Fokker DR 1 - 1/24 Merit/I❤Kit

[artoor_k]

Hello!

 Due to fiasco of  1/28 Revell Dr1 (sink marks on every part including M-G's and unavailable AM sets) and because my wife just loves red Fokker I'm going through terra incognita (building more-than-one-wing airplanes) again. This time with new Fokker.

 

 

 

Now I'm trying to paint plywood with oils on piece of styrene. I'll begin with Fokker ASAP.

[LSP_Kevin]

Nice! I didn’t realise this kit was out now.

 

Kev

[artoor_k]

So...let's start...Cockpit floor...I tried to paint plywood with oils.

[LSP_Kevin]

Any chance of a nice, square-on, hi-res photo of the box art that we can use for the Kit Database, Artoor?

 

Kev

[artoor_k]

On 12/21/2020 at 5:06 AM, LSP_Kevin said:

Any chance of a nice, square-on, hi-res photo of the box art that we can use for the Kit Database, Artoor?

 

Kev

 

Of course, today I'll do it.

[artoor_k]

On 12/21/2020 at 5:06 AM, LSP_Kevin said:

Any chance of a nice, square-on, hi-res photo of the box art that we can use for the Kit Database, Artoor?

 

Kev

 

This is best I can do by now:

[LSP_Kevin]

Thanks, Artoor!

 

Kev

[artoor_k]

Time to get back to work...

In kit there is Clerget engine. I know that some DR.1's used Clergets with Camel props. But again, in kit there is DR.1 prop. Because making new propeller is totally impossible for me now I'll leave as it is. Only thing I did for engine was making wires to sparkplugs.

 

Seat was painted aluminium after some research. I tried to make an imitation of wrinkled leather.

 

Last thing - six pieces of wood to upgrade inside surfaces of fuselage sidewalls.

 

Edited March 27, 2021 by artoor_k

[themongoose]

Love the real touch with the wood

[artoor_k]

On 3/28/2021 at 12:58 AM, themongoose said:

Love the real touch with the wood

Thanks

 

Engine is almost ready:

 

TBH , I have no idea what it is, but it's a part under MG's

 

Cockpit floor with steering column/stick is prepared for mounting in fuselage internal structure:

[RLWP]

 

It's a mixture of things. At the back is an ammunition box (aluminium?), the front surface is the instrument panel (wood) with the starting magneto bottom left (black with a silver handle), above that the ignition switch (silver). Bottom is a gauge (pressure?), on the right is the manual air pump to pressurise the tank for starting (black with brass ends and handle). The other two round things are probably gauges , the long thin rectangles are labels (brass?). I don't recognise the rectangle, bottom right

 

Richard

Edited March 29, 2021 by RLWP

[artoor_k]

6 hours ago, RLWP said:

 

It's a mixture of things. At the back is an ammunition box (aluminium?), the front surface is the instrument panel (wood) with the starting magneto bottom left (black with a silver handle), above that the ignition switch (silver). Bottom is a gauge (pressure?), on the right is the manual air pump to pressurise the tank for starting (black with brass ends and handle). The other two round things are probably gauges , the long thin rectangles are labels (brass?). I don't recognise the rectangle, bottom right

 

Richard

 Thanks  Now I know that I can't glue it. This is part from D.VII, not DR.1. In  Dr.1 there was only flat surface of ammo box. Luckily piece of styrene will correct this error

[artoor_k]

Time for closing fuselage. In WIP of 1/16 DR.1 here: https://mbiqmodels.com I found a lot of info about this Fokker and I'm using it like a guide

 

[Derek B]

On 12/22/2020 at 9:09 PM, LSP_Kevin said:

Thanks, Artoor!

 

Kev

 

Another Kostas Kavvathias box art work!  

 

 

Derek

[artoor_k]

Few hours over german f....g streaky camo...I simply don't get it. Any solutions? Maybe there is a trick that could help me with it?

This is best result...