Junkers D.I was the first all-metal fighter. I like the ugly shapes of this bird and decided to add the model to my collection.
The model was built from Roden kit. Its quality is nice and shapes are in general correct. It is a nice build, only decals were awful, so I used some from other kits. As it was “one week build” I decided to make only necessary improvements.
First – I changed the installation angle of the consoles. To make this I cut the consoles with model saw and clued them with right angle. Then I covered the joint lines with foil strips.
Second – I make new interior in cockpit and landing gear.
Third – new “back” of the fuselage. Roden’s detail is incorrect. New one was made of foil.
I painted the model with Humbrol Enamels. The camouflage was painted with airbrush by hand, without any masks. Interesting thing: most of D.I models in different scales have the same shapes of the camo color fields – as on well known D.I prototype photo. I don’t think this is correct, because all captured serial Junkers D.I’s had fields of different shapes.
This model soon will become a part of a little diorama.
