m.robeson Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 This will be my first build posted to this forum. I'm going to be building the beautiful Wingnut Wings D.VII (O.A.W.) that my wonderful son (scvrobeson) bought me for Christmas. He also bought me the Fighting Fokkers part 4 decal set, so I might be using the Sieben Schwabians scheme from that sheet. Pictures to follow soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Welcome to LSP! looking forward to following your build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Welcome aboard! A father and son team, eh? That's cool. Looking forward to your build. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Good to have you aboard. Enjoy the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillScarlet Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Just a newbe question: What does (OAW) mean? Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Just a newbe question: What does (OAW) mean? Will Will, here's a passage excerpted from Wingnut Wings' own page for this kit (emphasis mine): So great was the need for this promising new fighter that, in addition to production at Fokker, Albatros were ordered to manufacture it under license at their Johannisthal (Alb) and Schneidemühl (OAW - Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke) factories, incidentally building nearly twice the number of D.VII as Fokker! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillScarlet Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Thanks Kevin, that clears that up. Appreciate it. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.robeson Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Sorry I haven't posted any pix yet, but I repacked the sprues wrong and shattered both of the side frames and one of the cabane struts. I just received a replacement sprue in the post today, so I can finally get started on my build. After seeing how well my son's D.VII went together, I'm really excited to begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.robeson Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 As promised, I was finally able to get some work done on my D.VII. While I was waiting for a replacement Sprue B, I was able to get some other sub-assemblies taken care of. I painted the floor and instrument board, and put them together. I put together the fuel tank and ammo boxes, and got them painted up. I also put the wings together and cleaned up the seams, and started painting some of the engine components. And today, I was able to paint the side frames and engine mounts, so pictures are below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Beautiful start! I'm looking forward to seein' more. Which scheme are you planning on doing? Cheers, Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.robeson Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Beautiful start! I'm looking forward to seein' more. Which scheme are you planning on doing? Cheers, Wolf Thanks Wolf. I'm going to be doing one of the schemes from WingNuts' Fighting Fokkers Pt 4, the Seven Swabians. That's one of my favorite D.VII schemes, so I couldn't resist when WNW released it on the add-on sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Nice start on the Fokker and you're now on your way. Especially like the appearance of the wood grain . Keep 'em coming :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Good job Dad. Good to that you're getting work done on this, and it's going together well. Hopefully some of my mistakes can make your build easier. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Cool! Great start...............Im definitely looking forward to starting mine at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Welcome aboard and my apologies for not realizing you're Matt's Dad, as I should should have read the comments a bit more carefully. When Matt first told me about the Fokker and that you would be joining in, I thought it was a grand idea. Looking forward to following your progress. :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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