July 27th, 2020 News Update (1 Viewer)

[Gebhard]

Heard from John this AM. He said that there would be no problems with needed changes. Leads me to the conclusion that the photos of the Voss tripe are of the master and NOT the finished production model. This is great news as I am sure concerns will be listened to and problems corrected before the Voss tripe appears. John is very detailed oriented and has a history of trying very hard to get the details right and he listens to his customers. Not to worry. -- Al

Your the man Al, Thanks for bringing this to Johns attention and please thank him from me for making the change and being detail oriented as well. This is really great news, I was still gonna pick one up but hearing this makes me feel even better about doing so.

Really looking forward to seeing this line continue for many years to come, If he is looking for input from collectors as to what planes we would like to see I have a few ideas. ^&grin
On a personal note did you order the book yet ? Thanks again Gebhard

 

[lancer]

Your the man Al, Thanks for bringing this to Johns attention and please thank him from me for making the change and being detail oriented as well. This is really great news, I was still gonna pick one up but hearing this makes me I feel even better about doing so.

Really looking forward to seeing this line continue for many years to come, If he is looking for input from collectors as to what planes we would like to see I have a few ideas. ^&grin
On a personal note did you order the book yet ? Thanks again Gebhard

Hi Gephard,
Input from collectors is welcome. Believe me, he has heard more than a few suggestions from yours truly. I haven't yet ordered the book as my funds are tied up in advance. Will be able to fit it sometime late August if things stay the same. I am really looking forward to getting my hands on it. I have a couple of books on Boelcke but the Bronnenkant looks to be all encompassing. -- Al

 

[Medic 314/79th]

Heard from John this AM. He said that there would be no problems with needed changes. Leads me to the conclusion that the photos of the Voss tripe are of the master and NOT the finished production model. This is great news as I am sure concerns will be listened to and problems corrected before the Voss tripe appears. John is very detailed oriented and has a history of trying very hard to get the details right and he listens to his customers. Not to worry. -- Al

This is wonderful news! The image of the kite face artwork on the Voss Dr1 is THE iconic detail about his Triplane.
Very happy, John has adjusted his iterations before.
A part of my devotion to his product, besides the absolute integrity, beauty, thought, and attention to detail, is his willingness to listen to collectors. He sweats the details!
Thanks Lancer, your an excellent conduit.

 

[paxtoysoldier]

I am definitely getting the new LFG Roland C.II and the crew when it comes out. This will be my 11th JJD warbird, and they are all excellent!:salute::

Great model!
My Dad loves these Jenkins WW1 plane releases. His bro used to make myriad plastic models of planes and painted most of them. Dad requested that his bro make models of WW1 planes after most of the WW2 birds were done. These superb models by JJD bring him back to his childhood as much as any toy soldier.
The attention to detail is just right. JJD is really hitting it out of the metaphorical park these days.
Paddy

 

[Pauck]

I really wait for new releases! Both are a very good choice, the figurine looks also brilliant.
Werner Voß iconic airplane in his death dance with No. 56 squadron.
But one thing I hope John will change:
On the plane the lettering is wrong in my opinion:
As Werner Voß use the DR.I, it was in a more experimental status, at this time it was a F1, not DR.I. This naming comes later.
Small thing but in my opinion it should be historically correct

 

[lancer]

I really wait for new releases! Both are a very good choice, the figurine looks also brilliant.
Werner Voß iconic airplane in his death dance with No. 56 squadron.
But one thing I hope John will change:
On the plane the lettering is wrong in my opinion:
As Werner Voß use the DR.I, it was in a more experimental status, at this time it was a F1, not DR.I. This naming comes later.
Small thing but in my opinion it should be historically correct
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Pauck, I contacted John about this very matter, and the fact that FI 103/17 shouldn't have wingtip skids, and he answered back not to worry about it, corrections will be made. The photos of the model are of a master, not the production model. -- Al

 

[joesgis]

The planes are really beautiful. I really like the gunner and pilot figures too. I've never bought a plane before, but when these come out I can easily see myself getting one or the other. No one does planes like JJD.

Joe

 

[Terp152]

I'm in for the C.II, no room for another Tripe. :redface2: The Roland looks great. Chris

 

[lancer]

I'm in for the C.II, no room for another Tripe. :redface2: The Roland looks great. Chris

Chris, room is a constant battle. The pain is real. It even makes me repeat my mantra on a constant basis...you can never have enough triplanes. I really like that fish-scale Roland and I fear I will have to find space for it.^&grin -- Al

 

[Gebhard]

I always thought the little touches pilots & Crews added to the planes was very cool. I like the curtains painted onto the windows here, really a neat little touch.

 

[ivanmoe]

Crews appear to have gotten carried away with making the Walfisch "homier" at times.

 

[lancer]

Crews appear to have gotten carried away with making the Walfisch "homier" at times.

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Great pic. Gives a real feel for the size of the crew in relation to the aircraft. The Roland appears to have been a rather roomey aircraft in terms of it's cockpits. -- Al

 

[Gebhard]

Crews appear to have gotten carried away with making the Walfisch "homier" at times.

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The condition/health of those flowers must have been a sign of very harsh conditions indeed, no self respecting German would ever have those in their window boxes. :wink2: {sm4}

 

[lancer]

I always thought the little touches pilots & Crews added to the planes was very cool. I like the curtains painted onto the windows here, really a neat little touch.

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I like these photos, especially the one with the crew members. Note the observer hanging out of the fuselage window. That was a very generously sized cockpit for the observer. -- Al

 

[Combat]

That Roland and crew are real beauties. I somehow overlooked the prior version. I'm still holding out hope for Richthofen's Albatros.

 

[Gebhard]

That Roland and crew are real beauties. I somehow overlooked the prior version. I'm still holding out hope for Richthofen's Albatros.

Do you have a preference to the color scheme ? Going from memory I think there could be maybe 3 or 4 choices. I could be wrong but I think the all red version was the last one and was painted over the previous paint scheme.

Again I could be mistaken by going from memory, but I seem to remember the red was pretty thin and you could see through it. I'd go for the red version, to go with my Jenkins version of is Fokker DR1 and maybe one other..... Room be dammed

 

[lancer]

Do you have a preference to the color scheme ? Going from memory I think there could be maybe 3 or 4 choices. I could be wrong but I think the all red version was the last one and was painted over the previous paint scheme.

Again I could be mistaken by going from memory, but I seem to remember the red was pretty thin and you could see through it. I'd go for the red version, to go with my Jenkins version of is Fokker DR1 and maybe one other..... Room be dammed

Several different colors schemes and marks. Richthofen flew several Albatros models, the D-I, D-II, D-III, and D-V. Possibly the only all-red version was a D-V, #1177/17, in the summer of 1917. There were a couple of predominantly red Albatros, but they had either had the top wing or both wings in camo colors. An Albatros D-V (unknown serial number) in which he was shot down July 6, 1917, had an interesting color scheme with red wings, tail section, nose, struts, and wheel discs, but the fuselage was in a natural wood finish. Richthofen didn't carry red colors on his D-I or D-II's. Plenty of choices. -- Al

 

[Gebhard]

Several different colors schemes and marks. Richthofen flew several Albatros models, the D-I, D-II, D-III, and D-V. Possibly the only all-red version was a D-V, #1177/17, in the summer of 1917. There were a couple of predominantly red Albatros, but they had either had the top wing or both wings in camo colors. An Albatros D-V (unknown serial number) in which he was shot down July 6, 1917, had an interesting color scheme with red wings, tail section, nose, struts, and wheel discs, but the fuselage was in a natural wood finish. Richthofen didn't carry red colors on his D-I or D-II's. Plenty of choices. -- Al

Do you remember which one was over painted in red with the other colors and markings showing through ? I think it was a D-V , The Crosses had almost a ghost feel like on a hot rod paint job where they show through the paint. Gebhard

 

[lancer]

Do you remember which one was over painted in red with the other colors and markings showing through ? I think it was a D-V , The Crosses had almost a ghost feel like on a hot rod paint job where they show through the paint. Gebhard

Yes, as a matter of fact there were at several Albatros with the painted over 'ghost' crosses: the all-red D-V #1177/17 that he flew around June, 1917, which had the wing, fuselage, and tail crosses covered by red paint that was thin and allowed bleed through; the unknown serial # D-V that he was shot down in in July, 1917, which had it's wing and tail crosses covered by thin red paint, allowing bleed through. The fuselage was a natural wood with a normal, bold cross. Several of Richthofen's Albatros also had
red fuselages that covered the fuselage crosses and the tail crosses with a thin coat of red, while the wings retained a factory camo with bold crosses, such as the unknown serial D-3 (nicknamed Le Petit Rouge), D-3 serial #789/17, and D-5 #4693/17. There was also a variant with camo wings, natural wood fuselage that carried bold crosses while having the tail cross painted over in red. As mentioned, D-5 #1177/17 was all-red, I believe the only ALL red Albatros Richthofen flew, and which had all the crosses painted over appearing to have 'ghost' crosses. None of Richthofen's Fokker Dr.1 triplanes ever carried painted over 'ghost' crosses. The triplane crosses were changed many times but always retained a wide or narrow white outline of the black cross. -- Al

 

[Pauck]

Exist a release date for the Roland? Would be a good Christmas gift proposal for my father...