Knights of the Sky (2 Viewers)

The German groundcrew selection is amazing. I’m missing about 2 figures and a ladder from the whole set but will pick them up somewhere soon.

Next job for me is to start seeing which planes I can put with which in a picture. I’m happy for a little bit of historical guesswork but of course I’d like to keep them as accurate as I can.
 
The German groundcrew selection is amazing. I’m missing about 2 figures and a ladder from the whole set but will pick them up somewhere soon.

Next job for me is to start seeing which planes I can put with which in a picture. I’m happy for a little bit of historical guesswork but of course I’d like to keep them as accurate as I can.

Vicknor, Jenkins has made three, blue-nosed Albatros. Those would make for a nice looking squadron display.

-Moe
 
Vicknor, Jenkins has made three, blue-nosed Albatros. Those would make for a nice looking squadron display.

-Moe

I think I have all of them? Everything is still in house moving crates 😂. I’ve got to unpack this Easter
 
I think I have all of them? Everything is still in house moving crates 😂. I’ve got to unpack this Easter

I really like the “retooled” Albatros that’s been released (including Ace-07N) They strike me as a nice improvement over the first two releases. The cockpits are considerably improved and the wings and rigging D.I. square.:cool:

-Moe
 
I picked up the Udet WWI DVII at the Gettysburg show today and saw some of the other planes (at least as best I could with the power out). It is a real beauty.
 
I picked up the Udet WWI DVII at the Gettysburg show today and saw some of the other planes (at least as best I could with the power out). It is a real beauty.
Which version did you get, red/white or black/white? They are both beautiful renditions. I chose the black/white version. -- Al
 
Which version did you get, red/white or black/white? They are both beautiful renditions. I chose the black/white version. -- Al

I got the red/white version. That was the only one they had at the show. It is a beauty. Those WWI planes have a very unique appeal both artistically and in terms of technology. Just think how fast such planes were developed between the Wright brothers and WWI when there had been no planes in human history up until that point.
 
I got the red/white version. That was the only one they had at the show. It is a beauty. Those WWI planes have a very unique appeal both artistically and in terms of technology. Just think how fast such planes were developed between the Wright brothers and WWI when there had been no planes in human history up until that point.
The red/white version is more colorful. As a kid, I remember seeing different illustrations of the red/white color scheme and falling in love with it to the point that I tried to copy it onto the Aurora D-7 kit. Took me a couple of tries but I finally got a decent version done. In those days it was all painted freehand with a brush and Testor's paint. That model is over 50 years old at this point and I may still have it in storage.
The advance of flight technology during 1914-1918 is remarkable and one of the fascinating aspects of WW1 aviation. From unarmed 'birdcages' to highly efficient killing machines in short order. -- Al
 
Just for the heck of it, what JJD WW1 aircraft is your favorite? Don't have to restrict yourself to a single answer. I tend to change my favorite from time to time but I really have 5 favorites. They are (in no order), the Hawker DH-2, the Mannock SE-5a, the Udet Fokker D-7 (with black or red stripes), the Kempf Fokker Dr1, and the Luke Spad 13. If I absolutely had to pick one to keep over all the others, I suppose it would be the Hawker DH-2, a simply superb rendering of a very difficult aircraft to make a model of. All of the choices (for that matter, all of John's planes), have outstanding detail, are very accurate, and have very well done color schemes and markings, but that Hawker DH-2 just excels in all aspects. Honorable Mention would go to the Immelmann Eindecker and the Guynemer Spad 13 (my favorite ace). I also have a JJD Camel I am quite fond of, but has not been produced to date (it was a prototype), the aircraft of 'B' Flight, 10 Naval Squadron. It is, in contrast to most Camels, very colorful with broad red and white stripes in a horizontal pattern extending from nose to cockpit. It is a beauty. Perhaps John will produce it one day.
Finally, what would you really like to see John produce in the way of WW1 fighter aircraft? I've said many times that I would love to see Lafayette Escadrille Nieupot 11's done. I certainly wouldn't mind seeing the beautiful Nieuport 28 done. As for German aircraft, I've always liked the Pfalz D-III, D-IIIa. -- Al
 
Just for the heck of it, what JJD WW1 aircraft is your favorite? Don't have to restrict yourself to a single answer. I tend to change my favorite from time to time but I really have 5 favorites. They are (in no order), the Hawker DH-2, the Mannock SE-5a, the Udet Fokker D-7 (with black or red stripes), the Kempf Fokker Dr1, and the Luke Spad 13. If I absolutely had to pick one to keep over all the others, I suppose it would be the Hawker DH-2, a simply superb rendering of a very difficult aircraft to make a model of. All of the choices (for that matter, all of John's planes), have outstanding detail, are very accurate, and have very well done color schemes and markings, but that Hawker DH-2 just excels in all aspects. Honorable Mention would go to the Immelmann Eindecker and the Guynemer Spad 13 (my favorite ace). I also have a JJD Camel I am quite fond of, but has not been produced to date (it was a prototype), the aircraft of 'B' Flight, 10 Naval Squadron. It is, in contrast to most Camels, very colorful with broad red and white stripes in a horizontal pattern extending from nose to cockpit. It is a beauty. Perhaps John will produce it one day.
Finally, what would you really like to see John produce in the way of WW1 fighter aircraft? I've said many times that I would love to see Lafayette Escadrille Nieupot 11's done. I certainly wouldn't mind seeing the beautiful Nieuport 28 done. As for German aircraft, I've always liked the Pfalz D-III, D-IIIa. -- Al

Al, while I probably don't have as extensive collection of JJD WWI planes as you this is still a very hard question as I really do like them all. It's very hard to pick out a favorite or even favorites as each one that I have is superbly done and has it's own unique characteristics that make it stand alone on it's own merits.

But, if pressed I would have to say....
 

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Just for the heck of it, what JJD WW1 aircraft is your favorite? Don't have to restrict yourself to a single answer.

At the moment, I’m liking Jenkins’ new Fokker D.VII. The finish on the four models is spectacular, and they display perfectly with virtually all the German ground-crew sets.

-Moe
 
This Kempf DR1 has to be mine. I really wanted more DR1s as I wanted to do a version of the scene from the Blue Max where they do that mass take off.
While not real accurate it was a amazing scene and I wanted 10 or 12 on a table accompanying pilots and support crew. But I only got 7.
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Al, while I probably don't have as extensive collection of JJD WWI planes as you this is still a very hard question as I really do like them all. It's very hard to pick out a favorite or even favorites as each one that I have is superbly done and has it's own unique characteristics that make it stand alone on it's own merits.

But, if pressed I would have to say....
Great photos, Duke, and excellent choices. I have actually fallen behind and I don't have the Sopwith Tripe or the yellow-nose D-7, but they are both on my 'get' list. That yellow-nose/blue D-7 is a real looker. -- Al
 
This Kempf DR1 has to be mine. I really wanted more DR1s as I wanted to do a version of the scene from the Blue Max where they do that mass take off.
While not real accurate it was a amazing scene and I wanted 10 or 12 on a table accompanying pilots and support crew. But I only got 7.
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Chuck, that Kempf tripe has always been a favorite of mine. The intricate camo job is really impressive. It was so intricate and time consuming to apply that John simplified it on later tripes that had part of that scheme. The Kempf tripe is just fantastic. -- Al
 
Great photos, Duke, and excellent choices. I have actually fallen behind and I don't have the Sopwith Tripe or the yellow-nose D-7, but they are both on my 'get' list. That yellow-nose/blue D-7 is a real looker. -- Al

Thanks Al. The D-7 model is great. I may have to get another one, either one of the Udet striped or the Degelow.
 

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Thanks Al. The D-7 model is great. I may have to get another one, either one of the Udet striped or the Degelow.
Another great photo, and one that highlights another really fine quality of John's work, that very subtle weathering. It just looks like a well-used, fabric covered, dirt and exhaust stained aeroplane.^&cool -- Al
 
Or the one that started it all. I remember seeing this in Teds room at the Chicago show and being wowed.
Figured I would get it as a stand alone piece:rolleyes2:
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great photos, duke, and excellent choices. I have actually fallen behind and i don't have the sopwith tripe or the yellow-nose d-7, but they are both on my 'get' list. That yellow-nose/blue d-7 is a real looker. -- al

hi al, i was not going to pick this one up but once i saw this in person in chicago last year i had to have it. It looks fantastic in person as the pictures do not do it justice.
 

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