Fokker FI.103/17... another one for Dave.

[FAf]

When it comes to parts going 'ping', I'm pretty sure the normal laws of physics don't apply... They definitely don't fly the way they should based on force, momentum and so on. Good thing you found you part!

And, brilliant work with colours and decals. Looks like you'll manage the deadline just fine.
/Fredrik

[NigelR]

Another wow at how much you are able to accomplish so quickly to such a high standard! She is looking really good.

I was just starting to install the MG's and it was becoming a bit of a struggle snuggle. Then, on a second attempt to attach the starboard ammunition feed it went "ping" and got launched across the room. Or so I thought. Clearing off every object on my hobby bench and even searching behind my tool box and display cases based on it's last known trajectory, I finally resigned myself to the fact that I'd have to make another one. Wiping the dust off my hands, I felt something tiny on my shorts and sure enough it had glued itself to me and had been stuck there throughout the exhaustive search. I'm just glad that I don't have to make another one. 

Now that made me laugh out loud! We've all been there......

[lcarroll]

..... and no matter how often we've all been there it will happen yet again! Reminds me of the episode a few years back when I gave up after at least an hour of searching for an errant cylinder head IIRC and reached out to scratch the ear of my constant little canine helper and, yes! there it was stuck on his furry head! You can't possibly make this stuff up!   
    Beautiful F.1 Vickers, and incredible pace with no compromise in quality!
Cheers,
Lance

[Vickers]

When it comes to parts going 'ping', I'm pretty sure the normal laws of physics don't apply... They definitely don't fly the way they should based on force, momentum and so on. Good thing you found you part!

And, brilliant work with colours and decals. Looks like you'll manage the deadline just fine.
/Fredrik

Thanks, FAf. I'm beginning to doubt that the carpet moster actually exists because I think that these ping'd parts go to the same afterlife as our missing left socks. I don't mind the time it took to scrub the hobby room since my bench is clean again and I didn't have to make another one.

Another wow at how much you are able to accomplish so quickly to such a high standard! She is looking really good.

I was just starting to install the MG's and it was becoming a bit of a struggle snuggle. Then, on a second attempt to attach the starboard ammunition feed it went "ping" and got launched across the room. Or so I thought. Clearing off every object on my hobby bench and even searching behind my tool box and display cases based on it's last known trajectory, I finally resigned myself to the fact that I'd have to make another one. Wiping the dust off my hands, I felt something tiny on my shorts and sure enough it had glued itself to me and had been stuck there throughout the exhaustive search. I'm just glad that I don't have to make another one. 

Now that made me laugh out loud! We've all been there......

Thanks, NigelR. I'm glad that you enjoyed that.

..... and no matter how often we've all been there it will happen yet again! Reminds me of the episode a few years back when I gave up after at least an hour of searching for an errant cylinder head IIRC and reached out to scratch the ear of my constant little canine helper and, yes! there it was stuck on his furry head! You can't possibly make this stuff up!   
    Beautiful F.1 Vickers, and incredible pace with no compromise in quality!
Cheers,
Lance

Thanks, Lance. Good thing that your hound didn't bury that cylinder in the yard.

So, as of midday I hve all of the plastic in place. I had to make some compromises in order to get the spandaus in there, mainly reducing the ammo feed chutes and empty shell case whirlygigs in length and thickness. Then I put the rest of the beastie together and had to go attend a birthday party for my grandniece, where the adults all drained a keg and did shots. Of course. I think I'll let the F.I rest up overnight. Tomorrow, it'll get the breather pipes that I forgot about, a satin coat, that little bit of rigging and the control wires (thank you, Anthony Fokker) and render the propeller. With any luck, it'll be ready for final imagery and the display case by dinner time tomorrow where it'll take its place next to the S.E.5a B'525.

[Allan31]

Love it.
Brandy new condition or weathered? It was well used and did have a rather hard life.
Can't wait to see.

[Vickers]

Love it.
Brandy new condition or weathered? It was well used and did have a rather hard life.
Can't wait to see.

Hard, but short. I intend to add some oil stains in the usual places, but I have a bad habit of finishing models in showroom condition. Mostly because I suck at weathering.

[NigelR]

Again, more amazing progress. I spent 8 hours yesterday adding some small details and 10 rigging wires to my EIV, jeez I need to speed up! This is quality work at speed.

..... and had to go attend a birthday party for my grandniece, where the adults all drained a keg and did shots.

Now that sounds like a tolerable kid's party!!

[macsporran]

Quote from: Vickers on Today at 08:42:53 AM
..... and had to go attend a birthday party for my grandniece, where the adults all drained a keg and did shots.


Ha! Now we have the secret to the speed of execution and high quality of work!
You're like one of those darts players that has to have 30 pints to steady their aim in a tournament.

Whatever the secret, it works! Great model
Sandy

[Vickers]

Again, more amazing progress. I spent 8 hours yesterday adding some small details and 10 rigging wires to my EIV, jeez I need to speed up! This is quality work at speed.

..... and had to go attend a birthday party for my grandniece, where the adults all drained a keg and did shots.

Now that sounds like a tolerable kid's party!!

I believe it. It took me three hours just get the dual aileron wires from the upper wing to the cockipt coaming this morning. There was a measure of profanity involved. Yeah, the party was fun.

Quote from: Vickers on Today at 08:42:53 AM
..... and had to go attend a birthday party for my grandniece, where the adults all drained a keg and did shots.


Ha! Now we have the secret to the speed of execution and high quality of work!
You're like one of those darts players that has to have 30 pints to steady their aim in a tournament.

Whatever the secret, it works! Great model
Sandy

Nothing steadies the hands like a fine ale. At least in my case. The party was great. My nephew's family, friends, and in-laws are all neovikings. They wear the ash makeup, a bunch of leather including shinguards and gauntlets, with hatchets and swords swinging at the hip. Really fun people to drink with.

Okay, so it's been something like a week and I'm calling this one done. It's been a lot of fun and it'll look good next to the Rhys-Davids S.E.5a- reminiscent of the old Revell 1/72nd dual kits, I suppose. No matter what I did, it insisted on about a 2? tilt to port, so I overcame that by using .015 brass wire for the undercarriage rigging. I found that the Aviattic streaky decals were easy to work with and fit the Roden kit very nicely. It's a continuous sheet and  recommend cutting them very close and using the trailing edge scallops as your guide. They're very tough decals as well so you can sneak a brush loaded up with your favorite setting solution and wick it up under the decal if you need to adjust them. The insignia, serials, and face are conventional so no issues there. I didn't have the heart to weather it heavily, but I did toss in some oil stains on the axle wing and along the chine of the fuselage. Locked it all in with a coat of Alclad II Satin.

I think my next project might be a silver-doped Nieuport. Or perhaps the Roden SPAD VII. It may take me awhile to decide.

I'll miss you, Dave. Someday I hope to meet up with you in that great big hobby shop in the sky.

[Allan31]

Real nice job V, great handling of those decals.

[FAf]

Well done, Vickers! A quick but very well built model. Impressive!
/Fredrik

[NigelR]

Well done for getting this done in time, I think the end result looks fantastic. You did a great job with the decals and overall finish, this one is very acceptable with just a light touch of weathering. Lovely job!

It took me three hours just get the dual aileron wires from the upper wing to the cockipt coaming this morning. There was a measure of profanity involved.

Well that's some reassurance at least. But you are still a damn fast worker!

[PrzemoL]

Very very nice Voss's bird... Congratulations.

[Vickers]

Thank you for your kind and encouraging comments, Allan31, FAf, NigelR, and Przemol! I appreciate your feedback.

Epilogue

Prior to placing this one in the display case, I decided to shoot a few closeups wherever there were details to be seen and I think that that'll do it. I thought it would be fun to adapt the Quinta Axial propeller decals intended for planes with spinners to the Fokker and got mixed results, so I'm not going to try that again:

[NigelR]

Nice detail shots. The guns and the ammo belts in particular look great, well worth the effort on those.