Hi All,
My last message said that I was working on a Tamiya F4U-i Corsair 1/32 scale and then would start a build on the Wingnut wings Hanover CL.11, however I got tired of building WW2 models and put the Corsair aside for now. Instead of starting the build of the Hanover I bought The Fokker E.111 And Dh.2 combination from Wingnut wings. The Fokker E.111 has been a great fun build. There are some issues with their instructions which I correct and change as needed. As well I have lost some parts that fly into the fifth dimension in my work room , such as the side dashboard panel A31 on page 4 so I made a new one out of stretched sprue and plastic sheet. A few days later it returned from the fifth dimension when I was looking for another lost part, but too late it was already attached and painted. The next screw up was breaking off a pin for the spark plug wire attachment on the engine, so a new one was made and attached. The spark plug wires were made from individual brass wires from an 18 gauge extension plug. This works out to a .094". Very nice. The flash guard on the cowling was removed and replaced with the photo etched part supplied. The fuselage is now together and sanded down with sandpaper sizes from 100 grit to 12000 grit, after filling the separation with Gunze Sangyo surfacer 500. Smo-o-oth and shiny and ready for painting.
I am so excited about this kit that I just ordered the Fokker E.1 and the Fokker E.4 from Wingnut wings for the next builds. Each one of these Eindeckers are unique, and will make a nice display. I have already made up 26 turnbuckles from .005 brass tubing 3mm long and will be making eyelets from brass wire to use with it. I wasn't too keen on using the elastic thread of which I have several sizes, so I used both .006(.15mm) brass wire and .006 monofilament on the cockpit rigging but am still not sure how I will attach the rigging on the wings and the rest of the airplane.
Cheers,
Alec
