Very much on the home run now.  All that was left in the build was to add the propeller and wheels to the model and a few minor finishing tweaks.

Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 17) Propeller and Finishing →

We’re on the final lap now and hopefully the model will soon be completed and hung up in our living room, to complement the Sopwith Camel. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 16) Top Wing Covering and Fuselage Tidying Up →

Now it was onto a part of the build that I had been dreading.  Covering the fuselage and rudder. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 15) Fuselage Covering and Wing Installation →

It’s been a while since my last post, but I’ve been busy in the interim completing a lot of detail tasks on the Fokker as well as building a second 1:72 Hawker Hurricane and diorama, as I liked the one I made for my friend so much I wanted something similar for myself. There are still a couple of figures to complete for that, but I’ll put up a short post on it when they’re done. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 14) Rigging & Ailerons →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →