WnW Fokker E.1 (Early)

[Pete Nottingham]

I've decided to go for a change this time to get me back in to the swing of things, I'm having a rest from Albies and Mercedes engines and going for Max Immelmann's Fokker E.1 (Early) Eindecker with a Taurus Oberursel U.0 engine, the kit has shipped from WnW, so we await its arrival.

Cheers

Pete.

[uncletony]

Looking forward to watching it unfold...

[Pete Nottingham]

Looking forward to watching it unfold...

Gonna give it a good try Bo.

Cheers

Pete.

[Nigel Jackson]

Can't wait to see how you bring those silky skills to this one.

Best wishes
Nigel

[Pete Nottingham]

Can't wait to see how you bring those silky skills to this one.

Best wishes
Nigel

Thanks Nigel, but I don't know where you get the 'silky skills' bit from, more like a rough old bit of sandpaper.

Cheers

Pete.

[mgunns]

Hello Pete:

Silky skills or Rough Sandpaper, either way, I am looking forward to your build log.  I am almost ready to do one, I keep getting distracted by the Fokker DVII's, DH9's and Snipes.     I almost have the machining on the cowlings down.  Once I have that, I will start one.  Looking forward to seeing yours.

BEst

Mark

[Pete Nottingham]

Look forward to seeing yours as well, good luck.

Cheers

Pete.

[RAGIII]

I am also looking forward to your build!
RAGIII

[IvotB]

Pete,

Thatīs nice. It will be the first WNW E.I here. So I am very anxious to see it coming alive here. You may need a cowl from Ron if you are fitting the Taurus engine (which is a stunning model, I have already recieved the kit from Lukasz). I understood that the WNW E.II and E.III cowl didn't fit over the Taurus U.I.

regards,
Ivo

[Pete Nottingham]

Hi Ivo;

Thanks for the heads up on the cowl, but it seems Ron does an EIII cowl, is this the same as the cowl on the EI?

Cheers

Pete.

[IvotB]

No, it's not. I'm not absolutely sure though, so I'll have to check. The U.1 is a 9 cylinder version of the U.0, which is a 7 cylinder. The rest is thesame, so perhaps the cowl does fit. The E.IV cowl is definitly different, as the U.III has two rows of cylinders.

regards,
Ivo

[uncletony]

Or you can thin it yourself 

[Pete Nottingham]

I think this could be a case of 'suck it and see', time will tell.

Cheers guys

Pete.

[Ian from Doncaster]

Looking forward to this one Pete. 

I really like the Eindekker and have the WNW E.I, EII/III early, and EIV in my stash.  Am considering a triple build but will definitely be following you I think...

[Pete Nottingham]

Oh boy, the first E.I on the forum, no pressure then 

Cheers

Pete.