Great choice. Gotta have the Red Baron. He's been SO for quite a while and I'd bet there is a market to be filled if John were to re-issue him and his tripe. WW1 aviation IS Richthofen and his red Fokker Triplane. -- Al
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ccdc11
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Whats amazing to me is to see the evolution of John's work from the Red baron Dr1 to the DH-2 or D-7.
The shading, weathering, supports, the overall quality has jumped so much it's unreal.
I had one the saggy wing D111s from the first run and the replacement is a better model by far.
And as far as a wish list.
German bomber, either a Gotha or Rumpler any version. I missed out on the Tg Gotha
Chuck
The shading, weathering, supports, the overall quality has jumped so much it's unreal.
I had one the saggy wing D111s from the first run and the replacement is a better model by far.
And as far as a wish list.
German bomber, either a Gotha or Rumpler any version. I missed out on the Tg Gotha
Chuck
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Louis Badolato
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Mine too!^&cool^&cool^&cool^&cool^&cool
ivanmoe
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A pic from Vicknor's collection, this one the upgraded Albatros D.III:
And a second pic from Vicknor's work, his Udet Fokker D.VII:
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Really am excited about the new Roland two-seater. Have always liked this particular aircraft. Think the model is a very nice color scheme and I am really interested to see what kind of interior (cockpit) details will be included as it looks like there is detail visible through the side fuselage windows. Would also love to see a pilot and observer/gunner figure done for this plane. A very neat choice for John to enter the two-seater market with. -- Al
There are images under the John Jenkins Great War June releases section right here on the forum and also images under the John Jenkins section in the Treefrog Store section. For Treefrog pics, just go to the manufacturers in the store, select John Jenkins, and then select the Great War. -- Al
Pretty neat films, especially as they are 100+ years old. I spotted Nieuport 10, 11, and 12 types and what I think is a Caudron G3. Thanks for posting it. -- Al
More great stuff. Some of this footage with the Farman's taking off must be taken from the same film strip with the Nieuports taking off in your previous post as the airfield is the same, as is the camera position. The Farman must be the aircraft I misidentified as a Caudron in the previous post (the twin tail fooled me). Loved seeing Nungessor, Thaw, Thenault, deLaage (incorrectly deSaage in the film), Rockwell, Prince, Chapman, and McConnell as moving images. The shots of the Nieuport 11's being moved out of the hanger onto a takeoff line are early as the Nieuports are marked with letters, identifying them to individual pilots, such as 'H' for Hall, 'R' for Rockwell, and 'Mac' for McConnell. Again, great stuff and thanks for posting it. -- Al
Very nice, clear shots of the D-II's. Can see the camo patterns and different markings. I liked the shots of the observation balloons. Also liked the pilot at the end who kind of just hops out of the cockpit to the ground and casually walks off. -- Al
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Glad that you enjoyed those, Al. We really need to get JJ to do the Nieuport 11.
Here is some Army Air Service video:
-Moe
Some really neat films, Moe. Lots I've seen before, but plenty I haven't. The personalities are everywhere in these films, Rickenbacker, of course, but so many others like Lufbery, Chambers, Campbell, Winslow, Meissner. Just great stuff. Some really good shots of the Spads and N-28's. as well. I quite agree that John needs to do the Nieuport 11. It is too important an aircraft to miss and it was so widely used that it offers almost endless color and marking schemes. I would also love to see the beautiful Nieuport 28 done. It was only used by the USAS, and relatively briefly, but it had a wide variation in colors and markings and thus offers many possibilities. I know that there are many different aircraft that could be done and that everyone has his own favorite, but the two Nieuports, the 11 and 28, are iconic and should be represented. -- Al
The aircraft is outstanding. Love the mechanics, as well. John really has the whole hustle and bustle of an airfield down to a fine art with all the different figures and equipment. Excellent gets. -- Al