to use them up till now. A quick check in the web indicates that they are seemingly available for ordering at ElefantCorporation. But I am not sure, if this info is up-to-date, actually. One may also try to contact Slava Vanous, who is (was?) a producer.
The decals themselves are very fine. They are semitransparent, so they require gloss white substrate. They slide from the backing paper almost immediately after soaking, their carrier is soft but quite strong. And up till now I do not have any problems with them conforming to the delicate rib structure in this Eduard model. Also they nicely bend over the leading and trailing edges - the glue is very fine holding them on curvatures almost on its own but still allowing some decent time for location adjustment. A few tiny air bubbles are easily removed with some limited application of Micro Sol and delicate piercing. A real pleasure to work with.
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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #76 on: February 12, 2022, 12:52:27 AM »
Prze,

I thought the front louvre and panel detail on the kit was quite good, but the PART photo etch is even better.  I will keep that in mind.  Fantastic job.

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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #77 on: February 12, 2022, 09:43:49 AM »
Some more progress with losenge decals.


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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #78 on: February 12, 2022, 09:46:49 AM »
Great progress, Prze!
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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #79 on: February 13, 2022, 01:03:09 AM »
Lovely Lozenge application!
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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #80 on: February 13, 2022, 04:23:33 AM »
Impressive build! You convert this into a little WNW :)

Cheers,
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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #81 on: February 14, 2022, 02:00:29 AM »
Thank you.

Impressive build! You convert this into a little WNW :)

Cheers,
Frank

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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #82 on: February 14, 2022, 03:42:45 AM »
Fine work on the rib tapes, Prze!
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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #83 on: February 14, 2022, 03:52:01 AM »
Loving how this is turning out so far !


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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #84 on: February 14, 2022, 04:14:36 AM »
Fine work on the rib tapes, Prze!

Agreed!!
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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #85 on: February 14, 2022, 05:43:24 AM »
 I am switching back and forth, Przemo, but I still can’t find when you switched to 1:32 again  :)
Great job here, as always!
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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #86 on: February 14, 2022, 09:01:18 AM »
Thanks for your support. It is very pleasing...


And look, even more rib tapes...

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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #87 on: February 14, 2022, 05:05:28 PM »
Hello!

It is magnificent work.
I don't know how you manage to be so precise with the 1/72 scale  :P

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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #88 on: February 14, 2022, 10:45:44 PM »
Well executed decal work, Przemol.

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Re: Fokker D.VII - 4.Wlkp Sqn. J.Hendricks (1/72, Eduard)
« Reply #89 on: February 15, 2022, 04:10:02 AM »
The Tapes are looking great!
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