Don't Look now.... a new 1/24 scale Fokker Dr.I

[Gazzas]

 

[kkarlsen]

Wow!

[Tissue and Dope]

I wonder how this will compare with the 2015 Merit Fokker Dr.1 ?

[Gary Needham]

Let's all hope this one has straight wings......!

Gary

[oyoy5]

Great there goes my wallet smart move I hope they do a Fokker D.VII

[DonH]

Well this clearly isn't the WNW tooling. 

[oyoy5]

It’s on the Meng Facebook page, looks really good and way more detailed than the Merit kit which I have.

[Dave Williams]

Given that the only experience Meng seems to have with the Fokker DR.1 is inheriting the WNW mold, I’d be very much surprised if this isn’t just a direct scale up of the 1/32 kit.

[Tissue and Dope]

1 hour ago, Gary Needham said:

Let's all hope this one has straight wings......!

Gary

Hopefully they will have improved the Q.C. issues that plagued their 1/32 version.

[Rick Griewski]

1 hour ago, DonH said:

Well this clearly isn't the WNW tooling. 

We can still have at it. 

[Royboy]

The 1/24 scale market is relatively barely touched in aviation models, I think Meng is following an interesting path with this release.

I only mention it because they've shown an interest in 1/12 car kits as well.

Moving into the next level of scales could be quite a smart move for them.

I'll buy one anyway!

Love the Big Stuff!!  

[Rick Griewski]

Oh my!  I will keep telling myself the this is one of those,

“Kits You Want But know You Shouldn’t”

 

 

Edited February 5, 2021 by Rick Griewski
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[Kagemusha]

Figure to go with.

[Derek B]

1 hour ago, Royboy said:

The 1/24 scale market is relatively barely touched in aviation models, I think Meng is following an interesting path with this release.

I only mention it because they've shown an interest in 1/12 car kits as well.

Moving into the next level of scales could be quite a smart move for them.

I'll buy one anyway!

Love the Big Stuff!!  

 

Sensible scale for models of this size.

 

Derek

[Out2gtcha]

 

  

3 hours ago, DonH said:

Well this clearly isn't the WNW tooling. 

 

2 hours ago, Rick Griewski said:

We can still have at it. 

 

See below.............

 

2 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

Given that the only experience Meng seems to have with the Fokker DR.1 is inheriting the WNW mold, I’d be very much surprised if this isn’t just a direct scale up of the 1/32 kit.

 

 

Bingo. Honestly after looking at the Meng 32nd kit, that 1/24th CAD pic/drawing what-have-you, has the double stacking pads just like the 32nd kit, same design and look to the fuse, and same look to the PE MGs. 

 

Id agree that Meng has 0 experience with the DR.1/F.1, with the excepetion of the WnW molds, so Id say there is a very high percentage change this is an upscale of their 32nd kit.

 

2 hours ago, Tissue and Dope said:

Hopefully they will have improved the Q.C. issues that plagued their 1/32 version.

 

Honestly the kit is great from what Ive seen, and to me if the warp in the wings (fixed with water and a board) and a broken middle cockpit combing part is all there is physical issue wise, I'm good with it.