I grew up with Peanuts, and I'll always remember Snoopy, The WWI Flying Ace in his Sopwith Camel, shaking his fist and yelling, "Curse you, Red Baron!"

I hope Meng takes over all the Wingnut kits so we can see them again!

@mark110101

3 жыл бұрын

it's nowhere near a WnW kit, it's meng, and a poor comparison to WnW

@shoe2241

3 жыл бұрын

something a regular joe can afford !!!

@mattjohnson7369

3 жыл бұрын

@@mark110101 That's a little far imho, the instructions aren't as good for sure as they also lack rigging instruction, but the kit moulding is WNW quality, barring the argument it was a little rushed due to the breakages and wing warping, both of which are easy fixes. There is a good build in progress on the ww1 aircraft models forum which provides decent details.

@russelltaylor535

3 жыл бұрын

Mark it’s the same kit that WnW was showing test shots of before they shut down. WnW did not make the tooling for any of their kits. They did the design work and sent it off to a third party to cut the molds. Meng was one of several companies that produced molds for WnW.

@russelltaylor535

3 жыл бұрын

Unlikely. Meng was one of several companies that created molds for WnW. The molds for all the released kits are owned by WnW so those kits can only be re-released if they sell them. It’s not clear what the status of the Lancaster, O/100, and O/400 molds is. These were nearly ready to be released.

The Dr.I had a rotary engine, not a radial. In a rotary, the crankshaft is fixed while the rest of the engine, with the propeller attached, rotated around it.

Build it in the iconic 'Red Baron' format. It would be criminal not to!!!

I have the kit. It is amazing. The texture of the doped canvas and stitching is excellent. The instruction are so good you don't really need to buy reference material. I hope Meng does more WW1 aircraft. I like the Black Jacobes plane.

I picked up one of those t-shirts and it looks just as good in person as it does on screen. Now I need the kit to complete the ensemble.

Great to see a WW 1 airplane. They have much more character than modern jet planes. Also I like the idea that they were often just made out of wood and canvas. The pilots were very brave flying these early planes... Hope you are going to paint it in the Red Barons colours.

Great video as usual. Thanks to the review. For a perfect cylinder to bend the p.e., maybe use the barrel of the plastic gun supplied. Should be a great fit.

good-looking kit and a great video as always the aircraft with the :-) looks good

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Cool Andy Right on!!!! Thanks for another video Cheers. I try only to order from US shippers, retailers and such. Cool Andy , red baron vs Snoopy flying his dog house Lol!!!! Great Job Andy!!!!!

The limited edition version's resin bust is fantastic quality I should say! And together with the kit itself it should make a really good talking point in any display cabinet. Lovely kit. My 2nd Meng kit and again the plastic is great quality. Companies like Airfix, Italeri and Revell could learn a thing or two.

That is one cool looking Fokker.

Looks like a nice kit and will be very interested in your build review when it's done. The Red Baron is an Icon, and as such the scheme will probably get done to death, so I'd personally prefer to see something else instead or alternatively build two and start your own Jasta!

I think the Rad Baron’s markings will look the best, great video!

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

I think so too!

Red Barron of course. Kit looks awesome!

Strikes are also happening at the Montreal container port where most of the cargo ships from China end up. They go through the Panama Canal,up the Eastern Sea Board, go past New York and Halifax, through the St.Lawerence,and end up sitting on the docks in Montreal. Covid has definitely changed the world...we're back to waiting for the "slow boat from China"... But enough of that...the kit looks great. I've never done a WW1 planned before,but this one I would definitely give a shot...thanks for the review Andy...maybe we'll see a build video soon of this kit?

I think you should do a variant, then get the one that has the bust of the baron in it. then do the classic red !! great video Andy!

It's gotta be the Red Baron plane, it's iconic!

Got to be the red baron Andy as he was a night of the sky's and respected by all on both sides Steve 🇬🇧

Hi Andy, all I have for you is four words, 'build the jolly thing' I would say paint it in the red scheme in honour of the man himself, keep safe and well mate, bedt regards to you your family and all your customers. Best regards from Australia.

I had an issue with the wings of mine being quite warped. Took a bit of work to get them straightened out.

Andy I would choose to do one on the other JG1 Tridekkers. Lothar Richtoven, Manfreds brother was also an ace in that unit as was Herman Goring. If I recall correctly Manfred's plane wasn't completely Red painted at the beginning, which makes it an interesting series of possible painting styles as he moved from the factory schema to his all red version. I think quite a lot of other bright colours and patterns was used by other pilots.

Go with the Baron scheme, sounds like you want that anyway :). I heard there might be a mistake on the Voss scheme with the cowling, so if you get new decals in for the kit that could be an excuse to build another one. Also, WNW website still has the hints and tips section up which gives advice on folding those barrel PE pieces.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

great I'll check it out

I'm buying this kit today! Has to be better than that Meng "parts kit" King Tiger I have. Face it, we as modelers seek German aircraft and armor for no other reason than the colorful and creative camouflage choices we have. The DR1 is not left out. Your choices of different colors are almost endless. Check out Ltn. Lothar von Richthofen, Jasta 11, May 1918!! Of the four choices in this kit, I am going for Voss's ride. Thanks Andy!

hey!!! the strike is in Montreal not Halifax and the back log is due to ships unloading in Halifax instead. And build it in Georing

Anything BUT the Red Baron!

I agree about international shipping. I only order from U.S. suppliers now.

@j.mcq.8418

3 жыл бұрын

But where do the U.S. suppliers get their stuff?

@TheAjs71

3 жыл бұрын

Sent 4 A4 sheets of paper, in an A4 envelope from AU to US, the cost $36 AUD not sure, but me thinks that's called 'extortion', international shipping IMO was ridiculous prior to the plandemic, now they're simply taking the piss, as we say here in Straya!

While I would like to see how you take on the streaking effect on the plane, I think the all red plane will be more recognizable by a lot more people. When WNW showed the kits at the IPMS Nationals last year I thought that they would release an F.1 and a Dr.1 separately, but I like the kits as released by Meng just fine.

Without a doubt...Red Baron!

Gonna look great Andy! hey btw just bought one from your store. Do you know a site in the us that makes 1/32 wooden props??

Hard to pass up a MvR scheme, though I know when I build mine it will be in DR.I 477/17 markers rather than his more famous 425/17, it allows the fokker camo and still a decent amount of red. The voss decals are very inaccurate so check your references if you choose that.

I see Andy I upvote.

I've only made one Meng kit which was a fairly old one and although the detailing was very good I found their Styrene to be incredibly soft compared to say Tamiya, so I had to be really careful sanding small parts.

Everyone will do the Red Style, try one in a different color.

@ssgtslick

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, unless you really want to do the Red Baron. But then you need a Sopwith Camel flown by a Beagle....

@olivershellard248

3 жыл бұрын

Manfred von Richthofens paint scheme will be most popular but it would be nice to see some other flying circus members planes

Cool sounds like fun and I have ah question what brand of paint for white should I do I doing ah winter paint scheme for my Ferdinand

Hey Andy, is MENG going to do the Lancaster that Wing Nut Wings was going to do?

@Andy, for the Machine-Gun, just roll the PE around the finished Gun, so you have the size, then take it off and put it onto the gun that requires PE. the front part should now match.

...in the 60s myself and two brothers had the Revell (bastard 1/28th Scale) DR1, SPAD & Sopwith Camel...thy DR1 was released in two versions...von Richtofen's & Werner Voss' aircraft...

that model remind me snoopy and the red baron and please put in the snoopy too

Definitely “The Red Barron”.

I will go for the Red Baron version

MvR flew numerous Tripes... starting with Fokker F.1 102/17 in which he got his 60th and 61st kills. He crashed in Fok. Dr.I 114/17 when the engine threw a piston cylinder which knocked the cowling off. 127/17 which was the first of his tripes known to have had more red added over and above the red struts, cowling and wheel covers that were standard for Jasta 11. 152/17 has been known to have a progression of red painted from the upper wing and tail to overall red. 161/17 (cowling, struts, upper wing and tail up to the forward edge of the fuselage cross and the fuselage top to the rear of the cockpit), 425/17 which was the aircraft he was flying when he was killed and 477/17 which was one of his spares and has been claimed in everything from normal factory streaked green to overall red.

It will have to be a nice bright red. Will look amazing

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

I think so too!

Hi from NZ, After a bit of digging, Meng have the tooling for this kit and one other Wingnut's kit. No idea what that one is sorry. The kit is a bit like a Chinese copy (legal here from what I know) that is commonly seen. The instructions highlight that being not a bit like the old Wingnuts quality. As far as I know there is yet to be a deal on the tooling for the other Wingnuts kits but given what is currently happening at Weta Workshops and Peter Jacksons other business interests here ATM I don't expect that Wingnuts tooling is a priority at the moment. Hopefully when the dust settles there will be a deal to sell the tooling to another company to keep the kits on the market.

@ralhmcc47

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ian

Mine came with the broken part B6 as well. Going to be a tough fix. Unlike your shop the one I purchased it from has completely ignored my complaint. Anyway, I will be doing the Barons Red because Its iconic and I don't have skills to pull off the crazy streaking on the others. HAHA.

@ralhmcc47

3 жыл бұрын

snow biz what part is B6?

@St7117

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralhmcc47 Its the middle wing that attaches to the fuselage. The part that broke off is the exact piece Andy showed. Mine kind of tore a bit. Won't ruin the build, depending on the fit, it may just need a little glue and putty.

I must have that plane

I hope you do the Red Baron paint job, only because that’s the one I’m hoping to do if I buy the kit. I’d like to see how you do it.

Hey Andy thanks for the video, why not be a little different and build the DR1 in a different color scheme. There are so many Manfred von Richtofen planes.

Definitely build the Red Baron version.

Thanks for this video. Is the Werner Voss version Fokker F.I s/n 103/17. an option in the Meng kit? Also could you be so kind to list the paints I'll need for Richthofen & Voss's planes? Thanks Again!

I have the Wingnut Wings Sopwith Camel in my stash. I have been waiting for years to bring out a Fokker Dr 1 as a display partner. It's a shame they had to go under before this kit came out.

@Dragonblaster1

3 жыл бұрын

I recently bought this very model, with the regulation busted cockpit surround. But Meng were very good about sending a replacement, which I received today, which was not broken.

Are the machine guns slide molded? I didn't catch that in the video, but perhaps I just missed it.

Wonderland models in Scotland have this model available with a bust of Richtoven included.

@JDK16

3 жыл бұрын

That's the Limited Edition. Only 1000 made. If you want it, get it!

There were many red paint variations to the Baron's triplane. Try one that is not all red.

yes build the RED BARON FOKKER

Always liked Werner Voss' markings or 'Fritz' Kempf. (Simply over the whole "Red" thing)

I am 2hrs away! Be there soon!

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

See you soon!

Hay Andy...where did you get your paint rack??

My choice of painting would be for option 'D' in the instruction guide.

Hi Andy, I live in Halifax and while your container is very likely here there's no strike going on. The strike is in Montreal and a lot of that traffic is getting diverted to Halifax. Hope you get it soon!

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the clarification. I knew it was in limbo between Montreal & Halifax and thought the issue was in Halifax. Fingers crossed it comes very soon!

@jimplaysric

3 жыл бұрын

I live near Yarmouth, and I was going to say I'd heard nothing about strikes in Halifax. Packages certainly aren't getting around any faster, that's for sure, the date estimates on ebay are now just suggestions.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimplaysric yes the strike was in Montreal and our container was diverted to Halifax where it still sits.

I like the D version best.

Hey Andy is it a wing nut wings or straight up meng most other reviewers Iv watched say nowhere near wing nut wings???

Hello Andy make the green version 😎

The Red Baron needs to be done . The etch sheets are covered in plastic film because there are no sprues . Looking forward to the build.

I believe ICM make a 1/16th scale figure of the 'Red Baron' himself which could make a nice complimentary kit to go with this model.

Watch Harry Houdini's review of this kit Andy

You have to build it exactly as on the cover!😂

Yes because everyone is 110 years old and they know exactly who the red baron and what the Fokker DR-1 triplane are. Do the Baron, Schnitzelblicken!

What happened to the big Tamiya RC truck and the Ducatti? Have I missed something?

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew! The Ducatti video has been posted and the final RC truck segment is a work in progress. The first coat of paint has been applied and I am waiting on more paint that is currently out-of-stock at Tamiya. Murphy's Law. Stay tuned - I'm too far in to give up now! Thanks for watching.

Nice if you are doing the kit i like your idea with Red Baron

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

That's the plan!

レッドバロンですね(=^_^=) かっこいいです。いつか作ってみたい。

There are 2 sides of sticky tape on the PC so you remove one side of tape then you pull off the part you want without cutting, no sanding. the rest of the PC will stay stuck to the tape Ralph

@FPVisnotacrime

3 жыл бұрын

Well spotted. Now, that's a really clever way to do it.

Roden has one since years...

I vote for "other than the Red Baron". However if you do the Red Baron paint, you will have to choose which of his DR-1s to do. No 3 I believe is the one he scored most of his victories in. No 4 he died in. I choose "Other" because EVERYBODY does the Red Baron.

I will save you some leg work 425/17 was the Barrons number Ralph

Paint it in the Red Baron form

why don't I get notifications any more? From any site.

has to be The Red Barron Manfred von Richthofen was such a iconic figure/warrior who was respected on both sides of the war ... very rarely does that happen

@paulosborne6517

3 жыл бұрын

Hermann Goering was also a very skillful and respected pilot in WW1... Early aerial combat was almost 'gentlemanly', whereas ground war was always hell. People tend only to remember Goering as the obese, belligerent, ostentatious buffoon he became as Commander of the Luftwaffe.

@SaorAlba1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulosborne6517 by then he was addicted to drugs ... it wasn't until he was captured and his drugs confiscated that he became lucid again .... his drugs had been making him incapable of making judgement calls and made him have wild mood swings

i would love to do the three Richthofens Manfred Lothar and Wolfram

Hi Andy, Meng should be pronounced as the "Mung" in Mungbeans

Expected to see the other colour schemes at the end of the instructions but you stopped as soon as you got to the red scheme. Are the others not covered in the instructions?

@scottbuildsthemall5124

3 жыл бұрын

All four schemes are covered in color on pages 12 through 19 of the instructions. I preordered mine through Andy and it arrived last week.

The Royal Guardsmen brought me here.

The Red Baron

Her man approved.

you should do a blue br.1 with a white tail

Um, not my field, but didn’t the Von Richthofen version DR have a white rudder(A/C was not ALL red) ? Just ask’n B-T-W that’s a rotary type engine, (Cylinders and crankcase rotate) while a Radial type engine has the (conventional) fixed cylinder/crankcase with a rotating crankshaft arrangement.

I like the number B on the list, over the Red Baron.

Von Richthofen or Werner Voss. As soon as I save up enough, gonna order one.

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

Red baron sounds good

@ralhmcc47

3 жыл бұрын

@@AndysHobbyHeadquarters Lothar von Richthofen his brother also flew one Ralph

@waynecoulter6761

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralhmcc47 Lothar flew 454/17... The plane was painted in streaked Fokker Green with red cowling, struts and wheel covers. The top wing was Yellow, as was the tail from the forward edge of the fuselage cross to the rudder.

@ralhmcc47

3 жыл бұрын

@@waynecoulter6761 yes sir also at the time of MvR death LvR was in the hospital from wounds

@waynecoulter6761

3 жыл бұрын

If you're talking MvR and Werner Voss in the same time frame, then you'll need to do Fok. F.1 102/17 (MvR) and Fok. F.1 103/17(Voss). These were the two pre-production prototypes that were issued to Jasta 10 (Voss) and Jasta 11 (MvR) Both planes were in Factory livery, Streaked Fokker Green over light blue. The Fokker F.1 has smaller ailerons and also had a curved leading edge on the horizontal stabilizers.

Is it a flare pistol, or a starter pistol? Some early aircraft engines used a percussion cap starter system, rather than a manual propeller start. I'm not an aircraft modeller BUT if Wingnut had ever done the Albatross DV.b, I'd ha d snapped one up. Have seen a real one at a museum, and it is the most beautiful aircraft ever - in lacquered wood / lozenge camo and jasta 16 markings.

@scale_history5584

3 жыл бұрын

DV.b? There was only the DV and DV.a (DV.a(o)) that I'm aware of and WNW did make them, I have two

Red Baron

Definitely Red Baron, I think it's illegal to paint it any other way. Really hoping that Meng bought all the rights from WNW though, would love to see the brand come back. Desperately hoping they produce the upcoming Lancaster and Halifax as well.

Any Jasta 11 scheme

RED BARON!!! WITH A DIORAMA!!!

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

I think so

Yo apostaría por la versión roja del Barón

For me the red baron, who fought like a Knight and with old-style rules no killing parachutes and he would rather fight a new battle again instead off shooting till the plane exploded!

Anything but red please.

How Much ???

A million red Fokkers out there. Do a variant.

Hi andy

@AndysHobbyHeadquarters

3 жыл бұрын

Hey

Do it in the Barons makings