Fokker D.VII (OAW)

Jan Peters
Pulling up a chair, are you going for a Dutch Fokker Erik?

Erik Leijdens Autor
No this wil be a German Fliegerkorps Fokker Jan! Have a couple more D.VIIs in stash, at least one will be a Dutch machine! This one is to learn the kit better.

bughunter
Oh, what's that? A Fokker? I'm in for sure!
I have done a OAW already in case you need some ideas. At least you should replace the tail skid, as I broke mine late in the build.

Ben M
Watching

Jan Peters
Ah, I understand the attraction, it is a good looking aircraft, and the many types of camouflage make it hard to resist (and choose a sheme for that matter)

Erik Leijdens Autor
Welcome mates! Yes Bughunter, yours will be a great reference! I admired it just now, hope I will achieve just a fraction of the quality of your build! I'm in doubt if I will use the lozenge decals provide by Eduard, there seems to be something wrong with the colors. They flipped them around I believe, but hey who's gonna notice that? I have OAW Fokker lozenge decals from Aviattic in the stash too but they are with pink rib tapes. Wingnut Wings instruction for Franz Buchners Fokker calles out that hey are probably blue.

Thomas Bischoff
I am in too! Cockpit looks good 👍

Erik Leijdens Autor
Started with the lozenge decals from Aviattic, great stuff with perfect fit!

Jan Peters
Very nice indeed, looks like real cloth

Jos Jansen
Off course Erik... watching with great interest!

Erik Leijdens Autor
Welcome Jan and Jos!

Finished the top sides. The Aviattic decals are really very nice, thin but very sturdy.

John
Beautiful lozenge job. Decals or not, takes some skill to make them look that good. I agree with the others, very fabric like effect.

Erik Leijdens Autor
Last update this year! Haven't worked much on model's lately, the lozenge is done on the Fokker. Sprayed some parts in grey primer, next step masking the ribs and spray some dark grey to serve as a pre shade.

Best wishes for 2024 all!'

Ben M
Looking forward to see how you do the ribs

Erik Leijdens Autor
Made the first progress this year finally, painted the fuselage. Now add some decals and next will be the hard part. struts and rigging.

bughunter
A beauty!
But you are joking: a Fokker D.VII and rigging! Ha Ha 😉 😉

Erik Leijdens Autor
Haha for a noob as me it counts as rigging 😇😇

Thomas Bischoff
don't fear the struts - for me the just fell in place, one of the nicest fits I have seen.
The control cables to the upper wing are a different story …

James C
Looking fantastic! 👍

Alec K
Nice progress and great subject, I am in 👍

Jennifer Franklin
I am following now too 👀

Erik Leijdens Autor
After looking at the WnW profile drawing I noticed that front of the cockpit some "OAW colours" were missing. Added some lila and green, maybe needs some toning down. Also, I learned that the horizontal stabilizers need to be blue instead of white...!

Meister
Nice 👍

bughunter
Someone else has succumbed to the fascination of these old struts 👍

Neil
Looking great 👍 following also 👍

Erik Leijdens Autor
Thanks mates! Added a couple of decals and changed the stabilizer to blue. Als painted the Gaspatch Spandau guns which are amazing! Goodbye screwing around with photoetch!

David Taylor
Watching.

Alec K
Those guns look excellent 👍

Jan Peters
Nice and colourful Erik 👍🏻
Those guns look very good indeed, amazing what can be done with 3d prints these days

Jos Jansen
Looking great Erik, everything you touch changes in something beautiful...except those models on your Shelf of Doom...☺️😉

Erik Leijdens Autor
Thanks mates and welcome!! Slow process with this one but it's coming along now. Tricky part starts now; getting the struts of the wings and undercarriage in the right position, and get them to stay there 🤪

David Taylor
Just thinking of all that lovely rigging your not going to do.

Nathan Dempsey
Wow, looking great so far.