Saturday, 8 February 2014

1/72 Fokker E.III Eindecker

In Turkish service, Mesopotamia:
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Boxart Fokker E.III 04188 Revell

It must be close on 50 years since I last did one of these kits; my how time flies!
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11 comments:

  1. Sander8 February 2014 at 10:45

    Nice paintjob! I have 2 of these awaiting painting but can't choose a colour-scheme. I get my inspiration mainly from this site: http://wwiaviation.blogspot.nl/

    Anyhow: fab job keep 'em coming!

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  2. cameronian8 February 2014 at 11:17

    Thanks Sander. This one is straight from Google, based on an actual aircraft which was flown in theatre by a Lt. Buddecke of the German air force.

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  3. Thomas8 February 2014 at 12:26

    Really nice model and painting!

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  4. Nick Grant8 February 2014 at 20:49

    Very nice. It looks great

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  5. cameronian8 February 2014 at 23:18

    Thanks guys, I could get into doing machines, certainly a change from the usual.

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  6. Robin Sutton8 February 2014 at 23:19

    Nice work.. hwo was the kit tio assemble? I'm tempted...
    R

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  7. cameronian9 February 2014 at 09:24

    Cheers Robin. It's pretty straightforward. The undercarriage is fiddly but patience and dry runs get it done. Fitting the engine cowling can leave a gap so you may have to do a bit of carving to get a good fit. The under-wings are marked for rigging holes which makes it easier to rig. Because all the wires go to one place on the top, can be tricky to get this point to look tidy. I used 0.18 mm diameter fishing line as the material readily takes super-glue. Patience is definitely the best approach, I rushed it a bit so gave myself some problems. The finished plane wouldn't pass muster as a 'model' Focker but does me fine as a wargame element.

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  8. Phil9 February 2014 at 10:45

    Nice looking plane, my favourite period for the planes...very nice job!

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  9. cameronian9 February 2014 at 23:09

    Thanks Phil, I've got an RE8 to get around to sometime, bit more of a challenge I think.

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  10. James Fisher10 February 2014 at 14:13

    Don't let it be another 50 years; it looks great!
    Time flies, very droll...! :)

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  11. cameronian10 February 2014 at 23:29

    James, glad you liked it. I don't intend coming back from the dead to do one, well not an aero kit anyway ;)

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