[WWI] DML 1/48 Fokker Dr.I

[Knut Erik Hagen]

Hei,

I think those little nubs represent stacking pads which were fitted to wings
in the Fokker factory so they could be moved/stored without damage.


  Eders
Knut Erik


>I went to start sanding off the underside saggy bits and noticed the little 
>nubbins on the leading edges.  Do I sand them off or what, I thought?
>
>The instructions seem to suggest that they should stay.  The artwork on the
box 
>is no use.  The built up model on the side of the box shows them filed off,
but 
>then again it has the streaky finish as plain olive, so that's unreliable.
>
>Looking at pictures on the web doesn't give me a definite answer.  Some have 
>them there, some don't.  Pics of museum or replica aircraft are better quality 
>pics and don't show them.
>
>Does anyone have any contemporary plans, or pics that would give me a definite 
>answer if they should be there, and what exactly they are.  I'm sure my 
>definition is incorrect.
>
>If its a production issue, I'm doing Kempf's 213/17
>
>Thanks in advance.