Completed - 1/72 Revell Fokker Dr.1 Triplane (Dave Wilson Tribute)

[KiwiZac]

A kit I know well but far, far better than anything I've ever done with it. Bravo Brad, on its own it's a great model and also a wonderful tribute to Dave.

[Flamingo]

Beautiful Fokker model, one of my favourite schemes!

[Brad Cancian]

Thank you everyone, I am truly humbled by your kind words! 

Warren, in regards to your questions:

- The stitching is indeed Eduard 1/72 PE from their stitching set.

- The cowling retaining strap is made from thick metal foil (the same found inside certain coffee cans, or here in Australia, in Milo tins). It cuts reasonably well, and as a soft metal it is quite bendable. As it is thin, there was no need to carve a channel for the strap, I simply glued it around the end of the cowling using superglue.

- The rib taping was preshading over strips of 0.4mm tape. I then oversprayed light coats of the final colours over the pre-shading until it just showed through enough.

Hopefully that helps?

Thanks again!

BC

[Dutch522]

Beautiful job, Brad, as always. I've been debating what scheme to do my Meng triplane in, and I think this one is going to be a prime contender.

Dutch

[AngryJazz]

Bravo! Well done 

[Rick_H]

Brad, I share everybody else's appreciation of your work here.  It is a beauty.

Since I am still struggling along with a heap of old-mold Revell tripes, I notice particularly that you have the portside step and the two grab handles back aft, on your model.  Did any of that come in the new-mold kit?

I scrathbuilt the step and the grab handles and am not delighted with the clunkiness of my parts.  If you scratched them, what did you use?

Thanks,
Rick in Seattle

[IanB]

Very nicely done Brad.
 But then we've come to expect that!

Ian

[djuggie]

Brad,

You have to love those triplanes.  Excellent work and great amount of detail. 

Dennis

[Brad Cancian]

Thanks again everyone!

Rick - good spot on the grab handles and foot step. The Revell kit indeed comes with a foot step, but it is a bit 'chunky' as it is injection moulded. It does not come with the grab handles. I had an Eduard etched fret for the Dr1 in the stash, which I borrowed these from. I think some of the Toms Modelworks German Exterior etched sets have similar little detail 'bits' that would suit. Otherwise, some fine wire bent to shape should also suffice, I reckon.

Cheers again!

BC

[pepperman42]

Great work!

Steve

[Rip Van Winkle]

Outstanding paint job!  I always learn so much when you post your work. 

[P.P.]

Stunning build in every detail. Great pleasure to see such a beauty.
Regards,
Paul

[lone modeller]

As has been comented already: plenty of wings and a very colourful finish, especially the streaking. The extra details are stunning - the more so as this is in God's Own Scale.

A very worthy tribute to Dave.

Stephen.

[ScottJ]

Very nice looking!  And as you painted everything (other than a few of the smallest items) makes it even more impressive.  Incorrect spacing on those stripes would have kind of bunged the whole effect but yours look spot on.  And I really like the subtle weathering, especially on the underside of the aircraft.  Adds so much to the overall appearance of the model.  That's something I need to start working on.
Take care
Scott