As I’ve alluded to before, the assembly of the tailplane and elevators could not be described as textbook, and the problems were largely of my own making. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 13) Tailplane
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FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 11) WINGS
Work has continued on the wings and has gone quiet well. At least I seem to have reduced the number of errors that I’ve been making. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 11) WINGS
FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 10) WINGS
Progress has continued on the Fokker, with the kit seeming to fight me at every stage. A lot of it has been down to me though. I seem to be making quite a few mistakes at the moment, particularly in the planning of the build sequences. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 10) WINGS
FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 9) Cockpit Finishing
Well, it’s been a few weeks since the last post on here, but things have been happening at MBIQ Mansions. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 9) Cockpit Finishing
FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 8) TAILSKID
I’d promised an update on the completion of the cockpit detailing, but as I haven’t finished that yet I thought I’d put in a quick post about the tailskid. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 8) TAILSKID
FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 7) Cockpit Detailing
The last few days have been spent adding extra detail in the cockpit area and modifying the kit’s layout. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 7) Cockpit Detailing
FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 6) Fuselage Decking
One of the areas where this kit departs quite markedly from the real aircraft concerns the decking on the fuselage, particularly aft of the cockpit. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 6) Fuselage Decking
FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 5) Seat & Harness
With the cockpit floor complete I moved on to the seat. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 5) Seat & Harness
FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 4) Fuselage Frame & Cockpit Floor
As you have already seen in the previous post I have assembled the main fuselage structure. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 4) Fuselage Frame & Cockpit Floor
FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 3)
It’s been a while since I posted anything new on here, but I’ve been feeling a bit rough. However, that doesn’t mean that progress on the Dr.1 hasn’t been going on in the background. So I’ll try and catch up with a few short updates. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 3)
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