Fokker D.VII by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD

[ccoyle]

Welcome to another adventure in card modeling! I had been itching for awhile to do another card project, but it wasn't originally going to be this kit. However, in flipping through my stash earlier today, I discovered I have laser-cut frames for this kit -- I don't recall ever ordering them. Must be that age thing creeping up on me. Since I had been thinking about doing another of Pawel's designs, it seemed like this was just meant to be. If you have seen any of my other KK builds, then you know I am a big fan, and I expect this kit will move right along without too many hitches. BTW, this is KK #1 -- the very first kit that Pawel issued through his own publishing firm after having had his earlier designs published elsewhere, so it's kind of like a bit of nostalgia.

 

Here's the kit cover.

 

Some of the parts pages. Pawel's skills as a graphic artist have improved quite a bit since 2007.

 

And the frames set.

 

No rigging to speak of on this one, and no canopy either, so I don't anticipate it will take terribly long. Look for first cuts soon! 

[Dave_E]

Oh I’m in. 🍿🥤😁

[Jsk]

Lo!

 

'Du doch nicht!' Well, actually, yes you! Go, Chris, go!

 

 

[Jsk]

BTW, 'Lo! was the nickname of Ernst Udet's fiance Eleonore Zink. He decorated several of his WWI fighters with her name. They married shortly after the war but soon parted. Udet was a notorious womanizer. 

 

Here's a link to a genealogy site with a picture of Ernst and Eleonore:

 

https://www.geni.com/photo/view/6000000032874351324?album_type=photos_of_me&photo_id=6000000032876947921

 

After the war, among other activities, Udet became a stunt flier performing live and in the movies. One of his signature tricks was to snag a handkerchief from the ground with a wingtip of his plane traveling at speed. A consummate flyer and bon vivant, he was out of place as an administrator in Herman Goering's Luftwaffe and committed suicide in 1941. 

 

It appears that Eleonore survived until 1947. 

Edited 23 hours ago by Jsk
corrected year

[ccoyle]

19 minutes ago, Jsk said:

BTW, 'Lo! was the nickname of Ernst Udet's fiance Eleonore Zink. He decorated several of his WWI fighters with her name. They married shortly after the war but soon parted. Udet was a notorious womanizer. 

 

When I was a kid, Revell issued a series of WW1 aircraft in 1/72 scale. I had a bunch of them. I built their D.VII kit twice, one in Udet's livery and the other in Herman Goering's.

 

First cuts on this kit consists of a lot of prepping of structural elements. If you've followed any of my other KK builds, you may recall that the fit between panels tends to be overly snug. To alleviate this, I remove all of the locator marks on these elements, and sometimes a bit of the underlying pulp board as well.

 

The cockpit elements are a bit rudimentary. Once those are added, the fuselage panels will go together very quickly.