Fokker E. V
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12 27 September 2020, 18:46
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Nice bird, I'm strapped in to follow.
Not sure which wing I prefer though...
1 October 2020, 20:04
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Nice work so far but some comments:
In the kit there are two wings, because one has a surface corrugations of wet wood (described on the first page of the manual).
Regarding the colors there is also a different theory:
Why violet on lower surface? No other german aircraft has that. And brown/green on top? This was no more allowed at that late time of the war due to danger of mistaken identity with french and brit ones.
Ok, there is a list of four color wood stains known: green, violet, light blue and brown. So we can use light blue on lower surface and green/violet on upper side, so this would match all the other german aircrafts of that time. But what about the brown of the stain list? A wood stain would improve the water resistance, so we can assume, that the wings was stained also inside to improve the resistance against condensation water. They had problems with it anyway and the aircrafts was reworked because of that issue.
So I painted my Fokker according that theory (was also not aware of this and had to repaint the wings during the build) and it looks like this:
Fokker E.V | Album by bughunter (1:48)
3 October 2020, 09:55
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Looks great so far. I'm a big fan of these `` flying garden chairs '' myself.
3 October 2020, 10:29
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Bughunter, I've read a lot of the posts on the Aerodrome site and there seems to be a lot of opinions on the E. V wing colors. My scheme was based on some of the posts from Dan San Abbott. I have seen some period photos that definitely show a camo pattern on top. Would a combination of light green and lilac or light green and mauve be correct for the upper surface? I looked at your E. V album before I got started and saw what you did with the build. I like the way you add the laminated props.
3 October 2020, 20:07
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You are right, there are a lot of opinions and my way of painting it was also only a theory. This happened only 100 years ago and we cannot ask someone who knows, really pity.
And yes, with green and mauve or violet on top I mean a pattern.
5 October 2020, 19:50
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Bughunter, thanks for the help. I did light blue and lilac on the underside so let's try light green and mauve on the top of the wing. The light green and mauve was a camo combination late in the war so it might be period correct.
6 October 2020, 00:57
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Coming along very nicely!
Just one more or less personal question: in your pictures, you use a 2 cent coin for scale... Aren't you in the USA?😉
7 October 2020, 21:50
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Bilbo, It was that or the one pfennig coin that was laying on the bench. I did 11 years in Germany and go back regularly to visit friends but live in the US now.
8 October 2020, 01:25
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Clean build! Yes, the mounting of the wing was tricky.
One tip for future builds: The holes in the cowling looks like thick plastic. Drill is with a bigger drill carefully from behind until you see a thin wall from the front.
10 October 2020, 19:44
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Thanks for the kind comments and Bughunter thanks for the tip. I noticed the thick cowling on the picture too late. An oversized drill sounds like a great way to accurately take some plastic off the back.
10 October 2020, 20:44