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    I have seen photos of F-Toys here at the Aerodrome and they look pretty good. I found an inexpensive British SPAD VII, ordered it, and should get it in the mail any day now. Now I've found some of F-Toy's Richthofen's Albatros DIIIs, red with camouflaged wings, and wonder if anyone has one and how it looks next to a WoW DIII. I know they are the both supposed to be 1/144th scale, but are they actually the same size? Also are the details similar, such as the motor? I know the pilot figures are way different.

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    Bobby, I have gone back and forth on buying some of these F-Toys planes and have not done it yet. I'm intrested to see what others say about them and what you think of your new SPAD VII.

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    They are the same size. The wings and struts of the F-Toys D-III are thinner. The fuselage of the WoW is thicker as well, same length and wing span though. I don't like the fuselage and spinner of the F-Toys D-III. The fuselage on top is flat and has a big joint line. The spinner is in two pieces and does not look as good as the WoW D-III. I fixed both problems. I taped the sides of the fuselage and puttyed the top of the fuselage, sanded and painted. The spinner was glued together and painted. I thought it was a noticeable improvement. I would not use a WoW D-III and a F-Toys at the same time. But like having both and use them at different(seperate) times. The F-Toys D-III goes well with other WoW miniatures. Geeez I'm long winded, sorry.

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    Thanks Greg. Your answer covered exactly all the things I wanted to know.

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    I have them as well. Unlike Greg, I'm not bothered by the two things he has pointed out. As gaming pieces, they work great even with other D.III's on the table. I find them an inexpensive, pre-painted option and would buy more if they made some with different paint schemes.

    Sometime in the near future, I'll be running a contest where you can win the Red Baron F-Toys D.III Might be a way for you to get your hands on one and see if you like it for free!

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    Try buying them in the UK...I can't find a UK seller anywhere online...The AlbIII is hard to find so an F Toy one seems to be the way to go, if I can find one over here.



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