1:48 Roden Fokker D.VII (Jasta 21)

[Fokker boy]

OK, now that I have two matching wheels, (I had lost one complete wheel assembly the first night I began this). A big thanks go out to Rob Hart & Albatros1234 for their assistance with these, and other parts. I have cleaned them up, drilled out fasteners at edge, and glopped on some putty to represent mud.



And first (of several), coats of paint, pastels, & washes have been added. I really had to beef up the spindly, feeble little struts with CA fillets to give sufficient rigidity to them, otherwise finished model would look crashed, when that is not what I intended.

[Fokker boy]

Aha - but you know theyre there!!! So the DVII is buildable? Does the engine fit?

Steve

I'm not sure yet, but I do have a hammer.

[Pete Nottingham]

This is coming along really well, you're doing a great job.

Cheers

Pete.

[Whiteknuckles]

Looking good FB and thanks for all the photo's as you carry on

Andrew

[RAGIII]

Lovely work to date! The muddy wheels will be an unusual touch rarely modelled!
RAGIII

[Fokker boy]

Thanks for the support fellas. For whatever reason, I just see mud and the wheels being a common occurrence, and gives the finished kit some character. I still have a lot to learn from some of the WWI aviation model masters here though.

[GAJouette]

  Kevin,
Grass Airfields would account for the mud and dirt I would imagine. I agree the presents of a little mud on the wheels adds character to the project. Excellent progress my old friend and I'm looking forward to more.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[pepperman42]

...just make sure some of it kicks back on the wing undersides. looks like its been a bit of a mire!!

Steve

[phs Paddy]

Very, very nice progress Kevin. This is going to be fun to watch.

Paddy

[Fokker boy]

Thanks again fellas. And yet another mistake. I really need to start paying more attention. I picked up, sanded, and primed,… the wrong propeller. I don’t know it for a fact, but I assume this D.VII used the Axial prop, which this is not.

[Fokker boy]

If there’s a downside to accumulating tons of stuff over the years, it’s that sometimes things get lost/misplaced. Case in point, I decided to add the “H” monograms to wing bottom using solid color decal film. That film (black), is nowhere to be found, so I “liberated” some black areas from some other decals to finish this portion of wing. Champ decal solution defeated the nasty tendency of the Roden decals to curl at the edges.

[pepperman42]

Looks good. Champs? Is this a super strength decal sol?

Steve

[Fokker boy]

Looks good. Champs? Is this a super strength decal sol?

Steve

Champ is indeed another decal solvent, similar in strength to Walthers, and stronger than Micro-sol. I use it (or the Walthers), for really stubborn decals. Champ is so strong, it will actually melt acrylics, so I use it sparingly.

[ALBATROS1234]

i see the wheel found you, great. looking pretty sweet so far.

[Fokker boy]

i see the wheel found you, great. looking pretty sweet so far.

It did indeed, and I hope to get lots more progress made on this in the next few days.