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Fokker DR.1 ProfiPACK Edition - 1:72 Eduard


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Fokker DR.1 ProfiPACK Edition

1:72 Eduard

 

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One of the best known and most recognisable aircraft of the First World War, the Fokker Dr.I was developed in response to the appearance of the Sopwith Triplane over the skies of the Western Front in early 1917. Although it couldn’t match other fighters for speed, either in a straight line or in a dive, its initial rate of climb was good and it was supremely manoeuvrable. The Fokker was used by a number of aces, most notably Manfred von Richthofen who scored his final 20 victories in the type until he was shot down and killed on 21 April 1918.

 

The Kit

This kit is was originally released in 2000 but is still a good one. The parts are nicely moulded, with no traces of flash but a respectable amount of moulded detail. The cockpit comprises six parts, including a floor, seat, control column and instrument panel. As this is a profipack, there seatbelts and host of other photo-etched parts to use in the kit. These include seatbelts, engine wiring harness, gun cooling jackets, and the pilots seat. Once the fuselage halves have been joined, he lower and middle wings can be added, along with the brace of forward-firing machine guns. The wedge shaped horizontal tail is moulded as a single, solid part, as is the vertical tail/rudder. The upper wing is the last major part of the airframe to be added, along with the outer struts, which slide through the middle wing to join both lower and upper wings together. A fairly basic engine is included, but Eduard to produce a resin replacement if you wish to add detail here. Once the engine and cowling have been fitted, all that remains to do to finish the model is to add the propeller, landing gear and tail skid. One advantage of the DR.1 is the minimal amount of rigging required to complete the model. 

 

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Decals

This being a ProfiPACk edition a generous 5 marking options are included:

 

  • 450/17, Lax Lt Jacobs, Jasta 7, Rumbeke, Belgium March 1918
  • 545/17 Lt Weiss, Jasta 11, Cappy, France April 1918
  • 425/17 Rttm Von Richthofen, JG1, Lachelle, France March 1918
  • 404/Hptm Von Tutschek, JG2, Toulis, France Feb 1918
  • 454/1 Lt Von Richthofen, Jasta 11, Avesnes-le-Sec, France March 1918

 

The decal sheet is printed in house and should pose no problems,

 

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Conclusion

This is an appealing kit, largely because of its simplicity. In contrast to some of their more modern kits, Eduard made it no more complex than it needed to be, and as a result, it majors on modelling pleasure and buildability. What better way than to start a collection of WWI subjects? Recommended. 

 

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