kev_1962 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Hi there. Thought I would dip my toe into 1/72 scale ww1 aircraft and where better to start than the Red Barons Fokker Dr1 tri plane. So I have acquired such a kit made by revell. Up until now I've always built 1/72 scale ww2 aircraft and always been airfix kits...and I always begin my kits by painting the pilot...so imagine my horror on opening the revell box to find no pilot... any suggestions on where I could source my Manfred from??? Also as I'm hopefully going to be building more ww1 fighters could someone tell me is it common practice for ww1 planes at 1/72 to come pilotless Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 No pilots in most modern kits. Old Revell and Airfix always had a pilot (and observer if appropriate). PJ Productions do 1/72nd WWI pilots, I don't know offhand if they're still available. Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev_1962 Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) Done some research online and found the cost of individual pilots to be a little excessive so I've bought a 1/72 tiger moth which comes with 2 pilots...tho not obviously ww1 it's close enough after a little scalpel work and paint. Worked out cheaper and gives me another model to build 😊 Edited December 15, 2016 by kev_1962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texian Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Only now, you have to find air crew for the 'Moth! Sounds like a vicious (or delightful depending your point of view) circle. Might be time for a diorama with it sitting quietly on the hardstand awaiting the day's activity... maybe with a tarp over the cockpits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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