Fokker D.VII BI-BA-BO

 

 

 

Getting ready to close the fuselage tomorrow 

 

Next - the struts OMG 😮 

Well, Eduard, not the best design, is it? :/ 

Template was needed 

And the same story on the topside. :/ 

Here I wasn't the best at precise cutting 

Fixed 

Decalling underway 

And yes, A, you were absolutely right, that's going to be fun 🙂 

Another example of the decal design 

Currently attaching all these fiddly details, designed by Czech watchmakers for other watchmakers 🙁 

Tail fixed 

Other tiny stuff added 

I managed to break the struts of course 

And that day has come! 

As you can see I managed to add the rigging under the top wing and glue the external struts together. 

Looks acceptably symmetrical to my eyes 

Just in case you wondered what happened to the little spotty Fokker - I spent last 3 weeks on decalling these blue stripes and it's not all of it yet 

And finally on its wheels! 

So, it turned out the Peewit decals are too short 😮 Not to mention their other cons 😉 

Making the prop more wooden. Below - before. Above - after. 

Does the job, doesn't it? The background is the Peewit decal.