Werner Voss in 1:48scale

Very nice idea on the setup

Ray these are some CMK WWI german fig..

Yes Thanks Marco, but as Ivan rightly pointed, the sculpting is no match to Mike Good's Voss unfortunately

Marco, Ivan, Joseph and whoever can help, I found this para in a review of the movie Red Baron on wings of honor website, which is a bit confusing to me What are your views?

In one scene Werner Voss is seen with a captured Bentley rotary engine which brings us this conversation:

Manfred: "Where did you get that engine from?"
Werner: "From a british pilot."
Manfred: "He gave it to you?"
Werner: "Not intentionally, I had to persuade him."

In reality Voss equipped his Fokker Dr.I with a captured LeRhone from a Nieuport 17. <Rant On> Personally in the movie I think he has stolen this engine from Josef Jacobs Fokker Dr.I and it was a Clerget and not a Bentley as Jacobs Fokker was the only one I know of sporting a 130 HP Clerget engine during the war. With this engine Voss would have escaped the six S.E.5a that were jumping on him. We never get to see the epic battle between him and McCudden and his boys. Maybe Voss did not possess an English wrench and could not fix the engine accordingly. He then lost it during the dogfight. That's the only explanation I have why it took only six Brits to down one German. But it goes like a red line trough the movie: we never see the important dogfights of W.W.I. Thus we will never know the truth. <Rant Off>

Le Rhône Rotary Engine (110 HP)
The V4 prototype Fokker Triplane belonging to Voß was equipped with a captured Le Rhône rotary engine. The 110 HP engine was used in many allied aircraft to include the popular Nieuport 17 fighter/scout. By 1917 German manufacturing was having difficulties keeping up with her war needs and it was not uncommon to press servicable captured engines back in to service, especially an engine as reliable as the Le Rhône.

In the case of Voß's triplane Fok. F.I 103/17 it was a Le Rhône, Type J, 110 Hp, s/n 3247. It was taken from a captured British Nieuport 17.



The 110 HP Le Rhône

Nation: France
Manufacturer: Le Rhône
Year of introduction: 1914
Type: 9 cylinder air cooled rotary
Bore: 112 mm
Stroke: 170 mm
Displacement: 15,066 cubic centimeters
Cylinders: Bore 112 mm, Stroke 175 mm
Compression Ratio:
Ignition system: Magneto, 1 spark plug side mounted on each cylinder
Induction system: Carburettor
Boost system: None
lubrication: Castor oil
Starter: Manual (propeller)
Cooling system: Air
Auxiliary drive:
Propeller drive: Direct
Weight: 308 lb (all up)
Diameter: 96 cm
Length: 89 cm
Output: 110 hp @ 1200 RPM at sea level.
Max RPM: 1,200

Found one!!!! Bought it A le Rhone engine in resin from Vector...







...Now the title shall be something on the lines of, "I WILL PUT HER ON MY PLANE!" or similar. Any more ideas?

X'titkellem TQIL

How about this........ "WILL YOU FIT ON MY BABY?"

How come he is always hands in pockets...

skyhigh wrote: How come he is always hands in pockets...

Nahseb li l-bwiet kienu bla inforra

Il alhwa dak il hsieb ghadilli jien ukoll...

Ray C..may be this will help...

Thanks Marco.Excellent reference if I decide on adding the cowling in the scene. Now I think I can do without the chain blocks and tripod and put the engine and cowling on the garage floor or on "strippi".

Ray wrote:X'titkellem TQIL

How about this........ "WILL YOU FIT ON MY BABY?"

Or "will she fly my bird?"

skyhigh wrote: How come he is always hands in pockets...

It shows that he was a civil servant (Haddiem tal-gvern pur kien)

You might call him 'BUTU'

Good one Ivan!
Thanks again Marco

I like your quote Ray C

Isma are you going to build the whole aircraft or? Because I think I saw those pics a million times before on Joseph's thread

Joking apart, you should build the whole aircraft ta as he would look great in 1/48th scale.......go for it mate, DARE yourself

No mate, I wont be building the aircraft. Never thought of doing that, just the thought of it sends shiver down my spine

...but this picture of a museum display intrigues me

At last.........a pic which Marco did not post

Great pic eh!!!

Ray this is the type J but 120hp but looks simmilar...for detail ...

You're a treasure Mahco!!!!

Ray C

Try this site for really good WWI detailed drawings.

http://mwmiller.theaerodrome.com/