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Playing in the Sandbox Group Build Sept 1, 2024 - Jn 1, 2025

Fokker pair 2


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They were made for me by Steve Robson in Australia. He has a FaceBook page.

They are sterling silver rims with drilled brass hubs and hand fitted spokes.

Not cheap but I think necessary for this model.

'Gaspatch' have resin spoked wheels for British aircraft (Palmer-Cord tyres).

Also I understand another popular third party may be looking to produce spoked wheels, like Steve's, but early days yet,

 

Mike

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Your Fokker leaves me speechless, every detail looks just like the real thing, great craftmanship, chapeau.

A while ago I saved a link for spoked wheels. Nothing available for a D.VII in 1/32 but who knows… . I don't have any of those yet, but I may try them for my Eindecker.

http://www.scalespokes.com/product-category/aircraft/aircraft-wheels/132/7

Cheers Rob

 

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Hi Rob,

'Spoked Wheels' look good and cheaper than Steve's wheels, but I'm not sure they are still producing wheels these days - I could be wrong.

 

Hi all,
The upper wing has been assembled and the plywood 'saw tooth' fairing added,

Mike

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Hi all,
The upper wing is nearly there.
I just have the ailerons and their control cables and associated pulleys to add, plus the trailing edge wire.
After that it'll be fitting the wing and struts, engine exhaust and propeller, wheels and aileron control cables connected - then that'll be it,


Mike

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Hi all,
The aileron outer control cable pulleys are fitted.
Made from photo-etch set intended for the Sopwith Triplane and modified to suit the Fokker D.VII pulleys.
The control lines are loosely routed for now.

Next are the inboard pulleys,

Mike

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Hi all,
The inner aileron pulleys and the inner wing control lines are done as well as the trailing edge support wire.
Once I've added the control cable turnbuckles it'll be time to tackle fitting of the upper wing,

Mike

innerpulleysdone.jpg

 

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Hi all,
Nearly there!!
Upper wing and wing support struts fitted.
Wheels fitted.
Twin aileron control cables (upper wing to cockpit) connected with turnbuckles.
Propeller finished.

I just need to fit the exhaust and propeller and that's it.

Mike

wingfuseailcomp.jpg

wheelscomp.jpg

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Hi all,
Last bits fitted.
Propeller, exhaust, pilot's foot step and the two rear fuselage rear lift handles.

Just the display case and base to complete this build, but that shouldn't take long to sort out,

Mike

propcomp2.jpg

exhaustcomp.jpg

steps.jpg

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