In the late nineties I lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a few years. 1997 is a year we'll never forget. It was the age of the Asian financial crisis but most of all it was the year of the haze. Human induced forest fires in Sumatra and through the westernly winds the smoke was blown to Malaysia and covered the country by a very unhealthy layer of haze. Out on the streets you could smell burning wood. At some point the visibility was reduced to a few 100 meters only and people stayed indoors and used air purifiers to clean the air inside their homes. It was only until the end of September that tropical downpours cleared the skies and we actually discovered the beauty of the city and its surroundings, such as the rainforest in the Ampang Jaya area, east of the city, where we resided.
To cut a long story short, the many hours inside were well spent and from a stock of home brought paper models I made this tiny Fokker Dr. I. It was flown by the German ace Werner Voss, who got killed in action in 1917. The model scale is 1:50 and published by WMV from Germany. The kit was a delight to make (German precision from the pre-computer age) and actually consists of two detailed machines, the other one being the Red Baron's Dreidecker. Even the nine cylinder Oberursel is fully detailed. I started the red one just before the haze cleared, and guess what, once the skies had cleared up it stayed untouched in a shoe box; 17 years later it's still patiently waiting in the same shoe box.
I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Erik
To cut a long story short, the many hours inside were well spent and from a stock of home brought paper models I made this tiny Fokker Dr. I. It was flown by the German ace Werner Voss, who got killed in action in 1917. The model scale is 1:50 and published by WMV from Germany. The kit was a delight to make (German precision from the pre-computer age) and actually consists of two detailed machines, the other one being the Red Baron's Dreidecker. Even the nine cylinder Oberursel is fully detailed. I started the red one just before the haze cleared, and guess what, once the skies had cleared up it stayed untouched in a shoe box; 17 years later it's still patiently waiting in the same shoe box.
I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Erik
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