JohnHaa

Dear Modellers, Thanks again for your kind comments ! And Jon, I always have great pleasure to show other modellers, my tips and tricks. Yes, I know; dutch language is not easy ....😄 but I have good experiences with DeepL.com. That makes life a lot easier. For your information here's another Wip with more facts etc. https://modelbrouwers.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=47732 Greetings, JohnHaa

Thanks to all for your kind comments ! I was glad that enjoyed the model. Maginot; thank you for your update of the plane's whereabouts. Let us be grateful, that this Fokker still exists ! B.t.w. a newly-built Fokker recently made his maiden-flight...🙂 ! JohnHaa

Dear Modellers, Here I like to present you my recent Fokker model. I build it in scratch, scale : 1/48. A bit of history : only 3 planes were build, two were sold to Malert in Hungry. The prototype was bought by Alpar in Switzerland. The F.XI still exists and can be seen in the Ansett Terminal of Sydney Airport. For the complete story have a look here: https://www.fokker-history.com/en-gb/f-xi How I build this model, please have a look at this WIP , complete with a major mishap....:-) https://modelbrouwers.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=54286&sid=9e49432014515ad85ddb2d19d6fd0c28 I hope you like the pictures ! Greetings, JohnHaa

Marklo, Very nice model to build and in the correct scale....😄 Maybe is this Wip of some use for you, as I mostly build from scratch too. https://modelbrouwers.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=53671 I will follow your progress with interest, good luck ! Regards, JohnHaa

Have a look here 🙂 Regards JohnHaa

Julien, For many years I did one conversion in 1/48. There was only the old Monogram Mk.IX. aviable to me. I made one big mistake, the colours, in that time I did not have the right info only William Green's Fighters to work from, It was very difficult yo see, that the plane had the regular two tone camouflage with yellow undersite. Please have a look at this link for the results : https://www.modellversium.de/galerie/artikel.php?id=10006&origin=mb Regards, JohnHaa

Heather, Excelllent results ! It is difficult to get that camouflage pattern just right ! BTW. did you know that a newly- built Fokker D.XXI made its first flight ? It is not a replica, but one, build from original drawings. Only the engine is different, it was not possible to find an airworthy Bristol Mercury engine. Have a look here: https://nl-nl.facebook.com/FlyingFokkerD21/ Regards, JohnHaa

Well, I still have the old Inpact Model ! Now I gues its some 45 years old...:-) Don't look at the rigging, after all those years its a mess. But I still remember, that it was a joy to build, much better than I was used to. With regards, JohnHaa

Heather, May be this is a useful site for you: https://www.fokker-history.com/ https://modelbrouwers.nl/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=224cb5303b4b3f13347b76c55b6ea0c7 Good luck with your Fokker T.V ! Regards JohnHa

Peter, Yes, I made a tool myself. Take a piece of aluminum tube ( 0.014) , in it, you place thin copper wires and secure them with some AC glue . First time use it on a piece of sandpaper to get a smooth tip and your tool is ready for use 👍 Regards JohnHaa

Maybe this topic is of some use ? With kind regards JohnHaa

Graham, thanks for your comments I'm not an expert with the Bf-109 but this is, what I found in my book. As far as I understand it, the -H-1 was based on the early Bf-109G-5 with the pressurized cockpit. The bulges of later model -G-5 were the fairings of the MG- breeches, so I don't think they had a connection with the type of engine. The -H-1 had a DB 605A with GM-1 power boosting. The airframe of the Me-206 V6 was used for the construction of the Bf-109H V55. This type was developed much later then the -H-1. By chance I was digging in the stories of the later experimental versions, well that is complicated business and I still have to figure it out . The reason is I have a spare model which I like to use for a later type, like the Me-155B or the P-1091 series. With regards, JohnHaa

Very nice model ! I like the way you kept the weathering to a minium. Afterall it was a prototype and was very clean. B.t.w. I did one years ago in scratch and in 1/48 from an old Air Enthusiat article. Cheerts JohnHaa

Well I looked up some more information from the book I mentioned. There were several H-1's delivered to an experimental service evaluation unit based at Guyancourt, near Paris. It flew general satisfactory, it reached a service ceiling of 47,500ft (14.480 m). But as often the case with long span wings, it experienced some wingflutter in diving speeds above 455 m.p.h. ( 732 km/h). After some further testing it was decided to stop production in favour of the Focke- Wulf Ta-152H. JohnHaa

Dear Members, Here I like to present one of my German highflyers. I build this model years ago. When Otaki brought out this model I bought several, planning to convert them in several different versions. I made the wing extensions with thick plastic sheet, removed all the bulges of the G-series, added a 4 blade prop and made new , larger span elevators, with two struts. Finally I replaced the coolers to the new innerwings. As reference I used a three-view drawing from the book : Messerschmitt Bf-109 “The Augsburg Eagle “ by Willliam Green. I know there is some confusion about the prop, was it a 4- or 3- blade, I still don't know, but I like the 4- blade one....😁 The photographs were taken with lesser light I preferred , but I hope you enjoyed them anyhow ! Kind greetings JohnHaa

Chris, My compliments with this difficult conversion of this less known Douglas. I like the idea; for using a DC-3 as starting point. A lot of work but you did a fine job. Thumbs up ! Greetings, JohnHaa

Dear members, Thank you for your kind comments !👍 👍 Cheers, JohnHaa

Dear members, Thanks for the kind replies ! If you are interested in my latest build, have a look at this Wip: http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2020/03/ki-74-patsy-in-148-by-john-haas-part.html Regards, JohnHaa

Dear modellers, When Roy vd M presented his topid of his excellent Yokusuka “Ginga ” I remembered another Japanese aircraft with beautiful lines, my opinion of course...:-) So after some searching in my photo collection, I dug up this picturen. Long time ago I build this model, as one of my first two engined planes in scratch. This model is made out of solid wood, besides the tail feathers, which are made of thick plastic sheet, the same for the props and undercarriage and some smalles parts. The cockpit canopy is a home made vacuform. I hope you will enjoy the photgraphs ! Kind regards, JohnHaa

Roy, Beautiful Frances, well worth the work you put in. I wish there was a 1/48 model, èlas, I'm afright I have to scratch one. But I still figuring how to make that glass nose.... Thanks for sharing your build 👍 Cheers, JohnHaa

Very nice result ! 👍 Indeed applying lozenge is always difficult. But in spite of all the problems, it looks fine. Those german two- seaters will always be a struggle , I know......😀 Thanks for showing ! Cheers JohnHaa

Dear modellers, Thank you very much for your nice comments ! I'm glad that I posted my model on this forum and give many people much pleasure enjoying the pictures. I think it is very important, just in these difficult times, to keep an eye open for the nicer things in live. With kind greetings JohnHaa

Thanks for the compliments ! For Matti, Yes it's a pity, I did not took photographs then, but when you are interested, have a look at the site of a fellow modeller: http://www.hollandaircraft.nl/ He build the BAT F.K. 26 in 1/72 and very well too ! Cheers, JohnHaa

British with some dutch flavor. Dear Modellers, The BAT F.K.26 was a British single-engined four-passenger biplane transport aircraft produced by the British Aerial Transport Company Limited of London at the end of World War I. As The First War drew to a close the aircraft designer Frederick Koolhoven designed a civil four- passenger wooden and fabric civil transport, the F.K.26. The four passengers had an enclosed cabin and the pilot sat above and behind the cabin in an open cockpit. The prototype (Registered K-102) first flew in April 1919. The second aircraft was displayed at the First Air Traffic Exhibition in Amsterdam in July 1919. The third machine (also known as the BAT Commercial Mk 1) was displayed at the Olympia Aero Show in July 1920. The fourth aircraft (Registered G-EAPK), built in November 1919, was the last aircraft produced by the British Aerial Transport Company (BAT). G-EAPK was sold to Instone Air Line and was based at Croydon Airport for charter work and scheduled services to Paris. When the company closed, Koolhoven returned to the Netherlands. He later bought G-EEAI (the prototype) and exhibited it at the 1937 Netherlands Aero Show. (Wikipedia) It was a complicated build, building the fuselage and in the same time building the passenger cabin interieur was well, interesting. 😉 But I had the same situation with my Boeing Model 40C. I build the fourth plane because I liked the blue- silver paintjob. It was one of my first excercises in printing the decals with my PC. The result was not perfect but it passed the exam. I hope you will enjoy the photographs ! Kind regards JohnHaa

Jon, Lovely scratch build, compliments to you skills, aspecially the vacuform fuselage halves....well done...! 👍 I hope to see more of your scratch builds, Kind regards JohnHaa