I am in the process of doing some personal repaints of a Fokker Dr. 1 (from Dom) and a D VII (Dom's last).
The pair:
Dr. 1
D VII
I haven't painted models in over 30 years and would appreciate any tips on how to improve my work as I look to do more repaints.
I used the same Humbrol matt white #34 as a base coat on the Dr. 1. I then went over it with a Humbrol matt black #33. I kept the original decals and worked around them. I was fairly satisfied (being my first repaint) with the Dr. 1 overall -except for the wheels - and decided to move on to the D VII.
Initially I wanted to do it in white as I cannot afford the seventy odd dollars for an eBay Goering D VII. The white just didn't look good so I switched to the black I had used for on the Dr. 1.
I think the finish is too glossy, especially on the D VII. I am also uncertain about the end result from a colour scheme point of view.
I have see so many great repaints here I was inspired. I am hoping the talent out there can make some suggestions on what to do next:
Keeping in mind my limited talent and the bit of a botched job I have on the D VII, are there any suggestions as to what I can do to improve this repaint?
I am awaiting some German decals out of England to finish the job and would like to improve the plane before I put them on.
Thoughts?
I have a full set of Series 1 Dr.1's coming to me as well as another Schafer D VII that I intend to repaint.
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