Viking Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Fokker D.VII (Alb) 1:32 Wingnut Wings. The Fokker D.VII was the most succesful German single seat fighter of the Great war. Such was the demand for it that not only was it built by Fokker, but also Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke and Albatros, hence the suffix (Fok), (OAW) and (Alb) often used to denote the manufacturer of a particular airframe. In fact Albatros produced more D.VII's tha Fokker themselves, and to a better standard of quality.One of the things I like about aviation modelling is not just the aircrfat themselves, but also the people who maintained and flew them. The Great War is full of personalities, and Carl Degelow is a shining example. He was a 30 victory ace, and the last winner of the 'Pour le Merit', commonly known as the Blue Max. By all accounts he was a chivalrous 'knight of the air', and served with honour and distinction. I can thoroughly reccommend the book 'Black Fokker leader' written by Degelow and translated/edited by Peter Kilduff.Degelow survived the war, and was later jailed for a few days for refusing to give the Nazi salute! He served in the Luftwaffe in World War 2, and died in Hamburg in 1970.The Wingnut Wings kit is superb, I have now built all 3 (the Fokker, OAW, & Albatros versions), and throughly enjoyed all of them. Original review of all 3 hereHers is the latest, Carl Degelows 'White Stag' ;With cowling panels fitted; Cowling panels detached; Read the book, build the model! [edit for a late addition] All 3 Wingnut Wings together. Left to Right, Willi Gabriels (Fok), 'Sieben Schwaben' (OAW), and Carl Degelow (Alb). Not easy to photograph together![/edit]Thanks for looking,John 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Stunning build. You're getting quite good at these now John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Very impressive! Great work on the figures too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Lovely job as usual John. I enjoy the stories behind the build as well. Thanks for posting. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Wonderful stuff John, lovely dio, a true knight of the air..... .........quite a collection going on there !, I really must have a go at one of these wingnut chappies..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Absolutely incredible. She (they) look very very impressive. Tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Fabulous museum quality modelling. And thanks for the story, too. I think that I have to get the book… Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Lovely builds, and the figure paintings top notch as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Tremendous job John ! Could you tell me who produced the figures... excellent ! BillyD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Yet another gem off the Viking production line. I think you must use the same elves as TonyOT John!!!!! Love the subtle use of shading to achieve the fabric effect over the wooden frame on the white areas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Thank you for all the comments guys. Tremendous job John ! Could you tell me who produced the figures... excellent !BillyD Billy, the taller figure is from model design construction, part of the 1:32nd 'Wings cockpit' series. The other short guy came in an Encore boxing of the Roden Fokker Triplane, and is meant to be Werner Voss. Neil, I did the same shading effect over the black areas, which looked nice and subtle. So subtle it disappeared when I applied varnish! It is still faintly visible in real life, but not at all in the photos. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) Beautiful model. You've just got to love the Fokker with it's minimal rigging. I wish I could afford Wingnut Wings. Dave Edited November 30, 2014 by fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 fantastic work, looks great. and very nice looking trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Superb, wingnuts are just in a league of thier own and your modelling skills certainly does them more than justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Really nice job on that, looks great, nice engine work too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrritableRabbit Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 You chaps keep doing these lovely Wingnut kits.. Stop it will you! I can't afford to get interested in doing these!! But by gum you've done a great job on that. All round wonderfulness, and I have to agree with Russ, the engine looks extra special. Thanks for sharing this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtn Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Second time within a week I see such fine Wingnut Wings builds.... Those planes are awesome and you did a great job making it a superb looking model! Greetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 John, Hope you're still monitoring this older thread since I'd like to ask where you got the Schwaben decals.? Beautiful builds! Gene K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Absolute brilliant job! You made a perfect scene! Everything Is superb . Museumsquality! I believe that it was not easy to photograph them all together! All the best Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Gene K said: John, Hope you're still monitoring this older thread since I'd like to ask where you got the Schwaben decals.? Beautiful builds! Gene K Hello Gene, They are produced by Wingnut Wings themselves, Scroll down in this review, it is in the last set. So many choices! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Gorgeous DVII, John - In addition, very nicely set off of your little dio and figures. I'm guessing you've had this one in your stash for a while? Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) On 12/4/2016 at 10:32 AM, Viking said: [The Schwaben decals] are produced by Wingnut Wings themselves ... . Thanks very much for the link, John, and for the outstanding reviews!! Unfortunately that decal set is Sold Out on the new WNW ordering site. Gene K (who needs to pay more attention) Edited December 5, 2016 by Gene K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1xena Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Thrilled to see this beautiful build as just yesterday I finished reading "Black Fokker Leader" Degelow sounds like quite a character and your model is a fitting tribute to the man. Cheers Tania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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