Building the Eduard 148 scale Fokker E II Eindecker Weekend edition

[@rt-ks2bh]

There only 2 modelers i watch and enjoy, thats you and plasmo modeler ,,i hope you keep on making vids because the way i see you is your honest and you tell it the way it is,,ive picked some fantastic tips off you,,a big thankyou,,i luv this hobbyyyyy

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@TimNewTim]

Damn 'phone! Yes - I checked mine. Your sense of humour, narration and of course modelling skills are second to none. I LOVE your posts. Thank you.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, very kind of you :-)

[@DavidRamirez-ww5kv]

Another great build. I have the eduard 1/48 Eiendecker and your video is going to help me build it. Thanks for sharing.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

You're welcome, and thanks for watching :-)

[@williamcarboni2614]

Kudos to you, Sir. Turning a sub-par kit into a first class showpiece. Love watching your videos. Thanks.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@robbo1068]

A very enjoyable watch from start to finish.....particularly enjoyed the commentary and the various bits n pieces of weathering. I love building WW1 aircraft but find the rigging a pain....you made it look so easy. I've only come across your channel recently and am slowly trawling through your earlier work....a great pastime I must admit. Thanks again!!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, and thank you for watching. I'm currently editing a slightly more in-depth look at the rigging on this, so hopefully that will be of interest.

[@robbo1068]

Great....will look forward to seeing that episode 👍

[@YorksDashCam]

I watched this last night and really enjoyed it, I like the fact you make the extra effort to narrate it all the way through.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. It seems that is what most people wanted, so we do what we can :-)

[@surinfarmwest6645]

Love the metal effect and the prop. Superb work all round.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@siestatime4638]

Great tip on preassembling the undercarriage! Thanks!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thank you for watching. I can't remember where I picked up that tip myself, but it makes life so much easier.

[@felipin6665]

What nice models, superb technique, great videos and excellent mood. You steal my sleeping time :-) Looking forward for that rigging video.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. It's in the final stages of editing and should be up next Monday.

[@mccarthywatch]

I've been thoroughly enjoying your videos! Thank you for taking the time to create them. Been watching whilst working on my vintage 1/24 scale MPC Stuka Ju-87B. Fascinating your airbrush techniques. I'm going to try this as well. Cheers from Leeds, Alabama USA!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@philRminiatures]

A minutius and wonderful work...on a splendid model!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@chrissharp5073]

What a beautiful model. The detail is outstanding and the final finish is awesome and you certainly inspire me to achieve the same level(we'll try too!) in my modelling skills. Thank you for sharing

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thank you for watching. The whole point of these videos is to share the hints and tips I've picked up since coming back to modelling, and if that gets other people to do the same, then my work here is done :-)

[@PurpleTT99]

Lovely job, silk purse out of a sow's ear maybe? That kit was pretty shoddy really, but you turned it round well. That rigging does really look good, but I think you could maybe dull it down a bit, weather it a tad? Just a thought. Keep it up, great channel.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it. The rigging elastic tends to look quite shiny on camera; it's actually a lot more dull in real life. I do sometimes mist over it with matt varnish, or it can be painted with acrylics too, but I generally prefer the silver look as it more closely matches the Bowden cable I've seen.

[@Colin399]

Beautiful job, love the chrome, and prop

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. I'm very pleased with the prop myself, came out better than I had hoped.

[@darronhedges5873]

Nice job as per usual.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@cartersmodelsandreviews3492]

Nice model, you've done a very good job on making that. Keep up the good work ;-)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@jeps0]

Profit pack edition comes with PE ammo and turnbuckles

[@SteamGeezerUK]

That's good to know. I have a bit of a thing for Eindeckers - it would be interesting to see if there are any differences to the actual model between the two versions.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

"That belongs in a museum!" The model, not you SteamGeezer! Wonderful work! Always a pleasure to see a master at work creating works of art. Thanks for sharing! BTW - imagine being a pilot and breathing in all that castor oil during flight. No wonder the pilots has scarves on to try and shield themselves from it. I also wonder if pilots had a chamber-pot on board, just in case, you know, "that" happens.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks for watching :-) I think the pilots would just go if they needed to, if you see what I mean...

[@rob9472]

Bloody brilliant stuff as always, I was tempted to comment with a Fokker joke however due to KZbin being KZbin I decided it probably best not, Already looking forward to seeing what the Badgerworks produces next.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@wilhelm2408]

Это просто шедевр. Продолжайте в том же духе!!!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Спасибо :-)

[@clivetucker7070]

Nice job again, I share your interest in Eindeckers. Not sure if you'd call £60 + p&p ferociously expensive (actually I do, but that didn't stop me!) but Hannants have the WNW Immelman Eii - complete with Immelman figure. Just saying... ;-)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. I'm going to get the WNW model one day but, finances as they are right now, £60 is money I can't afford to spend on a kit. I'm trying to get through my stash too before I buy any more. I've had people offer to send me kits before but I can't afford a PO box and I'm not giving out my home address to strangers... :-)

[@chrisgurney2467]

I got some old Citadel Paints but that was wow XD

[@SteamGeezerUK]

You think that's bad, I have Ral Partha miniatures dated 1979 that I still haven't painted :-)

[@chrisgurney2467]

@@SteamGeezerUK Well that makes me less sad I still haven't built my Leman Russ tank XD

[@henrikkarlsson7777]

I just love your videos. Keep up The Amazing work. A question. What do you use to clean the airbrush after aclad laquers? Basic thinner? Cheers. Henke

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. I use a cheap, generic cellulose thinner bought from a hardware store.

[@henrikkarlsson7777]

@@SteamGeezerUK thanks. 😎

[@robertmcgregor3061]

I am also a big fan of Eindeckers. Have made a 1:72 scale model and love the wiring detail. How did you get your name SteamGeezer? Just curious because I have a company called STEAM Powered Education

[@SteamGeezerUK]

The name actually came from a photo of my son that was taken at a Steampunk event a few years ago. He looked like a dodgy little spiv looking to sell fake watches, so I came up with the name Steamgeezer and it just stuck. As I used to sell various items at the markets at such events, we came up with a "brand name" of Steamgeezer & Son Independent Traders, a play on the Trotters from the TV show "Only Fools and Horses" :-)

[@robertmcgregor3061]

@@SteamGeezerUK okay, thanks. I like it

[@MisterZealot]

"stop laughing at that" I can't! xD

[@SteamGeezerUK]

;-)

[@markc7002]

Have a look at the Eindecker instructions on the WNW site, their method for the turned aluminium works very well. I used it with great success on the one I bought from them.

[@markc7002]

PS. the prop looks excellent!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

@@markc7002 Thanks, I'm very pleased with it. Thanks for the tip too, I'll have a look at it. I did lift the instructions for their Eindecker to get the cockpit rigging somewhere near right :-)

[@johnreed3039]

I’m new to modeling but thought I would try this weekend edition. Seemed like a good place to develop rigging skills. I did fine until I got to the rigging. Any advice on lighting and magnification equipment? I really struggled threading the rigging through such small holes. Thanks! John Reed, Orlando Florida

[@SteamGeezerUK]

You can buy magnifiers that you wear like glasses, that often have lights built into them. A cheaper option, however, can be a set of reading glasses from the Pound Shop or Dollar Store. I have a set of 3.5x magnification glasses I bought for £1. As for lighting, I use some 10w LED floodlights wired into a 12v power supply I made myself, but for most people a good desk lamp will probably be a better option. I found two in a local discount store for about £5 each and they work pretty well.

[@johnreed3039]

Great ideas. I like the reading glasses with the desk lamp option. Thanks for the quick response!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

@@johnreed3039 Happy to help. You might want to consider "half moon" glasses if you go that route - I sometimes find it easier with those as I can look over the top of them if I need to, usually to find stuff on the bench :-)

[@johnreed3039]

I’ll check it out.....thanks

[@the-primered-thumb]

Crackin 😉👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@rex8286]

When I first saw the title, I thought it was a 1:148 scale, lol

[@SteamGeezerUK]

That would be quite small... :-) I did some 1/350 scale Supermarine Walruses for a board game before. That put me off smaller scale stuff for a while. I did once build a 1/144 scale Tomcat with my son, before I started this channel.

[@Horaczkocom]

Hi . Where did you buy these scissors . Which exactly model it is .?

[@SteamGeezerUK]

The Calmore ones? They came from ebay.

[@aldanoa.dealmeidacamargofi5622]

Great!

[@kenjohnston8173]

Look at the way one connects to fuselage, just 2 small prongs, not so good

[@kenjohnston8173]

Wings

[@kenjohnston8173]

Again, look at the way the wings are attached, one small tab, bad engineering