And the top wing is on!
This was much easier than I had expected. The outer cabanes are a tight fit in the upper wing slot, so I thinned the tabs down and everything was easy.
I can report that it is structurally robust, because I dropped my iphone on the wing tip just before I took these photos…
(I’ve managed to break the rudder off three times so far.)

I just have to add the aileron control wires between the fuselage and upper wing and work out how to paint the prop laminations.

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Thanks, mate (@johnb).

Ant it is done.
I'm rather happy with my first effort at painting a laminated wood propeller.
The (new) competition deadline is next Sunday, but, as we are still in lockdown here in Melbourne, the club meeting will be online. The drill is that we take photos to show completion and do the judging when we can meet in person.

I'm going to finish the base and build and paint the figure of Lothar (see above).
After that I'll post it on the main page.

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I must say @michaelt, I was prepared not to like your solution to the streaky camo but I'm glad to report I was wrong wrong wrong. It really looks good - just about what you could get with the Aviattic streaky decal for the Dr.I. It is possible to paint - I did it - put a coat of clear lacquer over the CDL done with acrylic, then applied thinned acrylic (Tamiya RLM71). Here's what I got.

Your idea is superior, however, so long as the modeler is OCD enough to do the masking. 🙂

And I am definitely glad I concluded at the outset that two Roden Triplanes were enough in the collection. They're problem-free compared to the Meng.

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G'day Tom (@tcinla),
Thanks, high praise, indeed.
To be honest, I wasn't too sure how it would work out myself.
I think I may have OMD (Obsessive Masking Disorder).
I considered the Aviatic decals, but I was worried I'd mess them up too easily.
I tried the streaky paint idea too, but thought I wouldn't have enough control over the effect, particularly with any repainting that might be needed, for the (then) relatively short build timeline.
I admire your efforts, though.

Although there are one or two issues as noted, this was a fun build and I'd consider building another if I didn't have enough of a stash to get through.

Thanks, again for watching.

It really turned out a very impressive DR.I . I guess your work might get me to resume progress on mine, wing warpage and all. Congrats!

Not content with having a Meng 1/32 Fokker Dr.I competition, my modelling club also decided to build a Jasta of Eduard 1/72 Fokker Dr.Is, but this time just for fun.
Each aircraft will be using decals from the Pheon Decals "72002 Fokker Dr.Is of Jagdgeschwader Nr II".
The reason there are two Fokkers in the picture below is because my adult son, Chris, joined in the build.

Meanwhile I've finished the base for the Meng aircraft and am painting 1/32 Lothar...

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Nothing better than building together with your son, my friend @michaelt!
Looking forward to them!