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Reviresco Fokker D.VII

These will be my adversaries for the 1st (Day) Bombardment Group.

Although showing the build process for one, will add the other three after building them plus show anythng done differently in the build process.
  1. Fokker DVII Jasta 19 Ltn Oliver von Beaulieu Marconnay
  2. Fokker DVII Jasta 15 Ltn Josef Veltjens
  3. The four adversaries for the 1st (Day) Bombardment Group; Jasta 15, Jasta 18, Jasta 19, and Jasta 65
  4. The four adversaries for the 1st (Day) Bombardment Group; Jasta 15, Jasta 18, Jasta 19, and Jasta 65
  5. The four adversaries for the 1st (Day) Bombardment Group; Jasta 15, Jasta 18, Jasta 19, and Jasta 65
  6. The four adversaries for the 1st (Day) Bombardment Group; Jasta 15, Jasta 18, Jasta 19, and Jasta 65
  7. The four adversaries for the 1st (Day) Bombardment Group; Jasta 15, Jasta 18, Jasta 19, and Jasta 65
  8. Fokker DVII Jasta 19 Ltn Oliver von Beaulieu Marconnay
  9. Fokker DVII Jasta 19 Ltn Oliver von Beaulieu Marconnay
  10. Fokker DVII Jasta 19 Ltn Oliver von Beaulieu Marconnay
  11. Fokker DVII Jasta 19 Ltn Oliver von Beaulieu Marconnay
  12. Fokker DVII Jasta 19 Ltn Oliver von Beaulieu Marconnay
  13. Fokker DVII Jasta 15 Ltn Josef Veltjens
  14. Fokker DVII Jasta 15 Ltn Josef Veltjens
  15. Fokker DVII Jasta 15 Ltn Josef Veltjens
  16. Fokker DVII Jasta 15 Ltn Josef Veltjens
  17. Fokker DVII Jasta 15 Ltn Josef Veltjens
  18. Step 10: Decals Part 2
  19. Fokker DVII Jasta 65 Wilhelm Scheutze   New Version
  20. IMG 4722
  21. IMG 4721
  22. IMG 4719
  23. IMG 4718
  24. IMG 4717
  25. Step 22:  Finally, make the card using Photoshop and some of the blanks found in the File Section plus had some help from Max Headroom (Alan); Jasta...
  26. IMG 4712
  27. Step 21: Painting Part 4 - The flat finish!
  28. Step 19: The Pilot & Prop
  29. Step 18: Painting Part 3
  30. IMG 4692
  31. Step 17:  Or, as I did glue the wheels to the axle base, glue the struts to the fuselage, and then glue the axle base to the struts.
  32. Step 16: First, you might need to drill out the holes in the wheels & axle base.  Two methods here: 
a.  Assemble the landing gear struts, axle and...
  33. Step 15: Trim, putty, and sand the top of the upper & lower wing where the struts poked through.  Then prime the topside of the TOP wing and the...
  34. IMG 4685
  35. IMG 4683
  36. IMG 4682
  37. IMG 4677
  38. IMG 4676
  39. IMG 4667
  40. IMG 4666
  41. IMG 4665
  42. IMG 4663
  43. Update:
  44. After Step 6: is where I deviated from the plan…
  45. Jasta 18 Fokker DVII Ltn Kandt   card front V2
  46. Jasta 18 Fokker DVII Ltn Kandt   card back V2
  47. Jasta 18 Fokker DVII Ltn Kandt   card back
  48. 16d.  After getting the decals wet, I’d add a drop of Micro Set where I wanted the decals.  Using the flat edge of the X-acto blade slide the whole...
  49. 16c.  Then used Krlyon’s Crystyl Clear Acrylic Coating #1303 and sprayed three thins coats allowing drying time between each coat.
  50. 16.  Applying decals 
 
a.   I created the Raven & diagonal strip using my Photoshop CS2 program, scaled them to size.   
 
b.  Then I copied them...
  51. 18.  Trim the excess  from the bottom of the pilot, trim pilot to fit into the cockpit and then paint before gluing into the cockpit
  52. 19.  Finally, make the card using Photoshop and some of the blanks found in the File Section plus had some help from Max Headroom (Alan) Jasta 18...
  53. 17.  Paint the prop then push though the center hole of the radiator & paint
  54. 15.  Decal Prep Work - I used painted Pledge’s Floor Care Tile & Vinyl Floor Finish with ‘Future’ Shine where the decals were going and let dry for...
  55. 14.  Painting: 
 
a.  Since I’m going with Jasta 18, the primer served as the white, all I needed to paint was the red FS 11140 or Vallejo Bermellon...
  56. 13.  Painting Prep Work 
 
a.  Take care of any last minute puttying and sanding missed before. 
 
b.  Wash the model to rid any oils & FOD 
 
c. ...
  57. 12.  Glue the short  struts to underside of the horizontal stabilizers to fuselage
  58. 11b.  Or, as I did glue the wheels to the axle base, glue the struts to the fuselage, and then glue the axle base to the struts.
  59. 11.  You might need to drill out the holes first in the wheels & axle base.  Two methods here: 
 
a.  Then assemble the landing gear struts, axle and...
  60. 10.  another shot showing the final look after sanding
  61. 10.  Trim, putty, and sand the top of the upper & lower wing where the struts poked through
  62. 9.  another angle of the forward cabine struts to the upper wing and lower/front fuselage.
  63. 9.  Now glue the forward cabine struts to the upper wing and lower/front fuselage.
  64. 8.  another angle showing attaching upper wing to lower wing
  65. 8.  Glue the upper wing assembly to the lower wing & fuselage.  I had to drill out the holes and make a tad bigger to insert the struts.
  66. BEWARE – make sure you glue the struts to the rear of the upper wing versus the front – did this by mistake and had to pull apart and start over.
  67. 7.  Glue the interplane struts to the bottom of the upper wing and as well as the rear cabine struts to the bottom of the upper wing.   
 
I used the...
  68. 6.  Glue the engine and machine guns to the top of fuselage
  69. 5.  Glue tail fin assembly to the rear of the fuselage.  The instructions don’t mention the struts that have to connect the underside of the...
  70. 4. Glue tail fins together then
  71. 3a. Dry fit to make sure aircraft will stay on the peg
  72. 3b. Gluing lower wing to fuselage
  73. 3.  Before gluing bottom wing into the fuselage, drill out hole in bottom of the wing for the peg
  74. 2.  Glue fuselage sides together and add the radiator to the front 
 
a. Putty and sand seams – Ooops missed this until Step 6!
  75. 1. Before trimming everything, give the parts a good bath to get rid of the mold release agents/oils
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