[WWI] 1/48th Roden Junkers D.I Update!

[Rick Geisler]

John:

>>Hi all,
>I've been a list lurker for quite awhile, but since
>noticing the interest in the new Roden 1/48 Junkers
>D.I, I decided to post something.  I just got my copy
>of the kit Friday night and have already started it.
>The interior looks nice , with the Mercedes
>D.III(Sprue V, BTW listees what is the other engine
>supplied on this sprue and what aircraft used it???)
>as is supplied with their Fokker D.VII kit, the engioe
>firewall bulkhead, a depiction of the wing structure
>(center section framing) as is seen in the cockpit,
>along with engine bearers that seem to work well.
>Also there are three other bulkheads.  The seat is a
>two part affair where you have to bend the corrugated
>back around the lip on the seat base (I didn't like
>that too much, I would've liked a 1-piece seat better,
>IHMO).  The control stick consists of three pieces and
>hopefully I will get them all in place this time (as
>opposed to on the Fokker D.VII) rather then losing the
>small control bits to the carpet monster via my
>fumbling and those damn tweezers.  The wings are nice,
>though I don't have the DF, so I can't be sure if the
>curvature ansd sweeping shaping of them is accurate.
>BTW, the fuselage is built up almost the same as its
>1/72 cousin in that there are 4 main FLAT components
>to be assembled, though I think the bulkheads/frames
>will aid in alignment, making it a much easier build.
>The instructions color callouts show the interior
>color as being aluminum, is this correct or is an
>RLM02ish gray-green primer more accurate?  Also, what
>is the importance of the white/blue stripe behind the
>cockpit on the boxart example?  Does this denote a
>postwar a/c?  T


In case I haven't done this previously, welcome to the list from Boone,NC. 
Thanks for the in box review,
Rick G.

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