BEGIUM REARMS !

[NARSES2]

With the rise in tension caused by the "Spitzbergen Incident" between the Western Alliance and the "Red Menace" during the mid 1930's the forces of both sides sought to modernise. Belgium in particular was in a quandry as to what to do as despite the good prospects for it's own indigenous Renard designs they were still a fair way off reaching production and service. France was in the process of re-equiping it's air-arm and was also heavily involved with helping develop the new Luftwaffe. The UK could provide some Gloster Gladiators but these were already being seen as obselescent. As for the newer Hurricane's, production had not ramped up sufficiently to consider overseas sales just yet.

Help was much nearer to hand however in the form of Fokker DXXi's from Holland.

[NARSES2]

Fokker had been seeking sales for it's DXXI and offered a Belgium a good deal. The Belgian goverment subsequently ordered 60 aircraft - 20 direct and 40 to be licenced built by Avion's Fairey.

This is one of the first aircraft to enter service with 4/11/2 Ae. based at Nivelles in April 1938.

[NARSES2]

As this is one of the origional Fokker built machines it served in it's origional Dutch style camoflage.

These aircraft served until 1940 when they wee replaced by the indegionous Renard R38 and 40.

[NARSES2]

Kit is the 1/72 MPM "Dutch Defender" version. Markings a mix of kit's and "Kits at War" sheet K7/10 : Belgian AF

Apologies for the blured photo's blame my eyes  

Currently working on this aircrafts eventual succesors plus a Dutch Naval DXXI

Chris

[Spey_Phantom]

 wish we had them before the germans invaded, looks a lot better then the fiat cr42.

excellent work m8    

[nev]

obscure inter-war subject:  check

Colourful camoflage:  check

Spats:  check


There's this modeller from Pittsburgh, I reckon he'd quite like this

[Radish]

Lovely, very nice indeed  

[Sisko]

Very nice and shhhhhhh don't mention that it has spats.

[AeroplaneDriver]

My building interests really dont go any further back than WWII, which makes it all the nicer to see someone turn out a beautiful build from that period, since I know it's something I will likely never attempt.

Very nice in those colors too, but where the heck is "Begium"??    

[Shasper]

*Waiting for BdB's reaction*


Shas B)

[AeroplaneDriver]

*Waiting for BdB's reaction*


Shas B)

He won't like it-he hates spats.

[Archibald]

Lovely! Nice kit, good paint sheme... I was astonished to see that Belgium had developed its own spitfire, the Renard fighters you mentioned    

[John Howling Mouse]

Sending SPATS! alert to BdaB...

 

[Brian da Basher]

Yowsa Narses! That's one sweet looking Fokker! Awesome job on that camo scheme too! Those spats are waaaay sexy!

Further proof (as if any was needed) that spats add 1000% to the coolness factor of any aircraft! B)

I love spats!

Brian da Basher

[lancer]

Amazing build Chris. The is one sexy little fockker. It's coolness factor would be seriously enhanced, as well as a decent weight saving, by removal of the spats.