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  • Von Richthofen (WoW)

    2 7.69%
  • Von Richthofen (deluxe set)

    3 11.54%
  • Von Richthofen (duel pack red and green)

    1 3.85%
  • Von Richthofen All Red (WoG)

    1 3.85%
  • Von Richthofen Mostly Red Death Plane

    0 0%
  • Lothar (the other Richthofen)

    6 23.08%
  • Kempf (WoW)

    1 3.85%
  • Kempf (WoG)

    2 7.69%
  • Rahn

    6 23.08%
  • Kirschtein

    8 30.77%
  • Baumer

    3 11.54%
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Thread: Favorite Fokker Triplane

  1. #1

    Default Favorite Fokker Triplane

    Well, I enter into this with some trepidation because of all the Von Richthofen variants, or even just vast differences in Glory vs. War versions, especially since I don’t have a lot of them and not fully aware of the differences. But hey, that’s one of the points of this - I’m sure people will castigate or praise a particular variation and we’ll all learn something.

    Multiple answers should be switched on, so you don’t have to chose just one-off those of you who just can’t decide.
    Last edited by Dawn Patrol; 03-31-2021 at 12:01.

  2. #2

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    I'm torn between Lothar and Baumer. I actually like all the non-Red Barons more than any of the Red Barons. Not that I wouldn't fly one if offered.

  3. #3

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    Well I've gone for Lothar but it was as difficult as trying to pick a favourite child. All Fokker Dr 1s are great.

  4. #4

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    I'd have to pick Kirschstein for this one (though my hand-painted Werner Voss Dr.I would be my #1 pick if possible )

  5. #5

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    The Red Baron is what attracted many of us to play this game in the first place. How can this not be the most popular I ask myself .....

    Plus the prop rotates in my revised deluxe version.

  6. #6

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baxter View Post
    The Red Baron is what attracted many of us to play this game in the first place. How can this not be the most popular I ask myself .....

    Plus the prop rotates in my revised deluxe version.
    Commonality, I suspect. Everyone wants the Red Baron, so...everyone has the Red Baron, in a vast sea of red. Given a choice of which plane I’d chose in a game of Wings of Glory, I’d go with Kirschstein’s, and let the rookies oooo and aaaah over Manny V.

  7. #7

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dawn Patrol View Post
    Commonality, I suspect. Everyone wants the Red Baron, so...everyone has the Red Baron, in a vast sea of red. Given a choice of which plane I’d chose in a game of Wings of Glory, I’d go with Kirschstein’s, and let the rookies oooo and aaaah over Manny V.
    Much as I respect your opinion Bruce, please take into account that my Manny Red Triplane has a spinning propeller which means it will go a lot faster than yours because yours does not turn!

  8. #8

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baxter View Post
    Much as I respect your opinion Bruce, please take into account that my Manny Red Triplane has a spinning propeller which means it will go a lot faster than yours because yours does not turn!
    I worked at the Jet Propulsion Lab - we don’t need no stinking propellers!

  9. #9

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    Has to be the WoW Red Baron, it was the first plane I ever owned. It is iconic and MvR was one of my boyhood heroes.

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!

  10. #10

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    I voted Kirschstein and Rahn.

    Kirschstein for all those luvverly black-n-white stripes!

    Rahn for all the Jasta 19 repaint options.

    Of the two, I prefer Kirschstein over Rahn for the colour scheme, but the other way around for the sculpt - the 'Nexus' models, with their turning props and wheels, thinner and parallel wings, and the correctly-placed rudder are much nicer sculpts, and are exclusively the ones I use for repaints.

    (Of course, my ACTUAL favourites are my two "Steffi" repaints!)
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

  11. #11

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    Baumer and Rahn. A pair of lookers.

    I also like the red and green Manfred paired with his brother's yellow and green triplane- they look good together on the board. Of course, my planes always start out looking good, but then tend to gather a lot of scorch and smoke marks... you know, before they crumple into the earth.

  12. #12

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    Quote Originally Posted by Von Scharf View Post
    Baumer and Rahn. A pair of lookers.

    I also like the red and green Manfred paired with his brother's yellow and green triplane- they look good together on the board. Of course, my planes always start out looking good, but then tend to gather a lot of scorch and smoke marks... you know, before they crumple into the earth.
    I figured people voting for Lothar might also vote for the matching Manfred from the Duel Pack, but lots of Manfreds seem to be diluting his appeal in favor of more unique aircraft. I was very lucky when I started - the only Dr.I that was available was the Duel Pack, and then the very last (and first!) Lothar I have seen for sale for list came up on Amazon. So those were my two Triplanes for a long time.

  13. #13

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    i really like rahns paintscheme but my favorite would have to be Kirschtein for largely sentimental reasons. it was my 1st mini given to me in my 1st game (because like any good drug, the 1st dose is free!) at origins 2013. i probably should hate it for the financial ruin it unleashed upon me lol. but i have very fond memories receiving it.

  14. #14

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    The first one that caught my eye on a table was MvR's all red one (WoW & deluxe edition), it was the thin, aerofoil wings that drew me in so I have to choose that I guess. Though by no means perfect I found the WoG sculpts such a disappointment by comparison I no longer have any.
    I have a few WoW ones I have reshaped & repainted that I much prefer. Maybe you should have other (specify) as an option..?

    "He is wise who watches"

  15. #15

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    Quote Originally Posted by flash View Post
    The first one that caught my eye on a table was MvR's all red one (WoW & deluxe edition), it was the thin, aerofoil wings that drew me in so I have to choose that I guess. Though by no means perfect I found the WoG sculpts such a disappointment by comparison I no longer have any.
    I have a few WoW ones I have reshaped & repainted that I much prefer. Maybe you should have other (specify) as an option..?
    I very specifically avoided an “Other” choice in all the polls - it was not an oversight. Custom paint jobs are going to be more popular simply for their uniqueness and skill at modeling. It becomes a poll about that, rather than about the commercially available planes intended for the game, which have a common ground for all of us. I figured if people have custom planes they really like, they could put them in the comments - I’ve seen several that I really like over the years in the painting threads, certainly more than any of the official models. Collecting photos of some of the best and having a poll about those would seem better as it’s own topic, at least to me.

  16. #16

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dawn Patrol View Post
    I very specifically avoided an “Other” choice in all the polls - it was not an oversight. Custom paint jobs are going to be more popular simply for their uniqueness and skill at modeling. It becomes a poll about that, rather than about the commercially available planes intended for the game, which have a common ground for all of us. I figured if people have custom planes they really like, they could put them in the comments - I’ve seen several that I really like over the years in the painting threads, certainly more than any of the official models. Collecting photos of some of the best and having a poll about those would seem better as it’s own topic, at least to me.
    Agreed!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

  17. #17

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    Here are some pictures of the official miniatures, to help making the choice.

    VON RICHTHOFENWOW110A / WOW112 (Deluxe)
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    VON RICHTHOFENWOW167 (Revised Deluxe)
    50CF970F-B5F4-4049-B96D-139EF7CE0F04.jpeg

    VON RICHTHOFENWGF001A (Duel Pack A)
    F6753080-A0BC-4650-A37F-C4107AB8DCA9.jpeg

    VON RICHTHOFENWGF104A 2012
    AC892433-EAA2-4265-83BE-B4CAAC835927.jpeg

    VON RICHTHOFENWGF104A 2019
    1696CA16-3D37-42DF-9014-E3D50127986B.jpeg

    LOTHAR VON RICHTHOFEN WGF104C
    0F763BD9-D473-4785-BEC9-F7574CDBD092.jpeg

    KEMPFWOW110B
    E0AA07FE-B1A2-4843-92F3-3091262805E2.jpeg

    KEMPFWGF104D
    36F58815-3293-4174-8023-0EA6980EC3BB.jpeg

    RAHN WOW110C
    6557FDB4-CFF0-4494-ADF1-C723689E22C7.jpeg

    KIRSCHSTEIN WGF104B
    40C0E182-8ECC-4E1D-A82A-923A590EF2B8.jpeg

    BAUMER WGF104E
    6757858F-B9B9-4487-9426-1F9BDA2B629C.jpeg

  18. #18

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    the red and green Von Richthofen "Revised Deluxe Set"

  19. #19

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    lol! re: Baxter's comment.......
    Simply because it is mesmerizing (and I don't OWN one............), Kirschstein.
    Also, that Jasta 19 Rahn is all messed up, the diamond fuselage decals are not all crooked & ****, like my horrible copy (fresh from a factory in China). My diamond decals have a really neat, completely non-historical, 30 degree bend in them.
    thanks again, monse, for making an intelligent vote possible.
    Last edited by Brak Morn; 04-15-2021 at 20:47.

  20. #20

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brak Morn View Post
    thanks again, monse, for making an intelligent vote possible.
    You are welcome, Burton.

    My favorite are all Wings of War models, because of their thinner wings and no light blue edges on their wings, like the Wings of Glory models.
    Eventhough the Wings of War all red with white squares is not correct :
    https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...l=1#post547711

    According to the following information, the Fokker DR.I painted all red with white cross fields (left on the picture, number 141/17) nos not correct.
    Message from Dan San Abbot, WW1 German planes specialist (5 January 2011) :
    “MvR never flew any Fok.DR.I painted all red with white cross fields. It never happened. That information comes from someone who is ill informed about how MvR's Fokker Triplane were finished. The photos taken of Fok.F.I 102/17 which were finished in the standard Fokker factory streaked olive-brown finish, have misidentified the finish as being red. A lot of published photos have this caption, it is incorrect.”
    http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/sh...t=50706&page=4

    So, the Wings of War (2007) and Wings of Glory (2012) all red Fokker Dr.I with white square on the fuselage and upper wing have never been correct.
    The one with Balkankreuz / Latin cross is the correct one (April 1918).
    The one with iron cross would be correct with white bordered iron cross and no white square (late March 1918).
    They both have the same production number : Fok DRI 425/17.


    Attachment 297399
    Attachment 297400
    source : Osprey 40 - Fokker Dr.I aces of WW1

  21. #21

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    Quote Originally Posted by monse View Post
    My favorite are all Wings of War models, because of their thinner wings and no light blue edges on their wings, like the Wings of Glory models.
    I wasn’t exactly motivated to get the latest Kempf and Baumer models because of those big, blue edges, but I figured at some point, I’d get around to it...but then I snagged Rahn for $10, and felt unmotivated again. I’ll probably eventually get them, but I’ll also probably touch them up with paint so they will be less annoying.

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    I agree with Bruno on that.



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