Let's Build The FOKKER D VII By WINGNUT WINGS

[@robertcookson792]

Superb tutorial. Clear, concise and no nonsense. Top marks.

[@TheAlleyman]

Wow, thanks a lot :)

[@way2sh0rt07grad]

The humor you throw in is priceless. Doing this in 1/16 scale is pain enough. I can't imagine doing all that with what your working with. Incredible!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks a lot :) 1:32 is still pretty fine if I think of all the 1/72 Fokker kits out there 😅

[@lancelehman1105]

I really liked the tips about the seatbelts.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks Lance, great to hear

[@Emtbtoday]

Great walk through see you again soon have a good new year

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks Charlie, wish you a great start for the new year as well!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Looking good. 👍👍

[@TheAlleyman]

Thank you good sir :)

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@TheAlleyman 🙂

[@lpjmodels]

Yo Tim I can't believe I missed this. Been a bit out of the loop. EPIC VIDEO and well done with nearly 100k views already

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks James. Yeah and no idea how this happened, took me quite by surprise but I won't complain. Good thing you missed it that you won't have to wait for the second part now 😅

[@hissycatbuilds]

Beautiful, simply beautiful.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thank you (love your user name btw 😅)

[@hissycatbuilds]

@@TheAlleyman Thank you. =)

[@mverna3628]

I really hope you continue with your current videos. These are great

[@TheAlleyman]

That's the plan, even though time is a bit scarce for now

[@jochengroning7425]

very good clip with many details. Can‘t wait to see your next one!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks, I promise it won't take me 6 months again 😅

[@theobolt250]

I expected a finished product at the end? Besides that? Insane! So much knowledge and craft. Respect.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks for your feedback Theo. I usually do 3 episodes for an aircraft like this as the video would a) get way too long otherwise and b) I would be only able to upload every three months (which is the time it usually takes me to finish those builds). I always show the final state of each episode in the intro and in the thumbnail but it might not be clear if you're new to the channel. Hope you enjoyed it anyway and the next part is coming rather soon(ish) 😁

[@theobolt250]

@@TheAlleyman After I put my comment in this started to dawn on me. Hah! Silly me, always talking before my turn. In the video everything goes so easy, smooth and fast. But that's called editing. So, my welmeant apologies. Question though: how many hours went in this? You can choose prepping and building only, but if you want to you maybe can throw in research as well. Just red hot curious now.

[@TheAlleyman]

@@theobolt250 no worries :) well it's not going all smooth and easy in reality, video doesn't show me failing to thread the rigging for countless times is just one example :) now in terms of time spent, I don't keep track but I would guess something around 20hrs net for building and painting. Research is a different animal though. Can't really say how long as it's a process I do over a couple of weeks/months prior to starting a project.

[@tonysquires8207]

Excellent, superb instructions and info on the paints etc. Also some humour, much appreciated 👍

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks Tony, always happy to hear !

[@muratfuatgencer6631]

Amazing building

[@TheAlleyman]

Thank you Murat!

[@GhostRider247]

my god man thats stunning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks Shaun!

[@buckstarchaser2376]

Watching you do this project like a neurosurgeon while I eat oatmeal and spill it all over the place is a really interesting experience.

[@TheAlleyman]

Made my day Buck 🤣. Thanks a lot. Funnily, I'm quite clumsy in other situations.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Beautiful build. I don't model WWI aircraft, but the techniques you employ and your obvious skill should help any modeler.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks Chuck :)

[@chuckschillingvideos]

@@TheAlleyman No, thank YOU! I really appreciate how you use different paints in very innovative ways, I've never seen anyone else use the Tamiya clears in that way before. Very clever. That's how a woodworker might have approached it.

[@severedirkitis]

As always, great video and even better modelling!! Looking forward to the next one.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thank you Kevin!

[@kevinfutter]

Lovely work and excellent presentation!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks Kevin (also for pointing me towards the right pronunciation of lozenge 😅)

[@scale_history]

Again....fantastic build and video, and the little bit of humor set you apart from other videos, cannot wait for the next video!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks a lot for your words and for all the support here and over at IG!

[@Marie579]

Wow! so wonderful to see such skill and overall convincing realism on the tube, 👍👍👍

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks a lot, very encouraging to read!

[@thierryvasseur7540]

Superbe réalisation 😮

[@TheAlleyman]

Merci bcp Thierry 😊

[@DanielAggers]

Excellent museum quality build! Thanks so much for sharing. Subed!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks for your kind words and your support Daniel!

[@dagmarhoeffner7954]

Soooo good that you are back. I was looking forward to your next clip and boy , it was worth the wait. Such accurate work and great tips that make the work much easier.

[@TheAlleyman]

Yes it took me a while 😅 thanks a lot!

[@joeshmoe9978]

I liked the thumbnail/headline 😀

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks a lot, hope the video was okay as well 😅

[@medic7698]

Fascinating

[@TheAlleyman]

Thank you 😊

[@simonleach6632]

Lovely work mate, and good to see you back at it, this is going to be a fun build to follow!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks a lot mate!

[@rrdavis7476]

Fantastic video! Love the F- Bomb drop when you realise that you ran out of Tamiya NATO Black. LOL!

[@mauserkk98]

Well done on not braking anything as it comes together.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks, I actually broke one of the little struts that hold the seat but it was very easy to fix. As a rule of thumb I usually break one part in every build 😅

[@HecklerGT2]

Excellent choice to build Udet's Fokker instead. Love your videos man! keep it up

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks mate! Really appreciate your feedback

[@HecklerGT2]

@@TheAlleyman I am waiting very patiently for the next part of the series! lol

[@HecklerGT2]

@@TheAlleyman ​I also happen to be a very long time admirer of Ernst, if I may, I might suggest a change to your currently planned red nose. Later on he decided to paint the nose black to give it some contrast. I hope you consider this change as something has always told me the nose is indeed black in his heart. www.hyperscale.com/2020/reviews/kits/p7hg_img_45/fullsize/20_fs.jpg for reference.

[@TheAlleyman]

@@HecklerGT2 hi Nick, thanks for the reference. I was actually not planning to go for the "Du doch nicht" scheme (Don't have the decal to start with) but rather for the 4253/18 with lozenge upper wing as seen here: www.wingnutwings.com/ww/productdetail?productid=3088&cat=3 You know if the black nose was applied for this one as well?

[@HecklerGT2]

@@TheAlleyman Unfortunately I cannot really say as I am not familiar with that depiction of his bird. The depiction I believe to be most accurate based on existing sources has the red striped (not black) upper wing, chevrons present on the tail leading to the "Du Doch Nicht!", in addition to the black nose. I do hope you add "Du Doch Nicht!", if nothing else. Thank you again for your consideration and hopefully you don't mind I've cared to share my thoughts. Excited to see how it turns out!

[@jackpreston8762]

Wonderful, thank you..

[@mattw9667]

O... M... G...! Crazy good build!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks a lot Matt :)

[@jaredharris955]

He’s backkkkkkk I hope Santa brings you more nato black , amazing video once again

[@TheAlleyman]

Hahaha, thanks a lot. I didn't trust in Santa so I reordered. Thanks again for your support!

[@craigcook1571]

That’s cool!👍🏻👍🏻

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks Craig :)

[@thanhquannguyen9624]

Thanks for your terrific video.

[@TheAlleyman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gary6300]

Hi Tim your cockpit looks truly awesome I'm glad you explain what you are doing and what paints and accessories you are using I would love to build a ww1 aircraft but what puts me off is all the rigging but watching your tutorial is making me change my mind so thank you very much for your videos buddy. also have just subscribed to your channel. all the best looking forward to the next video. Cheers Gary 🇬🇧.

[@TheAlleyman]

Hi Gary, that's great to hear, thank you so much and I'm happy I could help with my tutorial. Rigging can be frightening on first sight but in the end it's rather a question of patience than of skill. You can also achieve great results without turnbuckles by using an elastic thread such as EZ line.

[@gary6300]

@TheAlleyman Thanks, Tim. I only just came across your channel, and your builds look awesome. I'm thinking of buying a 1st ww biplane now lol so I can have ago at building one. keep those videos coming, buddy. They are truly inspiring, mate.

[@julieseverin4716]

C'est vraiment top!

[@TheAlleyman]

Merci :)

[@lynnostler639]

Wow, this has been amazing to watch. I have this kit so I'm looking forwward to all the next clips. Thank you.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks for your feedback, Lynn. Hope you will enjoy building the kit, don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

[@jabbalechat7910]

Nice work... 👍👏😻

[@TheAlleyman]

Thank you (big cat fan here btw 😅)

[@markfrommontana]

Tim, you've started another amazing build of a great kit. Based on what you did with that Nieuport a while ago, I know this is going to be absolutely fantastic. I also have the Goering Fokker DVII and when I eventually get around to building it, I'm going to go with a different livery.. I'm not a big fan of massive amounts of white paint! Your builds are so clean and precise and believe me the photography looks outstanding when I pull up KZbin on the big flat screen in the family room. All the best and Happy New Year.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks a lot Mark, that really means a lot to me! And yes the "all-white" scheme didn't really resonate with me as well (next to all the other issues one might with putting a Goering figure on display 😅). Luckily the aftermarket has a lot of schemes to offer.

[@alexanderknoch1387]

Hello Alleyman. I really enjoy your built of the Fokker. Can you tell me whats the dimensions of the brass tubes for the rigging please? Best regards from germany

[@TheAlleyman]

Hi Alexander, thanks for your feedback. I was using.5mm tubes with an inner diameter of .3mm. Hoffe ich konnte helfen :)

[@alexanderknoch1387]

@@TheAlleyman Ja vielen Dank. 😉

[@Geekman333]

Awesome. You got yours done in under twenty minutes while mine took around four months. 🤣 Beautiful result.

[@TheAlleyman]

Hahaha, thanks. Well, I cut out most of the "happy little accidents" to get under 20 minutes 😅

[@CaliforniaKid44]

Great work! But where’s the link to the free online reference you mentioned At around the 19:00 mark?

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks a lot, the reference is in the video description

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Beautiful work. WW planes are worth every penny.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks a lot Robert, couldn't agree more

[@thomasmorgan4306]

An excellent tutorial. I really like your weathering techniques . . . thank you. Just an FYI, inline engines did not use the castor oil famous from the rotary power plants.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks a lot, also for the info :)

[@yetialphamale]

Again amazing. Thx for sharing. I am relatively new to the hobby, oils stay ‘wet’ for weeks. How do you make sure the do not rub off?

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks. So in cases where I use a lot of oils e.g. the wood grain, I let them sit for about 1-2 days. Then I seal them in with varnish. That's usually quite sturdy, I even spilled plastic cement on the floor panel and it didn't wear off any paint

[@TheAlleyman]

Btw if you let the oils sit on a cardboard for a couple of hours they will dry more quickly.

[@C4GIF]

Hermann Göring 👍👍a nice plane.

[@TheAlleyman]

Ahhhm yeah, I hope it's only me reading that commentary in the wrong way...

[@normg2242]

Incredible, loved every minute of it! By the way - "lozenge" is pronounced "losendsch" with "offenem o", "stimmhaftem s" and also "stimmhaftem sch". But who cares, it's the results that count, and they are simply stunning...!

[@TheAlleyman]

Hi Norm, thanks a lot for your feedback. Yeah, I know I messed up the pronunciation of lozenge, more on that in the next video 😅

[@Xlaminator]

Very nice start! I bought a WnW Fokker D.VII (Early) recently, so I´m really curious how this project will proceed.

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks. The fuselage build was a bit tricky but the next episode is about 90% done and I aim to release the next video next week

[@darylschleppe]

Your amazing at your art! When I use Abieltung paint I have to wait a week for it to dry. How do you carry on with spraying clear paint and not making a mess?

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks so much for your feedback. I'm not sure if I said it in the video but I let the oils dry over night before hitting th with clear paints. I also spread out the oils quite thinly and the thinner your oil layer is the less drying time it needs.

[@mickd8490]

Amazing

[@TheAlleyman]

Thank you Mick

[@matthewcragg3607]

0:16 Poor Hermann.

[@TheAlleyman]

He should have chosen a more interesting color scheme 😅

[@matthewcragg3607]

@@TheAlleyman He made a lot of controversial choices during his life.

[@Emtbtoday]

How long did you have to wait roughly for going over the oil wood grain with tamiya clear paints? That's something I definitely need to try out I'm just experiencing the Abt 503 oil's just now I bought a few box sets of them finally took made the investment in good oil's

[@TheAlleyman]

If I remember correctly I left it for two days

[@junon3pek]

It is very nice to see how many aftermarket parts you have brought to this project of yours. Do you have any plans to get some Spandaus from Gaspatch Models and/or maybe propellers from LF Models or Proper Plane to further improve this WnW kit? What I'm really looking forward to is how much the Aviattic Lozenge decal is going to further improve this Fokker since I am unfamiliar with Aviattic from before. Please keep up the good work.

[@TheAlleyman]

Hi Paul, thanks for your kind words. I can already tell you that the aviattic decals are a massive improvement, in my opinion they are a must have on any build with lozenge. I like the Gaspatch guns (been using them on my Nieuport) but the WNW spandaus are really fine, so I will stick with them. And I don't have a proper plane propeller but I will try them in the future (most likely on a multi-propeller build where it would be too painful to paint them all)

[@monostripezebras]

nice model

[@TheAlleyman]

Thank you 😊

[@razif6916]

Nice..subs added

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks Razif :)

[@Channel-os4uk]

Just say 'back of' rather than 'backside of'. Backside in British English tends to refer to the arse.

[@TheAlleyman]

Woops, well will keep it in mind 😁 thanks a lot

[@bibblebob]

Really hoping that someone picks up the tools to make these kits again. I’m not one of those people who considers WnW kits as mythical level quality - both kits I’ve built have had manufacturing defects and poor decals (very brittle and thick) That said, they were the only company making some very esoteric subjects in this scale, and some very detailed kits OOTB. Great video though, looking forward to parts II and beyond!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks mate, and yes WNW are great but not perfect. Personally, I think that Copper State Models are on the same level and they are slowly but constantly building up their 1/32 catalogue (plus they are still available :) )

[@CMC440]

just found your wonderful channel, from the first second I like what you do. I am looking for inspiration to record better videos at chanell, you have a sub - super job.

[@TheAlleyman]

Wow thanks that's very encouraging to read.

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

air plane helicopter 1930 is amazing Sir like older airplane like in this video source youtube

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks sounds interesting

[@edwrubluski7277]

Delicate work! Applause!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks Ed!

[@mikehardiman7165]

Hi , Mike from NZ, have a Wingnut wings Junkers J1 , I’d love to gift to you , don’t think I’d do it justice . Let me know if it’s something you’d like to build

[@TheAlleyman]

Hi that's really generous but knowing the price of the kits and the shipping costs, I can't accept.

[@SimonWallwork]

You Chermans......🤣

[@TheAlleyman]

Yes it's us again 😁

[@tonysquires8207]

Just rewatched and the castor oil/ diarrhoea comment reminded me of the phrase shitty death used by flyers from that era.

[@TheAlleyman]

Oh wow, I didn't know that. Btw I was pointed out that castor oils where only used on rotary engines, so I guess at least one thing less to worry about for any Fokker pilot ;)

[@typhoon2827]

Congratulations on not building the new airfix 1/24 spitfire.

[@TheAlleyman]

I wouldn't really go well with the channel's theme anyway. It's that bad? I only heard good stuff about the newer airfix kits recently

[@1989rbrown]

Anyone else get nervous when he mentions "German gray"? 😬

[@TheAlleyman]

Did I say grey? Might have mixed up 😅

[@TheAlleyman]

Ah now I got it :)

[@1989rbrown]

@@TheAlleyman Yes just being silly mate 😉. Nice video! I will show it to my dad he loves WW1 aircraft 🙂

[@kiethpederson7558]

f in sucks these guys just up and quir

[@TheAlleyman]

Definitely, that's why it's good to see that Copper State Models are continuously growing their catalogue.

[@billward8346]

Excellent work!

[@TheAlleyman]

Thanks Bill, glad you like it