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FineScale Modeler World War I Aeroplane Group Build Online Gallery

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Building Wingnut Wings’ 1/32 scale Fokker D.VII (OAW) out of the box, Aaron’s biggest challenge was getting the blue on the fuselage to look just right. After building the fuselage, he applied the lozenge camouflage decals and national insignia. He mixed Tamiya acrylic blue with clear creating a translucent color, airbrushing that over the body until he got the color just right. The airplane is rigged with suture and Gaspatch turnbuckles. “I had a blast building my first biplane in 25 years,” says Aaron. “I learned a lot from the guys on the build and I’m ready to build another. Where’s that Sopwith Snipe?”

In March 2013, associate editors Aaron Skinner and Tim Kidwell hosted FineScale Modeler‘s first group build on the FSM Forum. With the array of World War I aircraft, they thought it would be fun and educational to leap into the world of early aviation and see how many Forum members would come along for the ride. Their user names are show in parentheses.

Of course, we couldn’t show all of the great builds in the February 2014 issue, so here are six more impressive aircraft from FSM‘s inaugural group build.