Epeeman Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Dear all - Like all of us, whizzing through the builds due to the virus lock down! My latest build being WNW's re-released Fokker DVII early kit. I built this before when this kit was first released some years ago being one I was (at the time) eagerly awaiting. On the the first build, I ran into quite a few fit issues so it took a bit work to get it together. I therefore hesitated slightly before buying this issue based on my experiences with it before but wanted to try it again to see if I could get to grips with it easier second time around. I'm glad I did and having the benefit of some experience with it the first time round definitely helped second time around. For a more straightforward WW1 aircraft kit, this is a more demanding kit but I got to grips with it okay this time. It seems to me it is critical to ensure the cockpit structure is assembled exactly right otherwise getting it into the fuselage halves causes problems leaving a large gap ................ Needless to say, I was as careful as I could with this part of the build assembling as much of this cockpit before painting. Even so, I still needed to sand down rear of cockpit structure slightly to get a perfect fit. I also noticed WNW have amended their instructions slightly concerning the assembly of the engine cowling panels so had no trouble here. The rest of the build proceeded pretty smoothly after that. Decals are okay but did not appear to be up to the usual high standard from Wingnuts being quite hard and brittle especially on the cross markings resulting in some splitting here - lozenge decals seemed to work better. On the whole, an enjoyable build the second time around of a very attractive aircraft. Anyway, model built completely OOB and entirely brush painted. I decided to go with the colour scheme of Rudolf Berthold with the fuselage winged sword emblem as I thought this a very colourful marking option. I hope you like Regards Dave 37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Brilliant finish. The streaking on the fuselage is excellent as is the overall finish of the colours. Just shows what can be done with a hairy stick! Berthold's markings are indeed striking - first tiem I have seen them at this scale - they are on the old Revell kit in the True Scale of course. Really good to see you posting again Dave: looking forward to seeing more of your models in future. P 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, pheonix said: Brilliant finish. The streaking on the fuselage is excellent as is the overall finish of the colours. Just shows what can be done with a hairy stick! Berthold's markings are indeed striking - first tiem I have seen them at this scale - they are on the old Revell kit in the True Scale of course. Really good to see you posting again Dave: looking forward to seeing more of your models in future. P Hello, Pheonix Thank you! Unfortunately, I cannot claim to have painted the Fokker 'Strie' streaking - this is a kit supplied decal that you apply over a linen colour undercoat and gives a really pleasing affect once applied. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Very nice build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightpainter Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Nice and colourful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Love it. Nice colourful scheme, prop looks great too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 1/32 is not my scene, but I can appreciate a great build. Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 A beautiful looking rendition of a beautiful looking aircraft. Surely the Fokker D.VII has to be the best looking fighter of WW1, well I think it is at any rate. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Outstanding (no pun intended)!!! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 On 4/16/2020 at 8:35 PM, pheonix said: Brilliant finish. The streaking on the fuselage is excellent as is the overall finish of the colours. Just shows what can be done with a hairy stick! Berthold's markings are indeed striking - first tiem I have seen them at this scale - they are on the old Revell kit in the True Scale of course. Really good to see you posting again Dave: looking forward to seeing more of your models in future. P Revell instructions don’t feature the streaky section, though I’d assume WNW left nothing behind in terms of their research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Superb build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Well done, a great looking model. Nice to see a WW done so well with the brush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Really nice model. I agree that the WNW cross decals seem to be very brittle, even after sealing in with varnish I find them splitting or cracking. However you seem to have overcome this, and the colour scheme looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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