So.....I bought one
This one's not too bad, it's only got two sheets.
Metal Earth Fokker DR.1
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mustang1989
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Metal Earth Fokker DR.1
This.....is definitely NOT plastic but it's a filler build. If I find myself working on a project for longer than 6 months I need something quick to build that'll help me have a sense of accomplishment by actually finishing something. I've been seeing this kit at HL for the last few months and have been wanting to build it after I built a Metal Works Avro Lancaster kit last year.
So.....I bought one
This one's not too bad, it's only got two sheets.
So.....I bought one
This one's not too bad, it's only got two sheets.
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mustang1989
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Re: Metal Works Fokker DR.1
Honestly, for being a PE kit it's got some decent detail to it. A decent cockpit and a good amount of detail on the engine. Each one of the cylinders had to be bent into a cylinder shape and attached to the base. I couldn't help it.......I had to apply a wash over the cylinder air cooler fins to bring out the details some.
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Metal Works Fokker DR.1
I saw that at my local Hobby Lobby and came close to buying it myself. I’ve done the B-17 Fortress one and boy did it fight me. Not perfect but presentable. The Tiger tank was easier to do though.
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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mustang1989
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Re: Metal Works Fokker DR.1
That's exactly why I didn't get that B-17. That Avro Lancaster fought me bad enough but I've also got the Terminator T-800 Endoskeleton that I'm building too. Now THAT.....you've gotta get your "big boy" pants on for. I spent 3 hours and only got the R/H thigh completed!!!! 
I still work on that one from time to timie but that thing as FIVE sheets of PE!!!
I still work on that one from time to timie but that thing as FIVE sheets of PE!!!
Re: Metal Works Fokker DR.1
That's a really cool thing Joe! The engine looks almost as an engine made of styrene ! 
( a little bit funny the scale, why 1:70 and not 1:72 ?
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- Kari
( a little bit funny the scale, why 1:70 and not 1:72 ?
)- Kari
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Re: Metal Works Fokker DR.1
Joe, get a hobby!
I can’t imagine all PE...nope. I have been tempted, though.
I can’t imagine all PE...nope. I have been tempted, though.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Re: Metal Works Fokker DR.1
Bleeding fingers is what I see!
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Metal Works Fokker DR.1
ROFL!LyleW wrote:Joe, get a hobby!
I can’t imagine all PE...nope. I have been tempted, though.
Pffftt….jeaton01 wrote:Bleeding fingers is what I see!
Joe…. any plans on rigging that bird? LOL!
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Metal Works Fokker DR.1
BlackSheep214 wrote: Joe…. any plans on rigging that bird? LOL!
- Kari
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