JeroenPeters

Incredible! Did you have to do a lot of smooth sanding on the tubular frame? Just hope you get this done before Eindhoven. Would love to see it up close... Thnx for sharing this here!! Cheers, Jeroen

The pit in the D21 is tricky. Not soo much the assembly, but trying to understand what is what and lines up how. The basic frame is done, so it's time to add details. Throttle, oxygen bottle, fire extinguisher, etc.. The instrument panel consists of 5 separate pieces. I'm fashioning a frame that fits to the back and holds all these pieces together, in the right angle. Here are some shots of the 'real' thing. Well... repro thing...

Aces High Magazine (issue 4) THEATER OF OPERATIONS THE MEDITERRANEAN In co-operation with: AK Interactive Editor: Daniel Zamarbide Available from Aces High Magazine for € 9.00 We’re taking a look at issue #4 of Aces High Magazine. Since our own Jim Hatch is assistant editor (!!) for this magazine, I took it upon me to do the review. Just to keep things in a healthy perspective J With magazines appearing on the market like Air Modeller, we’ve seen the trend of good design and layout work making it’s way to the hobby and book stores. Suddenly the magazines turn glossy, feature amazing life-like photography, art-work, illustrations and advertising copy. The result is two-fold. On one hand it raises the prices of these magazines slightly. From an average of 7,50 euro’s to about 10,00 euro’s. On the other hand you get a magazine that doesn’t end up between old newspapers at the end of the month. I used to buy every single modelling mag that hit the shelves. Fumble through it. Read the articles on subjects that were in my stash (or soon would be) and only save the mags that featured a build I thought would help me in the future. Huge piles of paper would mount up to a reference library I would never be able to use, since it would be impossible to find that one article I know should be in there somewhere… Since then, I donate these old issues to the neighbors’ kid. The Aces High magazine is of a completely new calibre. A first flick through the pages reveal: High quality paper. Very well designed. And filled with step-by-step builds. A modelling guide that teaches us to weather, use new products, scratch build and detail. Definitely a publication that will find it’s way to my book-shelf, even though 90% of the builds featured will never see the light of my modelling lamp. On top of that the images are printed in a very high raster, which can be seen on close inspection, doing justice to the details pictured on it's pages. The contents The African Eagle Owl 1/72 Hasegawa Mosquito Deadly Desert Friedrich (See what I mean with the advertising copy?) 1/48 Hasegawa Messerschmidt Bf109 F-4 Trop Lybian Eisenseiten 1/48 Eduard Bf110 E The Shark Toothed Hawk 1/32 Hasegawa Kittyhawk Mk.1 Maltese Warrior Braille scale Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop Mind the Gap – The ground section A tasty 1/18 scale figure vignette Mind the Gap – The Ground Section 1/35 Ford Maultier by ICM Step-by-Step Various modellers with pretty high standards have been invited to share their work with the magazine and document it step-by-step, revealing their secrets. My favourite definitely being the 1/48 Hasegawa Bf109 F-4 Trop on page 18, by Javier Lopez de Anca. He builds the old but still good kit in the colours of Hans-Joachim Marseille’s ‘Yellow 14’. The first spread of this build gives us a little bit of history on Marseille and is designed in a colourful and tasteful way. Well, just look for yourself: The weathering is explained with clear photographs, brands of materials used and used techniques. What I like is that baby steps are used. Meaning no huge leaps in the building progress are skipped, so you don’t go half-way: How the hell did he suddenly pull that off?! The English copy reads smooth (Jim Hatch’s doing??) and makes the magazine feel like it was written by one person, instead of a collection of hobbyists. In the middle of the magazine we see a little bonus. A pin-up poster in the style of Romain Hugault, but since this is a magazine I will want to keep, I’ll just leave it in there. Since this magazine is supported by AK Interactive it comes as no surprise that their products are used throughout the magazine. I always like to see this kind of product placement in perspective and realize there are also other brands on the market that do the trick. Nevertheless: The AK products do seem to hit the mark in these builds! 1/72 Mosquito build: 1/48 Bf110 E: Braille scale Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop: Et voila! Not all is found high up in the air: Verdict It has to be said. This is a welcome new title on the market. I can’t say it’s right up there with the likes of Air Modeller, since it’s not a standard kind of magazine. See it as a building guide that unlocks the techniques acquired by modellers from all over the world through years of practicing. The magazine will also soon be available as digital download, but personally I prefer the high quality glossy paper I can touch and lay on the bench. Somehow I would mind less if paint splattered over a magazine, than over my Ipad… All in all. If you want to master new techniques, rather than read on new releases and reviews: Very highly recommended! A special thanks to AK Interactive and Aces High Magazine for the review sample (and Jim Hatch, Assitant Editor, for helping out with the copy!) Get you copy here... Jeroen Peters

Ralph.... you are a machine! (are you secretly building an army??)

Thnx for sharing! Google translate does a pretty good job since I can understand the regulations The judging is done pretty professional by the looks of it! Holding The contest is held on 01/06/15 09/30/15 The competition allowed 1/32 scale model competition is "from scratch." Ie - the beginning of construction of model 06.01.15, construction should be covered in the forum royalscale.ru. The model must be completed by 30/09/15 On 01/10/15 at 10/15/15 to vote on the model. Valuation rules 1. Visual perception model 1.1 - The overall impression of the model: _____________________________ max. 20 points 1.2 Visual matching model _____________________________ max.5 points 1.3 - Historical information about the prototype: ( Year, division Scene, pilot ) _____________________________ max.5 score 2 - Build Quality Models: 2.1 - Precision fit of parts and machining parts: ( no crevices, ledges, the absence of distortions elements, traces of pushers, underfilling, sink marks ) _____________________________ maximum 10 points 2.2 - the correct location of pieces of external and internal devices visible on: ( acc. installation locations, the size, shape and number of items ) _____________________________ max.5 points . 2.3 - Quality of assembly transparencies: _____________________________ maks.4 points 2.4 - Compliance with the "materiel" selected prototype: _____________________________ maximum 10 points 2.5 - "waved": ( all copyrights finishing their own hands with the materials at hand ) _____________________________ maximum 10 points 2.5 .1 - used aftemarket: _____________________________ 2 score 3 - Paint Quality model: ( coloring and markings shall be documented (photo) ): 3.1 - Precision performance paint schemes: (a line of camouflage fields, the transition boundary color matching and color palettes camouflage elements ) _____________________________ maximum 10 points 3.2 - Ageing model: ( signs of wear, discoloration, burning, chipping, stains, limescale ) _____________________________ maximum 10 points 3.3 - The quality of the binding on the lamp: _____________________________ max.5 points 3.4 - Quality of applying decals: _____________________________ maks.4 points Count me in!

Nice! Love the oil tank!

Cheers! Small progress on the seat...

Nice start! Have this one on the back burner...

Cool!! Thnx for posting. Just can't wait to start mine....

Sweet! Never tried these..

Small progress. Fitted some PE to the floor boards. Installed control stick (consists of 3 parts) and added rudder pedals. I'll add the straps later and will make them of masking tape, instead of the supplied PE. I made the rudder control rods from brass, since... just because. The seemingly large glue blobs that connect the rods to the pedals are now gone.

Sweeeeet! And what subject to have a better excuse for to make dirty than a dirt mover???

Visited the Army Museum in Brussels today with Cees Broere after the Moveleo Model Force show in Helchteren. Seems like nothing ever changes here which is both good and bad i guess. Lots of remnants of Belgium's colonial past and Waterloo: Anenometer: Airplane hall: Some close ups of their Mosquito: Fairey Battle: Beuatiful Blenheim (covered in dust and paint fallen from the arches): Hurry: Fw190 prop/spinner. Check out the handpainted swirl: Brisfit: Wotan logo on Gotha prop: Halberstadt at start of restoration: Lozenge anyone? LVG restoration: Camel: Nieuport 23: Ju88 Jumo engine on service mount: F-84: Spit MkXIV: The museum has free entrance AND they sell beer

Supercool!! Love it...

Really supercool. Read it too. And Welcome Brent!!

I'm investigating the radio set as we 'speak' and will let you know as soon as i do. Almost finished the tubular frame.

Impressive set for an already impressive model!

Test fitting of the frame inside the fuselage:

Prepared the instrument panel parts for paint...

Hi all, With the review done, it's time to build! I started with figuring ut what resin tubing goes where in the fuselage framing. So far so good! Test fitted the frame in the fuselage and all fits great. Still way more tubes to add.

1:32 Fokker D.XXI Silver Wings Catalogue # 32-017 Available from Aviation Mega Store for $149,95 or directly from Silver Wings Introduction Let me start this review by addressing the fact that: • I am dutch • My grandfather built the Fokker D.XXI before and during the war • I have a soft spot for this plane • My name is mentioned in the instruction booklet in this kit Taking the above into account, you might be inclined to think that I am somewhat biased and will praise it into the sky. Well… Maybe, but only if it deserves the credit. I never expected any company to tackle the Fokker D.XXI in large scale. Yes, we have seen it produced in 1/48 (Classic Airframes and Special Hobby) and in 1/72 scale (Kora, Special Hobby, Czech master and MPM), but for a large scale version we had to resort to the ID Models Vac form release. I’ve seen one or two built, but never had the guts to try my hands at one myself. Most of the above releases in smaller scale feature the Finnish version of the Fokker DXXI. License built planes that often feature ski’s, different wheels legs, canopy, etc… When I first discovered Silver Wings was planning this release I asked them to please consider the earlier dutch version, since it’s not getting the attention it deserves. Since it flew in dutch and german (beute) colours. Since it’s the original version, and thus the place to start. But more about this later… With that out of the way, let’s first discuss the subject at hand, since it’s not a well known or documented design. History The Fokker D.21 saw a bumpy start. Fokker made quite a name for himself during WWI with types like the D.VII, DR.I and E.III. Some of the best fighters around that dominated the skies above the trenches. After WWI Anthony Fokker left Schwerin, Germany and came back to the Netherlands. With the help of his family and a Coalmine Trading Company he re-started his Fokker company in 1919. His name was blemished through his work during WWI, but by focussing his efforts on civil aviation he managed to crawl back up. After rising to fame (in the Netherlands and America!) with the Fokker F.VII passenger plane he quickly tumbled down after one of his planes crashed, killing a famous football coach. Back to the fighter planes… As we all know, Fokker made quite a name for himself through the development of some rather groundbreaking designs. He wasn’t a great designer himself per se, but his clever business instinct made him good at attracting the right designers and spotting opportunities. But in the years after WWI Fokker struggled to find a market for his designs. Fokker believed in the potential of the mono wing design. He experimented with the Fokker D.14. A low-wing fighter that can be marked as the precursor of the D.21. He actually sold a number of these planes to Germany, which is remarkable, since Germany was not allowed an airforce after WWI. These german planes trained pilots on Russian soil in order to keep things ‘secret’. The crashing of one of these planes, threw Fokker back to experimenting with biplane designs. In 1934 the dutch indies army requested a new one-engined fighter. It had to have a fixed gear (to keep maintenance to a minimum) and be able to reach a speed of 410 km/hour. In 1934 aircraft design already saw all metal tube-less construction. Some of which were already in use in the dutch army (think of the Dornier Wal flying boat). Despite this, Fokker and the government preferred the older mixed construction. A tubular welded frame, covered with metal plating and other materials (fabric and wood). The reasons behind this are simple: • this method of construction made alterations in the design fairly simple • it also kept the use of large moulds and machinery to a minimum • and this made it easier for other countries to build the plane in license! • and last but not least, this type of construction made maintenance easier. Which was an important factor for the use in the colonies. Actually this type of construction was equal for the Hawker Hurricane. Other requirements included movable wing mounted guns! They should be able to sweep 10 degrees to the left and right. Quite a strange demand, since WWI proved the best way to line your target up, was to aim the nose of the plane. Fortunately this demand was dropped during the design stages. Numerous designs were proposed. Bi-plane, mono plane, inline engine, radial engine, open canopy, closed canopy, single seater, twin seater… The prototype that was eventually built in 1936 looked almost like it eventually did when going into production. It only featured a smaller rudder, a two bladed propeller and the wheel covers were left off. It did already have the 830 HP air cooled Bristol Mercury engine, which gave the plane a round and wide fuselage. A common result of a radial engine design. With a length of 8 meters and a span of 11 meters, it looked quite stubby and ungainly. Numerous test flights followed, resulting a a lot of small design changes. Including a larger rudder (to enhance handling when in spin) and different cockpit lay-out, spurred on by a French stunt pilot who worked for the French government. When the thread of war in the colonies rising and Japanese navy becoming a thread, the need for bombers became big, and the need for fighters smaller… This almost resulted in the cancellation of the order! Another bullet the D.21 dodged was when dutch competition (Koolhoven) announced a ground breaking mid engine super fast fighter. A lot of spin-doctoring, design alterations and politics was needed to address this problem, and in the end it worked… In the end a total of 148 (some say 147) were built and used by the Netherlands, Danmark, Finland, Spain and Germany. Surviving examples None. The closest you can get to a real dutch Fokker D.21, is visiting the new erected Nationaal Militair Museum (NMM in Soesterberg, Netherlands) where they have a very nice replica. Sadly in the new museum setup it is suspended from the ceiling in a rather dark gloomy room, which makes it difficult to photograph. It contains a lot of original D.21 parts, but sadly has the wrong legs, which are of Finnish design. Also the cockpit is not accurate, but it’s almost impossible to find out exactly what is not accurate, since the sources for this area are scarce… A nice walkaround can be found here. Another interesting piece of history can be found at the Crash 40-45 museum in Aalsmeerderbrug (close to Schiphol). About 8 minutes from my house. During the invasion in may 1940 a D.21 (code number 229) escorted two Fokker T-V bombers. Pilot Koos Roos encountered three Me-110’s. They opened fire and Roos’ D.21 got hit. He decides to bail out and releases his canopy. It flies off and hits one Me-110 right in the engine. It breaks off with a smoking engine. He decides to stay in his plane and manages to shoot down the second Me-110 with his FN guns. He hides in the clouds and when he comes out he realises he’s right behind yet another Me-110, which he also manages to shoot down. In the end he bites it when a last Me-110 hits his plane. Roos’ is heavily wounded and becomes unconscious. During the dive of his crashing plane he is thrown out of his cockpit and he regains consciousness during his fall. He survives. Gets decorated and dies in 1956 in a helicopter crash… The remains of his plane were found in 1993 in Nieuwkoop. The engine and large parts of the cockpit were reconstructed in the museum and are the last surviving remains of the dutch D.21. Here are some photo's I took yesterday: There is also one D.21 to be seen in the finnish museum in Tikkakoski, but as you may have guessed that is a finnish license built example, so not really relevant to this review. During the war the germans took one or two D.21’s and placed them on display in Berlin, but that got bombed out in 1942, leaving nothing but ashes. Finally on to the model! Silver Wings has been operating in the niche market since 2009. Interbellum bi-planes, mostly in 1/32 scale deserve their focus. Fighters that mostly became obsolete with the outbreak of the war. And even though this last statement doesn’t 100% apply to the D.21, I guess Silver Wings was the most legible company to tackle the subject. Exotic is their trademark. Just look at their Fiat Falco, Siskin or FW44. The quality of their kits is very consistent and very buildable. Even for people with less resin experience under their belt. As said in the introduction I was hoping they would do the original early dutch D.21, since it gives the modeller the option to build it in german captured colours or with the early dutch triangle or later three colour roundel. Common believe is that the germans just barged into Holland and encountered no resistance at all, when in fact these little Fokkers gave them quite a fight. The box is small and displays a new design and Silver Wings’ new logo. A black base which I personally like more than the previous soft yellow and light blue. The first impression you get when opening the top is: Hey! They cleaned up all the resin for me! Almost no large casting blocks to saw off and no flash is present. Since I have their Hawker Hart kit, I was already familiar with this level of quality. The kit consists of: 160 parts cast in resin (including 8 clear resin parts for the canopy and lenses, light covers). 40 photo-etch parts Film for the instruments and decals to build three different schemes. Length & wingspan: 256 x 343 (mm) Fuselage The two halves need almost no clean-up. Very restrained surface detail (panel lines) that I might deepen a little in order for the wash to grip on. The insides feature two locating pins that fit snuggly in the other half. Dry fitting shows a seamless fit that requires no filler. Detail on the inside of the cockpit halves is present too, but most of the detail will be attached to the fuselage framing. Having seen the artisanal way Silver Wings produce the master for this model, this testifies of their craftsmanship. They actually build the whole fuselage from layers of greencard and sand that down to shape. Since the wingroots are integral to the fuselage this is quite a feat. If I didn’t know better I’d say this was mastered in 3D software. Here's a pic of the fuselage during mastering: Wings These are solid and rather heavy. Luckily Silver Wings added steel tubing in them that protrudes a couple of mm to fit in a pre cast hole in the wing root. A total of 2 resin locating pins and one steel tube make for a proper fit and alignment. The leading edge needs some sanding and clean-up but nothing too much. Ailerons and flaps are separate, so you can pose them up or down. Note: The D.21 flaps had only two positions: fully up, or fully down. The wings have no rivets, because the real D.21 had wings that were covered in fabric and wood. The only fasteners were seen in the gun-bay hatches and along the wingroot, that was covered in Duraluminium. If you look at wartime photo’s (especially that of a crashed No. 229 you’ll see some nice paint-chipping. Aluminium dope appears beneath the paint, which is not strange, since this was often used to protect the fabric / wooden underlayer from UV-radiation. Just take a look at this crashed (well bad landing) of serial number 229: Ailerons, Flaps, tail As with the main wings the tail planes feature locating pins that line up nicely. The elevators have restrained texture and should look convincing under some paint. The flaps are made up from large resin planes. As said in the introduction: the Fokker D21 only had 2 flap positions: all the way up, or all down. The rudder comes as one separate piece. All these parts show no flaws and need almost no cleanup. A dry-fit shows a good line-up and fit. Fuselage framing and prop blades Two large side frames make up the base for the cockpit. This is always a bit of a tedious choir. Again: cleanup is hardly necessary. Just make sure to line all the parts up and measure twice before using any glue. The amount of parts that make up the frame construction is limited, so you should be fine. The framing carries the footboards, radio, seat, oil tank and instrument panel. The prop blades are elegant and sleek. These were all metal. My recent visit to the museum showed the tri colored striping on the edges to be only on the outside (front side). So check your references. Clear parts With resin kits there’s always a challenge in tackling the canopy. What’s the best way to go? Vac? Clear resin? Vac can be difficult to deal with. Is fragile and can be difficult to glue since there’s hardly any mating surface. Resin is often too thick and can have imperfections. In this case we have clear resin. No imperfections and the thickness is not too bad. Four parts make up the cockpit glazing. Windshield. Rear. And to middle sections, of which the left sides can be posed in the open position. Also in this bag are two landing light lenses and lense covers. Engine Cowling The front cowling ring and rear cowling come separate and fit nice into eachother. These two parts are cast really thin, which makes me believe the Bristol Mercury VIII engine is made to size J. Fellow member Cees recently arranged a spring for one of the rocker arms of a Bristol Mercury cylinder head for me. A nice addition to my build. This has nothing to do with the review at hand of course… Engine core: Have a seat: Radio: Oil tank: Landing gear, engine base, cockpit parts This bag contains all the parts needed for the main fixed gear. The streamlined wheel housing has locating lugs and lugs that hold the wheel. The shape of the gear is typical for the early DXXI-2 dutch version, and as I said before, I’m glad Silver Wings looked beyond the existing dutch replica, which has the wrong shape Finnish gear. Also in cluded in this bag is the cockpit floor and radio. Make sure to check whether your D21 carried one! Since only 1 out of 3 carried a radio, since they flew in sorties of 3 planes. Signals from the radio plane to the two wingmen was done through hand signals. Engine cilinders A total of 9. Well cast and detailed. Just a little cleanup needed to made the cooling ribs run smooth all the way around. Prop shaft: Tail wheel: Oil cooler: Prop base: Rudder pedals: Cockpit controls: Small bits and bobs.. And then we have one small bag with a few recognizable parts. Rear wheel. Prop shaft. Oil cooler intake. Exhausts. Etc… One part in particular deserves praise, which is the intake. Just look at the way it almost seems completely hollow! Really cool… Photo-etch fret Here we have the instrument panel, seatbelts, gunsight parts, flap details and footsteps. Information on the D21’s cockpit / instrument panel is scarce. There is one nice detailed photo of the prototype, but the layout was altered for the production machine. A dutch guy named Daan Kaasjager studied the D21’s cockpit in order to make a virtual one for Microsoft’s Flight Simulator. I collected some images of his work since I believe he did an accurate job. Along with the photo etch you’ll find the typical piece of film that makes the instruments. Detail here is as sharp and minute as you can find in the hobby. Don’t forget to paint the read of the instrument facings white in order for the detail to show The seatbelts are nicely done but I always prefer HGW paper/fabric because of the way they can be wrinkled. I just need to check which come close enough in shape because I’m pretty sure these haven’t been done (yet). Bare in mind this is just my personal preference. Daan Kaasjager's Virtual cockpit: Instruction booklet In just a few steps the whole models comes together. The booklet sure makes it look simple! I especially like the full color profiles with all side views (and the fact I am thanked on the first page Schemes / Decals Decals are provided for three different schemes. Two dutch and one captured german: • Fokker D.XXI “214" - Dutch Air Force - 1-II-1 LvR (1e JaVa), De Kooy, Autumn 1938 • Fokker D.XXI “212" – Dutch Air Force - 1–V-2 LvR (1e JaVa), Ypenburg, Summer 1940 • Fokker D.XXI “15" - Luftwaffe - ex 1e JaVa "Witte Muizen", Summer 1940 You might wonder why one dutch scheme shows an orange triangle and one shows a red, white and blue roundel with an orange dot in the middle. Actually all dutch planes started out with orange discs until 1921. Then they were replaced with the red, white and blue roundels. After some incidents in 1939 between the Luftwaffe and dutch airforce caused by confusion it was decided to change the roundels for the orange triangle with black trim. After WWII the orange triangle was abandoned again. Another thing you might find confusing is the mixed use of D.XXI and D.21. Both are correct. The D.21 just happened to be built right on the transition between the numeral uses. The official serial plate on the plane however states: D.XXI. Reference The books I have on the subject are by my knowledge the majority that is written on the subject and most complete. There are some older offerings, but these aren’t really worth the trouble. • The most complete title is by Peter de Jong, published by Violaero. Fokker D.21, Fokkers last one-engined fighter. It is written in dutch, and has English captions too. ISBN: 978-90-8616-099-0 • A smaller publishing, dealing with the operational history is written by Frits Gerdessen and Luuk Boerman. Published by Dutch Profile. Fokker D.XXI, history. Camouflage and markings. A good title to guide you along your build. • Another title by Peter de Jong is published in France (!!) by Lela Presse. This book is older than the Violaero publishing and the only reason it was published in France, is because he wasn’t able to find a dutch publisher interested at that time. Le Fokker D.21, Collection Profils Avions No.9 ISBN: 2-914017-26-X Other available decals on the market in 1/32 by Dutch Decal: Verdict All in all this is very well researched kit with a great fit and engineering. Quality control is high. The name of Cor Oostveen and the fact he receives special thanks in the booklet is a good sign as he is an authority on the subject. Shape and detail all appear to be spot on. Mistakes that appear on the only replica in the Netherlands are not simply taken over. The only minor question marks I have are in the cooling jackets of the guns. These have round holes, whereas I believe they were rounded oblong. Here's a pic posted by LSM member Beychevelle of the real deal: And here are the kit's guns: And here's his solution: Another question I have is with the shade of orange on the decal sheet. It feels to be al little bit too dark. There are aftermarket 1/32 sheets available by Flevo Decals and Dutch Decals and I will need to get a hold one of those in order to check. Other than these small points it’s a great kit that does justice to this bold little fighter that fought a real Goliath in the first days of the war. I can’t wait to start building… I would rate this kit a 8,5 out of a 10. VERY highly recommended if you are into dutch aviation. VERY highly recommended if you are into exotic subjects. My sincere thanks to Silver Wings for this review sample and the sheer fact they decided to tckle the subject! To purchase directly, click THIS link. Jeroen Peters

Wow.... I must admit i was a bit sceptic at the alu plating at first, but your perseverance pays off! Love the 3D goodies as well

It's the type 22. So a little different from the HPH resin release (which is a model 11). Jim and myself will built the HPH kit side by side with this new resin RB release... Check our Facebook page for more pics Pre-orders... here! http://www.radubstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_152_155&products_id=635 Cheers, Jeroen

Superb review! Über kit....

It indeed is an amazing kit. Add a little bit of detail and you've got a winner. Looking forward to some progress.