Roden 1:32 Dr.1 - glacial pace build

[Whiteknuckles]

Greetings one and all.

It's time to bite the bullet and get my build of the Roden 1:32 Dr.1 up and running. As part of actually my a into g, is getting this post started in order to embarrass myself into getting started!!
Some caveats first - I'm not a skilled modeller so it will be OOB, it will be a very slow build due to time constraints (hence the 'glacial pace'), I'll probably be asking lots of very newbie questions , I'll be brush painting, it wont be accurate (obviously) and my main aim is too have fun and use it as a learning/testing model in terms of techniques/painting etc.

Unboxed - it's all present and accounted for!!



Unless experienced hands tell me otherwise, my aim is to finish it as 450/17, Jasta 7, Ltn. Josef Carl Jacobs, Summer 1918. I'm not a huge fan of the Fokker streaked look and think this one is more interesting - although getting the black to look right might be a hurdle...



More to follow.

Andrew

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[Fokker boy]

Great! I'll look forward to seeing how you progress.

[Des]

Great to see you taking the plunge Andrew, I'll be looking forward to seeing your first lot of progress photos and please ask questions, we are all here to help one another.

Des.

[GAJouette]

   Andrew,
Excellent choice my friend. I'm looking forward to seeing the first progress.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Eudgen]

Nice kit! I will watch with interest.

[coyotemagic]

Glad to see you diving in, Andrew.  Great choice for your first effort.  I'm looking forward to watching your progress.
Cheers,
Bud

[michael]

good luck with your build Andrew ! have fun 

michael

[Trackpad]

Hi, Andrew,

A number of forumites have built this kit, so you won't lack for any answers and suggestions. There are a couple of amendments to be made to the instructions. I think that I can find the thread: if so, I'll post the link here. Nothing serious, but they ought to help a bit. If anyone else beats me to it, then well done you and we'll get the info for Andrew that much quicker!

As to the finish of the model, my gratuitous suggestion is to use more than one shade of black. One shade only will not look "right," especially in a large scale like 1/32nd. This point can be refined as you progress through the project, on which I offer you my best wishes for success! 

[Trackpad]

Got one: http://kits.kitreview.com/roden601reviewrb_1.htm

This review gives a few of the changes required: mislabelled parts, filling of the tailplane depression, removal of axle fairing detail, cowling shortcomings, and so on. There may be more, but these are the ones I recall from my build (a few years ago). Again, good luck, Andrew!

[Whiteknuckles]

Thanks for the support gents, very much appreciated.

@Trackpad - thanks for that link and the painting tips. I've had the kit for a while - an impulse buy after repeated visits to Des' main site . Since then I've collated a few resources on building Roden's Dr.1 including an extensive PDF called 'Improving the Fokker Dr.1' by Claudio Kalicinski from Modeler Site. It outlines the faults you mention and many improvements. I know I said I'd build OOB, but I may try some of the fixes.

I'm not liking the plastic pushrods for the engine and my fat fingeredness managed to slightly damage the exhaust ring . So I'm going to attempt some mods - nothing major mind you. My already great respect for those of you working and detailing in smaller scales has gone through the roof!!

Progress so far has been basically:
~ the seat, which I'm rounding the edges of somewhat and fashioning a very basic cushion for;
~ the fuel tank (Claudio adds an oil filler cap and a fuel gauge which I'm not going to attempt as it requires mods to the front decking) &
~ starting the engine (one part was broken in the kit, it appears to allow the engine and prop to rotate when constructed? Fixed now)

Finally got a dedicated sprue cutter and files this morning so that will help things along!!

Cheers,

Andrew

[pepperman42]

Enjoy the Fokker. Its my favourite and the Jacobs machine is slick

Steve

[Trackpad]

Hi,

I was going to post this thread link for you, regarding your proposed colour scheme: http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=410.0

Then I noticed that you'd already seen it, so, of course, I won't have to post it after all...! 

[Pete Nottingham]

Good luck with your build Andrew and don't forget, you said it in your first post, it's "FUN".

Cheers

Pete.

[modelmaker]

Looking forward to this one! Nothing like a good DR1

Sean

[phs Paddy]

Its always interesting to see how each craftsman deals with this interesting machine.

I’ll be following along and enjoying your work as you proceed.

Paddy