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Posted: September/27/2023 at 10:29pm  Quote
 
Just finished a scratch build Nick Ziroli Fokker Dr 1. Instead of the typical Red Baron paint scheme I went for something different.
It is powered with a DLE35. Covered with Koveral fabric. Normally paint with epoxy or dope. But for the first time tried Latex paint and have to say I am pleased with the results. The black half moon shape housing above the engine contains lead shot mixed with epoxy, for cg weight. This unit can be easily changed for different weights.







 
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Posted: September/27/2023 at 11:33pm  Quote
 
Looks great, love the paint. Has it flown yet?

 
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Posted: September/28/2023 at 12:48am  Quote
 
Great plane and very nice colors and details

Only thing missing is a nice dummy engine upfront to fill the empty cowl as seen by many DR-1’s…… Are you planning to do one, looks so much better.

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Posted: September/28/2023 at 6:54am  Quote
 
That looks awesome but where's the build thread  You can't deny us a good build thread 

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Posted: September/28/2023 at 8:02am  Quote
 
Make sure you put a pilot in the cockpit before you fly. Ghost airplanes make me nervous
Looking great!
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Posted: September/28/2023 at 11:57am  Quote
 
Hello everyone, thank you for the comments. I will bulk answer them, the photos are not in the best order. Still trying to get the hang of posting.
Hope to maiden the Fokker within the next week or so. Need to run and setup the engine etc. As for a dummy engine, it is on my to do list after the maiden.
I wish I had taken more photos during the build, I have a few. As for a future build thread, I am scratch building a PL-12 Airtruk and have been taken a lot of build photos and will be posting that project soon. I can not agree more with Sparky, every one of my planes have a pilot, and an instrument panel.How else would they be able to fly :) Rick








I have a 3d printer and make most of the components to build a pilot.









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Posted: September/28/2023 at 10:49pm  Quote
 
Its unfortunate that a scale cockpit gets covered up with a pilot.
Yours is very well done.
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Posted: September/30/2023 at 6:59am  Quote
 
Awesome stuff. It looks like you have some great builds there. You should stick around and share a little haha.

What did the DR1 end up weighing?


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