Fokker E.III Eindecker / Douai 1916 / Eduard / Max Immelmann

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July 16, 2022
Time to start the next build. Will be OOB with a couple scratch-built upgrades.
2
July 16, 2022
Engine valve operating rods added with stretched sprue.
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July 16, 2022
Engine painted up.
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July 16, 2022
Cockpit painted up with tamiya acrilics and laquers. Rudder control wires added with rigging line.
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July 17, 2022
Wing holes drilled through to make rigging easier.
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July 17, 2022
Tail glued on and control wire holes drilled.
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July 17, 2022
Fuselage assembled and sanded.
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July 18, 2022
Fuel filler cap added with cut down styrene rod (is 1mm but should be smaller). Cockpit masked.
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July 18, 2022
Detail i observed in the Wingnut Wings kit added to the fuselage underside with stretched sprue.
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July 18, 2022
Tail skid assempled.
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July 18, 2022
Painted up machine gun.
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July 18, 2022
Fuselage and wings painted up. Paints are tamiya XF65 field grey and LP11 silver over X1 black.
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July 25, 2022
Completed model.
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July 25, 2022
Decals went on very well, just a bit of carrier film showing on the serial numbers.
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July 25, 2022
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July 25, 2022
Rigging is Ammo Mig rigging (Uschi vand der Rosten)
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July 25, 2022
Used 0.03mm rigging but ran out halfway through, rest is 0.01mm rigging borrowed from a friend. (That's why they look different)
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July 25, 2022

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Fokker E.III Eindecker // 246/16 // Kampfeinsitzerkommando (KEK) Douai, France, June 1916 // Oberstleutnant Max Immelmann // Eduard 1/72

Fokker E.III Eindecker, Oblt. Max Immelmann

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