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 Hi All This is where the build diary for the Fokker Dr.1 starts. Today I spent most of the day making up mini assembly's for the cockpit, this included mould lines and burs on the castings so I now have several small assembly's ready for undercoating. I then moved on to the fuselage build after a good clean up of the cast parts assembly commenced. The fuselage is split into three sub-assembly's. Cockpit, centre section and tail then there all joined up. The assembly of the above is quite fast using the brass tubes to join everything up and makes a very sturdy assembly. A final tidy up will be done and then the undercoat will go on. More soon. Andy  arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Nice start Andy, that must have some weight to it. Mark
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Looks to be a real great kit Andy the quality you can tell from the pictures is top draw  regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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Good start Andy the fuselage frame takes shape quickly. Al
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Thanks for looking in and your comments everyone. I had a quick look at the Modelexpo Dr.1 kit the fuselage is built in a jig and brass tube used as the main fuselage longerons easy to get it wrong if your not carefull compared to the AL kits way of assembly its far easyer to put together. Just an observation on how kit design has changed over the years the Modelexpo kit was designed years ago and the AL kit is the latest way to build tubular frame aircraft. Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looking very impressive already.
Keep it coming.
Roy.
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You've not wasted any time getting started with this Andy. Looks great
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Hi All Bit more done the prepared parts have now been undercoated along with the fuselage [ I noticed I missed a couple of places when editing the pics but all put right now]. Whilst waiting for the paint to dry I carried on constructing the tailplane this is all made from a heavy 1mm thick piece of steel etch. The stabiliser and fin is made from the above etch, two 1mm parts are glued together to make the main frame of the stabilizer and then ribs and the outer frame added, The fin is made up from three 1mm parts and a cast pivot arm. The elevator is made up from standard etch with a 2mm bamboo dowel used as the spine. As with the fuselage all went together with ease. Lots of painting still to do will update soon. Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Nice start, all looking good.... Regards Alan
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Thanks for looking in and your comments Alan Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Your certainly cracking on with this Andy its looking good. Al
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Thanks for looking in Al and your comments Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All Started painting, everything that needed it has been undercoated and now the top coats start to go on. The fuselage and tailplane has been coated with Tamiya Cockpit green and a few other parts are shown in mid painting stage. More soon. Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looking good, nice work.... Regards Alan
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Hi Andy. great start to your build. look forward to seeing this one come together. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Nice work Andy, certainly looks really sturdy. Mark
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Looks well with some paint on Al
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Looking great Andy i think this might be blink and you miss it build  its been a real quick few updates regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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Thanks for looking in everyone and your comments Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All The paint and the Miniart Baron Richthofen kit has arrived today. The paint i am using is Tamiya XF- 7 Flat Red and is a match for the RAL number given in the instructions. The mini art kit comes in grey plastic with some nice details and you even get his dog, also included in the kit is a stand/plinth if you wish to use it. More soon. Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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