Aye those look really nice Keith are you going to put them in the Jasta thread also?
Aye those look really nice Keith are you going to put them in the Jasta thread also?
Not sure Chris. I like the idea of the Painting Showcase threads we have here and I like the Unit thread idea as well. But between those two and the normal Hobby section, we are getting quite a bit of double and even triple postings. I need to think on this some more
Since I'm re-creating Ltn. Kandt of Jasta 18, what color of red did you use for your Jasta?Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte
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Hi Andy for all of my Jasta 18 planes I've used Windsor & Newton Vermilion Hue,it's got good pigment strength and a high opacity I hope this helps, nice to see more of the candy planes out there I really like the Jasta 18 colour scheme and I look forward to seeing Ltn. Kandt in acytion against the enemy sometime soon
Wilhelm Kuhne's Fokker D.VII
Sorry chaps for the blurry images.
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Honestly I never understood what these threds were trying to accomplish. I think what you want is some sort if index functionality so someone can browse all the planes of a certain type without wading through the whole forum. If I were to set up something like that I'd think it would need to be either wholy administered or strictly moderated. My first ground rule would be the index threads contain no unique information, simply pointers to seperate posts (or maybe albums) about the relevant planes, with maybe a thumbnail image for each thread. Either someone is responsible for updating the first post as an index, and all comments are deleted once the info has been updated in the primary post, or everyone is allowed one post in the thread to keep updated with links to all of their relevant repaints for that thread. All commentary posts, multiple posts by the same author, and posts otherwise violating the restricions would be deleted. Any commentary on individual works would have to be directed to the linked thread.I like the idea of the Painting Showcase threads we have here and I like the Unit thread idea as well. But between those two and the normal Hobby section, we are getting quite a bit of double and even triple postings. I need to think on this some more
I'm not sure about the unit thread. If that's a thread to collect all photos of multlpe planes from any unit painted by the same artis, then it would work just like an airplane thread; if it's collection of all planes from a particular unit from any artist, then there would probably have to be a thread for each unit, or it would have to be maintained in the first post.
Since I'm looking to build a Jasta 18 Fokker D.VII, Wilhelm Kuhne's Fokker D.VII looks close to Lt Kandt's. Lt Kandt's had an all red tail with the same diangle black with white dashes stripe. Am I wrong?
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Have to ask the stupid question, is top & bottom camo a paint job or decals?
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I've seen this plane with a red tail and a white tail, so I'm not sure which is correct so I chose to paint the tail white, as for the name of the pilot I'll double check as I've got the Osprey book and correct if necessary.
My take on these threads is as follows, hasten to say just how I see the reason for them.
The individual painting show case is for members to show off an aircraft of a particular type and their interpretation of the colours, why?
We all like to show off a bit , these help in showing others to help with schemes and , hopefully, inspire others to take a project with painting.
It also shows others different types of aircraft and their colours. Comments made by others help t o improve and correct interpretations and mistakes, as I did recently with my Aviatik C1, plus to get accolades from your peers on site.
The unit painting thread was thought, up as a lot of members commented they like to see groups of aircraft from the same unit/ Jasta so the idea is for the same member to paint up a group of aircraft from the same unit, why a minimum of three? To differentiate from the individual painting showcase.
Anyway that's why I post pics of my painting, hopefully to inspire others to have a go
it's as they came Andy - based on Nexus Schaeffers D.VII with Doms decals. Wish I could paint like that !Have to ask the stupid question, is top & bottom camo a paint job or decals?
VERY nice work!
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So I have done a Fokker D.VII too:
Because I am a Swabian I´ve done Gefr. Wilhelm Scheutzel´s D.4649/18, Jata 65, with the motive of the seven swabians hunting the rabbit:
Very nice! Will have to add my version of this crate to the post when she's complete. 1 of 4 needed for the Battle of St. Mihiel Scenario
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Another very attractive warbird Matthias.
I always love to see those littl Swabians chasing the rabbit.
Rob.
and now presenting the four "Adversaries" for the Scenario #9 St. Mihiel Air Campaign...
From Jasta 15, Ltn Josef Veltjens...
From Jasta 18 Ltn Kandt...
From Jasta 19, Ltn Oliver von Beaulieu Marconnay...
and finally from Jasta 65 Gefreiter Wilhelm Scheutze!
Custom built playing cards availiable in the Files Section, WWI, Custom Cards, Custom Planes, Central Power Cards, Various Fokker D.VII cards...
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/dow...p?do=cat&id=36
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Looking really good!
Great looking Fokkers Andy!
They certainly present a formidable foursome Andy.
It will be great to see how they perform in action.
Rob.
A great looking flight.
Very well done man!!
Matthias
A day at the beach for Jasta 4.
Carlos Meyer Baldo
E Koepsch
Lt. Richard Kraut.
All Shapeways Kampffleiger kits except for Udet.
Ian
Ian
Looking good against the mats Ian. Any AAR's forthcoming with them?
Fly my pretties, fly !
Those look great! Very crisp!
Bit of a grey day at the beach though!
Rob.
Very nice!!!
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My three old Red Eagle birds.
Painted to match official cards I had available but different from the old Nexus mini`s that I never managed to track down.
There's one I really like... !
The chequers are rather fine.
Rob.
It`s mainly a lot of decaling work using various generic sheets from a number of places.
Rob.
The biggest problem was on the Von Hippel with the name "Mimmi" which is hand painted.
Nice paint job and decaling on those 3 too.
My three old Red Eagle birds.
Painted to match official cards I had available but different from the old Nexus mini`s that I never managed to track down.
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My first foray into using Shapeways WSF material.
Here is my Fokker DVII flown by Carl Degelow, first of several I plan to make of Jasta 40.
Great lookin' birds there David, Ian & Robert!
Willi Rosenstein has been added to my Jasta 40.
Some of the best looking finish for WSF material of any sort I have seen David.
Lovely work everyone, inspires me to paint me another bird.
Very, very nice indeed Keith. Did you use an airbrush? The quality, opacity and precision of your paintwork is a wonderful thing to behold!!!
Great work, and you are now a plane ahead of me for Jasta 40 David.
Rob.
Very nice looking DVII's, design is simple but very eye catching and you've captured them beautifully with your repaint.
Hey Tim, I'm assuming you are talking about my Jasta 18 birds in post #42? If so, thank you. I do use an airbrush to lay down all my base colors for repaints. There is just no other way to get that smooth of a surface and as crisp of lines. Though, David did get really close on his Jasta 40 birds!
Shhh... I use an airbrush too...
Gorgeous birds!My three old Red Eagle birds.
Painted to match official cards I had available but different from the old Nexus mini`s that I never managed to track down.
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Truly a great job! For those who compete in contest here, had better look out!
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Does not surprise me on bitShhh... I use an airbrush too...
Here's my latest Fokker DVII. A Jasta 10 bird, flown by Ltn Arthur Laumann.
It's a Shapeways model designed by jbmacek. https://www.shapeways.com/model/1012...d=6&li=ostatus
Last edited by PFactorDave; 10-29-2013 at 08:28.
They look great.
lovely models!
I couldn't get the attachments up Dave, but the picture you have of it on Shapeways is very well presented.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
That is a nice looking bird Dave. I also had to go check it out on the Shapeways site as the attachment is not working for me either.
Weird... Attachments worked last night. Now they don't. I'll try to edit and fix them later this morning.
EDIT: Well, I've re-uploaded the photos and they seem to be working at the moment. I guess we'll see if it holds.
Last edited by PFactorDave; 10-29-2013 at 08:29.
David, those I can see are great.
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