tbell Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Eduard's now OOP 1/48 Fokker E.V, built mostly OOB save for the gorgeous Master turned brass MG cooling jackets and barrels. Lovely little kit, although getting the wing straight & level was a PITA. Constructive criticism welcome! Cheers, Tony Bell 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Excellent job on this Fokker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Nothing to criticise here - a very nicely built EV in fact! Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtickWarspite Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Inspiring work! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Ok, I`m starting to be interested in ww1 aircraft for the first time. Spectacular result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Splendid job old bean! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Wow - a real winner that you have there. Like it a lot. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Beautiful model BUT..... The monotone olive green wing was fairly comprehensively debunked some years ago, thanks to the efforts of researchers like the late Dan-San Abbot. It was actually stained in 4 colours. The recent 1/72 kit by Arma Hobby is the first to acknowledge the latest research and is also the first to correctly depict the chordwise wing panel lines and the prominent leather crash padding on the rear of the the centre cut-out. All previous kits have copied Ian Stair's incorrect Windsock Datafile drawings. Check out Arma's research here: http://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2017/12/21/fokkers-wing/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Thanks Roger. Dan-San Abbot is sorely missed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbell Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Roger Holden said: Beautiful model BUT..... The monotone olive green wing was fairly comprehensively debunked some years ago, thanks to the efforts of researchers like the late Dan-San Abbot. It was actually stained in 4 colours. The recent 1/72 kit by Arma Hobby is the first to acknowledge the latest research and is also the first to correctly depict the chordwise wing panel lines and the prominent leather crash padding on the rear of the the centre cut-out. All previous kits have copied Ian Stair's incorrect Windsock Datafile drawings. Check out Arma's research here: http://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2017/12/21/fokkers-wing/ Thanks for the feedback, Roger. I hadn't seen the Arma research before now. I did consider doing a streaky finish on the wing, but the only clear photos I could find depicting the streaking were the ones of the Polish machines in post-war service. All of the photos of wartime German machines were inconclusive at best, and considering how evident the streaking is in photos of the Dr.I, I figured that if the E.V did have streaking it would have been more obvious. That one photo on Arma's page of the wing being stress tested does show the streaking pretty clearly though, doesn't it? As for the crash pad, those appear only to have featured on the Polish machines. All the photos of German E.V's that I came across that clearly showed the cut-out definitely did not have it. Cheers, Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Lovely little fighter! Very cute! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Excellent. Very crisp engine and MG's! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 looks awesome, great weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Tony, FWIW the TVAL repros have the crash padding and they are claimed to be exact replicas, from a technical standpoint. But surprisingly, they stuck with the solid green wing, for the rather flimsy reason given.... I wonder if they weren't painted that way for practical reasons, as the solid paint job will protect the wood from weathering/degradation far better than the stained finish. https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=928.0 The understanding of German WW1 colours in particular, is constantly evolving as more research is done. Regards, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Nice work with this "little bee"... I like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I absolutely love this kit so I'm going to shop around at the swap meets to see if I can find it. Great job on the wooden prop. If you don't mind, can you share some info on how you painted it ? Thanks again for posting. Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 That is a very striking and beautifully finished model. Top class. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mi77915 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Excellent work!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 A BEAUTY! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niknak Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Top work! Love it! Well done James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Absolutely sensational! I love the wood effects, the engine, the stitching on the underside of the fuselage.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Tony... FANTASTIC! Love the waspish color scheme and the Engine is SUPERB. BEAUTIFUL effective wood work too. KUDOS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 That's a sweet little build; I love the detail work in the cockpit and the subtlety of the oils and dirt on the underside. The prop must have been fun also. Cheers Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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