Fokker D VII

[Martin]

It's been a while since I did posted some work on the forum. It was about time, so this drawing of the Fokker D VII. It is a preparation for my new project is the successor to the E-book "Sopwith Camel Stripped", which is the "Fokker D VII Stripped". A small sample of the book a illustration of a Carl Bamberg Compass, one of the few instruments of this Fokker. End of next year I hope to have te e-book ready. For this project, I miss only one (3) elevation drawing of the Mercedes engine, maybe someone can help me with that.

Martin

[gamary]

Very nice. The prop looks rather yellowish. Is that normal?

Another small point: the tire and the tailskid aren't level, so it looks as if the aircraft's tail "floating" in mid-air.

[BLOWHARD]

NICE! The printed fabric color looks good. I'm not sure about the wrinkles in the fabric though. You've painted them in very convincingly but I don't think I've ever seen any examples of a D.VII fuselage with wrinkles aside from the plane the the British recovered...or was it the French?
I also think you could use more shadow under the tail and in the area under the wing.
And about the wheel, I think those tires were pretty solid as far as their inflation. Modern tires purposely flatten some to get a good grip. Back then tires didn't flatten out when in contact to the ground nearly so much. Unless you are indicating the tire sinking into soft ground some?
What about the wheel disc? Most of the different types of wheel discs were completely covered, no lip or rim showed. Also the tire stem opening is unusual. Do you have references for this sort of wheel? I'm interested in these details.

Really nice job on that compass by the way, really nice!

Will you do more D.VIIs?

[Martin]

Thanks for the tips you'r gave, I adjust my drawing. The shape of the access opening in wheel cover, I have seen several photo's, also in the book by Achim Engels, "Fokker D VII in detail". I add a photo, there you see the form clearly visible. And yes, I will make several Illustrations of D VII, what I wrote many illustrations in 3D of this aircraft in detail. The compass is an example of such illustrations.

[BLOWHARD]

Oh, the plane at Oberschleissheim. That one is a little suspect with the restoration. The Knowelton plane is supposedly the most authentic, retaining the most original unchanged unrestored pieces.

I'm reasonably sure you will never see the wheel rim or any other lip on a factory plane made during the war, no matter which factory produced it. But I'm not sure on how many different kinds of air filler openings there were.
I'm not saying that your wheel is wrong but it's always best to verify any details with war time photos. I suspect that type of wheel may be from post war Fokkers. The plane in Dübendorf Switzerland is similar.
Here's a good OAW wheel-

An earlier version-

Do you have the three Windsock Fokker D.VII Specials? They're VERY good as far as this kind of detail.
I have the Achim CD too but I was sad it only had that one plane in it.

Speaking of Achim, are you working with him on his 3D museum? I know a friend of mine was or still is. If you're not, you might want to contact him.

Nice pump too! Will you do the Bosch starter crank and a Morell anemometer?
I need to do one for my Albatros', several profiles I've done already need one mounted to the interplane struts.

[BLOWHARD]

(I shouldn't be doing this at work )

More to look at-


from here-
Fokker D.VII Fuel Gauge Found! - Page 3

I think I might have a wheel fetish

From the CL.II

[Martin]

I do think that the examples you show are the standard solutions and my performance more an exception. Indeed, I'm carry out all the parts of the D VII to the smallest details, just like my Sopwith Camel project.
For a tire enthusiast, the wheel of my Sopwith Camel project.

Martin

[ratfugel]

You lot are wheel mad! I've finally fouind out why people draw seaplanes. I think I'll join them.

rat