Fokker DVII 1/48, 1/72 design - Page 5

**Kugelfang** · #41 05-24-2017, 02:05 PM

Any 1/48 scale WWI plane makes me nostalgic. I grew up skipping lunch at school so I could spend my lunch money on the old Aurora WWI models. Consequently, my hobbies were never encouraged by my parental units. They put health ahead of hobbies... silly old goats!

The Pfalz in the background isn't the same scale, is it? If so, then I didn't realize the D.VII was so small.

Beautiful workmanship on your models. So clean and crisp.

If you're looking for another lozenge project, you might consider the Junkers J.I (if I can be so bold). One of the schemes I've seen is lozenge combined with the later purple/green camo on the wings and forward section of the fuselage with light blue undersurfaces. A very striking aircraft and interesting shapes to build, too. It's on my to-do list but I'm sure it's years away. I'd love to see it done by a master!

**Gil** · #42 05-24-2017, 03:44 PM

Carl,

I knew those twin Spandaus would be trouble...,

-Gil

**Golden Bear** · #43 05-24-2017, 08:55 PM

Gil, I assume you are joking because those Spandaus are right there, ready to deal harm to enemies!

And no, the Pfalz is 1:33. I stuck it in for comparison to show how little space a 1:48 model takes up. I was going to go down to 1:72 but now think I'll broaden my 1:48 experience a little. I still have a few friends that don't have any of my models kicking around.

Carl

**Gil** · #44 05-25-2017, 01:32 AM

Carl,

They're there - just didn't squint hard enough [must be the missing perforations].

Great little build. Have you got the details on the D7 that has the big white skull on the side against a vivid blue background? Everything else on it was in lozenge [if I remember correctly]. Brings up the idea of building an entire Jagdstaffel.

-Gil

**Don Boose** · #45 05-25-2017, 07:52 AM

I'm glad you are working in 1/48, Carl. It's my favorite scale for aircraft.

Don

**Golden Bear** · #46 05-25-2017, 11:54 AM

A couple of images for the next project... see if you can guess the airplane (that's a joke, it's pretty distinctive). Yes it's a SE 6a (another joke). I'll start a separate thread when I get around to working with paper and glue.

Gil, are you talking about Georg von Hantelmann's aircraft? Jasta 15/JGII; blue fuselage, red nose, blue tailplane topside, white skull and crossbones on the sides. Never heard of it.

Carl

**Gil** · #47 05-26-2017, 12:56 AM

Carl,

That's the one. Sounds to me like you're up to a dogfight mobile...,

-Gil

**Golden Bear** · #48 05-28-2017, 04:31 PM

A second DVII with different colors for the camoflage.

It is constructed largely of bright white paper for the improved colors but is unfortunately too fragile. A cat stepped on it lightly and the fuselage is sort of twisted.

I'll try some ideas for laminating BW over card for the next attempt.

Carl

**Don Boose** · #49 05-28-2017, 04:41 PM

Cat stepping to the contrary notwithstanding, it's a really beautiful model.

Don

**Golden Bear** · #50 05-29-2017, 04:34 PM

On to Number 3 DVII model.

After some experimenting, I laminated B/W onto card stock for the superior color of the B/W and the durability of the card. The card pattern is back printed with lozenge camo to show the backside of the cloth that is visible within the cockpit.

Folds at the top of the fuselage were back V-cut rather than scored. I took a earlier bottom fuselage pattern and made cross braces. More to keep the bottom in position than to spread the sides.

The view shows the severe difference between card color and B/W color. It is particularly noticeable between the reds.

Carl