Scale aviation modeller international

drab. I used colours from the Mr.

Hobby range that looked right to

me. Finally I now airbrushed white

gloss on the front cowling, the

rudder, and the tail plane, followed

by a further coat of gloss varnish

before starting the decal session.

I have already said how easy

the decal applied in the cockpit

area and it was the same applying

the lozenges around the fuselage

and the tail plane. I only had to

apply a small drop of Microsol

around the air intakes.

Next step was the weathering. I

weather the wing and the fuselage

separately to ease the process.

Applying a wash made of highly

diluted Humbrol black paint was

enough to make the difference

between a toy-like model to a

real-looking miniature aircraft.

For the engine, I used Alclad II

Aluminium and pale burnt metal

lacquers for the intake manifold.

The details of the cylinders are

beautifully rendered and look

just amazing with the addition

of a dark wash, followed by a

silver dry-brush. It is such a

shame that it’s nearly totally

hidden under the front cowling!

Decals are provided to replicate

the wood grain on the propeller.

Unfortunately, they only cover

the front and back of the piece

and not the sides, so I decided I

would instead paint the wooden

finish by applying brushstrokes of

dark brown oil paint over a beige

base; once this had fully dried I

added the finishing touch using

the photo-etch propeller hub.

The machine guns have their

cowling jacket made with photo-

etch parts. Care does have to be

taken while shaping the flat parts

into the tube of the guns’ jackets.

I used superglue to attach all the

pieces together (five for each

machine gun) before painting

them black, then applying

Tamiya Gunmetal

Weathering Powder.

FINAL STAGE

Now it was time to change all the

sub-assemblies into a completed

model; the time had come to put

all the sub-assemblies together.

I encountered difficulties in

aligning the wing, the fuselage,

and the undercarriage, as they

are joined together only by the

struts. All the pieces are precisely

moulded and any misalignment

was the result of my clumsiness

in fixing them properly.

The engine, cowling, and

propellers get together easily to

the front part of the fuselage.

Finally, I attached all the small

and delicate items like the control

horns on the tailplane and on

each side of the wing, as well as

the holders and the boarding step

at the bottom of the fuselage.

Once the acetate film that

replicates the windshield and the

rigging between the fuselage and

wing. And with the undercarriage

added I could call my model done.

CONCLUSION

To obtain a realistic-looking Fokker

E.V from this Arma Hobby kit, you

just have to follow the instructions.

All the finely-moulded pieces in this

kit fit together beautifully, which is

why this has been one of the most

enjoyable kits I have built in years.

If you are an experienced

modeller with skills in working with

photo-etched parts, or would like

to acquire those skills, then this

kit is made for you. And if not, I

would suggest the junior version

without the etched brass parts.

Highly recommended, and

my thanks to Arma Hobby

for the review sample.

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