Its funny you got this one Grant - I recently bought the I Love Kit/Merit/Trumpeter/Whateverthehell Fokker DR 1 Triplane as well! I'll do mine completely out of the box, although I will print a seated pilot and replace the guns as well. Simple is as simple does! Cheers, Chris
Twenty five years ago I took the 1/27 Academy knockoff of the 1950’s Revell triplane , used about a half dozen of the parts, and scratch built everything else including the interior. I painted it in the well known black and white striped “optical illusion” plane and it is a visually stunning model.