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D-VII DETAILS LINKS FOKKER FOTOS
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Not a great picture, but it's the only image so far of a Fokker
D-VII in Hawaii. War-booty D-VIIs were the first single-seat aircraft
flown in the islands. This one is at Luke Field on Ford Island,
Pearl Harbor, about 1919. Note that this craft has the engine
panels and wheel covers removed, and closer inspection shows lozenge
fabric and rib tapes on the wings and axle lifting surface, and
German crosses on the wings.
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This site will collect together information and images about building
models of famous Fokker aircraft. We're starting with the 1/32
Battle Axe Fokker D-VII.
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The Battle Axe boxtop.The box is large, flat and flimsy. The D-VII
profiles are pasted on, perhaps indicating this is to be a generic
box... |
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The Battle Axe decal sheets, plus the etched-brass fret. Enough
lozange for one aircraft; the colors are a bit suspect. The smaller
sheet includes stencilling. The brass fret includes smaller details
and the radiator front. |
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| There are two trees.of approximately equal size. At first you're
disappointed because the molding is grainy, with lots of flash
and debris. A closer look, however, shows the parts are finely
mastered. |
The basic interior of the Battle Axe kit. A khaki cloth color,
lots of washes to dirty it up, the metal framing is a dark green.with
metal highlights. Note that the engine compartment is closed up;
the hole is for early-model mid-exhaust.
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