Meng 1/32 Fokker Dr.1 LvR

[zavod44]

 This is one of my all time favorite all time aircraft.  I was so excited when it was announced by WnW.  I was absolutely devastated when WnW went belly up, and I was so thrilled when it was announced by Meng.  I was so excited I bought ten kits.  This kis the first one I finished.

When I was thinking about which one to do first, I knew I wanted to use the streaky camo decals from Aviattic.  At the time there was no set for Lothar.  there was just the generic Fokker Dr 1 set.  So I had to Mask and paint the yellow areas, and I also had to mask and paint the olive areas around the crosses.   Another thing I had to do was source the serial number 454/17. 

I used the Gas Patch parabellums and their turnbuckles. I believe I used the LF Models wood prop.  I also used the HGW seatbelts.






























Now I'm working on Jacobs and I'll start another soon....

Brian

[NigelR]

Wonderful job all round, that looks fantastic. Lovely weathering and nice attention to detail everywhere. Gotta love those Aviattic decals......

[PrzemoL]

Very nice. All around, and the decals are probably the best way to get streaking right.

[ModelCellar]

Really nice.  I like the subtle weathering.

Paul

[macsporran]

Great model, nicely finished.
Sandy

[DaveB]

Your completed Meng DR1 looks wonderful!

I notice you have also managed to straighten out the upper wing - was that difficult?

Regards

Dave

[NigelR]

I notice you have also managed to straighten out the upper wing - was that difficult?

I've built two of these and in both cases a few repeated dunks in near boiling water followed by brute force straightening was enough to fix the bent wing. Not difficult. 

[lone modeller]

That is a striking colour scheme. Super finish and very good weathering effects. That is a stunning model.Looking forward to seeing more of these.

Stephen.

[zavod44]

Your completed Meng DR1 looks wonderful!

I notice you have also managed to straighten out the upper wing - was that difficult?

Regards


Dave

I keep seeing people crying about the wing all over the internet, I just bent it back.  No boiling water, no heat guns, I just bent it with my hands.... took 30 seconds.   Don't let all these guys get you worked up, this kind of stuff is not a big deal to fix. 

Thanks for the kind words everyone

[Brad Cancian]

Magnificently executed all round - the finish is stunning, as are the details, and the prop. Wonderful stuff, sir!

Cheers,

BC

[Vickers]

That's a beautiful Dr.1! A striking scheme perfectly rendered all around and the oil stains and weathering are excellent. Bravo!

[NMLeonov]

I second Vickers' comment above. The color variation with the streaking and weathering on the yellow tail, continuing forward onto the streaked fuselage is wonderful.

[dr 1 ace]

Excellent results !!

Ed

[gedmundson]

Sorry to chime in so late on this one - very nicely done indeed!
Cheers,
Gary

[Monty]

A really good build! Some great detail, colour and authentic weathering! Lovely to see! Marc