kkarlsen Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) So, to finish this project has suddenly become much more interesting to me. Wonder why? The progress has been painstakingly slow with the amount of detailing required in every corner. The rib bracing tapes were done using Tamiya masking tape cut into very thin strips. They were painted in an off-white color, looks the part doesn't it? I wasn't able to fit the first fuel tank properly, so i had to start over, building one a little lower to fit everything within the framework. Additional details are scratched: Fuel gauge, filling caps, instrument with spring mount, map case etc... The top cover in place... The seat is in place with seat belts made from Tamiya tape too. The metal parts are Tom's Modelworks photoetch. Still some detailing left to the cockpit before I can move on to the MG installation. Cheers: Kent Edited August 16, 2019 by kkarlsen Out2gtcha, airscale, patricksparks and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadur Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Kent, again a wonderfull work. Many years ago I have built a simpler one in bigger scale from Hasegawa and it is still flying ... Alfons kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Perfect rolled sheet. Bravo kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 That is an amazing effort, Kent! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 So the assembly of the 'petite' Fokker has started... Starting out with the top plywood covering, adding the wooden sides. The top cover hasn't been fitted yet, the middle wing will have to go under it. A bit of a mess with all the loose rigging... The nice front cowling by Aviattic. Cheers: Kent Gazzas, Out2gtcha, Troy Molitor and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 That is super nice Kent! How do you keep track of all the cables and stop them getting knotted up? Craig kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, brahman104 said: How do you keep track of all the cables and stop them getting knotted up? Oehmm, does it look like I'm keeping track of the cables? Thankfully the 'Dreidekker' hasn't got many cables to keep track of, so I just bundle them together with tape. So, after months and months of ridiculos detailing, this build is finally getting somewhere... All parts ready for assembly. Lower wing fitted. Struts and middle wing fitted. Top wing test fitted. It does begin to look like a proper little 'Dreidekker' Cheers: Kent Edited August 23, 2019 by kkarlsen Gazzas, brahman104, Wolf Buddee and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I think this is looking fantastic! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Great Job. Perfect... kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 My goodness that's incredible! I guess the other thing to bear in mind is this is not a big aeroplane, so all this ridiculous detail is crammed into a very tiny bit of space highly impressive Peter Gazzas and kkarlsen 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Looks great coming together! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I really like the way the metal areas came out. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Just fantastic Kent... Hats off to you Guy kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Brilliant work as always Kent! You're always at the top of your game with your builds. Where did the upper fuselage cowling over the middle wing and forward of the cockpit opening come from? Cheers, Wolf kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Wolf Buddee said: Brilliant work as always Kent! You're always at the top of your game with your builds. Where did the upper fuselage cowling over the middle wing and forward of the cockpit opening come from? Cheers, Wolf I've been wondering about that too Wolf... My bad, I wasn't paying enough attention. I was basing the wooden coverings on the aftermarket parts. Apart from being the wrong size, they show the coverings being mirrored around the exhaust, but they obvious aren't. This photo of a Fokker build, clearly shows the issue with the wooden covering. It didn't become clear before the top covering was in place. I'll just have to redo the wooden side coverings to make them larger at the top. Cheers: Kent Trak-Tor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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