Fokker D.VII (OAW) WNW by Kornbeef.

[kornbeef]

Easter greetings all. Thanks for the positivity guys too

Some progress to report.

Some pics to post.

Some eggs to eat. *burp*

First stop. Cowlings. I thinned em, then I thinned em then I thinned em some more. I intend fitting the right rear one to the fuselage, so when I went to tinker realised the real ones overlap after consulting the Datafile. WNW's as they stand suit a full cowl quite nicely.  I added strips at the rear which seemed the easiest option and to the front too which would underlap the front cowl. This of course brought up the point that the scale thickness and position of the panels and framework are all out of kilter (A neccesary evil for production and I'm not knocking WNW at all)) So I settled for a rather thicker than I'd wished for panel with a stri of thin stock to disguise it. I've shaved off all the mounting nuts and hope to replace, some needed repositioning.




Now from a pic in one of the anthology its apparent the top cowling covering the tank area isnt one piece at all.So I created a panel line guaged to somehow represent this. The cover over the fuel guage being seperate and having a flange around the lip as well.
((its a good way to widen this part if someone has fit issues due to bulging interior parts (cut splice in some stock and sand to suit)


Now for the interesting bit. The engine is in. I fitted harnesses for the ignition, scratched some linkages for the ignition advnce and added the greaser pipe to the water pump joint. (I thinkwhere WNW have the greaser on this kit is wrong, The anthology say the cockpit dash is laid out a per Fokker not Albatros and what pics I have support this. Now I know what that tube is for on the Famous Knowlton pics that everyone scratched their head over... Simply a support for the end of the spark advance actuating arm spindle.


I still have the carb linkage, spark plugs, the fuel filter and fuel line to do plus the oil and air piping from the front of the engine. Truthfully hardly any of this piping will show as the radiator flaps obscure it. Still I know it has to be there. Air pressure pipe routing is to be investigated, It seems to run in a few different configurations.

A couple of pics with the rad & underside assembly dry fitted.



Wheels and undercarriage assembly is in rimer. I still havent got around to taping the wings yet. Better get it done as the rest is catching up quickly.

So will I buy the DVIIF? Not right away, I've several builds to finish incl a tripehound, a DR1, two DV.s an EIII A Pup and a Hannie so I must resist... even starting the Encore F1 or ... or... must resist... must resist.

Keith

[GAJouette]

  Keith,
Easter Greetings to you and yours my old friend. Awesome works in progress!
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Andi Little]

Eer! .... Wow! That's pretty FAB and Groovy. Nice pre-work on the panels - engine just looks the biz'.

[michael]

Stunning work Keith! stunning

michael

[coyotemagic]

Brilliant work as usual, Keith!  In the outdoors setting, that engine looks real.
Cheers,
Bud

[gcn]

Hi Keith, I love your attention to detail, very informative.

A quick question is the reason for thinning down the cowls to help prevent any fit issues.

Cheers, Gary

[rhallinger]

Amazing engine Keith!    Looks like the real thing.  Using that shrinking device again, huh.   Looking forward to the rest of this build.

Regards,

Bob

[RAGIII]

Keith, Your work is awesome and always inspiring. Your attention to detail is well executed.
RAGIII

[kornbeef]

Thanks guys, more praise than i deserve I'm sure.

Gary
No I thinned the panels to make them more *in scale* most will be scattered around  the nose removed so look better thinned. I thinned the edges of the panels  that will be fitted, sanding them thinner to remove all the internal moulding showing where to cut for various options. I couldnt thin the fitted panels as much as I wanted as that would highlight the fact the fuselage structure is too narrow really but other than some serious mods including skinning the fuselage and rebuilding the framework theres no way around. WNW have done as fine a job as is possible I do say though to get everything to look right OOB. Most builds woudnt bother about the tiny discrepancies and I'm letting it slide too but trying to blend in the fact the panels arent made of 1/2" plate. 

Keith

[Epeeman]

Hello, Keith -

Really starting to come together now, mate.  You are now getting in the stage where I really struggled to get all the cowling panels to fit properly with no gaps, etc.

I shall therefore follow your thread with interest (when you get round to installing the panels) to see how you overcome this hurdle.

Regards

Dave

[kornbeef]

Dave. Hi thanks. I'm getting around the panels by only fitting the chin and lower panel, the top panel under the exhaust and the rear panel on the exhaust side, the other 4 panels will be off, coplete exposure of the carb side and partial of the exhaust side.

I built the Fokker early version full cowled and it was a bit of a bugger yes.

Keith

[lcarroll]

Keith,
    As always, absolutely brilliant work. Mind your fingers putting the prop on the shaft, in case she "fires"................looks that real! Your detailling is incredibly well done, looking forward to more.
Cheers,
Lance

[stefanbuss]

Keith,

I really hope you will be able to fit the radiator cover when you have installed the plumbing for the airpump - there is not much space available oob and that is even reduced more with your radiator shutters.

Are you going to add the drainage valves on the Mercedes' underbelly (oil dranage and water pump)? Those would be obvious from the small panel wich is missing at the moment from your belly plate.

Stefan

[kornbeef]

Okay something of an update.

STILL adding bits to the engine bay, but got the wings moving along too. Had a bit of a moment affixing the upper decking and ended up with a fingerprint, hoping to touch up the blue after I get her further along. I have to try to fabricate a windscreen that secures in this area anyway. Cowlings are painted, hoping to get the final bits fitted to the engine area and get the nose on this week






Hoping these works, seems like Photobucket have changed things again.

Thats all for now folks

Keith

[coyotemagic]

Brilliant job on the lozenge, Keith, and the blue and yellow look fantastic.
Cheers,
Bud