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1:32 Fokker D. VII Empty AMMO Box MaDSaM Catalogue # 32PE001 Price tag: €11 or 12 $ plus shipping Order by email: auhlik@gmail.com Payment: Paypal only Photo-etched parts: 42 pieces One photo-etched sheet The modelling world since 2009, have seen some quite a revolution on WWI theme. It`s really almost a industrial revolution indeed, because every single year we see lots of news aftermarkets items for WnW models that comes from well know manufactures or brand new ones. MaDSaM is simply a brand new manufacture, one (or two) modelers… It`s “one man show” that release a very curious upgrader for all the WnW Fokker D.VII An empty ammo box. All Wnw Fokker comes with a ammo box with full ammunition belts. So f you want to put it empty, (with a mechanic putting the ammo belts) lots of works is necessary to remove the belt and to turn the ammo box thinner to represent it at scale thickness. The set is packaged in a slim, re-selable small wallet with a semi-rigid card insert, to prevent bending. Also a sheet of folded instructions are included to the rear. In a first look is quite a simple set, that will stand out your Fokker among the others. This set contains a single, bare brass fret with around 42 parts, all neatly manufactured. It´s a simple set with simple construction, that it`s easy to achieved just following the instructions that are quite good and comprehensive and quite easy to follow. I think that the WnW modeler will understand perfectally. The set design allows the modeler to make all 3 variants of the ammo box: high, medium or low. So this set can be use in any WnW Fokker D.VII and it just give it a different look or just essential to a small diorama. See a full build ammo box (courtesy from Alexandr Uhlik one of the man behind MaDSaM) CONCLUSION: This little set is a perfect upgrade for your Fokker D.VII and its quite worthwhile so it give a little extra finesse and gives you extra detail (and mainly different detail with different ammo box. So, if you just want to enhance your Fokker or put it in a small dio with some ground crew taking care of your Fokker, this set is perfect for you. It`s a love project from Modelers to Modellers, so it’s a quite limited edition to only 15. Yep, that right, only 15 set are available for now. If everything goes well, a second bunch will be produce. Highly recommended Fran Guedes Our thanks to Alexandr Uhlik and MaDSaM for the review samples and the trust given in such a small production. To purchase send a message to email directly to auhlik@gmail.com

Thnaks JP!!! You deserved the oysters! both AEG are a must have for me... sometime in the future!

Great work on the wood!!

keep`t coming!!!

Guys I decided to start a topic, similar that you see on the sub-forum (show us your stash/workbench)... But only for Wnw model kits or anything related to them: Aftermarkets (resin, decals, photo-etched), Figures, books, etc.. So I start... On Faher`s Day I received an amazing gift... besides the ones given from my children.... This Gift has been given by WNW!!! :) Just a perfect day! Cheers WNW!!!!! LOVE YOUR WORK!!!!

Drooling Bulldog Airplanes of the Great War in colours By Sergey Mertens The very first 10 basic colors. Jer: 20ml Price tag: 3.5£ Drooling Bulldog….A very awkward name, specialty in modelling world. But I really really love it.. It`s a fantastic name that use as background the very nice scheme from Ltn Carlos (Karl) Meyer Baldó Personal markings in your Fokker D.VII (serial 2012/18) "Drooling Bulldog", Jasta 4, 1918. I saw some discussion around in some forums if it is a Bulldog or an other type of dog… One thing is for sure… It`s a dog. Drooling Bulldog is the born child of Sergey Mertens, who thought that some specific colors for WWI could have their place on our little modelling world. WnW since 2009 has been make a earthquake on the modeling world… Not only in WWI, but I think in all modeling world by giving the most complete models in the world. For me, I know I suspect, the WnW models are far more better than any other brand… Tamiya and Eduard are near by, but still some to go. On this “WnW fever” that looks like that is endless, no one besides MisterKit decided to go in the WWI colors and give modelers some direct and “accurate” paints Until early this year… Now Drolling Bulldog comes to the rescue (and with a fantastic name, at least for me, as I already read in other forums some criticism to the name) WWI colors has been in the past years a controversial subject… well in WWI modeling, almost everything is controversial … but in this case, being the war photos 100 years old, and all in black and white, everybody toss their arguments and nobody has the full reason. This to say that I will not say that the color is a perfect match, because no one can say for sure. Drooling Bulldog and the guys behind it, have been for the last two years study the real remain parts of WWI airplanes, taking in considering the color fading and time degradation. Drooling Bulddog did go a step forward by making a chemical analysis of the color composition from the preserved remains of WWI aircrafts. So Drooling Bulldog promise to give colors from the exact pigments used at that time. He also guarantees “real” reactions of the colors on the model (transparency of certain shades etc.). I will not consider and making an opinion, or taking a degree, about the color precision to the real aircraft, because not only DB are the specialist has no one can say 100 % sure what are the correct color. So, my thoughts are that DB is by far, the most accurate ones. Now going out to the paints, you get a glass jar with a small sphere inside (like alclad but smaller but wider) to help shaking the paint. The tap is black, and the label is printed in some “liked” wood color. The jar is very beautiful. If it was a food relations, with no doubt, they would be on the gourmet side of the shop. They are quite resistant… believe I tested, unwittingly, it just fell of the bench and gravity laws did the rest.. and it bang on the floor and … nothing… Now the first 10 colors: 0. Aluminiun 1. Farbrub (black) 2. Zinkweiss (white) 3. Kraplak (red) 4. Caput Mortum (purple) 5. Kadmiumgelb (yellow) 6. Umbraun (brown or more umber brown) 7. Chomoxidgrün (albatros green camouflage) 8. Kadmiumchrmoxid (light green – you can achieved different shadows of Jasta 5); 9. Presßischblau (Prussian Blue) All the names are not very easy to spell. And that are not very easy to read. The label is fantastic and gourmet look but the name of paint is written in very small words and with italic type of a similar “free style script” font. So unless you now the number color you want to use after making a little chart or the name color is quite difficult to read. That`s the single low point for me. Testing: I use and test them on Vallejo paint primer surface, and plain plastic. I used the 1:72 Roden Staaken big wings at tester surface. I first use directly from the jar, and with a 1,5 PSI and they work quite well with easy control. With a 1/3 or 1/2 of thinner (Mr. Color Thinner), I could control better the paint flux and direction and the color modulation to avoid some tonal crush. And of course it dry fast. These paints are marvelous on airbrush… are good as Gunze (a little better that Tamiya). Black and aluminum are similar with Gunze and Tamiya respectably. They are more for mixes that for direct application. Example: aluminium mixed white paint, you will get silver-gray color for Pfalz D.III. The white has a behavior just gorgeous. The pigment and the ability of good cover, with an evenly coat, is just fantastic. For me, the BEST white ever. The red (or Kraplak) is a different color and it gives senses to what DB says about shades and transparency. With the red and yellow, the lightest color, it`s easy to make a color with shade but it`s quite complicated to make a non transparency cover. Just look perfect to the Ernet Udet Fokker D.VII “Lo”. The Prussian blue and the light green (Kadmiumchrmoxid) n.º 7 and 9 - also deserve a mention of its own. Like the red, they are little transparent but not quite as the red. As you can see, you can get different shadows each differs of layers of paint of the blue. More layers, and you get a more “purple” blue. All others colors are with a more intense pigment and you still able to to control the final look and color saturation of the paint if you thinner your paint in order ½ of Thinner, and you can get some others color by mixing them, like Green Albatros, Lilac, Silver Plafz amoung others. I confess that I`m not a big fan of mixing paints or maybe I`m just a slacker J… I confess myself… But DB came to my rescue and already launch some of mixed colours and the mauve (lilac) is among them… So I can now proceed with my J.I! Decal Setter/Softer like Micro sol doesn’t have any interference on the surface. I really didn’t put any decal on it but I use directly the decal solution and everything staid in perfection. Conclusion Since 2009, the very beginning of WnW, that specific color were needed in WWI modelling. So DB has come to the rescue, and treat us all with some real good paints, with simply use, with an all new “world” in front of us, with new challenges with transparents paints that allow you to work with shades, pre-shades, layers etc. Like I said earlier, I not discuss I the color is 100% correct. According with the work and method made, probably DB are the most similar to the original color (in here, some of you may said that everyone should have attention to the scale effect – I´m not one of those, But I respect and don`t have a firmly opinion about it). Droling Bulldog do have a place in WWI modelling world because is the best that we can have and one day hopefully, they appear on WnW instructions paint table. And please, give us a English website (e-shop)! J VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Our truly thanks to Sergey Mertens and Droling Bulldog for these review samples and the trust given. You can buy Droling Bulldog paints directly here.

Perfect review for a perfect model kit! A must for me...

Great paintwork JP!!

Great!! Paint the side in black... Will highlight the work!

Beauty!! Nice paint job!

Another Mossie!! Great work!! Man I`m really trying to resist it... when release... but in this way, is becoming quite hard!!!

Lovelly!! Perfect build! Great work Jim!

Thnx guys for your kind words! I do have a soft spot for what if.... (Luft 46 and paper panzer - Maus is not quite a paper panzer). Imagination is the limit!

I just love this little model!! And you are doing a fantastic job!

Nice work going on here Rick!!! i have been missing it!! Not anymore!

Hi Guys. Just want to share my last project.. i called it "Odd". This is my second AFV model. I finish this one two years ago... after that i start lots of model... finish zero... this year I intend to do it much better! This is 1:72 Dragon Maus and figure. The Aircraft is the old CMK Kanzan in 1:72... I start this project just for good fun... and I really enjoy it... The harder task was painting the 1:72 figure... No totally happy with it... Sorry for the pics... not very good ones. Fran

Fantastic work! Great work on the rigging!!

Great Review Jason!! Not my mojo modelling but very nice!!

Great work!! It`s a real steel machine! great paintjob and weathering!

Gotta love those 3D renderings! Great review!

I also think that is really the best option for Uschi... Having both will get every modeller. Personally I perfer transparent film.

WnW Fans, Uschi van der Rosten would like to listen you for some future (upgrade) product!! So here`s the question: Would you like to have your wood grain decals on a opaque White carrier film or do you want it on a transparent carrier film?

Looking forward to this Jim. Do i see a scheme with a kind of Shark mouth?

Thanks Jim!