Model Forum / General / Models / December 2005

DML issued a quite nice 1/48 Dr.I kit.  Eduard has, I believe, scheduled
a 1/48th scale Dr.I for release next year but I've not actually
seen one.

I assume to refer to the Fokker Dr.I and not the other Dr.Is
built by other manufacturers during WWI - the Pfalz, LFG/Roland,
and Albatros Dr.Is ferinstance,

Cheers and all,

Modelik of Poland has a brand new 1/33rd cardstock Dr.I that is drop dead
gorgeous. All red. WWI subjects look really good as paper models. This one
tips the scales for "colorful."  Cost $5.00. Maly Models has a 5year old
1/33rd cardstock Dr.I that is still nice, designed with CAD/CAM/CAE for
accuracy; lozange plus green stippled. Cost $4.00.

This is a very popular subject with the paper model crowd.

..../V

Hi Jim,
No Eduard kit has been released, but there is rumors of one coming out in
the summer of '06.  Still the best game in town is the DML/Dragon one -
available in 3 different boxes, all are identical except the Red Baron one
has a resin bust of von Richthofen.  They are currently out of production,
but can be found easily on ebay for $20-$30.  They are worth that price
since they have a photoetched fret for the gun jackets, seatbelts and
struts.  The only minor flaw is the shape of the horizontal tailplane, the
tips are molded too sharp, but this is easy to fix by sanding them to the
correct shape and rescribing the line in the correct place.  The ribs in the
lower wing appear to be scribed too deep, but a little sanding will get them
to look good under a coat of paint.  Decals are too numerous to mention from
Americal/Gryphon, Aeromaster, Blue Rider, Super Scale etc...
Dave