spacewolf 3,260 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 26 minutes ago, cbk57 said: Did the famous duel between the single Tripe and a group of Brits involve the SE 5A? It was one of the all time classic air duels so if that is the case this should be given. I just had a few drinks and names are slipping my mind but as a delist set this would be essential. Yup... Voss & 56 Sqn AlbertD, Out2gtcha and LSP_K2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jimbo 472 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Well there you go then! Having satisfied my Dr1 needs looooong ago (it was my third completed 1/32 build ever, back in 2006: https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/9248-roden-fokker-dr-1/) I don’t see a need for this but of course might just have to add one to the stash :-) I will say that the Roden Kit was very buildable and enjoyable, a few quirks but nothing a little basic modeling couldn’t straighten out. jimbo Out2gtcha, MikeMaben and Alburymodeler 3 Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_K2 23,084 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I'm absolutely sure that one of my Dr.I's will be a Jasta 18 machine (along with a Fokker D.VII from the same unity, eventually). Link to post Share on other sites
Pup7309 498 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 3 hours ago, AlbertD said: I sure hope your right. The Se.5a is on top of my want list and I missed it last time around. No way I'm paying $250 for one off of ebay. Sure there will be a duellists and ace boxing on top of the 2 new releases. Voss vs Se’s, why not? AlbertD 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC 2,931 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Not my cup of tea, but happy for all those who are pleased. Now what about that Avro 504 series? rhwinter 1 Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 1,125 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I have to admit I don't really get the fascination with the Dr.I. Yes, the 'Red Baron' and all that, but von Richthofen scored more kills in the Albatros series and they're not as popular. The Dr.I was a crap aircraft, with mediocre performance (except in climbing), questionable build quality and poor handling - the fact they only made 320 of them tells you how good it was. The only Fokker aircraft of WWI that didn't have serious problems was the D.VII. I guess it's the same as the Nieuport 28 - another steaming pile which is only popular because it was the first to equip USAS squadrons. MikeC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bradleygolding 340 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Where is my Vimy? Link to post Share on other sites
19squadron 83 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 5 hours ago, spacewolf said: Yup... Voss & 56 Sqn Yuo.... Voss and 56 squadron in their Hisso Se5a's, so it's an easy Duallists boxing Link to post Share on other sites
thierry laurent 6,141 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 42 minutes ago, vince14 said: I have to admit I don't really get the fascination with the Dr.I. Yes, the 'Red Baron' and all that, but von Richthofen scored more kills in the Albatros series and they're not as popular. The Dr.I was a crap aircraft, with mediocre performance (except in climbing), questionable build quality and poor handling - the fact they only made 320 of them tells you how good it was. The only Fokker aircraft of WWI that didn't have serious problems was the D.VII. I guess it's the same as the Nieuport 28 - another steaming pile which is only popular because it was the first to equip USAS squadrons. I guess this is also linked to the look of the plane. For most people any Tripe is German and very probably red! MikeC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pup7309 498 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, vince14 said: I have to admit I don't really get the fascination with the Dr.I. Yes, the 'Red Baron' and all that, but von Richthofen scored more kills in the Albatros series and they're not as popular. The Dr.I was a crap aircraft, with mediocre performance (except in climbing), questionable build quality and poor handling - the fact they only made 320 of them tells you how good it was. The only Fokker aircraft of WWI that didn't have serious problems was the D.VII. I guess it's the same as the Nieuport 28 - another steaming pile which is only popular because it was the first to equip USAS squadrons. True. Many WW1 aero historians are over the myth of the ‘diable rouge’ and his red triplane, but it is an iconic type and the WNW range and many stashes would not be complete without it! Now the 10 year itch is over everyone can get one (or three) and look forward to some SPADs or anything else WNW come up with (well-known or obscure) Edited August 8, 2019 by Pup7309 MikeC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DonH 1,564 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, vince14 said: I have to admit I don't really get the fascination with the Dr.I. Yes, the 'Red Baron' and all that, but von Richthofen scored more kills in the Albatros series and they're not as popular. I think you can probably blame Snoopy for that. D.B. Andrus 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mpk 7,798 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 What took so long??? Great news. firefly7, Out2gtcha and Gazzas 3 Link to post Share on other sites
quang 2,386 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Meh! Why not another Mustang? moldmkr78 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pup7309 498 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, DonH said: I think you can probably blame Snoopy for that. Link to post Share on other sites
Rick K 2,067 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 17 hours ago, Radub said: Who said it would never happen? WNW just announced it. I don't want to say "I told you so" but... Radu It's a beautiful day. Assumption Roden Dr.1 eBay fire sale is imminent. Link to post Share on other sites
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