| Trevor the complete build will be shown here as I get parts made up,the model will go to show people that with a little guidance they too can build models from scratch,there will be no complicated parts whatsoever,everything will be made from ordinary wood,metal scrap and wire,nothing high tech,these old airplanes were made just like this and were built for wartime production,watch this space !
Yes the Fokker is very brittle,only yesterday I turned mine upside down and cracked the trailing edge on my workshop chair,drat ! those metal parts are awful,even mazak/zamak stands up better,my guess is that it is just cheap metal with lots of impurities in it,the trouble is these bits come out hot from the dies and go clonk into a huge stillage,then they bend and once cool are impossible to bend without breaking up,persevere and watch out for felines,cats just love models to squash,my two Siamese love sitting in my balsa box,because the wood is so warm,they are also prone to chew balsa.
Yes that fuselage decking is well worth adding,a worthwhile enhancment.
Bodgers unite indeed !! I like it.
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