1/24 Meng Fokker DR.I with Aviattic decal set ATT24013 and black and yellow painted linen sheets (ATT32064 and ATT32249)
The 1/24 Meng/Wingnut Wings Fokker Dr.I is here - and it's superb..
except it's decal sheet and instructions..
ATT24010 (Meng kit) Fokker F.I/DR.I serial numbers, stencils, weights tables, propeller decals etc
Discard all the kit-included decals.
All the extensive fuselage stencilling and other details needed to enhance your 1/24 Meng triplane.
Designed with Juanita Franzi.
Includes placement guide.
With careful use enough for SIX models!
Note : Cockpit instrument faces are included in the "interior" decal set - available separately.
Placement guide designed and illustrated by Juanita Franzi and myself, included with each set.
A few additional placement possibilities - spotted after the instruction leaflet went to print!..
FOUR-SHEET DECAL SETS OFFERING DIFFERENT FINISHES AND STREAKING EFFECTS!..
At this large scale they create a sublime finish...
Pilot's "zig-zag" marking created using standard white printed decal stock.
Each decal set contains four sheets.
For 425/17 MvR builds use the right hand version of the compass face from the decal sheet.
Complete the individual building of fuselage, axle wing, tailplane and wings (do not attach struts), then decal each white gloss primed sub-assembly BEFORE final construction of all the elements.
Read the instructions (please!) and seal decals thoroughly with two coats of varnish before applying markings decals or masks.
Selection of exquisite instrument faces and throttle quadrant label
Hessian effect seatbelts (to be applied over white-painted foil straps)
Plywood effect floor and fuselage panels
Unbleached linen effect seat covering, fuselage sides and panel
Swirled aluminium effect ammunition canister
ATT24027 (Meng) Fokker F.I/DR.I interior set
Unbleached linen, aluminium, plywood, canvas and a selection of gorgeous instrument faces and even the throttle quadrant label!
Make your own seatbelts (use the kit versions as templates and the photo-etch buckles) from lead foil, painted white and apply the canvas decals!
ATT24011 (Meng kit) Fokker Dr.I unbleached linen with pale blue painted linen undersurfaces
This set is offered for those who may prefer to add their own streaked paint finish over Aviattic's ultra-realistic "unbleached linen" background.
Apply over white gloss base as usual, seal with at least two coats of gloss varnish, mask fuselage and tail blue edge lines (with de-tacked masking tape) before adding your green or brown/green oil streaking. Practice dragging freshly loaded brush until paint nearly exhausted, creating dark and thinned effects - just like real practice!
Varnish coat to seal when thoroughly dry and remove masking.
Varnish again and add markings decals, weathering etc. before yet more varnish coats to achieve a mid-sheen finish.
Check references of your the streaking "footprint" of your chosen subject!
Alter national markings to later variants by overpainting the "factory finish" 1917 versions supplied, as done "in the field", for the ultimate in realism!
ATT24013 (Meng) Fokker DR.I streaked camouflage on unbleached linen, pale blue paint on linen undersurface (A)
Given that each triplane was painted individually, no two should look identical and so we offer three different streaking schemes which you can individualise further, should you wish, with streaking and bands of mid-green or even brown, applied to your white gloss-primed undercoat before decalling. Check references of your chosen subject!
Alter the supplied national markings by overpainting the "factory finish" 1917 versions as done "in the field" for the ultimate in realism!
This is generic streaking pattern "A".
ATT24014 (Meng kit) Fokker Dr.I streaked camouflage on unbleached linen, pale blue painted linen undersurfaces (B)
Given that each triplane was painted individually, no two should look identical and so we offer three different streaking schemes which you can individualise further, should you wish, with streaking and bands of mid-green or even brown, applied to your white gloss-primed undercoat before decalling. Check references of your chosen subject!
Alter the supplied national markings by overpainting the "factory finish" 1917 versions as done "in the field" for the ultimate in realism!
This is generic streaking pattern "B".
ATT24015 (Meng kit) Fokker Dr.I streaked camouflage on unbleached linen, pale blue painted linen undersurfaces (C)
Given that each triplane was painted individually, no two should look identical and so we offer three different streaking schemes which you can individualise further, should you wish, with streaking and bands of mid-green or even brown, applied to your white gloss-primed undercoat before decalling. Check references of your chosen subject!
Alter the supplied national markings by overpainting the "factory finish" 1917 versions as done "in the field" for the ultimate in realism!
This is generic streaking pattern "C".
ATT24016 (Meng kit) Fokker DR.I streaked camouflage on unbleached linen, pale blue paint on linen undersurfaces "aged varnish" (A)
Given that each triplane was painted individually, no two should look identical and so we offer these three different streaking schemes which exhibit the effects of weathering over a period of months. The linseed element of WW1 varnishes would turn brown once exposed to the elements, creating the impression of more than one colour paint having been used.
Again, you can further individualise the streaking by adding your own to the gloss white-painted model before decal application.
This is "aged varnish" pattern (A)
ATT24017 (Meng kit) Fokker Dr.I streaked camouflage on unbleached linen, pale blue painted linen undersurfaces "aged varnish" (B)
Given that each triplane was painted individually, no two should look identical and so we offer these three different streaking schemes which exhibit the effects of weathering over a period of months. The linseed element of WW1 varnishes would turn brown once exposed to the elements, creating the impression of more than one colour paint having been used.
Again, you can further individualise the streaking by adding your own to the gloss white-painted model before decal application.
This is "aged varnish" pattern (B)
ATT24018 (Meng kit) Fokker Dr.I streaked camouflage on unbleached linen, pale blue painted linen undersurfaces "aged varnish" (C)
Given that each triplane was painted individually, no two should look identical and so we offer these three different streaking schemes which exhibit the effects of weathering over a period of months. The linseed element of WW1 varnishes would turn brown once exposed to the elements, creating the impression of more than one colour paint having been used.
Again, you can further individualise the streaking by adding your own to the gloss white-painted model before decal application.
This is "aged varnish" pattern (C)
The Rittmeister's final charger..
ATT24021 Fokker DR.I 425/17 Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen (1st version)
The iconic 425/17 is now believed to have been delivered in clear-doped natural linen upper surfaces and doped pale blue below.
The surviving fuselage cross panel of 425/17 shows the blue lower longeron "edge".
Many of the other relics held in collections and museums across the world show cracked red overpainting on two colours of pale blue (one of the blues has yellowed varnish making it appear "turquoise" - or was it yet another partial over-paint?
Others clearly show no streaking evident under red paint.
One example shows a grey-like streaking colour present but on its own cannot be taken as "proof" of a streaked finish..any triplane fabric relic could gave changed hands at the time or since in the belief it was from the MvR crash scene and may explain some of the anomalies between surviving samples.
Unusually, 425/17's metal parts were delivered in their natural finish - all ready for painting with what could be produced at the front. That exact shade of red paint could have come from many sources. As an oil based paint, most likely thinned and applied more than once, it was either from Jasta stores or a regular household type paint purchased or "acquired" locally.
Many thanks to Juanita Franzi and Alan Toelle for their input into these conclusions which informed the choice of various tones used throughout the airframe decals.
We have simulated red paint over doped natural linen and pale blue painted linen, which presents two different tones. Oil and fuel staining also had an effect and all these combined factors explain the variations in colour exhibited throughout the various authenticated 425/217 remnants held in various collections and museums across the world.
Match your favourite brand of paint as close as you can to the purest red and blue of the decals for non-linen covered elements such as cowling, struts etc. A perfect match is not necessary.
ATT24022 Fokker DR.I 425/17 Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen (final version)
The iconic 425/17 is now believed to have been delivered in clear-doped natural linen upper surfaces and doped pale blue below. All standard production serial numbers and "Werke nummers" present though, unlike the fuselage serial number, no photo indicates the weights table was visible under the red overpaint.
The national marking crosses were somewhat crudely over-painted, their curved lines straightened in an attempt to adhere to the Idflieg changes that had been ordered.
The underwing crosses, presumably being awkward to access and with time limited during the hectic Spring of 1918, appear a "work in progress"..
The surviving fuselage cross panel of 425/17 shows the blue lower longeron "edge".
Many of the other relics held in collections and museums across the world show red overpainting on two colours of pale blue (one of the blues has yellowed varnish making it appear "turquoise" - or was it yet another partial over-paint?
Others clearly show no streaking evident under red paint.
One example shows a grey-like streaking colour present but on its own cannot be taken as "proof" of a streaked finish..any triplane fabric relic could gave changed hands at the time or since in the belief it was from the MvR crash scene and may explain some of the anomalies between surviving samples.
Unusually, 425/17's metal parts were delivered in their natural finish - all ready for painting with what could be produced at the front. That exact shade of red paint could have come from many sources. As an oil based paint, most likely thinned and applied more than once, it was either from Jasta stores or a regular household type paint purchased or "acquired" locally.
Many thanks to Juanita Franzi and Alan Toelle for their input into these conclusions which informed the choice of various tones used throughout the airframe decals.
We have simulated red paint over doped natural linen and pale blue painted linen, which presents two different tones. Oil and fuel staining also had an effect and all these combined factors explain the variations in colour exhibited throughout the various authenticated 425/217 remnants held in various collections and museums across the world.
Match your favourite brand of paint as close as you can to the purest red and blue of the decals for non-linen covered elements such as cowling, struts etc. A perfect match is not necessary.