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 →

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 →

With the cockpit floor complete I moved on to the seat. Continue reading FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 5) Seat & Harness →

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 →