“achtung fokkers!” sneak peek (1 Viewer)

Doughboy said:
Rob, did you ever buy any of the 1917 English, or are you strickly a WW2 guy?^&confuse
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I really wanted them but I'm afraid the budget never quite seemed to stretch far enough as there was always something else to buy. Maybe one day I'll pick up a few as they are very good figures indeed.

Rob
 
I figured they would be big sellers in England, the English seem to be more dedicated to keeping the memory of WW1 alive then other combatant countries are today...:confused:
 
Andy,

Ok, first, they look really nice, have always thought the WW1 planes are something else, you and John are doing them justice.

OK, now and you can give me heck in Chicago for saying this....................RElease these the same way you did the Albatross, with the full standing Ace figure next to them! Sell the half bodies as separate add ons for anyone who wants them. I thought the Albatross were fantastic with their respective aces, bring that back!

Tom
 
This new trio of WWI warbirds is welcome news for all you fans of this era and they look well done. ^&cool For me this is not an area of great interest but I could be persuaded to get the Red Baron's Triplane if one was ever released for a token representation of this genre.
 
tdubel said:
Andy,

Ok, first, they look really nice, have always thought the WW1 planes are something else, you and John are doing them justice.

OK, now and you can give me heck in Chicago for saying this....................RElease these the same way you did the Albatross, with the full standing Ace figure next to them! Sell the half bodies as separate add ons for anyone who wants them. I thought the Albatross were fantastic with their respective aces, bring that back!

Tom
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I agree completely. Love both the half pilot and full body.
 
Always appreciative when you take the time to give us Treefrogers a sneak peak, Andy, so thanks.

Would love to see one side by side with an Albatross for comparison.
 
Doughboy said:
I figured they would be big sellers in England, the English seem to be more dedicated to keeping the memory of WW1 alive then other combatant countries are today...:confused:
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Yes its a very 'Popular' (if I can use that term) War over here. It scarred this nation very deeply with what was seen as a terrible waste of the lives of a generation, to this day there are only 52 parishes in England and Wales that did not lose any of their young men that went off to War( Known as the 'Thankful villages'). The horror of the Somme and also Passchendaele in 1917 have perhaps wounded this country more than any other Battles in living memory. The blood,mud, death and Horror is seared into the memory of this nation, long may it remain so, those young men who are now all passed away deserve nothing less.

It was a trip to Passchendaele and the Somme aged about 13 way back when, that really ignited my love of the History of both Wars. Sure is an addictive interest!

Rob
 
Well I hope that before they are all retired you find some room in your budget for at least 1 of the sets (the standing firing rifleman and 3 charging riflemen are my particular favorites), if nothing else you can display them as a small "precurser" for your WW2 stuff! {sm4}
 
I'm wondering what the story on the Fokker D-VII releases is. Specifically, when, how many, and will the errors be corrected? Since the Albatros models were such a success, will the Fokkers be produced in larger numbers? Based on the few photos of the models that are available, I'm really concerned about some accuracy issues, as well. Most noticeble is the lack of scalloping to the rear edge of the lower wing. Both the upper wing and the lower wing had this shallow scalloping and while the KC model has this feature on the upper wing, it appears that the lower wings do not. This needs to be fixed as it is a rather prominent feature. There also appears to be a question as to the position of the radiator fill neck on the nose of the plane, as in, where is it? The D-VII had several different positions for this feature, but I can't spot it on the current photos. This is also an important recognition feature for the D-VII's. One last concern is the position of the landing gear struts, although this is really a question more for my curiosity than a pure criticism because the photos don't really give a clear view. The photo angle could be the reason that the front landing gear strut looks very slightly mislocated. I am also just a little disappointed in the large wing strut troughs that KC is using. There shouldn't be any troughs at all, although one might concede this to a neccesary need for strength in the construction of this model. It just looks ugly. Remember, before forming a lynch mob, my observations are based on very few photos of these models and these details could very well be corrected in production models or just not be as serious as they appear. Even though it may not sound like it, I very much look forward to these models as I was very pleased with the Albatros, which I also had concerns about before getting my hands on the actual model. -- Al
 
Hello Al,
Nice to see you give this thread the dust-off...And with some refining, with wings, struts, landing gear, et'al, these should be awe-inspiring pieces. On a different note, not sure if you've had an opportunity to see JJD's Lt. Joseph Jacob's Fokker DR1 450/1, up close and personal? They are so incredibly meticulous, one would be very hard pressed to find anything wrong accuracy-wise. And while on the topic of JJD's Fokkers, I am most certainly a buyer in the “Kempf. Remember Me?” Dr.I, 213/17!!! Talk about jaw-dropping! But I wonder if (KC) Fokkers will in fact be released in the coming months, or at the exclusive #150 mark?...We shall see! Ollie.
 
ollie_drab said:
Hello Al,
Nice to see you give this thread the dust-off...And with some refining, with wings, struts, landing gear, et'al, these should be awe-inspiring pieces. On a different note, not sure if you've had an opportunity to see JJD's Lt. Joseph Jacob's Fokker DR1 450/1, up close and personal? They are so incredibly meticulous, one would be very hard pressed to find anything wrong accuracy-wise. And while on the topic of JJD's Fokkers, I am most certainly a buyer in the “Kempf. Remember Me?” Dr.I, 213/17!!! Talk about jaw-dropping! But I wonder if (KC) Fokkers will in fact be released in the coming months, or at the exclusive #150 mark?...We shall see! Ollie.
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Hi Ollie. I do own the JJD Jacob's Fokker and agree that it is a superb piece, as are all the JJD aircraft, all of which I have (well, all the WW1, anyway). I also own two of the KC Albatros, although I don't have the Red one in hand yet. They are also outstanding aircraft. I'm just thrilled that WW1 aircraft are being done in this scale. My favorites are all of them. ^&grin -- Al
 
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