Revell 1/72 Fokker DVII Oblt Rudolph Bertholds steed!

[justin1980]

Hi folks,

I found this a cracking little kit bar the bottom wing fit which needs straightening up.















I did do the wing rigging (well the one either side  ) and the main tail rigging, but it doesn't seem to show in the pictures 

Don't know what to tackle next! 

I hope you like it as much as I do, tips, advice always welcome!

Justin

[coyotemagic]

Very nicely done, Justin!  Your paint work and weathering are excellent and the lozenge looks great.  I almost don't have the heart to tell you that your radiator is upside down.  Never the less, a fantastic looking D.VII.
Cheers,
Bud

[justin1980]

Very nicely done, Justin!  Your paint work and weathering are excellent and the lozenge looks great.  I almost don't have the heart to tell you that your radiator is upside down.  Never the less, a fantastic looking D.VII.
Cheers,
Bud

Thanks Bud,

Crud, throughout the build I could tell something wasn't right!  OK we'll call this one "a what if" the factory made a huge cock up!

Thanks again for the comments, I did try to prise the radiator off, but alas I have glued it in place too well!  Ah well, when I build the next one it can be moved to the back of the display cabinet situated in a way as to hide the glaring error!

Regards

Justin

[RAGIII]

I agree with my Amigo Bud. Very nicely painted and weathered! As for the upside down radiator I know I have made similar mistakes in the past. A lesson learned 
RAGIII

[coyotemagic]

Very nicely done, Justin!  Your paint work and weathering are excellent and the lozenge looks great.  I almost don't have the heart to tell you that your radiator is upside down.  Never the less, a fantastic looking D.VII.
Cheers,
Bud

Thanks Bud,

Crud, throughout the build I could tell something wasn't right!  OK we'll call this one "a what if" the factory made a huge cock up!

Thanks again for the comments, I did try to prise the radiator off, but alas I have glued it in place too well!  Ah well, when I build the next one it can be moved to the back of the display cabinet situated in a way as to hide the glaring error!

Regards

Justin

Justin, I have a Blue Max Oeffag D.III on which I installed the cabane struts backwards resulting in a larger than normal gap between the top and bottom wings, requiring replacement of the interplane struts.  None of this really came to light until after it was painted, assembled and rigged.  Too late to fix.  It now sits in the back of my display case.  Being 1/48 scale, it's a much more glaring error than yours.
Cheers,
Bud

[justin1980]

Glad I am not the only one! 

Did you put pics up on the forum or did you catch your mistake before?

[coyotemagic]

Glad I am not the only one! 

Did you put pics up on the forum or did you catch your mistake before?

Oh, yeah, Justin.  Proudly displayed for all to see.

Note how the diagonal cabane strut slants upward from front to back instead of upward from back to front.  Also, note the extreme forward wing stagger.  What a complete CF.
Cheers,
Bud

[justin1980]

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Oh, yeah, Justin.  Proudly displayed for all to see.

Note how the diagonal cabane strut slants upward from front to back instead of upward from back to front.  Also, note the extreme forward wing stagger.  What a complete CF.
Cheers,
Bud
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Ah I see!  But we learn from our CF's!  . Cracking build otherwise!

[Epeeman]

Justin,

Really pleased to see you got this together - you've done a great job on this one.  A shame about the radiator but I am sure every modeller has made similar boo boo's (I know I have anyway) but it's all part of the hobby and learning curve ...............

What about a larger scale WW1 aircraft next time?

Regards

Dave

[vincentm]

Very nice D-VII. I was wondering if I would build Udet's or Berthold's D-VII, and seeing yours, I think I will also chose Berthold's machine.

[LindsayT]

I think it's a grat looking build, Justin. Thanks for posting.

Lindsay

[justin1980]

Justin,

Really pleased to see you got this together - you've done a great job on this one.  A shame about the radiator but I am sure every modeller has made similar boo boo's (I know I have anyway) but it's all part of the hobby and learning curve ...............

What about a larger scale WW1 aircraft next time?

Regards

Dave

Thanks Dave,

I will be going for a DIII of Jasta 27 for the next build.  For some reason I love the purple and green camouflage!  I only have 1/72 models in the stash but I am looking at a few 1/48.  As for the model will be either a Revell or Pegasus? 

Very nice D-VII. I was wondering if I would build Udet's or Berthold's D-VII, and seeing yours, I think I will also chose Berthold's machine.

For the next DVII I will probably go for one of either Udet's or the same machine as taken over by Goering.

Thanks for all the comments gents appreciated.

Regards

Justin

[Des]

A lovely looking model Justin very well built and painted (we won't talk about the radiator  ) and the decal application is excellent, congratulations on a job well done.

Des.

[radio]

Justin you have made a lovely build and painting.
Martin

[mgunns]

Hello Justin:

I like Berthold's scheme and you did a great job on it, radiator notwithstanding.  Like has been mentioned, it is all part of the learning and experience to apply to the next model we tackle. 
Looking forward to the DIII.

Best

Mark