JWM Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Hi, This is my recent model - Fokker D XXI (IV Serje) No 5 (142) in Finish colours of 2/LeLv 30, pilot Sgt. A.Trikkonen, earaly 1942. This is biuld from Special Hobby 1/72 kit but not the scheme from box. Here is she: This is my second Fokker D XXI in my life. First I did (of course Frog) in 1973 so in age of 14 and I still have it. I only removed some dust and here are family photos: The Frog Fokker was not painted with varnish, so I am surprised that decals are still on not broken! After 45 years of standing on shelf. This was quality... Comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Excellent rendition of an unfamiliar type. You were a better modeller at 14 than I was! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Lovely pair of Fokkers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 great looking models, frog kit looks great as its as old as i am!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kampartiger Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) Surprisingly the Frog's Fokker looks beefier than the SH kit but whichever outline is correct,I love them both and btw had the Frog example in 1973. Edited March 21, 2018 by Kampartiger wrong name 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Yet another example of how good FROG kits are, don't admire them in the box / bag, build them ! Great work Jerzy cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Gents, many thans for comments This my old Frog perhaps looks ok from this distance, but in that time (1973) I was not using any sanding paper nor filler, so at close look you may see problems... Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 They both look great Jerzy... even more obscure types I've never heard of.. fascinating. cheers, Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Very nice D.XXI's, J-W! I built the Frog kit when it was it was still fairly new (probably about the same time you did yours). I also have the SH kit, but I haven't built that yet. Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Dave and Jason, many thanks for your kind comments. That is funny, that I remember very well that when I was doing Dutch one with Bristol engine I was immediately thinking that one day I will have to do a double row another one with long canopy, Finish markings and ski... Only 45 years elapse to complete this idea. Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Very nice Fokkers Jerzy I like them both. Years ago I built the Frog model as well (it's long gone) in Finnish markings. I haven't even started my "Finnish Air Force 100 years" -build yet... and we are already two weeks past the the date (6 March). Talking about winter camouflages a funny thing came to my mind. Finnish Army had a booklet called "Hevosohjesääntö" (Horse handling Instructions) published in 1938. It stated that it helps considerably if horses are camouflaged for the winter by painting them white! Then there was of course a recipe how to mix and apply that white paint. But wait a minute, it gets better. On the next page the manual suggests that: "During spring it is recommended to wash away the winter camouflage" During the Winter War most Finns knew exactly (and without manuals) how to handle horses. Today "Hevosohjesääntö" is the best selling item at Finnish Defense Forces' surplus store as every girl at the age of 10 years wants to have her own copy. Kind Regards, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Hi Antti. Many thanks for your comment. It happens that I am doing some kind of a series of Finish airplanes (after set of four Norwegians). In autumn it was Ripon, and in 2018: Pyry, Morko and two Fokkers (CX and DXXI). Now I am doing Myrsky, Shavrov Sh 2 and Gamecock. It this will be end I think. Perhpas in future I will add some more captured Soviets (LaGG 3?, Pe 2?, DB 3?) and maybe FW 44, Gauntlet. Hanriot 232? But I am ot decided yet. Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Hi all, Both are nice models. A few notes of the kits... SH Twin Wasp canopy fits better if a wedge shim is added to the fuselage upper seam both in front and rear of the canopy. IIRC SH is using same prop for the Mercury and the Twin Wasp. Unfortunately, they were running opposite directions. Frog is old and basic model. Most serious faults in it are height of the landing gear and location of the canopy too far forward. Cheers, AaCee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 46 minutes ago, AaCee26 said: Both are nice models. A few notes of the kits... SH Twin Wasp canopy fits better if a wedge shim is added to the fuselage upper seam both in front and rear of the canopy. IIRC SH is using same prop for the Mercury and the Twin Wasp. Unfortunately, they were running opposite directions. Frog is old and basic model. Most serious faults in it are height of the landing gear and location of the canopy too far forward. Cheers, Thanks for this comment. Indeed in SH kit the canopy is a bit too wide (or fuselage too slim. I have not corrected this. Dam, the rotation of prop is so often wrong in kits! I have not noticed it, unfortunately here. Recently I noticed it twice in models with Kestrel motors (Fokker CVD by LF and on moulds of planned to issue Renard R 31 by Frrom-Azur) . Theat is pitty... Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Excellent! One of my favourite birds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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