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Portfolio - JackFlash (part 2)



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(1 & 2) w/n 1730, Fokker F.I 103/17 as flown by Ltn Werner Voss flown in September 1917 and then commander of Jasta 10 when he was brought down on the 23 rd.  It was given the British capture number G.72. In a legendary air combat Voss was brought down by members of 56 Sqdn RFC.  The credit was given to Lt. Arthur Rhys-Davids MC.  The wreckage lay in front of the British trenches for some time before it was recovered and further damaged by shellfire. Although this was the first of its type to fall into British hands, very little was said about it in the reports and little of it was considered worth recovering at the time. The RFC report on this airframe can be found in the Public Records Office files AIR1/1061/204/5/1579 and AIR 1/887/204/5/648.  Though it was never displayed intact there aim was to do an under the skin build of a pre-production Fok. F.I type. This is an Aerobase & DML / Dragon  kit crash.

(3 & 4) w/n 1856, Fokker Dr.I 144/17 flown by Ltn Eberhardt  Stapenhorst of Jasta 11 when he was brought down by Anti-aircraft fire and captured on 13 Jan. 1918.  It was given the British capture number G.125   It was later displayed with other captured aircraft in the “Agriculture Hall” in Islington.  All of which had half of their coverings removed to display internal structures to the public for the price of 1 penny. Proceeds went to the RAF Hospital Fund. This is an Aerobase & DML / Dragon kit crash.

(5 & 6) w/n1864, Fok. Dr.I 152/17 was flown during February and March 1918 by Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen commander of JG.I.  This is a DML kit with decals from the spares box.

(7 & 8) w/n 2092, Fok. Dr.I 466/17 was flown during May 1918 by an unknown pilot of  Jasta 14. This is a DML kit with decals from the kit and decal film.

(9) w/n 1913, Fok. Dr.I 195/17 was flown during January 1918 by Ltn. Vallendor of Jasta Boelcke. This is a DML kit with decals from the Super Scale sheets.

(10 &11) w/n 2009, Fok. Dr.I 425/17 was flown during April 1918 by Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen commander of JG.I. This is a DML kit with decals from the 5903 kit.

(12) w/n 2075, Fok. Dr.I 450/17 was flown during May & June 1918 by Ltn. Josef Jacobs as commander of Jasta 7. This is a DML kit with decals from the Super Scale sheets.

(13) w/n 2075, Fok. Dr.I 450/17 was flown during March & April 1918 by Ltn. Josef Jacobs as commander of Jasta 7. This is a DML kit with decals from the 5906 kit.

(14 & 15) w/n 2076, Fok. Dr.I 451/17 was flown during March - June1918 by various pilots at Jastaschule I. This is a DML kit with decals from the spares box..

(16 & 17) w/n 2089, Fok. Dr.I 463/17 was flown during July 1918 by various various pilots at Jastachule II. This is a “hypothetical scheme and any public images of this machine are unknown. Its is based on the idea that some Dr.I types found their way into Jastaschules after frontline service. This is a DML kit with decals from the spares box.

(18 & 19) w/n 2091, Fok. Dr.I 465/17 was flown during February - March 1918 by an unknown pilot of Jasta 36. Here the black lightning bolt is being applied in the field. This is a DML kit with decals from the spares box.

(20 & 21) w/n 2096, Fok. Dr.I 470/17 was flown during Sept. - October 1918 by Ltn. Josef Jacobs as commander of Jasta 7. This is a DML kit with decals from the spares box.

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About the Author

About Stephen T. Lawson (JackFlash)
FROM: COLORADO, UNITED STATES

I was building Off topic jet age kits at the age of 7. I remember building my first WWI kit way back in 1964-5 at the age of 8-9. Hundreds of 1/72 scale Revell and Airfix kits later my eyes started to change and I wanted to do more detail. With the advent of DML / Dragon and Eduard I sold off my ...


Comments

WOW. Thanks for sharing Stephen. There is some beautifully coloured aircraft there. Andy
FEB 16, 2007 - 03:34 AM
Hot ! Now there's a load sweet looking machines, beautiful! Great presentation Jean-Luc! I better buy a "few" when Eduard releases theirs to catch up... Absolutely fantastic work Stephen, awsome! Now, where is that Lottery win so that I can get a pilots license and buy my own 1/1 scale replica..... :-) Thanks a bunch for sharing Stephen and Jean-Luc!!
FEB 16, 2007 - 04:06 AM
Thank you one and all for the kind posts and PM's on this portfolio. Aside from a couple of typos, that are my fault I could not be more pleased. My thanks to the grand fellow Jean-Luc. Folks he spent 2 hours of his own time to help format these images and files for your viewing. He has been helping me with the typos as well so my hat's off to him too.
FEB 17, 2007 - 07:53 AM
Great portfolio. They really used colour on those WWI aircraft I guess it was because fighting was at so close range that camouflage was not of much use anyway? Fantastic work - thanks for sharing
FEB 19, 2007 - 01:50 PM