Author Topic: Max Immelmann's Fokker E.I 13/15 scratch 1/144 (Read 38152 times)

ondra · « **Reply #225 on:** February 18, 2018, 08:04:44 PM »

Many thanks for your nice comment, Stephen!

Not much progress to report this weekend, I started preparing for the assembly, therefore the first chapter is the rigging on the tail. The aluminium discs will afterwards get painted with burnt sienna to resemble leather.

I also fitted the engine and the cowling.

And here is what it looks like with wash applied.

Cheers

Ondra

RAGIII · « **Reply #226 on:** February 19, 2018, 06:06:38 AM »

BEAUTIFUL! Rivals the finish on any of the 1/32nd kits I have seen

RAGIII

Borsos · « **Reply #227 on:** February 19, 2018, 11:47:43 PM »

Really great stuff, Ondra, I can only echo all the positive comments above. Extraordinary!
Andreas

Juan · « **Reply #228 on:** February 20, 2018, 12:16:28 AM »

Ondra, you are a master of tiny planes (either that, or you have a giant hand...

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lone modeller · « **Reply #229 on:** February 20, 2018, 07:19:57 AM »

Every time I look at your models I get eye strain trying to see all of the details. You are the master in this scale as Juan has written - and a master modeller as a result.

ondra · « **Reply #230 on:** March 06, 2018, 01:40:10 AM »

Many thanks for your kind comments and support, Rick, Andreas, Juan and Stephen, they are highly appreciated!

If you have been wondering where I got stuck - well, the story was about collecting courage to fit the steps on the fuselage. Done now, next up will be painting them. I guess I will take time until next weekend to let my hands stop from shaking.

Cheers

Ondra

RAGIII · « **Reply #231 on:** March 06, 2018, 09:25:17 AM »

Outstanding Ondra!
RAGIII

andonio64 · « **Reply #232 on:** March 06, 2018, 08:13:29 PM »

Hi Ondra, now that I am working on a 144 I better understand the work you are doing...
And my appreciation of this work, that was very high, is now (if possible) much higher!
You are a real Master of this scale!!!

Antonio

Jeff K · « **Reply #233 on:** March 06, 2018, 10:18:06 PM »

not sure how you're doing this Ondra. so i have to assume you've resorted to magic.

ondra · « **Reply #234 on:** March 10, 2018, 04:54:27 PM »

Many thanks for following the build and for you nice comments, Rick, Andonio and Jeff!

I started rigging and assembling the tail, but it requires regular breaks to avoid shaky hands. The good news, my jig for cutting off the excesses of the elastic monofilament works very well.

Cheers

Ondra

andonio64 · « **Reply #235 on:** March 10, 2018, 05:45:50 PM »

WOW Ondra, you should have paid a mountain of money for that 144:1 scale inflatable fingers!!!!

:-O

Antonio

Borsos · « **Reply #236 on:** March 10, 2018, 06:25:03 PM »

Really cool, Ondra!
Andreas

RAGIII · « **Reply #237 on:** March 10, 2018, 11:03:06 PM »

Looking fantastic Ondra! You are working wonders as always!
RAGIII

ondra · « **Reply #238 on:** March 11, 2018, 12:11:34 AM »

Many thanks for your support, Antonio, Andreas and Rick!

This is where I stand after today - I rigged the undercarriage:

And glued it to the fuselage, finaly she is standing on her own legs.

Cheers

Ondra

Bughunter · « **Reply #239 on:** March 11, 2018, 04:38:31 AM »

Ondra, what a great work!
After seeing the rigged undercarriage I guess you have some trained spiders as co-workers

I cannot assume an other way to do things like that!

Cheers,
Frank