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I regard my Fokker as finished. I will add a bicycle and mechanic later. A kind of build log can be found here under In progress pics of this forum. After recieving the kit early december I started studying the manual and finding more information about the subject. It was my first 1:32 model, my first WNW kit, my first time for weathering, the first laminated propellor and the first time of rigging with EZ line I added a number of things to the WNW kit, not that it is a bad kit, but this kit is a challenge to make even a better model out of it. Things I added: * control lines Spandau MG

Thanks BeeJee and Ruud, And yes: Hier optillen is correct dutch nowadays, but the language changes over the years and especially because I saw another text for thesame purpose on an LVA Sopwith Pup, I started wondering what it should be. A little progress running towards the end of this build: Some tiny bits needed to be done. One of them the writing on the tires. I'm still not satisfied. I tried the wash method, but that results in all kinds of different shades of grey with different levels of shinyness. Perhaps in the end I am going to spray it all flat grey again. I need some 1:32 mec

Exactly! I checked the WNW website (model images) and I found that there are three different engine cowling sprues for the three versions, Fokker, OAW and Albatros built. So there is a difference between the kits, but the only difference are the engine cowlings. Thesame goes for the yet to be released Fokker D.VIIF. This kit also has separate cowlings and of course it has a BMW engine. The released 3 Fokker D.VII kits all have a Mercedes engine. regards, Ivo

John, I'm not sure, but is is very unlikely. Why would WNW box three versions of the D.VII if only the decals are different? And on top they are selling separate decals too for the D.VII. I have the Fokker version and there too a lot of parts weren't used for the models in the manual, but I could use some for my LVA version. So the remaining interesting question is what the actual differences are for a Fokker, Albatros or OAW built Fokker. regards, Ivo

Sorry, not finished yet ;) Last night was spent to draw the laminations on the second front and backsides of the prop. Then a cote of Tamiya clear orange was sprayed and I am satisfied with the result: In today's feeble sun light In the shadow And on the back. Now on with some more details and the D.VII will be finished. regards, Ivo

Some small last items before it is finished: Rigging between the stabiliser and the fin. Finally I could connect the control cables for the ailerons. It is not easy to connect the two correctly, but this one is reasonable. On the other side one wire just doesn't want to stay where it belongs. Then finally I had to do the prop. I have been thinking of an easy way to mark the different laminations, but I just didn't find an easy way. In the end I used the milling machine again and used the accuracy of the compound table: I clamped the propeller in the table and decided to scratch the p

Update: fitted the bottom wing including cover, fitted the undercarriage and added the rigging following to Des' method on ww1aircraftmodels.com (its a first for me, but it's ok. It just needs some paint) with only turnbuckles below and mounted the Spandau MG's with the empty belt shutes. The undercarriage may have to come off again as the glue doesn't seem to set. The undercarriage doesn't fall off and stays into place, but is very wobbly and let's the left wing drop a little. It can dry overnight after putting it with some supports in the correct position. Then I wanted to fit the u

WNW's Richard Alexander announced in an interview that they are working on a Sopwith Camel. So for those of you in need of a WNW Camel: just a few more years waiting. I found this link : https://sites.google.com/site/greatwarsig/Resources on the ww1 forum. Look for "Ami Cher Vol.5.pdf" and read the interview. regards, Ivo

Thanks Isaac for your compliments. On with the fuselage. There is not much to go on for weathering the fuselage as it is pretty smooth I tried to put the light in front and let it shine along the fuselage. Just the top and bottom sides of the louvers might be the beginning of some weathered striping to the back. Further you see some gradual vertical bends along the fuselage where the vertical beams of the inside frame are. You see one just behind the cockpit, at the second half of the orange circle and under the tail. Perhaps just some weathering around the top and bottom corners will do the

The radiator still wasn't connected securely and is in flight pushing on the engine. I discovered that WNW forgot another two tubes in the frame which shows in almost all photographs. So I took another piece of 0,8mm brass tube, cut it at the correct length and clamped the end in pliers: The new part of the forward frame runs from the strut connecting the forward engine mount to the upper frame to the sides of the radiator. Of course this is done on both sides and they have now got a coat of grey green (after the picture had been taken) Then it becomes time to finish the aircraft. But f

Today I fitted the radiator and the chin cowling. I took at the inside kit part of the radiator and replaced it with the kit part for the thinner and less wide radiator: It does need some work around the radiator hose on top. The part itself (left bottom) won't fit in the radiator (right top), but you just file enough room above and beneath the hose, making it longer along the way. When it fits it gives enough room for the brass pipes from the air pump. And then I removed some material on the top of the radiator. Top view showing the triangular part I removed to give the left side of th

I added almost the last details on the engine: The throttle is now completely attached although no further details are installed on top of the carburator. Also the spark advance lever is attached to the left magneto. The right magneto is attached in the same fashion as the rod that moves the lever to the magneto runs behind the engine to the other side thus shifitng the magnetos equally. You don't see much of it, but I know it's there. Perhaps more can be seen on this photo: I think I am going to leave the mixture control unattached. I didn't find any information on this. Then I tried t

I hope you realise that with this kit you can't make any of these configurations? This kit still has the small elevators with which the first F16's were delivered to the RNLAF in 1979. You have to make the elevators longer at the back. You can use the kit though, but then you should build it in another configuration: with a black nose. The rest is thesame as in the first picture. You must also know that 322 sq and 323 sq of the RNLAF based at Leeuwarden AB shared their aircraft. This means that on one side of the tail you will see the (dirty ) Diana emblem from 323sq and on the other side

Some progress: added pipes from the airpump, line from the intake manifold down to the waterpump, fuel line, lever for the carburator control. Got to do something with the light in these pictures and/or make the aluminium parts dirtier. Top view Exhaust looks a lot better. Highlighted the nuts on the rocker arms a little bit. It's almost ready to put everything together, just some weathering of the wings. regards, Ivo

Some additional work on the engine tonight. The exhaust side got the spark plugs too and they are connected now to the sprak plug leads. Further a lot of painting. rust for the spark plug leads tube and exhaust, beige for the spark plug leads, black for the spark plug connections and priming valve handles and a mixture of metalisers for the intake manifold nuts and the rocker boxes assembly. The nice thing about the pictures is that I see now there are actual nuts on the rocker boxes that you really don't recognise when working on the model, because it is a lot smaller than in the pictures. I