Official Fokker D.VII painting thread

[Stumptonian]

Awesome - wish I still had steady hands to do this.
I was a member of Jasta 18 years ago in a group that played the Red Baron 3D PC game.
I was J18 Kanon Fodder
:D
Good times ..

[Schlonz]

Fokkers of Joachim von Hippel and Max Holtzem
Valom kits with Reviresco decals

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[Flying Helmut]

Lovely job!:clap::clap::clap:
Must get mine done (someday!)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very well done Alex.
Those Reviresco decals sometimes make me wonder why I spend all this time making my own.
They are so good.
Rob.

[gully_raker]

:thumbsup: That is beautiful work Alex!
Definitely deserving of REP!:clap::clap::clap:

[Nicola Zee]

Fokkers of Joachim von Hippel and Max Holtzem
Valom kits with Reviresco decals
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Very impressive and professional looking model work. Have you any tips for placing the holes for the cabines struts for the Valom Fokker DVII for a novice model builder?

[Schlonz]

Thanks for your comments, guys.

@Nicola
He,he,...I've only posted those pics which made them appear like "professional looking model work" ;)
There are no real fix points for the cabane struts and it was a nerve-racking job to fix them.
When building the next Valom D.VII's, I'll drill 0.5mm holes to the fuselage and will replace
the PE parts with brass wire.

@Rob
The Reviresco decals are really nice, but they didn't stick very well to the model.
(At least, mine did not. Probably a matter of age and storage conditions.)
I had to use Mark Softner or Micro Sol, dull cote and diluted glue multiple times
to keep them fixed, before applying the final layer of dull cote.

Cheers
Alex

[Nicola Zee]

Thanks for your comments, guys.

@Nicola
He,he,...I've only posted those pics which made them appear like "professional looking model work" ;)
There are no real fix points for the cabane struts and it was a nerve-racking job to fix them.
When building the next Valom D.VII's, I'll drill 0.5mm holes to the fuselage and will replace
the PE parts with brass wire.

@Rob
The Reviresco decals are really nice, but they didn't stick very well to the model.
(At least, mine did not. Probably a matter of age and storage conditions.)
I had to use Mark Softner or Micro Sol, dull cote and diluted glue multiple times
to keep them fixed, before applying the final layer of dull cote.

Cheers
Alex
Thanks. That's useful info. When building the Valom SE5a's that's what I did. I've decided not the build the Valom DVII - I found the SE5a's a lot of work. So, instead, I've ordered the Ares white DVII and I'm going to use the Valom decals to make it a bit more colourful.

[Flying Helmut]

I've built 4 Valom DVIIs, and have used the PE struts for all of them.
I didn't drill holes in the fuselage; I glued the top end of the cabane struts into the upper wing, then, before the glue dried, I put a touch of superglue on the bottom end of the struts, and pushed them against the fuselage sides. No new holes needed.
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The top wing had already been glued to the lower wing - a dab of Araldite glue on all 8 interplane strut attachment points, and allow the wing to set solid before beginning the cabane strut assembly.

[Flying Helmut]

Just finished -Leutnant de Reserve August Raben, Staffelfuhrer of Jasta 18, circa September 1918
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Ares "Saschenberg" Fokker DVII

[Flying Helmut]

Just finished -Leutnant de Reserve Kurt Monnington of Jasta 18, circa September 1918
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Ares "Saschenberg" Fokker DVII

[Blackronin]

Stunning, Tim! And REP.

[Flying Helmut]

Many thanks, Joaquim!
Glad you like them.

Stay tuned - more coming soon!

[Stumptonian]

I want one!

No I want all of 'em
:pint:

[Dan-Sam]

But...where are the green strips on the tail? :eek: Nice job, Tim :thumbsup:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

:clap: More exotic aircraft from the Timbo workshops, or should I say Flugzeugfabrik.
Rob.

[Flying Helmut]

I want one!

No I want all of 'em
:pint:

They're mine! Hands off................;)
Glad you like them Pete.

[Flying Helmut]

But...where are the green strips on the tail? :eek: Nice job, Tim :thumbsup:

Green stripes..........are you perchance referring to my Avatar?
I have an extra "Saschenberg" DVII set aside for that scheme, but it may be called into service for another project instead.

I hope to replace my Avatar with my personal scheme "Steffi"; I have painted the mini
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and Mike (OldGuy59) did a super plane card for me
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but I can't sort out the Avatar :(

[Jager]

but I can't sort out the Avatar :(

Mike should be able to; did you ask him?
Karl

[OldGuy59]

Green stripes..........are you perchance referring to my Avatar?
I have an extra "Saschenberg" DVII set aside for that scheme, but it may be called into service for another project instead.

I hope to replace my Avatar with my personal scheme "Steffi"; I have painted the mini
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and Mike (OldGuy59) did a super plane card for me
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but I can't sort out the Avatar :(
Tim,
You can download the avatar image from my "Odds & Ends" album (Link: Steffi Avatar (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=2044&attachmentid=165210)).
Go to your Profile page, click on Settings at the top-right, and on the left side, "Edit Avatar".
Click on the second section "Custom Avatar", and use Option 2 to load your saved avatar to your profile.
That should do it.

[Flying Helmut]

Thanks, Mike!:thankyou:

You're a star!:clap:

<< commence Snoopy "Happy Dance"!!! >>

[OldGuy59]

Thanks, Mike!:thankyou:

You're a star!:clap:

<< commence Snoopy "Happy Dance"!!! >>
Tim,
Glad I could help! Enjoy.

[Flying Helmut]

Tim,
Glad I could help! Enjoy.

I'll REP you, as soon as I have spread a little around first.

Thanks again!

[matt56]

This is splendid, Tim! And I like your plans to do more for various 'mounts' throughout the war. Gives me ideas for something similar, one of these days:p

All the best,
Matt

[Black Kniggit]

truely awesome painting

[Flying Helmut]

truely awesome painting

Thank you, kind sir!

[Captain Chum]

More quality work Tim!

[jbmacek]

Green stripes..........are you perchance referring to my Avatar?
I have an extra "Saschenberg" DVII set aside for that scheme, but it may be called into service for another project instead.

I hope to replace my Avatar with my personal scheme "Steffi"; I have painted the mini
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and Mike (OldGuy59) did a super plane card for me
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but I can't sort out the Avatar :(

This is gorgeous! Good job!!!!

[Teaticket]

Fantastic job Tim! And Mike!

[Flying Helmut]

Just recently finished - completing my Jasta 13 as of September 1918

Staffelfuhrer Leutnant Franz Buchner
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[Flying Helmut]

Leutnant de Reserve Werner Niethammer
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[Flying Helmut]

Gefreiter Arnold Michaelis
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[Flying Helmut]

All three together
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[fast.git]

Spectacular! A wonderful job, Tim! :thumbsup:

[Flying Helmut]

Thanks Chris! Glad you like 'em.

[Teaticket]

Fantastic as usual Tim.

[ReducedAirFact]

Hi Tim -- you've probably mentioned it before, but I'll ask anyway.... where do your backdrops come from? Those really add a lot to the photos! (Not to mention the wonderful paint jobs.)

[Flying Helmut]

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The foreground grass is a Games Workshop battle mat.
The middle distance is a set of Barbed wire strips and trenches in 10mm scale, bought completed from ebay.
The far distance is a pair of ploughed fields, made from corrugated cardboard and painted and flocked, flanked by K & M trees based on woodland bases.
The background is a model railway paper backdrop - this one has fields and hills; I have another which is just blue sky with white clouds. The backdrop is about 28 inches long by 10 inches high - others are available, including towns or mountains, but the fields seemed like the best choice for the Western Front. Each one came from ebay, for around £2 each, post free!

[Teaticket]

The backdrop is about 28 inches long by 10 inches high - others are available, including towns or mountains, but the fields seemed like the best choice for the Western Front. Each one came from ebay, for around £2 each, post free!

I looked into the railway backdrops but only could find them for $20 and up. 2 pounds was a steal! I have yet to pull the trigger.

[Flying Helmut]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PECO-SK-13-Large-Mountainous-Landscape-Scenic-Background-228mm-x-737mm-9-x29-/171652184617?hash=item27f7447a29

Now £4 with free postage - blast these price rises!:mad:

[Flying Helmut]

As seen at Doncaster this year, my latest two Jasta 18 Fokker DVIIs.............

Leutnant de Reserve Kandt
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[Flying Helmut]

As seen at Doncaster this year, my latest two Jasta 18 Fokker DVIIs.............

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[Caveman]

:clap: Bravo! Brilliant work everyone. I love coming to this thread and just browsing through the pictures. The planes are colorful, look professionally done, and are well photographed. I wish I had many of them in my arsenal. You should all be proud!

[Teaticket]

2 more Great Jasta 18 planes Tim. Do you have them all yet?

[Flying Helmut]

2 more Great Jasta 18 planes Tim. Do you have them all yet?

3 more on the workbench as of today - that will be all the Fokker DVIIs I know of (11 in all!)
1 Hanover CL hack just added to the April '18 rosta - I might be able to top up the early 'Raben' Jasta with one or two more Albatros DVas at some point (I have at least 1 in mind!)

[Teaticket]

Can't wait to see a photo with all 12 in flight.

[Flying Helmut]

Can't wait to see a photo with all 12 in flight.

I'm getting there.....................

[Nightbomber]

I could see these red & white beauties in action at Doncaster. Great repaints, Tim. :thumbsup:

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

Very prolific Tim and not a sail in sight too.....

[Jager]

I think I've said it before, but seriously gorgeous Ravens :thumbsup:
Karl

[Stumptonian]

Sigh ....
:thumbsup:

[Captain Chum]

I see your still turning out planes Tim. More nice work mate!

[Flying Helmut]

Thanks Wingman!

Output has slowed greatly in recent weeks, but I still manage them now and then.

Yet more currently on the workbench.

[Пилот]

As we all know, there's Fokker D.VII repainting contest going on.

I would like to try painting lozenge free hand. I know it's very, very hard, and there's big chance I'll finally put decals. And at the moment I need help to decide which paints to use for:

4 colour lozenge upper wing
4 colour lozenge lower wing

5 colour lozenge upper wing
5 colour lozenge lower wing?

Also which paints would be good match for light blue, light green and dark green used on Fokkers?

Vallejo's paints would be ideal, but if you can suggest some other maufacturer, it will also be great.

Thanks a lot!

[Oberst Hajj]

As we all know, there's Fokker D.VII repainting contest going on.

I would like to try painting lozenge free hand. I know it's very, very hard, and there's big chance I'll finally put decals. And at the moment I need help to decide which paints to use for:

4 colour lozenge upper wing
4 colour lozenge lower wing

5 colour lozenge upper wing
5 colour lozenge lower wing?

Also which paints would be good match for light blue, light green and dark green used on Fokkers?

Vallejo's paints would be ideal, but if you can suggest some other maufacturer, it will also be great.

Thanks a lot!

Пилот, I think you are going to have better luck checking on actual modeling sites. Here are a couple to get you started:

5 Color Lozenge (http://www.wwi-models.org/misc/Colors/German/loz2/)

From that same site (but kind of hidden as I've not found a direct link to it) is a page that list the FS# for the colors (http://www.wwi-models.org/misc/Colors/German/lozenge.html).

And a database that converts FS#s (http://scalemodeldb.com/paintcharts/vallejo)to many different paint brands, Vallejo included. Be aware that not all brands have a matching color however.

And finally and article on how to paint Lozenge (http://www.modelairplanenews.com/blog/2015/03/03/how-to-lozenge-covering/)... but on a much larger scale.

Hope that helps get you started!

[Пилот]

Thanks, herr Oberst! This is a good starting point!

[Captain kiwi]

Hi I decided to create two small flights from the xmas gifts I received namely 4 Fokker DV11( Goering) and 4 Spad X111 (Madon) The forkers I half paint Prussian blue with black Prussian Eagle and Assassins logo on the upper wing. These I called Prussian Knights. The Spads not yet brave enough to do a full repaint decided to paint the top of the fuselage white and declared them with a royal flush emblem. I called these Escadrille Quinte Royale(Royal Flush) Anyway have a look see what you think
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[HotleadColdfeet]

Some of the best I've seen yet. Bravo! :clap:

[Captain kiwi]

Thanks very much fills me with confidence to do more

Capt Kiwi

[Nightbomber]

VERY nice repaints, Captain!:D Rep fired!

[Captain kiwi]

Cheers Nightbomber
Capt Kiwi

[Teaticket]

Very nice indeed!

[Flying Helmut]

Seriously pretty planes, excellently finished! :thumbsup:

[Stumptonian]

Nicely done, Andy
:thumbsup:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

:salute: Good to see your new Flight in the air Andy.
I guess next weeks game had better be late war orientated.
Beware the Dolphins! :lol:
Rob.

[LOOP]

Very nice. You got me longing for my workbench :(
I must steal me some paintingtime soon :p

[Captain kiwi]

Thanks all for comments .
The photos of all the DV11's are amazing from the black Fokkers right through to the Oberst's Jasta 18's I have standards galore to aspire to and great mentors to help

Capt Kiwi

[Willi]

There are so many fantastic D.VIIs out there. I would like to add a couple. This my Goering to Hauptmann Otto Heidemann, repaint for all us "Blue Max" fans186649186650. The lozenge is a bit more colorful and irregular because I had no lozenge decals and had to stipple with paint. The top view is for the WoG Card my brother then made for the D.VII maneuver deck.

[Schlonz]

The Fokker that didn't make it to the contest:

Paul Strähle, CO Jasta 57, September 1918

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[Flying Helmut]

Very nice! Well done once again! :clap:

[BB401]

The Fokker that didn't make it to the contest:

Paul Strähle, CO Jasta 57, September 1918


Very cleanly executed. Well done! :sAprvd:

I hope we start getting the how-to's from other Painting Contest contestants!

[Marechallannes]

Nice one, Schlonz! :thumbsup:

[flash]

That would have got my vote too !

[fast.git]

The Fokker that didn't make it to the contest:

Paul Strähle, CO Jasta 57, September 1918

Great-looking D.VII, Alex! I'm both sorry to hear that it didn't make the contest, and pleased that it didn't... it would have made my decision that much more difficult!

[Stumptonian]

The Fokker that didn't make it to the contest:

Paul Strähle, CO Jasta 57, September 1918

Would have made my voting even more difficult!
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[Flying Officer Kyte]

I have to agree.
Very clean lines there Alex.
Definitely a contender.
Rob.

[Captain Chum]

Beautiful plane Alex. Made not of made the contest on time but well worth some rep points.

[grumpybear]

The Fokker that didn't make it to the contest:

Paul Strähle, CO Jasta 57, September 1918

Well done nice and clean

[fast.git]

Beautiful plane Alex. Made not of made the contest on time but well worth some rep points.

Agreed. Your work continues to impress. Loved the Sopwith Dolphins, too. Beautifully crisp, lean lines on each.

[milcoll73]

The Fokker that didn't make it to the contest:

Paul Strähle, CO Jasta 57, September 1918

very nice!!

[Blackronin]

I've named this thread a Fokkers D.VII one and now you're wondering what a Fokker Dr.I does as the first picture of this thread...

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=188300&d=1456065025

Well, we have to go back a while now, when we were playing the first installation of Over the Trenches Solitary cooperative campaign.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=188299&d=1456065023

Andy (Nightbomber) and I were playing the Germans and the same squadron: The Kaiser's Eagles! Andy painted this plane with Joachim's Lisbon colours (the Black and White of Lisbon's city emblem.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=188298&d=1456065021

Time went by. Life teach us lessons. Andy felt my sorrow and decided to send me my plane. I was really happy. From that moment on, the colours of my WW1 personal planes were set.

Then it came the Fokker D.VII challenge and I decided to paint a fictional plane and this was my first thought. But it was too obvious (as if the second one wasn't).

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=188296&d=1456065015

My Joachim Lisbon plane was ready. I know of a Wing Commander who won't like it. Me playing with a black plane...

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So, my double thanks to Andrzej. For my Dr.1 and for my colours.

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It will fly high and duel with honour.

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And my duo. Soon with a Albatros D.Va to join in these colours.

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

:salute:Very good Quim.
As the old saying goes, von is never enough. Soon you need another to go with it.:minis:
Enjoy your flying it my dear friend.
You might meet some like minded pilots one of these fine days, with planes almost as black as your own.
Oh wait! You already did.
Kyte.:FOK:

[Blackronin]

:salute:Very good Quim.
As the old saying goes, von is never enough. Soon you need another to go with it.:minis:
Enjoy your flying it my dear friend.
You might meet some like minded pilots one of these fine days, with planes almost as black as your own.
Oh wait! You already did.
Kyte.:FOK:

Thanks my friend!
Nice to meet this like minded pilots. ;)

[Flying Helmut]

Nice colours, Joaquim!

[Blackronin]

Thanks, Tim! You're most kind.

[Teaticket]

Here was my DVII challenge back up. As there were three in the comp I'm glad I didn't enter this one. This is a Shapeways version, hand painted except for the wing lozenge.

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[Blackronin]

Excellent Peter!

[Teaticket]

Thanks Joaquim. I now have a plane to fly with Sachsenberg.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Looks good enough for entry to me Peter.
What made you decide on the choice you made?
Rob.

[Teaticket]

The wife and I talked it over and thought the one I did enter was a bit more bold with the white zig-zag line on red and the large 'W'. It was a lot tougher to paint!

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[Flying Helmut]

Personally, I much prefer this Marine one!
Good job!:thumbsup:

[Marechallannes]

Nice Fokker, Peter!

[Teaticket]

Thanks guys. It was not an easy choice to pick which one to enter. Since the 3 marine entries didn't do as well as I thought they should have I don't think mine would have fared any better. Looks like I'm a middle of the pack guy. I'll have to try harder next time!

[BB401]

Sorry it took so long for the follow-up. I was way out of town and out of touch for 4 days:

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(I am in the back behind the seated BAR man)

Anyways, here is the run down on my contest D.VII

Prologue - what scheme to paint?
I love lozenge, and I am just not happy with how a hand applied job looks in this scale (photo blow-ups are too unforgiving) so I was looking for a scheme with lozenge wings and an eye catching yet paintable design on the fuselage / empennage, and one I hadn't seen done before. I settled on the Ulrich Neckel D.VII, and used available photos on the internet of a few larger scale builds and the wingnut wings photos of their D.VII as a basis for my design.

I know my hand is not steady enough to do striping of that nature, especially under magnification, and I have always preferred to spray since I got my first airbrush as a teen. That means masking and lots of it. How to mask in a way that would minimize bleeding under? I have used plain old scotch tape before on larger scales, particularly as a canopy mask, with good results - lay it down, trim to your desired contours, remove the excess, spray, and remove while tacky. The risk is that it can leave gum residue, and it can still allow some bleed at corner and contours.

My wife works in a medical laboratory, and I asked her if she had a parafilm. (http://www.amazon.com/Parafilm-Roll-250-Length-Width/dp/B006RAXTFU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456195701&sr=8-1&keywords=parafilm)

I had experience in previous jobs of my own. I know it to be stretchable, sticks without residue, and can be gotten to conform to convex and concave surfaces.

I obtained a sheet and tried cutting it into very thin strips, peeling off the backing, and applying to the fuselage in a stripe pattern. It kept its shape until I needed to stretch or bend it, and as it warmed it snuggled down quite nicely......

The fuselage was assembled, gaps filled with Squadron White putty, sanded smooth, and cleaned wit ha dilute dishwashing detergent to remove all dust, mold release agent, and oils from my handling. Dried, it was then given a light coat of white primer. The base coat was a single coat of testors modelmaster insignia white, and let dry for 24 hours.

Next came the cutting and applying of the stripe mask. First to be tested was the tailplane:

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I was happy with my ability to apply the parafilm, and the parafilm's ability to be applied, conform, and be removed without undue bleed under.

Then came the 1 hour plus of cutting an applying the fuselage stripe mask. It was hard to keep track of what I was doing by applying a clear mask over what should have remained white so Icould spray the black, so I colored my strips with a sharpie before I applied them, but then I tended to apply them where the black stripes should be instead of covering the white so I could spray black. Confused yet? I was. I ended up taking a side view reference picture and creating a negative image of it so I would apply the mask in the correct place.

Tedious, Several attempts at some pieces, but as it could easily be removed and another strip cut, it could be accomplished with patience.

Down to the basement for a spray of modelmaster gloss black. Dry time, and back up to pull the mask off with a tweezers:

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The parafilm had worked quite well. The only problem was mine - as I wrapped it around the fuselage, It stretched to a consistent width around the top and sides but as I pulled it around the sharp bend of the bottom of the fuselage, I let it become too wide, so the fuselage bottom stripes are not of a consistent width.
In this view, you might notice also the scalloped Fokker wing trailing edges. The Valom kit does not include that, and I just couldn't leave well enough alone, and used a round file to add the contours it was missing.

Having applied the decals to the wings after cleaning and priming them ( Wing decals - Top wing - Valom kit decals for the Paul Wolf / Jasta 13 pattern; Lower wing - 1/144 Direct / Mehusla lower wing Pattern A / Harvest)

I installed the lower wing first:

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You may or may not be able to tell, but one thing I experimented with was enhancing the cockpit "roll" around the opening. To get more definition and make it easier to paint well, I took a small length of stretched sprue, wrapped around a small paint brush and cut off a ring of sprue, and used tenax to glue it into a circle. I then curved the circle to fit the contour of the cockpit opening and glued it down. It made it much easier to paint that to simulate the leather edged padding around the opening. I was also unhappy with the contours of the kit supplied exhaust manifold, so I chucked it and replaced with a piece fabricated from brass wire.

Stretched sprue also provided the tailplane supports:

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Then it's time to get it on gear. The stripes to gear and etc. were applied by hand to match the available Neckel photos, and I hand mixed by eye to get as good a color match as I could on the landing gear plane.

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My chosen method for dealing with the Valom's noted "fiddly-ness" was to enlarge slightly the wing attachment points with a pin vise drill to a more consistent size and depth. I braced the craft in a level attitude, and applied some acc to the wing attachment point on the upper and lower wings , placed the struts and wings together, and steadied it by hand until they were self-supporting. I then applied additional acc with the tip of a pin to fill in and reinforce the joint.

Once dry, I flipped the plan on its back and installed the inner struts by holding them in the desired position with the tweezers and applying acc with the pin, one strut at a time, each until dry.

Once done, I could add the remaining details. The National Insignia were by 1/144 Direct

The day after the decals were applied I oversprayed the entire plane with a testors actylic clear flat. I was not happy with the finish, which was not smooth, nor the clarity, which tended to be milky rather than clear. I would love to know what has worked for all of you! It did its job in evening out the tone, and taking off that "factory new shine".

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Here she is in front of the hangar on my work table.

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A good side view

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And a close up to show the effectiveness of parafilm as a mask. I would highly recommend it for any geometric shapes and masks. What I have not tried to do is use it in situ and cut a complex curve in the film in place....but I do have a second unbuilt D.VII waiting in the box. Hmmmmm.

For the contest, It was photographed on a base originally prepared for miniatures battles, on a cold winter's early morning outdoors, with a cardstock hangar as a prop.
It was a clear cold day just after sunup, so the lighting was ideal, and made for a nice presentation, especially the shadows, and really brings out your colors.

[fast.git]

Damn. Having read through the process, I am so happy I voted in favor of this model! Well done, sir... very well done!

Thank you for the clear step-by-step instructions and accompanying photos.

[Blackronin]

Amazing model!
Thanks for sharing the how to.
REP!

[flash]

A worthy winner :hatsoff:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

A very interesting resume on your methodology Bob.
Thanks for sharing this with the membership.
Rob.

[flash]

Here's my humble effort for the comp:

Started life as a Nexus Goering Fok D.VII
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I used old GW Blood Angel Red acrylic as it gave the orange/red I was looking for
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Over-painted the white bits & stripes
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Blackened the guns and struts
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All based on this photograph taken in the sixties:
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It's a fictional paint job (as far as I know) on a real Fokker D.VII !
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[Blackronin]

I liked this a lot!
REP!

[Willi]

Sorry it took so long for the follow-up. I was way out of town and out of touch for 4 days:

Well my Brother, you have finally told the story and an amazing one it is. As soon as I spread the love I will add to your already considerable reputation. Here's to mixing it up on the 6th!!

[Nightbomber]

OK, chaps, so many beautiful repaints there:). Most of all thanks for your How To Bob :thumbsup:.
You almost convinced me not to post pics of my own humble entry. :brickwal:

[BB401]

OK, chaps, so many beautiful repaints there:). Most of all thanks for your How To Bob :thumbsup:.
You almost convinced me not to post pics of my own humble entry. :brickwal:
Sacrilege! !! We all have something worth sharing.
:salute::drinks::clap:

[Flying Helmut]

Thanks for the how-to, Bob! :thumbsup:

[Schlonz]

Only a rudimentary "making of", as I usually forget to take pictures.

I should have applied the fuselage crosses before masking the lenghtwise orange and
light blue stripes. Now they a different in width and not aligned to the vertical
bar of crosses.

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[BB401]

Does anyone on the 'drome know anything about the Jasta or pilot depicted in the following picture? Surely among the D.VII afficionados here someone will know:

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I was thinking of trying to replicate that on my "leftover" Valom D.VII

[flash]

Only a rudimentary "making of", as I usually forget to take pictures.

I should have applied the fuselage crosses before masking the lenghtwise orange and
light blue stripes. Now they a different in width and not aligned to the vertical
bar of crosses.

It got my vote Alex !

[Schlonz]

Does anyone on the 'drome know anything about the Jasta or pilot depicted in the following picture? Surely among the D.VII afficionados here someone will know:


The white/black/white band around the tailplane was the Staffel marking
of Jasta 16b. No info about the pilot.

[BB401]

Only a rudimentary "making of", as I usually forget to take pictures.

I should have applied the fuselage crosses before masking the lenghtwise orange and
light blue stripes. Now they a different in width and not aligned to the vertical
bar of crosses.
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Whose decals did you use on the fuselage? They look very good.

[Schlonz]

IIRC, I've used decals from 1/144 direct.

[Blackronin]

Now I can post this post because finally the plane is at Zoe's mailbox.

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[Nightbomber]

A generous gesture, Quim. :hatsoff:
I like the plane very much.
Even more I like the emotions behind it.
Well done.

[Blackronin]

A generous gesture, Quim. :hatsoff:
I like the plane very much.
Even more I like the emotions behind it.
Well done.

As usual you are too kind, Andy.
Thanks.

[Captain Chum]

Well done Joaquim! :thumbsup:

[Stumptonian]

Very nice gift for a hard-working forum member.
Well-deserved recipient and an awesome gesture on your part, Joaquim.
:thumbsup:

P.S. I wondered who had done this entry in the contest.

[Willi]

My Brother is to blame for getting me started on the Udet journey. Ernst was quite a character and pilot who's life, unfortunately, came to an end in tragic fashion. I had tried bidding on a Nexes Series II Udet D.VII, but the bidding went high so I bailed and decided, let's try a repaint. The Goering D.VII - I call it the ghost - seems made for repainting and is easily obtainable. I am in progress as the photos show and will add to the end when all decals are applied.191217 The first operation was removal of fuselage decal and trimming down the upper wing crosses. After that it was mix my red/yellow/brown and paint as much cowl, undercarriage and struts. 191219Tamiya masking tape, 6mm worked out well for 2 mm stripes. 191221Trying to hand paint letters is, well, very trying! I know it's crude, but without decals I have to simply keep touching up until it looks reasonable.191222With top of upper wing striped the underside was next followed by a spray of dullcoat and then fuselage cross decals.191223191225 Now I wait for my Solvaset to arrive, apply the bottom wing decals and take finished photos stand by!
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The bottom of fuselage lozenge I measured, cut and drilled a hole for the altitude peg before wetting off the decal. The hole allowed for easy line up and placement.

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[Captain Chum]

Nice work William. I was getting ready to do this similar thing as I was looking for quite awhile for a Udet machine only to see them go for a very high price. I then spotted one on Ebay last month that had the wheels broken. It was for a good price so went for it. It was still new and just had to glue the struts back on.

You should get a medal for this one as I was looking more to decals rather than painting the stripes. Definitely not an easy project and yours turned out very nicely! :sAprvd:

[Willi]

Thank you. I was not sure whether decals existed for the stripes, besides I like to paint. The problem is that no matter how one tries to press down the masking tape it won't seal along the ridges in the wing so a little touch up with the tip of the xacto is a necessary clean up. My brother had left over lozenge decal from his Valom D.VII kit. so after acquiring some Solvaset I was able to apply those - my first lozenge decal effort! It was the lettering that was the most difficult. I pulled it off with much effort and frustration. Certainly not perfect, but it will have to do.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

You have made a fine job of that William.
I would never have guessed that it was your first attempt at decalling.
Rob.

[LOOP]

Great work William :thumbsup:
Superb DVII ;)

[grumpybear]

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[clipper1801]

Very nice! I remember winter, it was cold right? Sorry my rep guns are jammed, but if they were not you'd be blasted!

[Teaticket]

Its ok Dave, I blasted him good. Nice to see a very different take on such an iconic plane. I never thought about Finland having DVIIs, how many did they have?

[Stumptonian]

Excellent job on a unique looking version of the DVII
:thumbsup:
I am sure you would have garnered a worthy bunch of votes.

[LOOP]

That was something different, Darrel. Never seen anything like it.
Great work :thumbsup:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very impressive in several ways Darrel.
The ski conversion and precise work on the camouflage are well worth some rep.
Fortunately for you I am a bullet checker.
Rob.

[Stumptonian]

Very impressive in several ways Darrel.
The ski conversion and precise work on the camouflage are well worth some rep.
Fortunately for you I am a bullet checker.
Rob.

I covered for you, Rob
:thumbsup:

[Captain Chum]

Well done Darrel. :sAprvd:

[Flying Helmut]

Super job, Kelly! :clap::clap:

I must add this one to my DVII-to-do list!

[Captain Chum]

Super job, Kelly! :clap::clap:

I mus add this one to my DVII-to-do list!

Thanks mate. :)

[Caveman]

Good looking plane Kelly.

[Stumptonian]

Very nicely done.
:thumbsup:

[Teaticket]

Very nice Kelly! He's been on my list for a while, great job.

[LOOP]

Very nicely done.
:thumbsup:

+1 :thumbsup:

[Captain Chum]

Thanks gents!

I did get the D.VII card done. Usually my cards are not worth downloading but I think this one turned out pretty good. Will add it to the files in Microsoft Word ready to print if anyone is interested.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/Robert%20Greim/Greim%20card%20images_zpshk3i0pkx.png (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/Robert%20Greim/Greim%20card%20images_zpshk3i0pkx.png.html)

[Teaticket]

Nice card Kelly. If you can change the red bands to green you will have another J34b DVII. I think his name is Johann Putz?

[Captain Chum]

Nice card Kelly. If you can change the red bands to green you will have another J34b DVII. I think his name is Johann Putz?

Thanks Peter.

I uploaded these along with some other things a couple weeks ago, not sure why they have not gone through the moderation queue yet. Maybe I did something wrong.

[grumpybear]

Well done

[opoč]

Do you know what it means the letters LO! On the Ernst Udet red Fokker D VII ?

[flash]

It is the nickname name of his childhood sweetheart, Eleanor "Lo" Zink.

[Flying Helmut]

At last, I have finished the final three Fokker DVIIs for my Jadgstaffel 18 "Raben" September 1918

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[Flying Helmut]

At last, I have finished the final three Fokker DVIIs for my Jadgstaffel 18 "Raben" September 1918

Glatz

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[Flying Helmut]

At last, I have finished the final three Fokker DVIIs for my Jadgstaffel 18 "Raben" September 1918


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[Flying Helmut]

At last, I have finished the final three Fokker DVIIs for my Jadgstaffel 18 "Raben" September 1918


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[Stumptonian]

Beautiful work, Tim.
Shirley that "Unknown Pilot" must be my J18 Kanon Fodder from my days playing Red Baron 3D at the turn of the century.
:D

[milcoll73]

very nice tim!!!

[Teaticket]

Great job Tim!

[Flying Helmut]

Glad you like them!

I have more DVIIs to do, but no more of them are Jasta 18s.

[Nightbomber]

Magnificent machines, Tim. :hatsoff:

[Captain Chum]

Job well done Tim!

[Zoe Brain]

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[Captain Chum]

And the hat trick....you have been busy, :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Willi]

My Brother (BB401) is going to contribute to Lend/Lease and is building a DVII. He asked my opinion on some painting schemes and it got me to thinking. I have not been told of Bob's final decision but he suggested I do another repaint - but of what? I decided to do Heinrich Drekmann when I found out he was Ernst Udet's wingman in September of 1918. I had a Stark and I needed to eliminate that Pepto pink and Drekmann fit the bill. I had some lozenge for the top wing that was very close to the existing Stark and looked enough like the Drekmann picture. The rest was easy except for the "Hamburg" ships logo. But I was able to create a reduction of the picture and apply it.212984212985212986212987 The final photo of my three DVII repaints.212988

[BobP]

That is a fantastic job you did on that. WOW.

[grumpybear]

Very cool

[Captain Chum]

Rep gun is jammed but that is awesome work William! I think this plane is very cool and just might apply it to one of the extra D.VII's I have lying around.

I found a cool pic of him in front of his aircraft and it has Udet's plane in the background.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/Heinrich%20Drekmann_zps3ocap3yd.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/Heinrich%20Drekmann_zps3ocap3yd.jpg.html)

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Kelly's rep gun may be jammed but mine is in working order. Great work on all three repaints, very rep worthy!

[Marechallannes]

Great work!

Those Fokker D.VIIs look fantastic.

[Willi]

Much appreciated to all. An extra special thanks to Captain Chum for the photo. I love to collect such history.

[milcoll73]

awesome!

[Zoe Brain]

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Latvian.

[Carl_Brisgamer]

My spare Ares Goering Fokker D.VII repainted as an aircraft believed to have been flown by Jasta 11 commander Oberleutnant Lothar von Richthofen in August 1918. Lothar scored his last eleven victories in that month, including a triple on 8 August 1918 (DH.9 and 2 x SE.5a).

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Wings and fuselage crosses are home made, the upper and lower lozenge wing decals are produced by Reviresco.

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Some very impressive work there chaps and chapesses.
Rob.

[Carl_Brisgamer]

My second spare Ares Fokker D.VII was a Sachsenberg. Having just finished off my Lothar von Richthofen Fokker D.VII I decided to convert the next one to that flown in August 1918 by Oberleutnant Erich Löwenhardt of Jasta 10. In 1916 after serving in the infantry since the start of the war, Löwenhardt transferred to the German Air Service as an observer. In January 1917 he trained as a pilot and two months later was posted to Jasta 10 where he scored his first victory - a balloon - on 24 March 1917. By May 1918 Löwenhardt had been credited with 24 victories, awarded the Pour le Merite and was now Staffelführer of Jasta 10. He and Lothar von Richthofen commanding Jasta 11 often flew as wingmen, building their scores in a friendly rivalry through to August 1918. On 10 August just having shot down his 54th opponent Löwenhardt's Fokker collided with a Jasta 11 machine. Löwenhardt bailed out but his parachute failed to open and he fell to his death. He was just 21 years old.

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First step was to overpaint the fuselage, upper wing and underside of the tail white, and paint out the black tabs on the upper surface of the tail.

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I then repainted the fuselage yellow, applied the lozenge decal to the top wing.....

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and more to the bottom of the fuselage and under the tail.

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The lozenge decals are made by Reviresco and the national insignia on the fuselage are home made.

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Now to write up an historical scenario where Löwenhardt and Lothar von Richthofen can go hunting together.

[flash]

Primo repaint Carl :thumbsup:

[matt56]

These two yellow Fokkers are quite striking, Carl - well done, indeed!

All the best,
Matt

[Teaticket]

......Latvian.

Very nice to see something so different. Latvian love!:thumbsup:

[Teaticket]

Very nice pair of DVIIs Carl. Lowenhardt has been on my list for a while.

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Very nice pair of DVIIs Carl. Lowenhardt has been on my list for a while.

Thanks Peter. One more 'spare' D.VII to go, this one will be a Marineflieger.

[Captain Chum]

Yep, more inspiring work Carl. :sAprvd:

[Carl_Brisgamer]

My last 'spare' Ares Fokker D.VII reprint has been transformed from that of Leutnant zur See Gotthard Sachsenberg into the mount of fellow Marineflieger Vizeflugmeister Hans Goerth.

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Vizeflugmeister Hans Goerth initially served in two-seater unit Kusta III before he was transferred as a Jadgflieger to Marine Feld Jasta I on 26 February 1918. On 21 June 1918 Goerth was posted to Marine Feld Jasta III which was formed that month, remaining with that unit until the end of the war.

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Flying with MFJ III Hans Goerth was credited with seven victories, including five in the Fokker D.VII. His final two victories were scored on 1 October 1918 whilst flying this D.VII marked with a black heart on a white fuselage band. In the skies over West Flanders Goerth first shot down a DH.9 from No. 108 Squadron RAF south of Houthulst and twenty-five minutes later downed a Sopwith Camel from No. 210 Squadron RAF near Handzame. Ending the war as the top scoring ace of MFJ III decorated with the Iron Cross 1st Class, Goerth was also one of the few Jagdflieger to fly the Fokker D.VIII in the last weeks of the conflict. In 1919 Goerth was among those Marinefliegerkorps pilots who went east to serve with the Freikorps as part of Kampfgeschwader Sachsenberg, again flying the Fokker D.VIII against Bolshevik forces. Following the end of that campaign Hans Goerth slips into obscurity.

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The lozenge panels on the upper wing and fuselage are Reviresco decals (factory fresh Fokker D.VII No.6 - $3).

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The black heart decals and markings on the tailplane are homemade.

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A lineup of my authentic Marinefliegerkorps aircraft - Hans Goerth's Fokker D.VII, a Seefrosta Albatros D.V, Theo Osterkamp's Albatros D.Va and Gotthard Sachsenberg's Fokker D.VII. These examples will be featuring in my future Over The Trenches AARs.

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[Stumptonian]

Very nice indeed.
REP on its way
:thumbsup:

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Very nice indeed.
REP on its way
:thumbsup:

Thanks Pete, I really like how this one turned out. Roll on OTT Bitter End campaign month May 1918 so we Eagles can break out the D.VIIs.

[flash]

Top notch Carl :thumbsup:

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Top notch Carl :thumbsup:

Thanks Dave, I think it is my favourite D.VII at the moment (with Lothar's red and yellow machine a close second).

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Some primary evidence - the photo below was taken at Jabbeke aerodrome in October 1918, showing Goerth's Fokker D.VII second from the left.

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[Flying Helmut]

Super DVII!

REP!

[Teaticket]

Carl, your Hans Goerth is fabulous.

[badlands122]

Wow!! Those are ALL OUTSTANDING!! Very inspirational.

[Marechallannes]

Very good series, Carl. :eek:

Rep gun fired!

[Captain Chum]

More nice work Carl, you paint brushes must me getting worn out.

[BB401]

This is a Valom kit, using Reviresco "Factory Fresh" Fokker D.VII decals, and added Bavarian flag decals adapted for 1/144 use, to portray a D.VII of Jasta 16b. Pilot unknown. I just liked the look of the blue/white pattern as a contrast to the lozenge.

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Posed at an airdrome close to its national origin (!)

And here we see it sharing space with Ulrich Neckel's D.VII:

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[Flying Helmut]

Magnificent! :clap::clap:

[grumpybear]

:Super:thumbsup:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very adroitly applied decals Bob.
Rob.

[BB401]

"This is a Valom kit, using Reviresco "Factory Fresh" Fokker D.VII decals,....." A word of warning to those who may not yet have discovered this, but the Reviresco decals for the upper and lower wings are ever of slightly smaller than Valom wings, leaving you with a bit of micro touching up to do on the leading or trailing edge on the underside. Caveat Modelor ;-)

[Teaticket]

A beauty! :thumbsup:

[Willi]

I love the photography Brother. We will talk technique:sAprvd:

[Captain Chum]

Another fine looking aircraft Bob!

[brdavis]

Inspired by a recent D.VII contest entry (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?24322-Fokker-D-VII-Challenge-Vote-Off!&p=390651&viewfull=1#post390651), here's my Willi Hippert D.VII.
Previously a Nexus Goering model, decals by Reviresco.

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[Flying Helmut]

Super job! :clap::clap:

Hope mine turns out as good as that one!

[Stumptonian]

Excellent!
:sAprvd:
I think I'd go cross-eyed trying to match up those patterns.

[OldGuy59]

Inspired by a recent D.VII contest entry (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?24322-Fokker-D-VII-Challenge-Vote-Off!&p=390651&viewfull=1#post390651), here's my Willi Hippert D.VII.
Previously a Nexus Goering model, decals by Reviresco.

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Double Inspiration. The first paint job for the card front, and yours, Brian, for the back.

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[brdavis]

:sAprvd: :sAprvd: :sAprvd:

Thanks Mike, love the cards!

[Schlonz]

Very clean work with the decals.........:thumbsup:

[brdavis]

Thanks for the comments everyone - the full body decals are challenging but the result is worth the effort
:salute:

[Jager]

Impressive work both Bob and Brian. :salute:


Thanks for the comments everyone - the full body decals are challenging but the result is worth the effort
:salute:

Often the only way to get the late-war German schemes.
The big irritation of Ares to reprint Goring is the lack of wing camo. I've never tried a whole body decal, but I have some want-to-dos that will probably require it.
just need a better print-your-own decal than Testors.
Karl

[milcoll73]

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i had the extra sharks mouth from the wgs stuka so i though id put it to good use. if one of your card wizards could be so kind as to make a card for it id be eternally grateful.

[Teaticket]

Not a historical scheme, just another in my Tiger series to counter my wife's Welsh Dragons. Shapeways model by Decapod.

Of course as with most new planes, on it's first flight it didn't get shot at once but had a collision and...BOOM!

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[Teaticket]

well i thought id dip my toe back in the repaint pond with an easy repaint. so the purple knight, Rittmeister Bauer of JG1 takes to the air in his distinctive purple fokker DVII. 227824
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Nice one Phil. I thought I recognized that smile.

[Caveman]

Whole lot of great looking aircraft in this showcase. Brilliant work folks.

[matt56]

Your 'Jasta Tiger' scheme is quite eye-catching, Peter - no difficulties identifying that pilot from the ground, to be sure!:sAprvd:

Apropos that your lovely bride vanquished you so quickly - you're a smart man to keep her interested in the game that way!

All the best,
Matt

[badlands122]

Those are really COOL!!:sAprvd:

[Kubajs]

The tiger looks fantastic!

[milcoll73]

Nice one Phil. I thought I recognized that smile.



thanks! you know what they say. if youve got it, flaunt it!

[mikeemagnus]

Lovely paint job Peter. Tiger (Crouching?) v Dragon (Hidden?) huh? No contest I reckon :)

Sorry, rep gun jammed, but worthy :)

[mrinku]

Finished painting my scratch build D.VII yesterday, went with Harald Auffarth of Jasta 29.

Before final assembly (to show off the lozenge camo):

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[Carl_Brisgamer]

Finished painting my scratch build D.VII yesterday, went with Harald Auffarth of Jasta 29.

Before final assembly (to show off the lozenge camo)

And all put together:

Great job Mark :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[milcoll73]

looks awesome!!!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Looks very stylish Mark, and a nice change from the usual more regular pilots aircraft.
Rob.

[matt56]

I second your notion, Rob! That green and yellow with the white comet is very refreshing - great job on this scratch-build all 'round, Mark!:sAprvd:

All the best,
Matt

[mrinku]

Thanks for the kind words. I went with the green upper wing rather than camo based on the well-known photo of him standing next to it that is on Wikipedia. You can't see the top of the wing, but the leading edge is clearly a solid colour.

It was fun working out a way to do lozenge camo freehand. But I don't think I'll do too much more of that (and anyway, it's time to work on some Entente birds). I might have had more to show this long weekend if I hadn't run out of 0.5mm polystyrene card...

[Teaticket]

Excellent work Mark!

[Flying Helmut]

Super job! :clap::clap::clap:

[rhodie80]

Great scratch build and I love the paint job.

[Karo7]

Hello,

I'm currently working on a Valom Rudolf Berthold. There are different paint schemes out there and I was wondering which is the correct one? Maybe there are an early and a late version?

Body: red/blue or red/green/blue or red/green/blue with semi-transparent german insignias?
Struts: black, red, or blue?
Undercarriage wing: blue/lozenge or green?

[Caveman]

Nice looking aircraft. Well done.

[Karo7]

I've now finished the second Valom kit in the Rudolf Berthold paint scheme:

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Attaching the upper wing and the inner strutts was a painful mess, but the overall impression seems acceptable.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very smart they look too Florian.
Rob.

[Hedeby]

I REALLY like the yellow/white one - very nice indeed

[rhodie80]

Fantastic paint job. The yellow and white one is a eye catcher.

[Kubajs]

Great work, Florian. It seems much more than "acceptable" as you write

It would be nice to see them live in the action.
Will you consider to join us for Wings of Prague in april?

[Stumptonian]

Great work, Florian.
I actually prefer your blue one over the yellow, but I would be glad to have either in my hangar.
:sAprvd:

[Karo7]

Great work, Florian. It seems much more than "acceptable" as you write

It would be nice to see them live in the action.
Will you consider to join us for Wings of Prague in april?

Thank you for your nice words!

I would love to. In fact, I've considered to visit Prague, already. But I start a new job in November and can't predict the possibility for holidays in the first six month.

[Karo7]

Great work, Florian.
I actually prefer your blue one over the yellow, but I would be glad to have either in my hangar.
:sAprvd:

I like the blue one over the yellow one, too. There is some nostaligica involved, as my first WWI model kit as a teenager was a Revell Rudolf Berthold Fokker D.VII 1/72. There even wasn't a decal for the Lozenge, so I had to do it freehand.

[Vagabond]

The blue one is a nice neat colour scheme, did you use decals for the black diagonals on the yellow plane or are they hand painted?

Both planes are very good though.

[Marechallannes]

Saubere Arbeit! :salute:

[Karo7]

The blue one is a nice neat colour scheme, did you use decals for the black diagonals on the yellow plane or are they hand painted?

Both planes are very good though.

The black diagonals with the grey cross is a single decal. The black stripes on the elevator is a decal, too.

[Vagabond]

The decals make a very neat job, I think it is very difficult to match it with hand painting.
Who's decals did you use? I was going to try and hand paint something like this but I will use decals if I can get them. :drinks:

[Karo7]

The decals make a very neat job, I think it is very difficult to match it with hand painting.
Who's decals did you use? I was going to try and hand paint something like this but I will use decals if I can get them. :drinks:
I made my own ones with Coreldraw and a sheet of inkjet decal paper.

Here are some images of my D.VII from the last contest:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=186473&d=1454261201

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=186472&d=1454261195

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=186474&d=1454261206

[Flying Helmut]

Magnificent! :clap:

[matt56]

Lovely work, indeed, Florian! I have always like the MJ 3 Fokker DVII but have been daunted to try painting the stripes on the fuselage - looks like a decal is definitely the way to go:sAprvd:

All the best,
Matt

[Vagabond]

Florian that is very fine workmanship indeed, I am loth to put my planes on here but I have spent a lot longer on them than you would think from the finished work and I also wanted to thank Tim (Flying Helmet) in public for sending me the decals so I could complete these, I also stole his idea for the backgrounds, because I think they look great.

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[Stumptonian]

Great job, John. I have the decals and some spare Goerings.
Hope mine look even half as good as yours when I finally get around to tackling them.

[Teaticket]

Very nice John. :thumbsup: One day I will to do a flight of J18.

[BobP]

Unreal paint job. :sAprvd:

[milcoll73]

nice john!!!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

They do look very fine John, and I have always liked that paint scheme.
Rob.

[Vagabond]

Cheers guys, it's a relatively easy colour scheme to do, but very colourful and dramatic.

Pete I'm impressed you have a few spare Goering's to paint up. You can't get those for love or money now. I'd be inclined to sell them and pay my mortgage off. ;)

[Stumptonian]

Pete I'm impressed you have a few spare Goering's to paint up. You can't get those for love or money now. I'd be inclined to sell them and pay my mortgage off. ;)

Well that's planning, innit?
:p

[Vagabond]

Well that's planning, innit?
:p

Too true, well done for that:sAprvd:

I've another two almost done, I've finished the easy Wolff one from the Valom kit and I want to do the Franz Büchner one but I'm baulking at painting the werewolf head. :surrender:

[matt56]

Lovely work, John!:sAprvd: Like Rob, I've always liked the scheme - it's a striking color and paint job that shows well on the game board/mat.

All the best,
Matt

[mikeemagnus]

Great work John. Beautiful paint jobs :sAprvd: Thanks for sharing.

[Vagabond]

Thanks guys, simple and striking is good in my book. The background helps to show them off well and this is the one that Flying Helmet and FO Kyte use so there has to be some kudos there as well. Following in the footsteps so to speak. Just a long way behind.;) :drinks:

[andron234]

Jasta 12.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=59013&d=1346605440
Shapeways kits.

Ian

Great painting, does the planes come with pilots?

[Jager]

Floria and John: Very nice job both of you. I wish I had such success with homemade decals. :hmm:


Cheers guys, it's a relatively easy colour scheme to do, but very colourful and dramatic.

Pete I'm impressed you have a few spare Goering's to paint up. You can't get those for love or money now. I'd be inclined to sell them and pay my mortgage off. ;)

So Goering's are back up in price?

Karl

[Womble]

Great painting, does the planes come with pilots?

No, the pilots are from Peter Pig.

[andron234]

No, the pilots are from Peter Pig.

Forgive my lack of knowledge, thanks for the info

[Jager]

Forgive my lack of knowledge, thanks for the info

Drew: there are a few threads about adding crew to your planes. Another option is the tiny figures for RR layouts. (Can't remember the scale right now).
Karl

[andron234]

thanks for the info