dad's lad Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 If I wanted to build a Fokker D.VI using a Fokker DR.1 fuselage and Fokker D.VII wings in 1/72, how much would I need to reduce the wingspan by? Wikipedia only gives overall wingspan of 8.9m for the D.VII and 7.66m for the D.VI, but no respective widths for the lower wings so would they be reduced by the same amount? Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48-Alone-Is-Great Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) Data from Lamberton's Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War: D.VI : top wing span 25'2.5", chord 5'4.5"; bottom wing span 19'1", chord 4'0"; gap 4'9". D.VII : top wing span 29'3.5", chord 5'3"; bottom wing span 23'0", chord 4'0"; gap 4'0". Difference in 1/72: 17.3mm, 0.5mm, 16.6mm, none, 3.2mm. According to Windsock's drawings, the top and bottom wing of the D.VI both had 2 ribs less on each side compared to the D.VII, ailerons of both are the same length. Windsock gives a slightly shorter span, but they forgot to add the ailerons that stick out of the wings. D.VI length: 20'4" (actually the prototype V.13/1, see below) Dr.I length: 19'0". Difference in 1/72: 5.6mm However, Lamberton lists the prototype's length. Windsock shows the difference between the D.VI and its prototype V.13/1 to be a longer fuselage aft of the cockpit: the service D.VI was shorter: 578cm, or 18'.115". That means it actually was shorter than the Dr.I, but in 1/72 only a negligible 0.15mm or so. Other visible differences: - the cockpit opening is a bit longer in the D.VI, towards the rear, compared to the Dr.I - the D.VI rudder seems to be less rounded than the Dr.I's; - the D.VI's wing and aileron tips are less rounded and the wing tip is a bit closer to the last rib than the D.VII. So if you can live with the .5mm chord difference: 1- cut two ribs off each D.VII wing half where they meet/cross the fuselage. 2- make wing tips and aileron tips less round 3- add/make Dr.I rudder less round 4- enlarge Dr.I cockpit opening to its rear 5- scribe forward bottom fuselage to get the big rectangle with rounded corners 6- create fiddly struts to get the correct gap Good luck! Edited July 25, 2021 by 48-Alone-Is-Great added differences D.VI and it prototype V.13/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad's lad Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 Wow thank you very much, that is most comprehensive. Don't know if I'm brave enough now but we'll see. Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 There is always one of these if you don't feel like scratching one. I bought one fairly recently. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Looking at the Roden instructions of the D.VI and the Dr.I makes me wonder if they used the Dr.i fuselage for both kits. Wouldn't it make the D.VI to short? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad's lad Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, stevehnz said: There is always one of these if you don't feel like scratching one. I bought one fairly recently. Steve. I'd love to but it seems they've been pooped on by a rocking horse... Edited July 25, 2021 by dad's lad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Damn, I didn't realize I bought the last one. This article has some info about the various sprues in the Roden kit which may be useful. http://www.internetmodeler.com/2000/september/first-looks/roden_dvi.htm Thinking about it, I think I bought mine off the local auction site so older than I thought. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I don't know what to think. Roden claims that the length of the Dr.I was 5,77m and the D.VI was 5,78m There are drawings on Wikipedia that say 5,77m for the Dr.I and 6,23m for the D.VI I have an old booklet called Fokker fighters of world war 1 that say about the D.VI: "By welding an extra bay into the steel tube fuselage aft of the cockpit, yo lengthen it by some 40 cm. (1 ft 4 in.)" A build of the Roden 1/32 D.VI on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WWIinPlastic/photos/?tab=album&album_id=970271626446170) say that it need to be lengthen in the front as the D.VI had two wing spars compared with the single spar on the Dr.1 but he gives different measurements: "We know the overall length of the Fok. Dr.I with the UR.II rotary was 5770mm. The Fokker D.VI length with the UR.II rotary is 5900mm. That is a difference of 130mm in full size." https://www.militaer-wissen.de/fokker-d-vi/?lang=en give the length for the D.VI as 6,23 meters So I guess that Roden took a shortcut with their D.VI using the Dr.1 parts but where the extra length were placed is somewhat unclear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48-Alone-Is-Great Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) Roden is right, I now see I made a mistake! The D.VI wasn't longer than the Dr.I, it was the D.VIs prototype that was. The service D.VI was actually half an inch shorter than the Dr.I, not noticeable in 1/72. The cockpit opening was a a bit longer, but to the rear, not front. I've corrected the earlier post. So it seems the only big job is to cut the wings shorter and fiddle about with struts. Edited July 25, 2021 by 48-Alone-Is-Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) Interesting. Where did you find this information? Edit. I now noticed that you already answered this in your original post. Edited July 25, 2021 by Orso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I started a search in Google for the length of the D.VI and almost all results said it to be around 6,23 m, then I found one that gave a different answer. The 9 cyl 120 hpOberusel II powered plane were 5,78 m long and the 11 cyl 145 hp Oberusel III were 6,23 m long. I found this strange so I had a closer look at the drawing on Wikipedia as it claims to be an original one. When I enlarged it the fuzzy letters said: "145 ps Le Rhône (Oberusel)" so this confirms what you said that the prototype was longer. It is funny that so many sources say Oberusel II and 6,23 m long. It is a bit like the common knowledge that the red colour on Italian race cars comes from the winning Itala in the 1907 Peking-Paris race. They say that the Itala was red so Italy choose red for their national race colour to celebrate this. I nice story but the car was grey. Now that I don't need to add to the length of the fuselage I should have enough parts left from my Fokker V.8 build to build a D.VI 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NORTHDUK Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Bjorn, I first saw a photograph of the Fokker V8 in RAF Flying Review in the early 1960s and have never forgotten it. This is the first model that I've ever seen of it. It's very striking indeed. I'm particularly impressed with the grillles on the engine cowling. Great stuff! Best wishes, Gordon McLaughlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad's lad Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 9 hours ago, Orso said: I started a search in Google for the length of the D.VI and almost all results said it to be around 6,23 m, then I found one that gave a different answer. The 9 cyl 120 hpOberusel II powered plane were 5,78 m long and the 11 cyl 145 hp Oberusel III were 6,23 m long. I found this strange so I had a closer look at the drawing on Wikipedia as it claims to be an original one. When I enlarged it the fuzzy letters said: "145 ps Le Rhône (Oberusel)" so this confirms what you said that the prototype was longer. It is funny that so many sources say Oberusel II and 6,23 m long. It is a bit like the common knowledge that the red colour on Italian race cars comes from the winning Itala in the 1907 Peking-Paris race. They say that the Itala was red so Italy choose red for their national race colour to celebrate this. I nice story but the car was grey. Now that I don't need to add to the length of the fuselage I should have enough parts left from my Fokker V.8 build to build a D.VI Well that looks like a landing accident!! Thanks everyone for your replies, I now have a choice of kitbashing or buying the more readily available Aeroclub model which I could detail with parts from a cheap(er) Revell Dr.1 Clive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob C. Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Clive, Re your last post -- you said Aeroclub -- did you mean Roden? Ah-ha -- I see I do have a D VI by Aeroclub, as well. But I figure it probably is a lot harder to find than the Roden? Bob C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad's lad Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 14 hours ago, Bob C. said: Clive, Re your last post -- you said Aeroclub -- did you mean Roden? Ah-ha -- I see I do have a D VI by Aeroclub, as well. But I figure it probably is a lot harder to find than the Roden? Bob C Actually Bob it's quite the reverse at the moment, I can get the Aeroclub one from Ebay, or King Kit. The Roden one I've only seen on King Kit and whilst I was waiting for my monthly "allowance" for kits, somebody nabbed it. Even Hannants doesn't have it listed to be able to backorder and I'm not aware that I can order directly from Roden. Clive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now