Fokker D.VII foursome

[Gisbod]

Hi Ray,

Beautiful Fokker's..

How did you get the slack fabric effect at the front of the fuselage?

Regards

Guy

[rlrimell]

Hello Guy,

Thanks for that. I just used a sharp pointed  scalpel to gouge out the creases on both fuselage sides. It's a bid of a crude way of doing it but under the decals it looks OK.


Best wishes,

Ray

[Gisbod]

Blimey,

That was brave Ray!

Looks super effective though - I wish I'd done that now on my Nickchen IV..

Guy

[rlrimell]

Hi Guy,

Yes, it was a little concerning to hack away merrily on a Wingnut fuselage at first, but I did a few trial runs  on some old spare kit parts from a 1-28 Revell Sopwith Camel that was lingering in the attic. I knew I would have a use for it someday!

You did a great job on your Nickchen by the way-lovely photos too. What I like about this Fokker is that there are so many ways you can model it with all the various changes noted in the archive pictures.

Cheers,

Ray

[Gisbod]

Yep,

I was going to do the captured version too - but then saw you'd already done it - I didn't want people comparing mine to yours!

You must have an organised production line there - 4 at a time!

Guy

[GAJouette]

  Ray,
As always Ray very impressive works my old friend. love all three but the first really catches my eye. Love that Dragon! I'll got to ask though if you've resently watched Darling Lilly. When I saw the outstanding Nurse figure my first thought was of that movie. Keep up all your excellent works which are always greatly appreciated by all.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Ernie]

Stunning models, Ray!  Great modelling skills.  Thanks for
sharing.

Cheers,
Ernie

[coyotemagic]

Thanks for the tip on the wrinkled fabric, Ray!  I'll have to try that on my Roden 1/48 SE5a.
Cheers,
Bud

[rlrimell]

Hi Guys,

Thanks. Darlin' Lili-yes I remember that one Guy, but didn't make the connection. At least the model nurse is mute...

 The first Fokker  model was done in isolation, but the other three were mainly a batch job. In the end it worked rather well,although I had to keep everything carefully  boxed and marked to avoid mix-ups. Here's a photo ,but please ignore the stiff overscale synchro' cables-these were later replaced with much better ones!

Cheers,

Ray R.

[Des]

That is quite an impressive production line you had there Ray.

Des.

[lcarroll]

    That stack of fuselages is most impressive, some serious modelling happening here! I'm leaving mine in the boxes for a while longer, as I'm sure there will be lots more learned here as the Builds go on!
Cheers,
Lance

[coyotemagic]

Wow!  That is impressive.  I reckon I'll stop whining about my piddly dual Halberstadt build.
Cheers,
Bud

[rlrimell]

Hi Guys,

Here is the fourth and final Fokker-and my personal favourite. It's a Jasta Boelcke D.VIIF,  a photo of which appears in the WNW kit manual. We found more photos of this one  and they will feature in the new Special. Naturally these only turned up the day after I finished the model,  so all my home- made serials and badge decals  had to be carefully knifed away and new ones applied! The 'lozenge'  I used is from  one of Aviattik's new sheets.

Cheers,

Ray

[Des]

Great use of the Aviattic lozenge decals Ray, well done.

Des.

[rlrimell]

Hi Bruno,

Sorry about the typo -at least we spelt Aviattic correctly in the new issue's reviews. Have to sack that spulchequer...

Cheers,

RayR.