This thread will concern my build for the Fokker Dr.I vs Camel Campaign. I start with this as an introduction. Here are some of my images of the Dr.I that I chose to do.
Alterations to the DML Dragon kit were;
1. Replacing the kit engine with a slightly modified Eduard 1:48 Sopwith Camel Clerget and propeller.
2. Replacing the kit harness straps with Eduard prepainted lap belts.
3. Replacing the kit seat with a Roden Sopwith Strutter kit item. (its closer to the Fokker original.)
4. Replacing the kit National markings with modified Eagle Strike 1:48 Fokker D.VII items.
5. Cutting down the horizontal stabilizer & elevators for a to closer match original aircraft.
Since this is a very late war representation and during some of the most desperate times. I applied a paint normally used for RC coverage. It actually attackes the kit plastic to bond. The surface is rougher than normal to note the aircraft is in a state that it needs recovering.
Fokker Dr.I 470/17 was first used by Ltn. Jacobs on July 19, 1918. It became his reserve machine until Oct 3, 1918 when his main aircraft was destroyed while trying to force land. His combat reports note that he then applied the "gonw" motif to 470/17 and he continued to score until he was called away to the third fighter trials in Berlin. Its ultimate fate during the last days of the war are unrecorded. It could have been destroyed or turned in with the rest of the Jasta 7 aircraft after Nov. 11, 1918.
Reference;
Cross & Cockade Intl.
Vol.25 #2 1994 “Jasta 7 under Kobes Pt.I”
Vol.25 #3 1994 “Jasta 7 under Kobes Pt.II”
Vol.29 #2 1998 “Sketches and Descriptions-Kobes”
