1:32 WNW Fokker E.III (or perhaps E.II)

[pepperman42]

Nothing like laquer thinner to clean the slate. The good news is it didnt eat the plastic. She looks good and no sign of the crisis!!

Steve

[Fokker boy]

Looks mighty fine FB - must be all the swearing and hair pulling

Andrew

It's very frustrating to keep making all these mistakes, that's for sure. The kit is fine;... Kevin, not so sure about him.

[Fokker boy]

Excellent work, FB.  The rudder came out nicely, as did the engine. 

What was the problem with the elevators?  Are they just fragile or is it the way they have to be assembled?

Dal.

The elevators are molded as one piece, and the connection between right and left sides is very delicate. In retrospect, I probably should have painted, added decals and weathered them "on-sprue", then removed and added at the appropriate time. With the extraordinarily delicate nature of the landing gear and trapeze assembly above wing, it's entirely possible I'll never be able to finish this without screwing something up really bad, but I'll keep plugging along anyway.

[Fokker boy]

Nothing like laquer thinner to clean the slate. The good news is it didnt eat the plastic. She looks good and no sign of the crisis!!

Steve

That's the least of my worries, as far as this kit is concerned. My biggest problem (and one that I've had for years), is my coffeine induced "Nervous Nellie" hands! That, combined with the fact that I don't consult the directions as frequently as I should, the hurried state at which I'm trying to slam this together (so I can begin my Jasta 21 D.VII), as well as the very delicate nature of some of the parts, adds up to a recipe for disaster.

[Fokker boy]

Well, this went well at least,... decal application time! One minor complaint though; WNW gives no extra decal material to allow for minor mismatches in fuselage stripes. By applying side decal first, top automatically lines up pretty well, but not quite perfectly. I did the best I could, then quit while I was ahead.

[pepperman42]

Looks sharp with the markings on.

Steve

[Fokker boy]

Looks sharp with the markings on.

Steve

Thanks. With any luck, it'll come out OK.

[Fokker boy]

I was going to paint the tail strut assembly, when I realized I should do the front assembly at the same time, so this has been constructed, and is temporarily held in position while glue dries, by the model itself.

[GAJouette]

  Kevin,
As always my old friend Outstanding work. Thanks for all the great tips and an excellent thread. Looking forward to seeing what magic been worked in the next update.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Fokker boy]

Thanks Greg. I hope to wrap it up in the next week or so.

[Fokker boy]

My precious! (I've been waiting for a state of the art kit of this machine for quite some time now, so a big thanks goes out to WNW!) Now I can finally do my all time favorite Jasta 21 machine.

[GAJouette]

  Kevin,
It's easy to see that you'll soon have another awesome Fokker build thread coming up.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

Merry Christmas to You and Yours

[Fokker boy]

Thanks Greg, and a big Happy B-Day to you my friend.

[Fokker boy]

From The Agony and the Ecstasy; "when will you make and end"? I've been wondering this myself for a while now.    Up on her gear, with gear painted Fokker green as per WNW; wheel have received some dull coat.

[Fokker boy]

"Other" side of elevators gets the pastel treatment.



And after painting. Once finished, I'll pick the side I like best, and call that "up".