WnW Fokker D.VII F (501/18 "Red W")

[WarrenD]

Chris,
        You did very well with the prop IMHO. I tried masking a 1/72nd prop with, IMHO, very sketchy results. I'm going to have to try the pencil method myself the next time.

You did great!

Warren

[BigBlue]

Thanks, Warren.

I can't imagine how hard it must have been masking the 1/72 prop.  I figured the laminations were a bit less than .5 mm wide in 1/32nd scale, i.e. a bit over .2 mm in 1/72! 

The pencil technique is capable of some really spectacular results as Bertl and a number of others here have demonstrated: mine alludes to a wooden propeller, the proper hands can make theirs look like one. 

Thanks again,

Chris

[Des]

Superb job on the model and you finished it off beautifully with the excellent propeller.

Des.

[RAGIII]

Outstanding results on the prop! I really need to figure out why I can't make the technique work  Your build has been great to watch. As Michael said your dedication to getting it right/the way you wanted it to look, resulted in a beautiful model!
RAGIII

[radio]

Perfect prop Chris.
Martin

[Umlaufmotor]

The propeller looks very good.
Your D.VII will be a very nice modell at the end of the day.

It is in the nature of a modeler, that their own work even never so pleased as the work - or model -, of another modeller.
This is my own as well 

There is a good saying in German for it:
The grass on the other side of the fence looks always greener than that on your own site.................... 

[BigBlue]

Justin, Des, Michael, Rick, Martin and Bertl:  thank you all very much your kindness and support.

I finally took some pictures and put up a post in the Completed Builds section (http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=5497.0) .  Here is a final picture for this build thread:



Thanks again to everyone who was kind enough to take the time to provide encouragement along the way... I can't tell you how much your comments were appreciated.  Thanks once again to Richard for contributing the lozenge as part of the Group Build, and to Des, as always, for providing the forums for this community to exist.

Chris

[radio]

Chris you made a gorgeous model.
Martin

[Ernie]

Chris, you have completed a stunner!  Besides all the great points you
have done in the build, the finishing touch is the propeller which looks
just amazing!  Congratulations on such a raging success, my friend.

Cheers,
Ernie

[WarrenD]

I really love it.

Warren

[BigBlue]

Martin, Ernie and Warren, thank you all once again for your very generous comments.  Appreciated as always.

Chris