1/32 Meng Fokker Dr.1 MvR's 127/17 - done

[gedmundson]

Thanks again Allan!

It's been a while since I've been able to get some photos downloaded so here is some more progress. As previously mentioned, I'm using the Aviattic decal sheet for the colour scheme, and am impressed with what the package included. The white linen interior has a fabric look to it, and I toned it down a bit with some weathering. The seat belts were replaced with the after-market set from HGW.

In addition to base-coating the parts with gloss white for Aviattic decal application, I also added some streaks of XF-57 Buff, following the angles of the Aviattic lines. This, of course was given a few coats of gloss before adding the decals.

Cheers,
Gary

[lone modeller]

That cockpit assembly is amazing Gary. The wings look very good too: and an excellent idea to use transfers for the streaking on the wings and fuselage.

Stephen.

[FAf]

Those are very nice looking wings! Good advertisement for the Aviattic decals.
/Fredrik

[pepperman42]

All looks great. Just warm water for the decals?

Steve

[gedmundson]

All looks great. Just warm water for the decals?

Steve

Thanks Steve. Yes - all I'm using is warm water, and then after everything is dry I've gone over some of the edges and details with a scalpel and tiny amounts of X-20A Tamiya acrylic thinner (one of the best tips I've had - from Mike Norris) to get everything to settle in and stay stuck down. Keeping the base extremely glossy with Future sure works well and I've had very few problems with silvering.
Cheers,
Gary

[pepperman42]

Thanks for the info!

Steve

[RichieW]

Beautiful work, I'm stunned by just how good the decals look. The surfaces look so perfect. The subtle changes of tone in the set belts look incredibly realistic too!

Richie

[PrzemoL]

Beautiful!

[macsporran]

Lovely stuff
Sandy

[Allan31]

Nice work Gary,
Having just finished the old Revell in 1/28 scale, I'm not sure I'm ready for another big tripe.
But...... I have had the Roden kit spread out on my desk along with the Aviatic decals the last hour....

[gedmundson]

Thanks to all for the comments!

I have had the Roden kit spread out on my desk along with the Aviatic decals the last hour....

Alan - I've also begun to build the Roden kit too, using the Aviattic "Blue Max" conversion set. Lots of work there, actually.

During my build on the Meng kit I've hit a bit of a snag. The right machine gun is prevented from sitting properly due to interference with the two items circled in red in my photo. Has anyone had this happen when building the kit? The instructions sheet (and Ray Rimmel's book) don't mention it so I must have done something wrong. Also searched build logs here to no avail. Snipping off the offending part on the combing seems an obvious fix?

Cheers,
Gary

[acewwi]

Dear Gary, you have put the machine guns on the wrong side.
The part that prevents the correct placement of the machine gun is for the disposal of the cartridge cases.
Fokker's machine gun ejection was done by slats on the sides rather than tubes underneath.



sorry for my English
Spyros

[gedmundson]

Dear Gary, you have put the machine guns on the wrong side.
The part that prevents the correct placement of the machine gun is for the disposal of the cartridge cases.
Fokker's machine gun ejection was done by slats on the sides rather than tubes underneath.



sorry for my English
Spyros

Ah! I see - thanks for that Spyros! Disaster averted - and I should follow the instructions more closely! Edit - although when I check the instructions...they do ask to place that gun on the right hand side. Very strange.
Cheers,
Gary

[RAGIII]

I am really in awe of your work on this one and the Roden kit! Using the airbrushed streaks prior to the decals has really worked well! Looking quite awesome in My opinion!
RAGIII

[gedmundson]

Thanks for that, Rick! I need to add a few more build pictures since this one came together quicker than planned...

I'll put some finished photos in the "Completed" section when I get them uploaded soon.
Cheers,
Gary


The struts all fit beautifully into their sockets securely. I added EZ-Line for the tail controls, too.


The upper wing fit nicely with no troubles.


One of the trickiest parts of the build is adding the aileron control cables. I attached brass tubing to the EZ-Line, then stretched and glued it into holes under the top wing.


The area of the lower fuselage behind the engine got some streaky washes of oil paint.


I used Gaspatch 1/48 metal turnbuckles for the few I needed for this build.


Although I considered the model complete at this point, there were a few more tweaks as always after looking it over for a day or two.