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Offline Fokker boy

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1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« on: October 12, 2012, 03:56:21 AM »
My first concession in a very long while to buying "just released" kits, and it was well worth waiting for, just gorgeous!

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Offline Ian from Doncaster

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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2012, 04:51:11 AM »
Looking forward to the build log - should be straightforward?
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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2012, 05:19:10 AM »
Quote from: Ian from Doncaster on October 12, 2012, 04:51:11 AM
Looking forward to the build log - should be straightforward?

Looks like it. Quite a few parts for such a basically simple airplane. I'll also be doing my very first ever review of the kit for another site, that should be fun.
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Offline Ian from Doncaster

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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2012, 04:39:46 PM »
I have built an EIII in 1:72 (Revell) and 1:48 (Eduard) so I have to complete the set in 1:32, don't I?

Looking forward to your kit review :)
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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2012, 02:18:47 AM »
Quote from: Ian from Doncaster on October 12, 2012, 04:39:46 PM
I have built an EIII in 1:72 (Revell) and 1:48 (Eduard) so I have to complete the set in 1:32, don't I?

Looking forward to your kit review :)

Absolutely.
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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2012, 01:24:11 PM »
Kit has some nice features; a great looking flare pistol.



Teddy bear. (I may or may not use it, not real sure yet.)



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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2012, 01:27:00 PM »
Wood areas of pit base coated with acrylic.

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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2012, 01:30:45 PM »
My first lame attempt at the machined swirls. I may redo this, but then again, maybe not, I'll have to think on it.

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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2012, 02:03:45 PM »
NO! leave the machine swirls, and go forward. Do the other side, and firewall. You should be able to do the cowl to good effect after that bit of practice.
 just sayin'....
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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2012, 05:52:22 PM »
Great start :) Swirls looking great, very effective.

Notice the copyright 2010 embossed on the sprue!  Shows how long these kits are in development....
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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2012, 06:42:14 PM »
A Great start, I can't wait for mine to turn up. :P


I agree on the swirling, once assembled you will hardly be able to se that area, learn from what you've done and move on in the construction.

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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2012, 11:41:11 PM »
I'd leave them alone, they look great and, as Keith infers, the outside version will be even better given what you've learned on these. Great work!
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Lance :)
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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2012, 12:08:20 AM »
I think the swirls look fine esp. as they will hardly show. As with the others, I say move on.

As you move along, I think you might want to try to balance the coverage between the foreground and background, or in art-speak, "negative and positive space." I think the illusion depends to certain degree on the viewer not being able to detect the difference. Having the drawn swirls conform a little more to the nooks and crannies of their neighbors will help, if you follow what I mean.

Great watching this new kit build! I'm jealous!
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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2012, 12:13:28 AM »
As others have said, leave 'em be and learn from it. If you keep trying to get everything just so, you may never finish and just get frustrated. Great looking effort so far.

Warren
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Re: 1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2012, 01:38:01 AM »
Thanks very much fellas. This morning I tend to agree, some of what I did, swirl wise, looks OK to me, so I'll use more of that particular method from now on, perhaps thin the paint as well too, as this was done straight out of the bottle. I think what'll happen on the outside will be to Scotch-Brite it a bit, gently blending the two colors together. I think that'll be OK.
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