Fokker D.VII foursome

[coyotemagic]

She's gorgeous, Ray!  The loz looks fantastic and that last photo is fantastic.
Cheers,
Bud

[lcarroll]

She's gorgeous, Ray!  The loz looks fantastic and that last photo is fantastic.
Cheers,
Bud

Ray,
   What Bud said, and in spades!! Simply beautiful to behold. I really look forward to your Specials.
Cheers,
Lance

[quentin]

Hi Guys,

Just a small update-here is one of the four D.VII models I have just finished. These will appear in our next WNW modelling Special due later this year. More news when I have a definite date,
Cheers,

Ray R.

such a "romantic" view of WWI fighters! figures add a very emotional idea of free time after fighting!

[Nigel Jackson]

This is all so impressive Ray and I just love the photo of the fuselage production line. I just cherish the day when after having received various bits of modelling advice from Des, I first logged on to this forum.

Best wishes
Nigel

[dr 1 ace]

All 4 look great, hope to see you in Telford !

Ed

[rlrimell]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the input. I agree with Nigel. Having forums like these is an invaluable resource for us all. I have learnt a number of  new things here and I have been in this game for  over fifty years.

Appreciate the comments on the four Fokkers-actually I made five altogether-and here it is...

Cheers,

Ray

[AROTH]

Ah, the old Aeroskin version......

I also have one of those built and still packed away in a box somewhere....

[rlrimell]

Hi Aroth,

The thing that really sticks in the mind [or is it  the nose ?]of those 1966 Renwal kits was the smell of the Testors' liquid cement. I never forgot that sickly sweet by-product of those tissue covered models.

Cheers,

Ray

[uncletony]

Hi Aroth,

The thing that really sticks in the mind [or is it  the nose ?]of those 1966 Renwal kits was the smell of the Testors' liquid cement. I never forgot that sickly sweet by-product of those tissue covered models.

Cheers,

Ray

Yes!!! I have the exact same smell memory. I remember making pretty spectacular messes building these kits-- gooey plastic and sticky tissue everywhere... Fun times.

[rlrimell]

Hi Bo,

Yes,the sticky fingers! The Aeroskin was not a bad idea but badly executed in the plastics department. The first pre-WWI sets of early flying machines were much better. The mouldings were quite fine for the time but they missed a trick by moulding them all in black rather than wood brown. Buff coloured tissue would have been even better. I still have these models and they hold up quite well even today.

Cheers,

Ray R.

[rlrimell]

Hi Guys,

Just a brief update on the D.VII Special. It's now away to the typesetters and is due to be published Oct/ Nov this year.

It will be larger than normal-in fact it's the same size as our very first D.VII Anthology-but mostly all in colour of course.

More later,

Cheers,

RayR.

[Nigel Jackson]

So that's the Christmas present from the children sorted then! I'd best start leaving subtle hints here and there.

Best wishes
Nigel

[lcarroll]

So that's the Christmas present from the children sorted then! I'd best start leaving subtle hints here and there.

Best wishes
Nigel

    Great minds think very much alike, Nigel! With three in the stash (DVIIF to go) I'll need some extra help............
Cheers,
Lance

[Zabu]

So... Chritmas will be sooner this year?   Great!

Thx Ray.

Cheers

[KONG]

Wonderful Ray, absoulte cracker 

I have one in a box, and will come back to see you when I get it going.
Will be following you . . . .

Congratulations

DAVE