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flash
08-15-2012, 11:50
Well someone had to start this massive ball rolling !
My versions of some Jasta 15 kites:

131612

131613

131614

131615

131616

131617

Full details in my album here (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=310)

Flying Officer Kyte
08-17-2012, 03:01
Here are a couple of Jasta 40.Nexus repaints.



57305


57304


57303

Flying Officer Kyte
08-17-2012, 04:14
And one from Jasta Raban

57329

57331

57330



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Boney10
08-17-2012, 15:15
Sorry had to post my Sachsenberg, I love this scheme :)

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=13772&d=1306229268

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=13771&d=1306229237

144sram
08-26-2012, 15:36
My three:
58538
58539
SRAM resin kits

Flying Officer Kyte
08-28-2012, 12:26
Interesting decals on the lower left one Michel.
How did you produce those please?
Rob.

Womble
09-02-2012, 10:46
Jasta 12.

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

Ian

Flying Officer Kyte
09-02-2012, 11:09
Another nice offering Ian.
All in all worthy of some Kudos.
Rob.

144sram
09-02-2012, 11:38
Interesting decals on the lower left one Michel.
How did you produce those please?
Rob.

Scaned original decals 1/48 and reduced to 1/144 than..

Flying Officer Kyte
09-02-2012, 12:01
Scaned original decals 1/48 and reduced to 1/144 than..

Thanks.
That is pretty much what I do myself.
Rob.

Guntruck
09-04-2012, 07:18
Jasta 18:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14437&d=1307873782

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14434&d=1307873710

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14432&d=1307873710

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14438&d=1307873782

Flying Officer Kyte
09-04-2012, 10:53
Nice to see Gunners. I'm still waiting for the DVII re issue in order to finish off both these and my Black Fokkers.
Rob.

Dark Horse
10-02-2012, 18:06
My Jasta 40 Fokkers

more pix here:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=1479

Flying Officer Kyte
10-02-2012, 23:55
A very nice set of aircraft Nigel.
As usual I am interested in where you sourced your insignia.
Did you find a manufactured set or did you produce your own as I did for my Jasta?
Rob.

Dark Horse
10-03-2012, 01:26
A very nice set of aircraft Nigel.
As usual I am interested in where you sourced your insignia.
Did you find a manufactured set or did you produce your own as I did for my Jasta?
Rob.


Hi Rob, If you mean the insignia themselves then they came from images on the net and also from the book "Black Fokker" leader. There are pix & scans in my photo album site listed above. The decals themselves were produced by Zoe Brain & I think she did a really fantastic and convincing job with them. I still have 2 more fokkers of Jasta 40 to do, but I have a couple of other projects currently under way which I want to finish first. (I got a bit tired of all the black - I think I was beginning to turn into a Goth but I just managed to save myself (despite my profile pix...)

Flying Officer Kyte
10-03-2012, 05:41
Thanks for that Nigel.
You did exactly the same as I did then. Used the Book "Black Fokker Leader". Now I'm just waiting for the DVII reprints to complete the Jasta.
Rob.

gully_raker
10-03-2012, 23:05
:thumbsup: All great D.VII's Chaps but I must say I love the Jasta 18 Raben colour scheme best.
Here is my Goring repaint of a mythical J18 pilot Bruno von Hinxsmann (who is my evil Hun twin!)
Personal insignia Decals are GW axes.
Thats my Jasta leader August Raben himself in the Dr.I



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Dark Horse
10-04-2012, 01:28
Thanks for that Nigel.
You did exactly the same as I did then. Used the Book "Black Fokker Leader". Now I'm just waiting for the DVII reprints to complete the Jasta.
Rob.

I used the Shapeways kit for all of my Fokkers.

Flying Officer Kyte
10-04-2012, 02:29
I used the Shapeways kit for all of my Fokkers.

I just have this funny thing about using Shapeways for aircraft that are obtainable in Nexus/Ares format already.
Rob.

Burt
10-04-2012, 06:10
Some lovely paint jobs everyone.
An inspiration to buy yet more planes.

Flying Officer Kyte
10-04-2012, 06:35
:thumbsup: All great D.VII's Chaps but I must say I love the Jasta 18 Raben colour scheme best.
Here is my Goring repaint of a mythical J18 pilot Bruno von Hinxsmann (who is my evil Hun twin!)
Personal insignia Decals are GW axes.
Thats my Jasta leader August Raben himself in the Dr.I

Love your von Hinxmann Barry. Maybe Kyte and Hawkwood should cultivate arch enemies too.
Rob.

gully_raker
10-04-2012, 15:42
I just have this funny thing about using Shapeways for aircraft that are obtainable in Nexus/Ares format already.
Rob.

:)Yes Rob I agree but Fok D. VII's are like dinosaur eggs.
I would hate to tell you how much I paid for my Goring for that Jasta Raben repaint.

:pOh well it cost me $45 US on ebay + postage. Nuff said!:eek:

Dark Horse
10-04-2012, 18:52
:)Yes Rob I agree but Fok D. VII's are like dinosaur eggs.
I would hate to tell you how much I paid for my Goring for that Jasta Raben repaint.

:pOh well it cost me $45 US on ebay + postage. Nuff said!:eek:

wow. there would be no way I would paint that much. I bought all 3 Nexus ones for $15 each - and if I had realised that even then the company was in trouble (actually had already ceased production), I would have bought a lot more!

Womble
10-05-2012, 10:36
I just have this funny thing about using Shapeways for aircraft that are obtainable in Nexus/Ares format already.
Rob.

I know what you mean but I gave up waiting for new releases a long time ago. Also the Shapeways kit is perfert for all lozenge planes. It's so much easier to lozenge then build than to have a pre built plane. I can't wait for the Ares re-release, but till its available, its Shapeways kits for me.

Ian

Dark Horse
10-05-2012, 21:48
I know what you mean but I gave up waiting for new releases a long time ago. Also the Shapeways kit is perfert for all lozenge planes. It's so much easier to lozenge then build than to have a pre built plane. I can't wait for the Ares re-release, but till its available, its Shapeways kits for me.

Ian

I agree with Ian about the shapeways kit and lozenge decals. It would be much easier to stick on the decal with a kit than a completed model (I know as i am currently contemplating how to do it properly on my latest project - finished planes and lozenge don't mix well methinks).

Baron Rolf
11-01-2012, 07:21
:thumbsup: All great D.VII's Chaps but I must say I love the Jasta 18 Raben colour scheme best.
Here is my Goring repaint of a mythical J18 pilot Bruno von Hinxsmann (who is my evil Hun twin!)
Personal insignia Decals are GW axes.
Thats my Jasta leader August Raben himself in the Dr.I

I've got those same decals at home so if you don't mind Barry in using your idea on one of my own Fokker D.VII's ?

Flying Officer Kyte
11-01-2012, 12:21
I agree with Ian about the shapeways kit and lozenge decals. It would be much easier to stick on the decal with a kit than a completed model (I know as i am currently contemplating how to do it properly on my latest project - finished planes and lozenge don't mix well methinks).

You are quite right Nigel.
I always strip my planes down before doing wing decals, although I have seen some very cunning methods on here to get around that problem of struts in the way.
Rob.

Womble
11-07-2012, 10:51
Here's my Jasta 18, all Shapeways kits.

Kurt Monnington
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64840&d=1352313006
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64308&d=1351886713

Hans Muller
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64841&d=1352313008

Gunther Von Buren
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64842&d=1352313011

Heinz Kustner
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64843&d=1352313015

I think those are the pilots.

Ian

rote Flügel
11-09-2012, 23:52
OK.. I will throw these up just to get them out there again.. I painted these a while back, but these already here look familiar.. lol..

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33811&d=1329059119
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33808&d=1329059119
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33809&d=1329059119

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=36430&d=1331659101
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=36431&d=1331659105
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=36432&d=1331659110

Wombat
11-17-2012, 03:56
Fokker D.VII from Skytrex.

First one painted for my Fiancé.

66051

66052


And the "Mimmi", flown by Wilhelm Hippert.

66053

66054

/Jörgen

Dark Horse
01-19-2013, 21:09
Bruno Loerzer Fokker Dvii by Shapeways. More pix can be found in this thread:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=1919

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71930

71931

Flying Officer Kyte
01-20-2013, 00:16
Nice work again Nigel.
You must have a very steady hand.
Rob.

Dark Horse
01-20-2013, 01:34
Nice work again Nigel.
You must have a very steady hand.
Rob.

no good with darts though.

flash
01-20-2013, 02:55
Tried Ranken Darts ?
71941

I'm sure you could hit a Zeppelin from overhead ! ;)

Flying Officer Kyte
01-20-2013, 02:58
no good with darts though.

I didn't realise you were into dressmaking Nigel!:takecover:
Kyte.

Dark Horse
01-22-2013, 21:54
I didn't realise you were into dressmaking Nigel!:takecover:
Kyte.

I like to dress up my planes a bit: colour coordination, stripes, checks, splashes of colour...

Flying Officer Kyte
01-23-2013, 01:03
I like to dress up my planes a bit: colour coordination, stripes, checks, splashes of colour...

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=20090&d=1313002721


Wot ! No black lace.

Kyte.

7eat51
02-11-2013, 21:52
I think all of you have inspired me to try my hand at creating a Jasta. The last time I took paint to a model was in the '70s, but one can only look at the great pictures on this site for so long without jumping in.

Flying Officer Kyte
02-12-2013, 01:23
:clap:That is great news Eric.
If the chaps efforts can inspire you to take up your brush after all these years, it can only be to the benefit of us all.:thumbsup:
Rob.

somaliavet
02-12-2013, 05:52
I think all of you have inspired me to try my hand at creating a Jasta. The last time I took paint to a model was in the '70s, but one can only look at the great pictures on this site for so long without jumping in.

Can't wait to see the results!

7eat51
02-12-2013, 07:20
Over the next week or so I will spend time rereading posts on painting and do some research on planes and supplies. This should be an interesting, rewarding, and, most likely, humbling experience. I will post pictures when I complete my first plane. Thank you for the inspiration and encouragement.

Oberst Hajj
02-23-2013, 23:30
I guess I should add my Jasta 18 D.VIIs that I recently had time to paint up.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78114&d=1361641296

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78112&d=1361641294

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78111&d=1361641293

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78108&d=1361641291

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78109&d=1361641291

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78107&d=1361641290

This Jasta is very simple to paint up and goes really quick, oh, and they look really good on the table! What more could you ask for.... besides more D.VII minis to repaint with?

Flying Officer Kyte
02-24-2013, 01:11
I guess I should add my Jasta 18 D.VIIs that I recently had time to paint up.
This Jasta is very simple to paint up and goes really quick, oh, and they look really good on the table! What more could you ask for.... besides more D.VII minis to repaint with?

:thumbsup:Another impressive group of aircraft Keith.
I know what you mean about more DV11s. I hope the reprints are here soon. I'm still short two Rabans and three for the Black Fokker Jasta.:eek:
Rob.

somaliavet
02-24-2013, 01:56
Outstanding work, Herr Oberst!:thumbsup:

Carl_Brisgamer
02-24-2013, 03:30
Beautiful work Herr Oberst :thumbsup:

Oberst Hajj
02-24-2013, 05:12
Thanks guys. It's hard to take to much credit on these easy paint schemes though.

Jager
02-24-2013, 07:11
Maybe the congrats is for finding so many re-paintable D.VIIs in the first place. :envy:
Karl

Caveman
02-24-2013, 08:29
All of these planes are magnificent! Congratulations!

Oberst Hajj
02-24-2013, 09:42
Maybe the congrats is for finding so many re-paintable D.VIIs in the first place. :envy:
Karl

I've been sitting on these for a year or more now.

flash
02-25-2013, 01:39
And didn't break one strut ! They look superb Keith :thumbsup:

Boney10
02-25-2013, 10:08
Aye those look really nice Keith are you going to put them in the Jasta thread also?

Oberst Hajj
02-25-2013, 20:20
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 :(

freebird-52
03-20-2013, 18:25
...

Since I'm re-creating Ltn. Kandt of Jasta 18, what color of red did you use for your Jasta?

Baron Rolf
03-22-2013, 01:06
Since I'm re-creating Ltn. Kandt of Jasta 18, what color of red did you use for your Jasta?

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 :thumbsup:

Baron Rolf
03-22-2013, 02:20
Wilhelm Kuhne's Fokker D.VII

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=82563&d=13639376


82590

82591

Sorry chaps for the blurry images.

Pseudotheist
03-22-2013, 14:45
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 :(
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'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.

freebird-52
03-24-2013, 09:32
Wilhelm Kuhne's Fokker D.VII -Sorry chaps for the blurry images.

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?

freebird-52
03-24-2013, 12:52
Well someone had to start this massive ball rolling !
My versions of some Jasta 15 kites: Full details in my album here (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=310)

Have to ask the stupid question, is top & bottom camo a paint job or decals? :(

Baron Rolf
03-24-2013, 13:35
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?

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.

Boney10
03-25-2013, 04:17
Honestly I never understood what these threds were trying to accomplish.

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.

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 :)

flash
03-25-2013, 11:12
Have to ask the stupid question, is top & bottom camo a paint job or decals? :(

it's as they came Andy - based on Nexus Schaeffers D.VII with Doms decals. Wish I could paint like that !

Dark Horse
03-28-2013, 01:41
I guess I should add my Jasta 18 D.VIIs that I recently had time to paint up.
This Jasta is very simple to paint up and goes really quick, oh, and they look really good on the table! What more could you ask for.... besides more D.VII minis to repaint with?

VERY nice work!

Ravenlord
04-22-2013, 11:47
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:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=87341&d=1366655528

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=87342&d=1366655540

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=87343&d=1366655555

freebird-52
04-27-2013, 12:18
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

Flying Officer Kyte
04-27-2013, 12:34
Another very attractive warbird Matthias.
I always love to see those littl Swabians chasing the rabbit.
Rob.

freebird-52
05-05-2013, 13:18
and now presenting the four "Adversaries" for the Scenario #9 St. Mihiel Air Campaign...

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=88854&d=1367783081
From Jasta 15, Ltn Josef Veltjens...

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=88855&d=1367783090
From Jasta 18 Ltn Kandt...

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=88856&d=1367783098
From Jasta 19, Ltn Oliver von Beaulieu Marconnay...

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=88857&d=1367783107
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/downloads.php?do=cat&id=36

Oberst Hajj
05-05-2013, 13:29
Looking really good!

Carl_Brisgamer
05-05-2013, 13:55
Great looking Fokkers Andy!

Flying Officer Kyte
05-05-2013, 14:27
They certainly present a formidable foursome Andy.
It will be great to see how they perform in action.
Rob.

Ravenlord
05-06-2013, 10:47
A great looking flight.

Very well done man!!

Matthias

Womble
08-24-2013, 06:55
A day at the beach for Jasta 4.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=105290&d=1377351361
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=105288&d=1377351361

Carlos Meyer Baldo
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=105289&d=1377351361

E Koepsch
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=105291&d=1377351361

Lt. Richard Kraut.
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=105292&d=1377351361

All Shapeways Kampffleiger kits except for Udet.

Ian

Ian

Lt. S.Kafloc
08-24-2013, 07:58
Looking good against the mats Ian. Any AAR's forthcoming with them?

flash
08-24-2013, 08:34
Fly my pretties, fly ! ;)

somaliavet
08-24-2013, 14:22
Those look great! Very crisp!:thumbsup:

Flying Officer Kyte
08-27-2013, 03:22
:thumbsup: Very nifty looking birds Ian.
Bit of a grey day at the beach though!
:DRob.

predhead
08-27-2013, 04:51
A day at the beach for Jasta 4. Ian

Very nice!!! :salute:

Rabbit 3
08-27-2013, 10:49
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.106733
:fokker:

flash
08-27-2013, 11:14
There's one I really like... ! ;)

Flying Officer Kyte
08-27-2013, 11:40
:clap:The chequers are rather fine.

Rob.

Rabbit 3
08-27-2013, 12:22
:clap:The chequers are rather fine.

Rob.
It`s mainly a lot of decaling work using various generic sheets from a number of places.
The biggest problem was on the Von Hippel with the name "Mimmi" which is hand painted.

Lt. S.Kafloc
08-27-2013, 15:02
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.:fokker:

PFactorDave
09-02-2013, 09:46
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.

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freebird-52
09-02-2013, 11:28
Great lookin' birds there David, Ian & Robert!

PFactorDave
09-03-2013, 20:01
Willi Rosenstein has been added to my Jasta 40.

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Captain Chum
09-03-2013, 21:15
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.

Timmo UK
09-27-2013, 13:19
Very, very nice indeed Keith. Did you use an airbrush? The quality, opacity and precision of your paintwork is a wonderful thing to behold!!!

Flying Officer Kyte
09-27-2013, 14:41
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.:clap:
Rob.

Lt. S.Kafloc
09-27-2013, 15:21
Very nice looking DVII's, design is simple but very eye catching and you've captured them beautifully with your repaint.

Oberst Hajj
09-27-2013, 18:14
Very, very nice indeed Keith. Did you use an airbrush? The quality, opacity and precision of your paintwork is a wonderful thing to behold!!!

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!

PFactorDave
09-27-2013, 19:11
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... ;)

freebird-52
09-28-2013, 05:35
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.:fokker:

Gorgeous birds!

freebird-52
09-28-2013, 05:37
Willi Rosenstein has been added to my Jasta 40.

Truly a great job! For those who compete in contest here, had better look out!

Oberst Hajj
10-01-2013, 05:27
Shhh... I use an airbrush too... ;)

Does not surprise me on bit ;)

PFactorDave
10-28-2013, 17:23
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/1012955/fokker-d-vii-quot-schwarm-quot-1-144th-scale.html?materialId=6&li=ostatus

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john snelling
10-28-2013, 18:01
They look great.

Antabires
10-28-2013, 18:52
lovely models!

Flying Officer Kyte
10-29-2013, 02:18
I couldn't get the attachments up Dave, but the picture you have of it on Shapeways is very well presented.
Rob.

Oberst Hajj
10-29-2013, 05:51
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.

PFactorDave
10-29-2013, 06:09
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.

Пилот
10-29-2013, 18:27
David, those I can see are great.

PFactorDave
10-31-2013, 18:21
And here's my Rudolph Stark. Same Shapeways print in WSF designed by jbmacek as my other DVIIs.

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I've still got about half a dozen DVIIs waiting, but I think I'll switch to something else next. I've got some HP O/400s... Maybe those next.

MoonSylver
10-31-2013, 18:48
Oustanding as always David. :hatsoff: I'm surprised you did Stark, since his is one of the ones due from Ares in the near future.


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... ;)

I think you guys have sold me. Was already considering going shopping for one this weekend, & now I think it's a done deal. :)

PFactorDave
10-31-2013, 18:54
Oustanding as always David. :hatsoff: I'm surprised you did Stark, since his is one of the ones due from Ares in the near future.


Ya, that was pointed out to me. But... I already had the paint... Heck, I think I spent $0.97 on it... ;)

Then I was thinking... They're saying Q1 for those reprints, which could be as late as March 2014. I can make good use of the plane between now and then.

grumpybear
10-31-2013, 18:55
Great job done by all, guess I should get off my but and start getting something done

MoonSylver
10-31-2013, 18:57
Ya, that was pointed out to me. But... I already had the paint... Heck, I think I spent $0.97 on it... ;)

Then I was thinking... They're saying Q1 for those reprints, which could be as late as March 2014. I can make good use of the plane between now and then.

I had a feeling that might be the case. Good point. :)

PFactorDave
10-31-2013, 19:04
I think you guys have sold me. Was already considering going shopping for one this weekend, & now I think it's a done deal. :)

You can get a suitable airbrush and compressor set for about $90ish on Amazon. I prefer a gravity fed, dual action brush. Which means it will have a cup on top of the airbrush that holds the paint, rather then a bottle underneath. The dual action means that you press the trigger button to start the airflow, then pull it back to add paint to the mix.

This setup I found on Amazon is very similar to what I am currently using. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TO578Q/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Shoot me a private message when you get one purchased and I'll give you some tips on how to thin the paint etc.

MoonSylver
10-31-2013, 19:20
You can get a suitable airbrush and compressor set for about $90ish on Amazon. I prefer a gravity fed, dual action brush. Which means it will have a cup on top of the airbrush that holds the paint, rather then a bottle underneath. The dual action means that you press the trigger button to start the airflow, then pull it back to add paint to the mix.

This setup I found on Amazon is very similar to what I am currently using. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TO578Q/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Shoot me a private message when you get one purchased and I'll give you some tips on how to thin the paint etc.

Cheers David. I took a quick look at the websites for the local places I planned to go, & theirs were much more expensive, & don't look nearly as nice! :erk: So looks like you just made Amazon some money. :lol: Will be placing an order tonight when I get home I think. :thumbsup:

PFactorDave
10-31-2013, 19:29
Cheers David. I took a quick look at the websites for the local places I planned to go, & theirs were much more expensive, & don't look nearly as nice! :erk: So looks like you just made Amazon some money. :lol: Will be placing an order tonight when I get home I think. :thumbsup:

I think you'll be happy with it. I have that same exact compressor (had to replace my 25 year old compressor). It's very quiet. I like it a lot.

Flying Officer Kyte
11-01-2013, 01:03
Well I can see them clearly now Dave, and both planes look superb.
As for your remarks about the time factor on aircraft production, I had the same dilemma about the Bristols.
When Nexus announced that they would be doing some it nearly put me off doing my four.
Glad I did them, as I have already had two years use out of them.
Rob.

Oberst Hajj
11-01-2013, 06:25
I also use a dual action, gravity fed airbrush... just some FYI.

Flying Helmut
02-11-2014, 11:31
My Jasta 15 repaints - Nexus Schafers (Veltjens and von Hantelman) and Udet (von Beaulieu-Marconnay) paint scheme and decals by Dom Skelton.

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Flying Helmut
02-11-2014, 11:37
My Jasta 15 repaints - Nexus Schafers (Veltjens and von Hantelman) and Udet (von Beaulieu-Marconnay) paint scheme and decals by Dom Skelton.

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Flying Helmut
02-11-2014, 11:39
My Jasta 15 repaints - Nexus Schafers (Veltjens and von Hantelman) and Udet (von Beaulieu-Marconnay) paint scheme and decals by Dom Skelton.

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Flying Officer Kyte
02-11-2014, 12:44
May I congratulate you on a fine Jasta there Tim.:clap:
Rob.

Captain Chum
02-11-2014, 21:16
Beautiful work Tim!

Blackronin
02-12-2014, 05:25
Beautiful work Tim!
Your Jasta is awesome!

Blackronin
02-12-2014, 05:26
David, your purple D.VII is fantastic.
My wife loved it.
You are putting me in trouble, sir!

Flying Helmut
02-12-2014, 05:33
Beautiful work Tim!
Your Jasta is awesome!

See the whole 10 plane Jasta in the Jasta/Flik thread!

Mad Charly
04-03-2014, 13:40
Fokker's D VII (Goering, Schafer, Udet, Von Hantelmann, Stark,Von Holtzem, Von Hantelmann, Lothar Von Richthofen, Berthold, Buckner)
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More photoes in my album
Bye from Italy Carlo:fokker:

Blackronin
04-03-2014, 14:41
Uau! These are beautiful!

Captain Chum
04-03-2014, 14:50
Holy cow you have been busy! :thumbsup:

freebird-52
04-03-2014, 16:13
Great looking Crates there Carlo! :clap:

prymus
05-01-2014, 18:51
Beautiful work gang, and thanks for sharing. Definitely motivates me to get some DVIIs going.

Teaticket
05-01-2014, 20:16
Beautiful work. :thumbsup: An inspiration for when I get to my Valom DVIIS.

horsepyre
05-03-2014, 00:49
Couple of my D.VIIs. Rudolf Berthold, commanding officer of JGII, and Ernst Udet, top surviving German ace.

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Flying Helmut
05-03-2014, 01:40
nice work!:thumbsup:

Captain Chum
05-03-2014, 06:56
More nice work mate. Looks like a some nice paint schemes to consider when I get some of the new D.VIIs.

horsepyre
05-05-2014, 13:35
More nice work mate. Looks like a some nice paint schemes to consider when I get some of the new D.VIIs.

Yeah, both schemes are quite striking, I think. I already had Udet's candy-striped Fokker when I acquired a duplicate on ebay ($25 w/ free shipping, no way I was passing that deal up!), which is what prompted the zebra stripe repaint. It was very straightforward but somewhat difficult to get the lines even enough for my liking.

Berthold I had originally "repainted" by just redecaling the Nexus Shafer model, but after doing some further research discovered that the blue with white stripe was not only more historically correct, but also much more aesthetically pleasing! Very pleased with how both turned out.

Womble
05-12-2014, 15:54
My Jasta 15. Four from Nexus and two from Shapeways (WSF), all with Dom's Decals.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=132633&d=1399934152

Ian

prymus
05-12-2014, 22:28
Hey Ian, nice flight of warbirds there. Thanks for sharing. Do the Doms decals include the lozenge cammo? Man I can't wait to get my DVIIs in and built

Flying Officer Kyte
05-12-2014, 23:44
A very smart bunch of aircraft there Ian. I am waiting for the new DVIIs to complete mine also.
Rob.

Womble
05-13-2014, 00:09
Hey Ian, nice flight of warbirds there. Thanks for sharing. Do the Doms decals include the lozenge cammo? Man I can't wait to get my DVIIs in and built

Thanks. The lozenge came on the old Schafer model. I just painted the pattern around the wing edges to tidy them up.

Ian

horsepyre
05-13-2014, 09:19
Thanks. The lozenge came on the old Schafer model. I just painted the pattern around the wing edges to tidy them up.

Ian

Smart. I avoided this with my Berthold repaint since his wing was blue (easy to tidy), but if I do any more Schafer repaints I'll go your route. Looks sharp. Got any more pictures?

prymus
05-13-2014, 09:47
Thanks Ian for the info. I think my DVIIs will have to have the whole works as the first ones I get are Valom Kits. I'm not sure what(if any) decals/markings come in the kits. Will find out soon. I've only seen a few DVII available and they are just a bit expensive for me. Instead of getting them I've been buying up the less expensive models, for the most part, since there is a lot available that I don't yet have. I did splurge on a couple Pfalz DIII models though.

horsepyre
05-13-2014, 09:50
Thanks Ian for the info. I think my DVIIs will have to have the whole works as the first ones I get are Valom Kits. I'm not sure what(if any) decals/markings come in the kits. Will find out soon. I've only seen a few DVII available and they are just a bit expensive for me. Instead of getting them I've been buying up the less expensive models, for the most part, since there is a lot available that I don't yet have. I did splurge on a couple Pfalz DIII models though.

I have a few Valom D.VIIs at home. I know it comes with decals for Goering's all-white bird, and a set for the plane pictured on the box cover (though I can't remember for the life of me who that is...Max someone?! Very helpful, I know).

Of course you can use Dom's or 1/144 Direct with the Valom models, too, which is what I've done for the most part.

prymus
05-13-2014, 10:09
Thanks Austin, yes that is helpful. I remember buying a kit, don't recall what it was or who it was by, back in the mid '60s and it didn't have decals. Was not a happy boy.

Flying Helmut
05-13-2014, 15:04
[QUOTE=horsepyre;289049]I have a few Valom D.VIIs at home. I know it comes with decals for Goering's all-white bird, and a set for the plane pictured on the box cover (though I can't remember for the life of me who that is...Max someone?!). QUOTE]

Goring (JGI all-white) Max Nather (Jasta 62 red nose, black fuselage) Ludwig Reimann (Jasta 78b khaki nose, mid blue fuselage) Paul Wolf (Jasta 13 green nose, blue fuselage). The set contains enough decals for any two planes, but not 4 complete sets (some are used by more than one plane).
I have ten boxes of these (:eek:) with the first two planes under construction at present.
Will post pics if I ever manage to finish them (FIDDLY+++!!!)

Womble
05-13-2014, 16:14
Good luck with those kits Tim. They come out great in the end. Yes, the struts are a bit tricky but worth it.

Here's my Valom Ltn. Karl Beyschlag from Jasta 35 with Udet.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=110982&d=1380297462

I know which I prefer.

Ian

Lt. S.Kafloc
05-14-2014, 01:11
I'm afraid valom is beyond me. The etchings just ended up super glued to my fingers. Cheers to Neil (Sparky) who finished off both my pups for me otherwise they would still be sat in a box half finished.

Neil

Flying Officer Kyte
05-14-2014, 01:31
I am the proud owner of half a Vallom Pup. The struts were O.K. but the undercart is my sticking point!:hmm:
Rob.

Sparky
05-14-2014, 04:53
Nice Valom DV11 Ian, I've done the Pups, Se5a's, Nieuports 17's and was wondering if that was one of the decal choices in the box, Karl Beyschlag from Jasta 35?
Neil
PM you Rob.

Womble
05-14-2014, 05:22
Nice Valom DV11 Ian, I've done the Pups, Se5a's, Nieuports 17's and was wondering if that was one of the decal choices in the box, Karl Beyschlag from Jasta 35?
Neil
PM you Rob.

Thanks Neil. No this isn't one of the supplied schemes, it's my own printed lozenge with microscale 1/64 inch white stripes for the rib tape. The blue and white stripes on the fuselage are from Dom's 1:300 British tail stripe sheet. The crosses are also Dom's Decals. These Valom kits are fiddly to make but very satisfying to complete.

Ian

Sulring
05-14-2014, 07:20
No this isn't one of the supplied schemes, it's my own printed lozenge with microscale 1/64 inch white stripes for the rib tape. The blue and white stripes on the fuselage are from Dom's 1:300 British tail stripe sheet. The crosses are also Dom's Decals. These Valom kits are fiddly to make but very satisfying to complete.

And the result looks GREAT! But isn't the plane more fragile and requiring careful handling on the gaming table?

horsepyre
05-14-2014, 07:23
And the result looks GREAT! But isn't the plane more fragile and requiring careful handling on the gaming table?

Actually, funny story - I took my one completed Valom model, Jacobs' D.VII, out for a test run to a friends'. He promptly dropped my box of minis, with most of the contents landing on top of my Valom model, which I did not have a box for.

Miraculously, the mini came out unscathed!

But the flip side to this story is the nearly completed McCudden SE.5 I dropped on the floor and shattered into a million tiny pieces. I figure that's more common... :/

horsepyre
05-14-2014, 07:28
I have ten boxes of these (:eek:) with the first two planes under construction at present.
Will post pics if I ever manage to finish them (FIDDLY+++!!!)

I have three boxes of the SE5s, plus two of D.VIIs and one of Pups, so I know what you mean.

They are ridiculously fiddly, but at least the D.VIIs seem to be the least so. The SE5s I just can't figure out how to do - the sweep of the wings and the individual struts are a nightmare!

Womble
05-14-2014, 09:56
And the result looks GREAT! But isn't the plane more fragile and requiring careful handling on the gaming table?

When I first built it I used superglue which turned out to be too Fragile. I then changed to using a small amount of superglue to hold the parts in place and reinforcing the struts with 2 part resin glue (areldite). This works really well and makes the plane tough enough for a games table. I now use this technique on my Shapeways D.VII kits as well. I'd recommend it.

Ian

prymus
05-14-2014, 13:43
Goring (JGI all-white) Max Nather (Jasta 62 red nose, black fuselage) Ludwig Reimann (Jasta 78b khaki nose, mid blue fuselage) Paul Wolf (Jasta 13 green nose, blue fuselage). The set contains enough decals for any two planes, but not 4 complete sets (some are used by more than one plane).
I have ten boxes of these (:eek:) with the first two planes under construction at present.
Will post pics if I ever manage to finish them (FIDDLY+++!!!)

Sweet, thanks for the info on the kits. I mail ordered 2 a week ago and am looking forward to getting them. Would appreciate if you did start a build thread for them. Just got a good deal on two of the Valom Nieuport kits also.

prymus
05-14-2014, 13:49
I now use this technique on my Shapeways D.VII kits as well. I'd recommend it.

Hi Ian, thanks for sharing your experience. Will come in handy when I start my kits. Would you recommend the DVII kit over the one that comes already complete?

And thanks for the photos of the pair of DVII, very nice.

Womble
05-14-2014, 16:12
Would you recommend the DVII kit over the one that comes already complete?.

I used the complete models for Jastas 15 and 18 as the fuselage isn't lozenge. I did lozenge the underwings but that's not too tricky (or visible). For my Jasta 4 and 35, I've used kits as the fuselage is lozenge. It's much easier to decal the fuselage on kits as you don't have any struts getting in the way. The kit makes all the decal work much easier, but then you have to glue it all together. Gluing the struts and undercarriage on the Shapeways kit is much simpler than the Valom kit as the undercarriage comes in one piece and three of the nose to wing struts are already joined together at the correct angle, they just glue straight on. There is a single strut to glue on, I put this on after the top wing has been attached as its much easier to get in place. The Shapeways kits are well worth a try for an all lozenge plane. The one piece models are amazing value and perfect for non lozenge planes.

Good luck with the kits William. I didn't take many pictures when I made my Valom kit, theres a few in my Jasta 35 album. I gave the second kit to my brother as he wants to give one a try so no more planned (for the moment).

Ian

prymus
05-14-2014, 17:38
Thanks much Ian. I didn't even think about the planes with lozenge camo, duh. Kept looking at the kit on shapeways wondering what the benefit would be over the one piece model. I'm going to try to take pics of the Valom builds and put them in an album. Not sure when I'll start, still waiting on the package. Shouldn't be too much of a problem. I do lots of things that require finger dexterity like Native American beadwork and porcupine quillwork, scratch building stuff in "N"(1/160) scale for a model railroad. Also have my 3x reading glasses at the handy so that will help also.

OldGuy59
05-14-2014, 19:24
Ian,
Could you provide a close-up of your lozenge pattern?

I can't make out whether it is a four or five color pattern.

Mike :)

Womble
05-15-2014, 00:12
Ian,
Could you provide a close-up of your lozenge pattern?

I can't make out whether it is a four or five color pattern.

Mike :)

I've saved the lozenge in the files section:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=1365

It's 5 colour. This file has top and bottom wing patterns.

Ian

OldGuy59
05-15-2014, 00:34
Ian,
I didn't wait for your answer...

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I will modify the pattern to match.

Mike :)

PS: Hmmm.... I can't tell which pattern you used, as the colors are obviously different from the print to the decals, and the color balance in your picture and my monitor. This won't be easy.

Flying Helmut
06-10-2014, 16:12
Moonsylver put the idea in my head, mentioning it in a previous thread.................

Jbmacek posted pictures of a game involving his repaint on this theme.................

I resisted as long as I could (in truth, not very long at all!) but the idea just wouldn't go away; so, here they are:-

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After six weeks recovering from his NEAR-fatal chest wound, Manfred von Richthofen returns to Jagdgeschwader I and pilots his new Fokker DVII.
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In mid July, Anthony Fokker presents to the Rittmeister a specially-factory-painted Fokker DVII, designed to commemorate von Richthofen's 100th aerial victory.
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clipper1801
06-10-2014, 16:32
Very NICE! Love the freedom of the mind . . .

gully_raker
06-10-2014, 20:55
:thumbsup::cheezy: A great "What If" Tim.:clap::clap::clap:

Great paint jobs especially like the idea if the 100th Presentation one.

prymus
06-10-2014, 22:36
Nice aircraft and backstory. Wonder what MvR' life would have been like had he survived the war?

Flying Officer Kyte
06-10-2014, 23:38
Yes sir.
That anniversary aircraft is a real humdinger.
Great work Tim.
Rob.

Mau Fox
06-10-2014, 23:45
Great paint job! :thumbsup:

Che belli!

Sulring
06-12-2014, 12:33
Oh, I nearly missed those beauties!
Well done Tim! Great idea and superb paint work.

Flying Helmut
06-12-2014, 15:31
Some pictures of my latest Fokker DVII repaints

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The eight aeroplanes in question!

Nexus Goering repainted as - Goering!
Most areas given a light coat of white, to replace the "plasticky" look of the original; new black/grey tyres to replace the ghost grey originals; gunmetal radiator grill; 3-phase engine repaint (gunmetal overall, then 1:3 black ink:water, to settle the ink in recesses, then a light brushing of silver on raised edges); cavalry brown leather cockpit rim; earth brown cockpit interior to replace the white; natural wood propellor; arudimentary attempt at the pilot (silver goggles, flesh lower face, leather brown flying helmet) and finally a few crooked decals replaced with straight(-er!) ones.
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Nexus Udet repainted as - Udet!
Radiator, engine, tyres, cockpit rim and interior, propellor and pilot all as for Goering.
White lines on fuselage and tailplane overpainted to deepen the colour; tail fin white extended all the way forward; red/white stripes on the upper wing extended to full chord; underwing lozenges painted onto strut attachments to disguise them; lower wing edge red seam overpainted with lozenges to remove it completely; new balkenkreuz with narrow white surround decals on upper wing (I have no idea whether or not this is wrong, but they look far better to me than the original black crosses with no border!).
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Udet repaint, repainted as - Udet!
I bought this plane already repainted by the previous owner - the only differences from the Nexus original were the lower wing red seam overpainted with lozenges, the upper wing red stripes overpainted with black, and the underwing lozenges replaced with red/white stripes! (I don't know how he did this - I guess that he must have removed the upper wing to repaint it - kudos!).
My repaint involved:-
Radiator, engine, cockpit interior and rim, propellor and pilot all as above. I left the tyres ghost grey, as I repainted the wheel covers, undercart, struts and cowling Jasta 4 black, and the tyres would not have shown up at all against black wheel covers.
I painted a thin (but not thin enough!) white demarcation line between the black of the cowling and the red of the fuselage. The white fuselage stripes were overpainted white to strengthen the colour, and the tail fin was painted white all the way forward.
Finally, I overpainted with red/black/white some of the wing stripes which I thought I could straighten - I wasn't always right! All other decals left as they were.
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Nexus Udet repainted as Erich Lowenhardt, Jasta 10, July 1918.
Radiator, engine, tyres, cockpit rim and interior, propellor and pilot all as for Goering.
Entire fuselage, all struts, wheel covers, undercart and cowling painted yellow.
Original Nexus 5-colour lozenge retained on the undersides of wings and airfoil, just retouched with paint lozenges on strut attachments to disguise them.
Upper wing surfaces replaced with 4-colour lozenge decals lifted from Valom Fokker DVII kit! Wing edges were retouched with matching paint lozenges where necessary. All eight balkankreuzen replaced; larger, thicker crosses on the tail fin, smaller and thicker crosses on the underside of the lower wings, large mid-1918 full-bordered crosses on upper wing and fuselage sides.
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Nexus Udet repainted as Aloys Heldmann, Jasta 10, July 1918.
Radiator, engine, tyres, cockpit rim and interior, propellor and pilot all as for Goering.
Nexus 5-colour lozenge retained on all lower wing surfaces as for Lowenhardt. Cowling and cabane struts in Jasta 10 yellow, but interplane struts and undercart struts in factory finish sky grey. Wheel covers in white, and fuselage all over Russian Uniform green. Thick balkankreuzen applied to fuselage sides, then the white border on the ends of the arms were overpainted green. Fokker streaky Dark Olive Brown decals then cut to shape and applied to forward part of tail fin, upper surface of airfoil, and fuselage sides, top and bottom, leaving Russian Uniform exposed in corners around fuselage crosses. Valom 4-colour lozenge camo decals applied to upper surfaces of wings., and edges retouched with painted lozenges where necessary.
Horizontal stabilisers painted white, then decalled with 1/144 direct black chequerboard, top and bottom, then the join was retouched with paint. Tail fin crosses replaced with thick style crosses, also very thick crosses on the wings, to represent overpainting of factory finish iron cross insignia.
Speaking of factory finish, as a final touch I applied decals of factory stencil markings of serial number and weight limits, from 1/144 direct!
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Nexus Goring repainted as Helmut Pfeiffer, Jagdgeshwader III, September 1918.
Radiator, engine, tyres, cockpit rim and interior, propellor and pilot all as for Goering.
Wings, fuselage and cowling, all struts, undercart all painted black; white tail fin, and white tips to all wing and horizontal stabiliser surfaces, upper and lower. White fuselage band (Dom's Decals Jasta 15 sheet) overpainted white for stronger colour, and extended under the fuselage to meet the other side; white wheel covers, white radiator shell. White central section of upper wing, to display black lettering, so matching white centre section of undercart airfoil, upper and lower.
"Four Aces" playing card decals applied to fuselage sides; finally Letraset rub-down lettering in gothic script spelling out "Steffi" on upper wing centre section.
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Captain Chum
06-12-2014, 19:38
Wow! Awesome work Tim.
I like the detail in your description of your process.
Like all of them but those last two are even more special. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Flying Officer Kyte
06-13-2014, 00:28
Yes!
The last two do it for me as well.
Anyone who can apply Rub down lettering that well on a surface like that top wing deserves an accolade.
Where did you get the deck of cards Tim?
Also could you give more details on how you achieved the factory finish on Heldmann.
Overall a sublime set of aircraft. I bet the sales of re issues goes up when the chaps see these.
Rob.

Boney10
06-13-2014, 00:41
I think the cards are from 1/144 direct, let me check Rob, I think I got some spare

Flying Officer Kyte
06-13-2014, 00:54
Thanks Chris.
I must go and have a look at 144 direct myself.
Rob.

Sulring
06-13-2014, 10:04
Great set of repaints, Tim. The care you put in the painting and your mastery of hex camouflage are both very impressive!

Flying Helmut
06-13-2014, 12:47
Yes!
The last two do it for me as well.
Anyone who can apply Rub down lettering that well on a surface like that top wing deserves an accolade.
Where did you get the deck of cards Tim?
Also could you give more details on how you achieved the factory finish on Heldmann.
Overall a sublime set of aircraft. I bet the sales of re issues goes up when the chaps see these.
Rob.

Very generous comments all, thanks!

The playing cards are by Decal Details, code MI-100 15-20mm; Ace cards (single and quad), dice in 3 sizes, and black 8-balls in 3 sizes. I bought these many years ago, to use on Sci-Fi models, but never did use them. 1/144 direct do carry them, even though they are not his own design.

The factory finish on Heldmann? I guess you mean the Fokker Streaky camo? It is a decal sheet, produced by 1/144 direct. I have two different shades of his "Olive-Brown", Mid and Dark (he also does Mid and Dark Olive-Green, which suit early Voss Fokker F1 type aircraft, giving a bluer finish) - I have used the Dark on Heldmann. Each sheet has six bands of decal, 5 of them 3 inch x 1/2 inch, the last 3 inch x 3/4 inch (for covering a Fokker Dr1 horizontal tail surface). Decalling Heldmann and Richthofen used less than 2 of the smaller strips.
I cut up the white card from a Reviresco decal set, producing a set of templates for fuselage top, sides and bottom (fore and aft of the gimbal ball), and cut these down to a size to match the aircraft. By placing these on the back of the decal sheet and drawing around them, I produced a set of slightly-too-large decals, which could then be carefully cut down to size.
The rest was easy! The fuselage was painted Russian Uniform Green, so any gaps between the decal panels would not be too obvious (on the Richthofen, I painted the fuselage white so that I could position the panels easily, but the inevitable gaps then had to be painted over in green - not the best idea I've ever had!).
I'm keeping the templates to use on future Fokker Streaky repaints.

Flying Officer Kyte
06-13-2014, 14:40
Thanks for the breakdown of the construction Tim.
You certainly know your way around decaling.
Rob.

Flying Helmut
06-13-2014, 15:56
Thanks for the breakdown of the construction Tim.
You certainly know your way around decaling.
Rob.

I needed to - 36 decals on Heldmann! :eek:

greenalfonzo
06-14-2014, 03:15
Magnificent work, Tim. Beautiful painting, decaling, and photography!

Ares D.VII rerelease can't get here soon enough!

Oberst Hajj
06-17-2014, 06:21
Really nice work Tim.



The factory finish on Heldmann? I guess you mean the Fokker Streaky camo? It is a decal sheet, produced by 1/144 direct. I have two different shades of his "Olive-Brown", Mid and Dark (he also does Mid and Dark Olive-Green, which suit early Voss Fokker F1 type aircraft, giving a bluer finish) - I have used the Dark on Heldmann. Each sheet has six bands of decal, 5 of them 3 inch x 1/2 inch, the last 3 inch x 3/4 inch (for covering a Fokker Dr1 horizontal tail surface). Decalling Heldmann and Richthofen used less than 2 of the smaller strips.

Thanks for the info on these, will have to check them out.



I cut up the white card from a Reviresco decal set, producing a set of templates for fuselage top, sides and bottom (fore and aft of the gimbal ball), and cut these down to a size to match the aircraft. By placing these on the back of the decal sheet and drawing around them, I produced a set of slightly-too-large decals, which could then be carefully cut down to size.


I've been working with Ling on a set of laser cut templates do do the exact same thing. So far we have the D.VII and Albatros D.Va planes done. I have not had a chance to lase them out and test fit decals with them yet though. Perhaps I should send you a set for testing.

horsepyre
06-17-2014, 07:03
Absolutely brilliant repaints, Tim. Top notch.

Your black-and-white striped Udet puts mine to shame! :mad:

7eat51
06-17-2014, 08:07
Absolutely beautiful and impressive work, Tim. I admire your skill and thinking. Very inspiring. :hatsoff:

Womble
06-17-2014, 09:16
Great work Tim, they look superb!

Ravenlord
07-01-2014, 13:29
... at last I´ve found some time to do another Fokker D.VII´s


http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=136460&d=1404245364

Lt. Rudolf Stark, Jasta 35b

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=136457&d=1404245312

Lt. Oliver von Beaullieu-Marconnay, Jasta 19

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=136459&d=1404245346

... and a N.24 as a target.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=136461&d=1404245381

"Endlich habe auch ich einen Fokker D.VII!" - Rudolf Stark - Die Jagdstaffel unsere Heimat
"At last I´ve got a Fokker D.VII too!" - Rudolf Stark - Wings Of War

Teaticket
07-01-2014, 13:51
Beautiful. Love your lozenge work, that has to take a long time!

Flying Officer Kyte
07-01-2014, 14:43
A wonderful rendition of Stark's Fokker Matthias.
Rob.

flash
07-02-2014, 03:34
They look terrific Matthias - feeling sorry for that Nieuport already ! :)

7eat51
07-02-2014, 07:14
Great work, Matthias. :thumbsup:

I believe we saw Stark's plane at the Air Force Museum on the Sunday of Origins.

Flying Helmut
07-02-2014, 13:24
Beautiful paintwork! I've started a Stark myself, but using full-body decals - it's still taking longer that I had hoped or expected.
Your Fokkers are an inspiration - well done!

Ravenlord
07-03-2014, 12:48
Thank you guys.

The lozenge is of course a decal that I´ve purchased in czechoslovakia (WWI-shop.cz) - also the black borders and the initials "Li" which where white stripes.
Crosses and initials from Lt. von Beaullieu-Marconnay´s machine are from Dom´s Decals.
The rest ist painted with revell aquacolor.

And yes it took a lot of time.

The models are grounded with varnish, wings and body (on Stark´s) then grounded dark blue (upper-) and ocre (underside). They then got another varnish layer, to fix the decals (lozenge) easyer to the model. A third varnish layer to protect the decals! Then I painted the lilac stripes and the elevator and put the black stripes on it. After another layer of varnish I´ve finished the initials "Li" and give the crosses (the varnish avoids the shiny effect on some decals too) to the model after varnish a last time (always a brilliant varnish) I gave it last varnish-layer in silky-matt (in german "Seidenmatt").

So I have enought time to relax my fingers and my eyes between the worksteps.

Matthias

Flying Helmut
08-08-2014, 14:32
My first Valom kit - Max Nather, Jasta 62
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fiddly little beggar, took me ages - I'm going quicker with the next three!

Womble
08-08-2014, 16:05
fiddly little beggar, took me ages - I'm going quicker with the next three!

The time was worth it. A beauty! Nice work Tim.

Teaticket
08-08-2014, 18:44
My first Valom kit - Max Nather, Jasta 62
fiddly little beggar, took me ages - I'm going quicker with the next three!

I've only made a pair of Valom Sopwith Pups and I agree, its very fiddly. I have 2 more to do and 4 DVIIs but I think from now on I'll go Shapeways.

prymus
08-08-2014, 19:03
Very nice job Tim. I really like the Valom kits, though like you say some parts can be a pain.

milcoll73
08-08-2014, 21:19
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Flying Officer Kyte
08-09-2014, 01:36
Very impressive Tim.
You cab be proud of that one.
Rob.

Jager
08-09-2014, 03:36
Ye Gods, Tim; I'm gob-stopped by your collection. Marvelous work.
:salute:
Karl

Flying Helmut
08-09-2014, 13:15
.................and the next one!
Ludwig Reimann, Jasta 78b
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Learned from my mistakes with Nather - this one went more quickly, and is better-proportioned.

Flying Helmut
08-09-2014, 13:21
My first Shapeways Fokker DVII
Josef Jacobs, Jasta 7, September 1918
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The little white speckles are printing bumps under the paintwork, reflecting the light - I can't get rid of them.
In real life, the paint job looks much more smooth and even. (honest!)

Flying Helmut
08-09-2014, 13:25
And for afters, my second Shapeways Fokker DVII
ALSO Josef Jacobs, but this time from late October 1918
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same speckly problem!

prymus
08-09-2014, 14:23
Very nice DVII there Tim, thanks for showing them off.

Flying Officer Kyte
08-09-2014, 23:18
Glad you pointed me to the Reimann Tim, it is another fine job.
As for the white specs on Jacobs, black is always a bit of a bu**er even on smooth surfaces. Try Testor's Dullcoat. It won't get rid of the spots but it will make them less obtrusive.
Rob.

Sulring
08-10-2014, 00:06
Tim, did you borrow Clipper's elves to produce so many beauties at the same time? The hex camouflage on the Valom kits is exceptional!

Flying Helmut
08-10-2014, 12:53
Tim, did you borrow Clipper's elves to produce so many beauties at the same time? The hex camouflage on the Valom kits is exceptional!

I suppose it's possible some Elf eggs came over with the Zeppelin, and have now hatched out!
Or perhaps some made their own way here and snuck into the house when I wasn't looking.

Actually, I had six or seven planes on the go at the same time, and I concentrated on finishing them rather than starting new ones, so I could post the piccies here (and request a 500 picture medal!) as well as take the finished planes to the Thornbury show today.

The hex camo quality is all down to the decals - they are very crisp, and surprisingly easy to place. Look at picture #2, the head-on view; you can see the straight line between the upper sheet and the lower sheet along about 98% of the upper wing! Only in the centre section did I need to overpaint 3 or 4 lozenges.
With decals this good, hex camo is easy!

HotleadColdfeet
08-27-2014, 21:16
Here's a custom D.VII repaint I did for a younger brother. He specified the design and colors and I did the painting and decals.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/SS_Spitfire13/87955585-34D6-43E2-811B-76179666A46D_zpsmd1m6cmk.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/SS_Spitfire13/media/87955585-34D6-43E2-811B-76179666A46D_zpsmd1m6cmk.jpg.html)

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/SS_Spitfire13/6C376B12-6F57-4E93-B154-5738203C38AB_zpseyy7rapb.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/SS_Spitfire13/media/6C376B12-6F57-4E93-B154-5738203C38AB_zpseyy7rapb.jpg.html)

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/SS_Spitfire13/15E1515C-5585-4340-A03D-5247D80DB3BC_zpslhn3yuei.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/SS_Spitfire13/media/15E1515C-5585-4340-A03D-5247D80DB3BC_zpslhn3yuei.jpg.html)

He took it for its maiden flight tonight. Here's a picture of him flying with me in my Siemens.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/SS_Spitfire13/56097B48-3036-4AC6-B91D-2621FFD789A8_zpsfqv73mil.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/SS_Spitfire13/media/56097B48-3036-4AC6-B91D-2621FFD789A8_zpsfqv73mil.jpg.html)

We did a tournament-type fast n furious game tonight. He and I flew as a team against another of my brothers controlling a Snipe and Spad XIII. We score 10 points per kill. Kills are determined by whoever shot the plane the turn it went down. If more than one pilot landed hits on the doomed plane, whoever gave it the most damage that turn gets points for the kill. The other pilot gets 5 points for an assist. Shot down planes respawn at their planning board. We kept it simple with no advanced rules - only guns jammed.

My brother flying his new DVII scored 2 kills. :D The Snipe flown by his other brother brought down 2 as well. I chalked up no kills that flight, but I never died. For me that was pretty good as every other plane died at least once. ;)

Captain Chum
08-27-2014, 21:20
Nice work Cole.....did you make the decals?

The Siemens looks great too! :thumbsup:

HotleadColdfeet
08-27-2014, 21:25
Thanks Kelly!

No I didn't make the decals; I just ordered a 1/144 scale sheet off eBay with lots of different WWI designs and my brother chose these.

Is it possible to design your own decals?

Captain Chum
08-27-2014, 21:33
Why yes it is....I make my own as do some of the others here on the forum.

I use the testors paper and bonder/sealer. Others use different brand of decal paper and sealers but all have the same end effect. You just print them right out of your printer.

Search the forum you can find different threads about it.

Check out my profile....the Jacobs and Wolframs planes are done with decals that I made. Even have a Red Baron Pizza plane I did for fun.
I really like making my own decals.....the results are endless.

Flying Officer Kyte
08-28-2014, 07:02
Hi again Cole.
Great little number there. If you are after anything specific in decals, it is always worth asking here first, as quite a few of us have either designs or even spare d3ecals we can send to you. This may well save you the time of re-inventing the wheel all over again.
Rob.

FarEast
09-05-2014, 21:37
Fokker D.VII
Josef Mai
Jasta 5, 1918 (30 victories).

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Paint scheme was taken from numerous websites and also Rise of Flight for smaller detail such as the green and purple colouring on the wheel plane (which is the only part of the colour scheme that Josef Mai used from the Jasta 5 Squadron colours.)

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HotleadColdfeet
09-05-2014, 21:48
Very nice paint job! I like the zebra striping. BTW, do you play Rise of Flight?

FarEast
09-05-2014, 22:02
Very nice paint job! I like the zebra striping. BTW, do you play Rise of Flight?

Many thanks!

The Zebra stripes were good old masking and a lot of patients.

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Does the Pope wear a silly hat? Of course I do, doesn't everybody here?

Play under the name of FarEast, very new to it and playing the Career Mode at the moment.

Flying Officer Kyte
09-06-2014, 00:17
James,
What do you find the most accurate way to cut down your masking tape into thin strips?
Rob.

FarEast
09-06-2014, 01:48
James,
What do you find the most accurate way to cut down your masking tape into thin strips?
Rob.

I use a very special technique passed down from generation to generation. You can read more about the secret art here! (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?19998-How-to-Mask)

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Flying Helmut
09-06-2014, 05:31
That's truly beautiful paintwork James!

I would, however, be wary of using Rise of Flight "skins" as evidence for historical paint schemes - after finding several inaccuracies, mistakes and "fanciful" colours, I stopped using any of them.

FarEast
09-06-2014, 05:42
Tim thanks for the heads up, I already knew about there being a lot of fantastical skins out there.

Actually it was Wingnut Wings that got me on to the Josef Mai Fokker, and I did some more hunting around and only once I had satisfied myself that it was legitimate than I went and looked at how it would look in ROF.

I actually found a painting of his plane before the ROF model, but I couldn't see if he had the Lozenge pattern under the wings as well, nor could I see the wheel plane detail.

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HotleadColdfeet
09-06-2014, 06:41
Play under the name of FarEast, very new to it and playing the Career Mode at the moment.
Well good luck then. If you ever venture into multiplayer, I wrote an article that might help:
http://riseofflight.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=41514

I also really liked your masking article. Very clear and well done! :salute:

Teaticket
09-06-2014, 07:33
Nice one James. At the moment I have been painting my stripes as I have not had success (to my picky bastard level) with masking tape. Will have to try it again and pull out my air brush.
Great how to on the tape. Now I just need to find a samurai sword....

Captain Chum
09-06-2014, 21:13
Nice plane James and great tutorial.

grumpybear
11-06-2014, 19:04
Fokker D.VII, Jasta 11, Lt. Willy Gabriel

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HotleadColdfeet
11-06-2014, 19:11
Neat painting and sweet scenery setup. REP for you Sir! Well done! :hatsoff:

Captain Chum
11-06-2014, 21:06
Neat painting and sweet scenery setup. REP for you Sir! Well done! :hatsoff:

Agreed! nice work Darrell.

Flying Officer Kyte
11-07-2014, 00:00
Super work Darell.
I love the camo, and I've got the Meeting House, only mine is whitewashed.
Rob.

Flying Helmut
11-07-2014, 12:30
That's nice!

Flying Helmut
11-09-2014, 14:41
Finally got a chance to upload photos of my latest Jasta 7 planes.

Ltn d R "Willi" Nebgen
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Uffz Paul Huttenrauch
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Uffz Erich Leutze (conjectural)
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All Shapeways models, with 1/144 Direct decals
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prymus
11-09-2014, 22:13
Very nice Tim, still can't rep you for it yet, :mad:

Flying Officer Kyte
11-09-2014, 23:50
I agree, but I can.
It's good to see a different Jasta represented for a change Tim.
Rob.

Flying Helmut
11-13-2014, 13:19
My latest Valom Fokker DVIIs

Reviresco "Factory Finish" decals, plus Reviresco pilot
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Flying Helmut
11-13-2014, 13:22
My latest Valom Fokker DVIIs

Reviresco full-body decals and pilot - Rudolf Stark, Jasta 35b
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Flying Officer Kyte
11-13-2014, 14:24
They look magnificent Tim.:clap:
Rob.

grumpybear
11-13-2014, 14:46
Great job, love the rib tape. What did you use?

Ravenlord
11-14-2014, 06:24
Looks great!! Very well done!!

Matthias

Flying Helmut
11-14-2014, 12:17
Great job, love the rib tape. What did you use?

The rib tapes are actually part of the lozenge decal itself - no extra work needed!

Captain Chum
11-16-2014, 18:10
The rib tapes are actually part of the lozenge decal itself - no extra work needed!

Although I like to make my own decals...have not made any camo ones.....will have to check out the Reviresco decals. More nice work Tim.

Flying Helmut
03-17-2015, 13:58
My latest Fokker DVIIs - Jasta 13, September 1918

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Flying Helmut
03-17-2015, 14:00
My latest Fokker DVIIs - Jasta 13, September 1918

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Flying Helmut
03-17-2015, 14:01
My latest Fokker DVIIs - Jasta 13, September 1918

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Flying Helmut
03-17-2015, 14:02
My latest Fokker DVIIs - Jasta 13, September 1918

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HotleadColdfeet
03-17-2015, 14:56
Stunning DVIIs mate! :thumbsup:

Jager
03-17-2015, 15:14
Excellent Fokkers!!
:salute::pint:
Karl

Flying Officer Kyte
03-17-2015, 15:33
Very tasty work Tim.:clap:
I must get onto my Goring repaints, amongst other things.:eek:
Rob.

Captain Chum
03-18-2015, 07:44
Very tasty work Tim.:clap:
I must get onto my Goring repaints, amongst other things.:eek:
Rob.

Indeed.....I have a couple of them as well. I suppose too many paint projects lined up is a good thing. :)

Flying Officer Kyte
03-18-2015, 10:32
Indeed.....I have a couple of them as well. I suppose too many paint projects lined up is a good thing. :)

At least if you have a few lined up and you are strapped for cash you have something to be getting on with.:minis:
Rob.

Flying Helmut
03-18-2015, 15:25
At least if you have a few lined up and you are strapped for cash you have something to be getting on with.:minis:
Rob.

Having a few lined up is WHY you're strapped for cash, in my experience!

Flying Officer Kyte
03-18-2015, 15:51
Could be true Tim. I just put it down to the Gin.
Rob.

fast.git
03-18-2015, 17:11
Gin and Fokkers... two of my most favourite things. :)

Flying Helmut
03-29-2015, 14:04
Going back to my roots......................

My first repaints of WGF minis were Jasta 18 Albatros DVas, Pfalz DIIIa and Fokker Dr1 planes way back in January of 2014.

Now I have finished the first of my Jasta 18 Fokker DVIIs

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Flying Helmut
03-29-2015, 14:05
Leutnant d R Gunter von Buren
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Flying Helmut
03-29-2015, 14:07
Leutnant d R Hans Muller
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Flying Helmut
03-29-2015, 14:09
Leutnant d R Hans Schultz
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Jager
03-29-2015, 14:55
More Fokker wonderfulness :clap::clap::salute:
Karl

grumpybear
03-29-2015, 15:18
Looking sharp

Captain Chum
03-29-2015, 22:54
Wonderful work again Tim! :thumbsup:

Flying Helmut
03-30-2015, 12:44
Thanks chaps!
More on the way...............

andron234
03-30-2015, 14:56
Great paint jobs guys

Mad Charly
05-13-2015, 04:30
some repainting of Fokker DVII:
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Stay Tuned
Carlo

QB Fox
05-13-2015, 05:45
Sweet. :clap:

Flying Officer Kyte
05-13-2015, 08:29
A classy bevy of D VIIs Carlo.
Very beautifully rendered.:clap:
Rob.

Flying Helmut
05-13-2015, 10:20
Oh yes, VERY nice!