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Thanks Hubert, I actually was tempted by the chosen scheme, because of the spoked wheels. It made the D.VIII appear different. One problem with the kit is, some of the PE parts appear to be a little to big. I used a template to bend the cone and the rim was closed, but the spokes were still too large in diameter. The non bent inner spokes have the same issue. With my unmacroed 55 year old eye, it looks ok, as the diameter of the wheel is less than 10 mm and if my eyesight betters, I will change them to covered wheels . Cheers Rob

Of course, it seems obvious, but the rest of my stash threatens to take over the power in my house. Let's see who wins . Cheers Rob

I think you are right, but I was too much in the Lozenge business lately, that I'm afraid, I decal the hole hull with plank wood decals instead of using the supplied pear wood . The comparison with WNW is obvious, they are simply top shelf in every aspect, like Vanguard Models. Cheers Rob

Thanks Kai, I actually added some pictures of the two Fokkers together here. Fokker D.VIII Razor Wing Jasta 6 - LSM Aircraft Finished Work - Large Scale Modeller Cheers Rob

My Fokker D.VIII family has a new sibling ready for show. It's the Arma Hobby 1/72 expert variant of the kit. As I made some of the steps, like painting the wings with that strange streaked camo parallel, it was only logical to finish the small one along. When the water will be sunny and foremost less windy, I will add some outdoor pics. Cheers Rob

Finally the 1/72 Fokker D.VIII is done. The assembly of the wing was a little nightmare, fitting ten points on the different struts at the same time in the right angle and make it durable. The angle of the wing is a bit off as a result, but I decided against to break the parts away and try another time with the same possibility of misalignment. I added the wheels and the prop, which was sprayed desert yellow, received an oil colour treatment and then some clear orange from AK brushed on. When you see the pics, be gracious, as this thing is as big as a grasshopper and the macro lens unveils all the tiny blemishes. Cheers Rob

It took more time to get to my tiny island, than the original would have needed for the trip, but finally my Vanguard Models Duchess of Kingston arrived. The immense delay was caused by UPS, seemingly not being able to handle the Brexit shakes well. The box contents oozes quality out of every pore. This kit looks so much better right out of the box, than all other wooden ship kits, I have seen. The only question is, do I start right now,.... Cheers Rob

That will look great under a winter camo with some abrasions here and there. Cheers Rob

Another beauty, congratulations Mike. You captured the elegant shape of the airframe with it's klinker planking like an old Viking ship, perfectly. Like others, it was not the most success full of planes, but you have to hand the style award to the Germans, with the Roland and the Pfalz D.III. Along with the beautiful rendered lozenge and figures in their believable poses, it makes for a great result. Cheers Rob

This pit looks superb, lots of detail and lived in, like it has been in daily use. The F-16 is one of the few planes, where the bulb canopy seem to work like a magnifier, so effort well spent. Cheers Rob

What's the violation about, parking too many Master brass sets in one box? Cheers Rob

That's what I call evidence . Cheers Rob

Like the Dude said in 'The Big Lebowski' about his rug, 'It really tied the room together'. That's what the blending mist did. By reducing the contrast, it enhanced the reality appearance, great. With the exhaust staining, I'm with Kai, a little too much for my liking and the density of the side stains doesn't reduce to the end of the staining marks. Cheers Rob

Thanks Gaz, steady hands, an optivisor and a sharp blade did the job. I didn't dare to grind with power tools . Cheers Rob

Thanks Kai, 1/72 will never be my go to scale, but the Fokker is pure fun. I couldn't let this kit pass, when I became aware of it's existence. Beside some issues with the attachment points of the kit, which seemingly never really fit, it's a great kit with smart engineering and with the additions of PE and great decals, including the lozenge camo, there is no real need for any aftermarket stuff. I added the Gaspatch 08/15's because I had them. The kit ones don't look so bad with the PE cooling jackets, but the Gaspatch are on a different level, simply the best. Cheers Rob

Slowly but surely, the midget Fokker is closing in on the finish line. I added a Flory clay wash, where I removed the residues very careful and matte varnished fuselage and wings. I added the cross bracing on the undercarriage using Uschis elastic rigging thread. The 08/15 MG's from Gaspatch were added and I tried to add round counters made from tin foil, but lost one of the decals and left them away, as I couldn't find an adequate substitute. The Ammo feeds are made from PE. I added a small windscreen, after cutting the supplied Acetate one to fit. The prop was also painted in desert yellow and got an oil colour treatment and will be varnished next. Next step is to mount the wings and the supplied PE aileron rigging, and I hope it will work again with the little one . Cheers Rob

I thought about that too and started to prepare an electric toothbrush last week. But this place is so tiny and fragile, I have to do it by hand. This area is smaller than a tooth to brush . Cheers Rob

Thanks Kai, actually the plane I build is the one who scored the first aerial victory for the Polish airforce. The planes were captured in 1919 and some were in usable condition On 29.04.1919 pilot Stefan Stec downed an Ukrainian Nieuport fighter. Cheers Rob

Muchas gracias Amigos, indeed, it's very small and the risk of blowing it away with the airbrush is absolutely given. I have kits with bigger parts, than the whole Fokker thingy. The good thing, you need only drops of colour and varnish and there is no need for aftermarket, besides the Gaspatch 08/15 MG's, I will use. There is almost as much work involved as with the 1/32 Fokker, that makes it a bang for the buck with a price of 15€ plus 7€ for the MG's. Cheers Rob

Thanks Jeff. Actual progress slows down a little, due to drying times, be it CA or varnish. Today I built up the undercarriage, which helpfully has the struts for each side connected by plastic sprue and these got glued together with the jig part. When this has dried, I attached firs the uc wing and then after, guess what, drying to the fuselage. It was a quite fiddly affair and I have some cleanup to do with residues of CA and I still have no idea, how to clean the mini wheel struts off the residues of te jig, after carefully snipping it away. The Fokker received a sealing coat of Pledge and then I will use a clay wash, for weathering. Cheers Rob

Thanks Phil and Peter, what's next, I'm not sure, but it will definitely not be in 1/72 . Maybe it's the Vanguard Duchess of Kingston, if it ever arrives at my house. It seems to held hostage by UPS due to Brexit issues. Crazy, I mean we live in 2021 . There is my started Arado-234 night fighter project, the big WNW AEG G.IV is waiting, or some 1/20 MaK kits, which are great to study new painting and weathering techniques. Cheers Rob

The cockpit and engine eats at least half of the building and painting time with the Corsair, but it's well worth it. Your pit and engine look great and don't worry, my micro holes are never centered, but this will be unseen by most observers, specially when the cowlings are closed. The only problem area I ran in, when I built mine was the attachment of the dropped flaps to the fuselage. I don't know, if it was my fault, which is quite possible. Al other issues I had were induced by installing the Brassin cockpit, which needed a bit of surgery, which was simple to do and mainly the engine cowling area, where I wanted to find a solution for removable engine covers, where I tried a thinned plastic variant, a soldered and bent PE variant and the resin option, with the final result, that the flaps were permanently closed . I'm always considering to build a late model in NZ or FAA outfit, but I have too many kits . Cheers Rob

Don't build too many planes Gus, people will look irritated, when they meet you . I know the feeling, you can't live without PE, but it can be a pain. Jeroen however, seems to be non stick, seeing the quality of his PE work. Cheers Rob

Today I finished decaling and assembled the engine, cowling, rudder and front part of the fuselage. For the x-rigging of the undercarriage, I glued some UvR elastic rigging line into tiny holes of the fuselage. Assembly was done with CA, as I noticed, that the decals were very sensitive to Tamiya plastic glue. The rigging will be minimized, by smartly designed PE parts for rudder and aileron horns, including the wire as PE, as can be seen on the pic of the lower tail section. The Polish livery will make this tiny Fokker even more colourful, than the big Jasta 6 one. Strangely the manual called for a different type of upper lozenge for the tail of the Polish planes. As I could not find any evidence of that with the German original planes, I used the also supplied same type of lozenge as on the fuselage. The proposed would have looked weird and I doubt, that the Polish airman applied a different lozenge scheme only on the tail, so I think, it's an error in the manual. Cheers Rob

Very nice detailing. They are 1/35, but they look cool and maybe nobody will notice . 1/35 Deckhands Series 1 (industriamechanika.com) Cheers Rob