Official Spad VII painting thread

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This is a Shapeways (colinwe) WSF Spad VII based on the markings of 60 Sqn RFC

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excuse the base used !

Full details in my album here (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=1176)

Images in the post seem to have been arsed up due to changes on forum but pics still viewable in album !

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Repaint and modification of of a Nexus Spad.

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Here is one that I did for the Italian Wing



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[Womble]

My 91a Spad Vii's, all F-Toys.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=58988&d=1346519049
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=58987&d=1346518114

[Flying Officer Kyte]

And all very nice too Ian.
Rob.

[Boney10]

My DVII
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=23990&d=1317557249

[Ravenlord]

Here ar mines:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=60566&d=1347913764

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=60565&d=1347913764

Matthias

[Flying Officer Kyte]

:thumbsup:Very nice aircraft Matthias.
looks as if the Italian wing is really starting to come to the fore. I wonder if it could have anything to do with the new Caproni Bomber?
Rob.

[gully_raker]

:thumbsup: So many spiffy Spads! Well done chaps. No such thing as a surfit of SPADS!:cheezy:

[Wombat]

SPAD VII flown by Armand de Turenne, SPA 48. Skytrex model.

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[Boney10]

My latest Spad VII

Sous-Lt Auguste Ledeuil
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http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=66307&d=1353422602

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=66306&d=1353422587

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=66305&d=1353422571

[Flying Officer Kyte]

My word chaps, you've gone all French on us all of a sudden. Are you expecting a push in the French sector?
They are very nice little paint jobs as usual.
Great to see something a bit different.
Rob.

[Fat Wally]

19 Squadron RFC, April 1917 F-toy repaints.

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff498/KLowth/WW1%20planes/009eee93-74bf-4229-a290-adc367be3d9e_zpsaacraws5.jpg (http://s1238.photobucket.com/user/KLowth/media/WW1%20planes/009eee93-74bf-4229-a290-adc367be3d9e_zpsaacraws5.jpg.html)

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff498/KLowth/WW1%20planes/dc56ce45-6f00-4ca3-8375-e7089416242a_zpsrg36holt.jpg (http://s1238.photobucket.com/user/KLowth/media/WW1%20planes/dc56ce45-6f00-4ca3-8375-e7089416242a_zpsrg36holt.jpg.html)

23 Squadron RFC, Autumn 1917. F-toy repaints again.

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff498/KLowth/WW1%20planes/d9e773b1-35fa-4f25-8efe-2e7e5bb88deb_zps58vgkivf.jpg (http://s1238.photobucket.com/user/KLowth/media/WW1%20planes/d9e773b1-35fa-4f25-8efe-2e7e5bb88deb_zps58vgkivf.jpg.html)

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff498/KLowth/WW1%20planes/d13ca9d3-48df-4993-a5bd-5e2b3767f982_zpsv6ywtx3z.jpg (http://s1238.photobucket.com/user/KLowth/media/WW1%20planes/d13ca9d3-48df-4993-a5bd-5e2b3767f982_zpsv6ywtx3z.jpg.html)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Those F toys certainly look the job Kev. I have an F toy Spad myself but no repaints.
Rob.

[Timmo UK]

Really like these especially the PC10 ones.

[PFactorDave]

I did up this SPAD VII last Friday.

This is the plane of Sgt. David McKelvey Peterson when he was a pilot with the Lafayette Escadrille N.124.

It is a Shapeways model in the White Strong and Flexible material, designed by Col.Hajj https://www.shapeways.com/model/538663/spad-vii-1-144.html?materialId=6&li=ostatus

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Nice job there Dave. It looks very tasty indeed. It is also the first named aircraft by the Oberst that I have seen, so homage to his design work too.
Rob.

[PFactorDave]

Nice job there Dave. It looks very tasty indeed. It is also the first named aircraft by the Oberst that I have seen, so homage to his design work too.
Rob.


Thanks! As far as I know, it's the only plane design that Herr Oberst has up on Shapeways. Too bad really, it's a very nice model. He should do some more!

[grumpybear]

Very nice work all of you. Herr Oberst will have more I would bet.

[Sulring]

Here's a repaint of a Nexus Spad VII: lieutenant Mistarlet's plane after it was brought down by Jasta 38.
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[RJG173]

That's very nice.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Bit of classy work there Eric.:thumbsup:
Rob.

[Flying Helmut]

Very nice indeed!

[Gallo Rojo]

May Count Francesco Baracca
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[greenalfonzo]

Nice work Ezekiel!

Love to see the gimbal in action as well.

[IronBravo]

Here is my repaint of a Nexus SPADVII into a Belgian for something different. Yet to apply decals and finish the fi flash though.155241

[fast.git]

May Count Francesco Baracca...
Nice Italian SPAD, Ezekiel! :thumbsup:


Here is my repaint of a Nexus SPADVII into a Belgian for something different. Yet to apply decals and finish the fi flash though...
I'm liking the green... can't wait to see it finished!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Great looking Count Francesco Baracca Ezekiel.
Did you do the prancing horse decal yourself?
Rob.

[Gallo Rojo]

Great looking Count Francesco Baracca Ezekiel.
Did you do the prancing horse decal yourself?
Rob.

Thanks Rob
yes, pracing horce decal is home-printed

[matt56]

I must say that I am really liking all of these lovely SPADs here - I think I have to get a few extras to repaint here in the near future!

Wonderful job, one and all!

All the best,
Matt

[Teaticket]

A lot of nice looking SPAD VIIs here. Gives me a strong urge to paint some.

[grumpybear]

Has anyone done one with rockets?

[Gallo Rojo]

did SPAD VII carry rockets?

[fast.git]

did SPAD VII carry rockets?

Whereas most aircraft carried eight, the SPAD VII carried six Le Prieur rockets.

[Gallo Rojo]

Whereas most aircraft carried eight, the SPAD VII carried six Le Prieur rockets.

good to know, thanks :)

[fast.git]

Has anyone done one with rockets?

Here's a pic:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=155335&d=1421721179

[grumpybear]

Thanks I couldn't find any info, probably looking in wrong place. Bought one from Shapeways

[fast.git]

Has anyone done one with rockets?

Looks like John [jbmacek] has designed one: http://www.shapeways.com/model/1387366/spad-vii-quot-rockets-quot-1-144th-scale.html?li=shop-results&materialId=6

...and a pair, but they're not for sale: http://www.shapeways.com/model/1390490/spad-vii-quot-rocket-duo-quot-1-144th-scale.html?li=shop-results&materialId=99

[fast.git]

Thanks I couldn't find any info, probably looking in wrong place. Bought one from Shapeways

Apologies... I linked the wrong pic/link to the wrong post... ah, the dangers of late night thinking. ;)

[Landreth]

My repaint of Giorgio Pessi's SPAD VII from 91a Squadriglia, original is here http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/italian-ace-giorgio-pessi-and-his-spad-vii/
As base I have used Ares model of SPAD from 23rd Squadron, everything is paint by hand, only roundels (red and white part) I have "reused" from original model. Personal insignia and inscriptions on rudder are made by marking pen.
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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Nice effort Jiří.
It has made me realize that I need some more Italian Spad VIIIs.
Rob.

[Prodromoi]

Last out of the repainting hanger in the current batch are two SPAD VII of 19 Sqn RFC. At the time I got interested in WoW the SPAD VII wasn't available so I bought a couple of F-Toys ones (in Guynemer markings) from eBay which have lain dormant in a box until my recent revival and efforts to sort out my game stuff. I'd opened one of them up on initial receipt and thought at a cursory glance that it was quite a nice little model.

How wrong I was... Having finished the repaint on these two planes I certainly won't be thinking about buying or recommending any more F-Toys stuff!

The basic stuff first. Decals were mostly Dom's Decals, with the band around the fuselage of Child's SPAD being from mehusla. These also saw my first foray into making my own decals for Orlebar's dumb-bell marking and the roundels for Child's wheel covers. In hindsight I wish I'd also done my own decal for the red, white and blue bands on Child's plane as the blues are distinctly different shades. Ah well; poor Lt Child's plane is a bit of a monstrosity anyway...

The eagle-eyed may notice in the photos a couple of differences between the two planes, which are - theoretically - identical models. The outer starboard wing struts on Child's plane were missing (this was the box that had remained unopened for about three years). It wasn't loose in the box - just missing. The wings were somewhat misaligned so I suspect they'd fallen out somewhere between construction and packaging. I replaced them with a pin snipped down to size. And what about his wheels, eh? The entire undercarriage of his plane had been put on and glued back-to-front! I didn't feel at all confident about getting it free in one piece to turn around so I decided I'd just have to live with it.

In addition to these specific problems, the fit of the fuselage on both planes wasn't great, with a noticeable lengthwise gap between the two halves which I tried to disguise with paint. And of course... the wing struts in general. Each set of struts has two uprights and two cross struts; the latter being completely wrong. I'm guessing the cross struts were meant to represent the bracing wires... I guess. Ironically it means that the bodged dressmaking-pin replacement struts on Child's plane are the most accurate on the pair!

I have four more SPAD VII to paint - this time from Shapeways - which I'm hoping will be much more enjoyable than this rather annoying pair!

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Spot the difference in the struts!
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Now spot the difference in the undercarriage!
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With their custom cards. Also shows that the wing alignment on both planes is a bit wonky - Child's particularly so!
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[Teaticket]

Quite an admirable job with what you had to work with. I'll wager your Shapeways come out even better.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Well even if you have not quite managed to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear Alex, you got jolly close.
well done again.
Rob.

[Barkmann]

I bet ot was quite a stressful work to deal with these strange planes. But you ended up doing a nice paint jon on them. :thumbsup: I'm looking foward to your Shapeways models.
Thanks


Nick

[Captain Chum]

Well I finally got the Keller cards done for this repaint. I have had it done (repainted) for quite some time but have just not had the time to take the pictures and post them until now. The inspiration to paint up this plane came from the thread started by Maurizio (Mau Fox) over a year ago. OMG! Has it been that long?

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?18952-Guido-KELLER-who-was-this-fellow&highlight=Guido+Keller

As for those who have read this wonderful thread by Mau, Guido Keller was quite the colorful pilot. Since there is no known photo of his SPAD VII, with some input from Mau and others the plane is of course not historical so I had a little fun with it.

It is a Guynemer repaint. The yellow used was Humbrol 103. I had some other options for the shade of yellow but liked the shade of this one. The color for the cowling, guns etc was some custom mixtures and since it has been awhile I must apologize as I do not remember the combinations. Everything but the wheels and Guynemer’s top fuselage stripe have been repainted on this one.

Since Keller was the brain child for the Griffon I put one on his fuselage. Not historically correct but Keller was not your typical pilot so thought it fit in nicely. Speaking of which, the Griffon was supplied by Rob (Flying Officer Kyte)……Thanks again mate!

The rest of the decals are made by me. If anyone else would like to do something similar, I will upload the decal sheet and of course will note the credit for the Griffon. The decal sheet will have plenty of extras on it in case of a mishap or extras for other Italian planes.

Anyway, finished the decals off with some Mircro Set and Decal bonder followed by a light dull coat of lacquer.
The photos below were taken with my phone….probably would have turned out better with my camera but they’re not too bad.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/20151221_144411_HDR_zpshfxk6rbb.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/20151221_144411_HDR_zpshfxk6rbb.jpg.html)http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/20151221_144529_HDR_zpshjidgjgx.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/20151221_144529_HDR_zpshjidgjgx.jpg.html)http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/20151221_144334_zpsrdc6chpy.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/20151221_144334_zpsrdc6chpy.jpg.html)http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/20151221_144507_HDR_zpsibcdarpf.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/20151221_144507_HDR_zpsibcdarpf.jpg.html)http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/20151221_144653_HDR_zps3udd3m2p.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/20151221_144653_HDR_zps3udd3m2p.jpg.html)http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/20151221_144132_HDR_zpskuafyehe.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/20151221_144132_HDR_zpskuafyehe.jpg.html)http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/Guido%20Keller%20Finished%20Card_zpsgpcwz1pf.png (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/Guido%20Keller%20Finished%20Card_zpsgpcwz1pf.png.html)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

A very neat job Kelly.
Well worth the wait.
You need not bother crediting the Griffon.
I'm just pleased that you found it useful.
Rob.

[Flying Helmut]

Lovely SPAD Kelly!

[BB401]

May Count Francesco Baracca
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Nicely Done. Do you recall what paint colors you used for the underside of the wings?

[Gallo Rojo]

Nicely Done. Do you recall what paint colors you used for the underside of the wings?

Just a dark green by humbrol and probably some "ferrary red" by humbrol too that visually matched as close as possible any trustworthy color pic I had on hand at that time -- most likely an Italian national marking by a 1/48 SPAD XIII by Eduard that has Barraca's decals.

Reasons for not getting too obsesive with 'actual colors':

First and foremost: I live in Argentina and it's very hard to find a variety of good quality modeling paints now a days... I like Model-Master and Vallejo, but I'm lucky when I can buy good'ole Humbrol cans at a decent price. Three hurras the day I can buy Tamiya from my local Hobby Store -- and imorts are very restricted so I cannot just go and buy on-line anymore

Secondly: Let's be honest: nobody really knows the exact color of this airlpanes and its markings. It's all black and white pictures and somewhat obscure references and guessing

Last but not least: 'actual' colors had all its brightness and sharpness the day the Airplane left the factory ... two weeks in the front lines and the sun, the wind, the rain, and all the weather would take a toll, especially in canvas painted airplanes.

So I try not to be really obsesive with it, especially with this models that I use to play games :)

[BB401]

OK.

Budget Hasty Repaint - 91a Squadriglia aircraft no. 1 - Pier Ruggero Piccio. SPAD VII, ARES miniature (Started out as a Guynemer)

Matching the paint I would classify as a near miss. Spent quite a bit of time mixing, looking, mixing, looking, mixing.....then I settled. OK at game distances.

Reverse Italian Roundels by Dom's Decals.

Rampant Griffin by Armorcast decals (Had to go Medieval to find these....)

Overall flat spray is ModelMasters flat lacquer, which is not entirely flat.

Next up is a Pessi, once I find, or find a way to create a crescent moon of the appropriate size.

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On the lower wing you can see the old French Insignia bleed through with light behind it. Better to have white primed over it first. No problem with the green however. Red and Green Paint was just some old Citadel colors I had lying about.

Had a near impossible time removing Vieux Charles - you can still see traces. An exacto, a steady hand, and more patience would either have removed it, or scraped through to the base material......or both.

As a gaming piece, I am satisfied.

[Captain Chum]

Nice work Bob. For future reference I might add that for the yellow I have found Humbrol #103 a nice match. Credit goes to Mau Fox (Maurizio) for informing me of the yellow.

Also if you ever need a griffon again, Flying Officer Kyte (Rob) supplied me with the image (if you print decals). It is in the decal sheet I uploaded for my Guido Keller repaint.
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=2222

[BB401]

Nice work Bob. For future reference I might add that for the yellow I have found Humbrol #103 a nice match. Credit goes to Mau Fox (Maurizio) for informing me of the yellow.

Also if you ever need a griffon again, Flying Officer Kyte (Rob) supplied me with the image (if you print decals). It is in the decal sheet I uploaded for my Guido Keller repaint.
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=2222
Well, if anyone need griffins from now on, I have a sheet of many, in various sizes. Come one, come all! Yours for the postage if you're across the pond.

Here is Tenente Pessi.
1. I found some old decals in black for a 1/48 P-51 I was not using. Check.
2. Find multi-size hole punch tool. Check
3. Punch out black circle roughly the diameter on the fuselage insignia (should have gone a size smaller...). Check.
4. Punch out two spheres. Re punch a smaller diameter circle, turning the circle into a crescent. Check
5. Apply decals. Check.

Viva Italia!

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Mi portano gli austriaci!

[Captain Chum]

More great work Bob.....like the hole punch idea.:sAprvd:

[Gallo Rojo]

Nice jobs guys!
I'm attaching two cards for your birds. If you look in the Files area (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=cat&id=56) you can find a zip file with most pilots of 91a Squadriglia
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[BB401]

Nice jobs guys!
I'm attaching two cards for your birds. If you look in the Files area (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=cat&id=56) you can find a zip file with most pilots of 91a Squadriglia
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Beautiful. These will be pressed into service immediately!

[Captain Chum]

Nice set of cards Ezekiel....got'em downloaded.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very good of you to post the cards Ezekiel.
Thanks.
Rob.

[Gallo Rojo]

Ltn Colonel Armand Pinsard's SPAD S.VII


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This is a very simple and straight forward re-paint I did some time ago.
Ltn Colonel Armand Pinsard was commander of Escadrille SPA 78 from October 10th 1916 to July 12th 1917. He is regarded as have been the first pilot to shoot down an enemy airplane on a SPAD VII.

He piloted two diferent SPAD S.VII with their fuselage painted black (at this time you may want to play the Rolling Stones' Painted Black theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4irXQhgMqg))

The most famous of of them had the legend REVENGE on the sides of the fuselage, the other one had two yellow-golden leopards (#406) -- a personal adaptation of the black Borneo Panther that was SPA 78's squadron marking

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This plane had a tragic fate, Cnel Pinsard suffered an accident on June 12 while doing a low altitude maneuver. The plane was destroyed and pilot suffered a server head injury.

So here is the plane:

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I also have a home-made card for this plane. I'm uploading in case anyone likes to do the same model which as I said is an easy re-painting.

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This same card and the one for REVENGE plane can be found at the Files Section/Custom Cards/Entente Powers (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=cat&id=56) here in the Aerodrome. I'll upload a small document with the decals on scale for doing Pinsard's planes and some other SPA 78 airplanes shortly.

[Gallo Rojo]

91ª Squadriglia Aeroplani da Caccia "Degli Assi".


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Tenente MARIO D'URSO
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Sergente CESARE MAGISTRINI
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Maggiore FRANCESCO BARACCA
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Capitano FULCO DI CALABRIA
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Tenente FERRUCIO RANZA
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Tenente Colonello PIER RUGGERO PICCIO
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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Now that is indeed a magnificent aircraft paint scheme Ezekiel.
Where are you sourcing all this information. I can only find the ones mentioned in Osprey.
Rob.

[Gallo Rojo]

Now that is indeed a magnificent aircraft paint scheme Ezekiel.
Where are you sourcing all this information. I can only find the ones mentioned in Osprey.
Rob.

Thanks Rob!
Check out following URL. It's in French. It has tons of data regarding French Squadrons including photographs, pictures, missions data, etc.

http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille078.htm


Above link is for SPA 78, you can browse for each squadron too
http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/page_centaine.htm

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Thanks Ezekiel, that is indeed a mine of information.
Rob.

[Teaticket]

Great SPAD VIIs Ezekiel. I'll definitely have use for those SPA78 Escadrill decals! Thanks for the Pinsard card.

[Captain Chum]

Great set of planes Ezekiel!!

[Smitch]

Very impressive squadron, Ezekiel! Well done!

[Flying Helmut]

Super SPAD Squadron! :clap::clap::clap:

[LOOP]

Sorry. Missed this when it was posted :p
That Pinsard SPAD is just excellent :thumbsup:
Great paintjob.
And that goes for that squadron to ;)

[clipper1801]

So now I have some geart new ideas for the dozen Spads stacked in the shop, prepare the conversion elves! Thanks for the inspiration and great models!

[Marechallannes]

SPAD VII

77a Squadrigilla

Lt. Ernesto Cabruna

Ares Games SPAD VII model with decals from 1/144 direct - origial Nexus games plane card.

Some details are improved like the late war Italina rondels.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Nice alterations there Sven.:clap:
I am not about to follow your lerad, however, and change all my Roundels for the late war conflict.:D
Rob.

[Captain Chum]

Nice work Sven! :thumbsup:

[LOOP]

Blue skies Sven :thumbsup:
Nice Spad. ;)

[Kubajs]

looks great!

[Gallo Rojo]

a friendly note for all members re-painting Italian SPADs regarding Italian roundels:

Italy didn't have a oficial standarized rule for national markings for most of the WWI
Planes that were imported from France (such as the SPAD VII) usually keept the French marking style replacing the blue inner circle by a green one.
Planes produced in Italy (such as Hanriot HD1) had the green circle in the outside

Some SPADs used a smaller, 'low-visibility' roundel -- same size as the roundel in the fuselage sides

Under-wing markings for quick recognition and to avoid friendly fire was Dark-Green (3/4 right under lower wing) and Red (3/4 left under-lower wing). White wasn't used in the middle, just the natural sail or silver color.

[Carl_Brisgamer]

With the production of an official Ares Guynemer SPAD S.VII I found myself with two F-Toys Guynemer versions needing a repaint.

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My first repaint is an Imperial Russian Air Service SPAD S.VII flown by the 20 victory Russian 'Ace of Aces' Polkovnik Aleksandr Alexandrovich Kozakov in September 1917. The aircraft is the second on the left in the 1st BAG line up above. By that time there was very little combat activity on the Russian Front, which was disintegrating as the revolution spread to troops in the frontline. On 10 September Kozakov, flying his SPAD attacked four enemy aircraft near Smotrich. Minutes later Alexey Shirinkin of the 7th AOI, also flying a SPAD VII, entered the battle. He quickly brought down one of the enemy machines near the village of Shidlovtsy, but was then set upon by another German fighter, which caused him to disengage from the battle and make a forced landing. Kozakov remained in the melee and eventually forced his three adversaries to retreat to their own lines.

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The decals are home made, copy below.

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[Captain Chum]

Nice work Carl. :sAprvd:

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Thanks Kelly. I really like the look of the Russian roundels.

[Gallo Rojo]

SPAD S.VII from SPA 62 flown by Sous Liutenent Entienne Moungeot
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[Marechallannes]

Nice one Ezekiel!

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[Teaticket]

Very nice!

[Captain Chum]

Some more nice work....:thumbsup:

[Gallo Rojo]

Colonel Armand Pinsard was feeling lonely so I made to wing men from Escadrille SPA 78 for him
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Somthing I like from French Squadrons is that planes are quite similar but with some variations. In thins case #3 has the early version of the SPA 78's Black Panther and #8 the latter one.

I've made some cards for these two planes too.

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[Gallo Rojo]

well, Guynemer was feeling lonely too so I made wing-men for him too:

Captains George Raymond and René Dorme

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Cards also included

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To be honest these are more "re-decaling" than re-paintings

[brdavis]

Those are some good looking SPADs, well done.

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[Teaticket]

Colonel Armand Pinsard was feeling lonely so I made to wing men from Escadrille SPA 78 for him

Something I like from French Squadrons is that planes are quite similar but with some variations. In this case #3 has the early version of the SPA 78's Black Panther and #8 the latter one.

I've made some cards for these two planes too.


Great looking SPADs Ezekeil. Today I just finished an Armand Pinsard SPAD VII for the Lend Lease raffle. For me I have 4 in the works close to finishing, 1 Pinsard and 3 other SPA78 wingmen.

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[Teaticket]

Those are some good looking SPADs, well done.

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SPA 3 SPADs also looking great. Grrrr.... now I'm going to have to do some wingmen for Guynemer! :)

[flash]

Here we go again, another captured aircraft for the Hun inspired by an old WoW card.

Guynemer's Spad VII is the donor.
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Repainted with GW paints - screaming skull, snake bite leather, black,
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Finished off with some of Dom's decals.
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[Flying Helmut]

Oh, that's NICE!!!

Dammit, another one to add to my ever-lengthening to-do list!

[Dieter W.]

does anyone know of a hanriot hd.1 painting thread, im making a 1/72 scale model and i want to see what cool ones people have made

[Flying Helmut]

does anyone know of a hanriot hd.1 painting thread, im making a 1/72 scale model and i want to see what cool ones people have made

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?12782-Official-Hanriot-HD-1-Painting-Thread

[Dieter W.]

thanks

[Captain Knowitall]

So, I found this picture of a 1/48th scale model of a captured Spad VII online. I also noticed that among my Nexus WoW aircraft cards was the actual aircraft card for that bird. I acquired a "damaged" one from my LGS. (got a great discount on it and it saved him from having to ship it back.) I loved the paint theme for the Airplane. So adding to the "captured bird" theme of Spads, here it is...
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Now, apparently there was some debate over the actual color that the Spad was painted.
I found this among a number of images of this Aircraft post capture.
This was one:
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The model kit photo that I found online had this aeroplane in a red overall color. I liked the way that looked better than the Dark Blue or Black.

[Teaticket]

Here are my Shapeways SPA78. After painting the Armand Pinsard for the Lend Lease raffle I started these but sadly they got put on the back burner. 2+ years later they finally got finished and flew at Fall In '19.

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[flash]

Top notch Peter :thumbsup:

[greenalfonzo]

Man, seeing these beauties has me itching for some new official SPAD VII releases from Ares! I have no talent in the painting field, so have to wait for the real thing.

[Stumptonian]

Gorgeous, Peter.
Love the panthers.
I should hire you to do my painting ...
;)

[milcoll73]

wow! those look amazing pete!!!!

[Guntruck]

Very nice indeed!

[BobP]

Here is my humble attempt at some Spad VII's.

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Some Russian Spads. Shapeways with MISCMINI decals.

[Teaticket]

Gorgeous, Peter.
Love the panthers.
I should hire you to do my painting ...
;)

Thanks. I was thinking in my retirement to paint up 2 of whatever I paint and sell the 2nd to help pay for the madness. Haven't yet found the time (or place) to start production but when we finally find a house and settle down, thats my plan. How much are people willing to pony up for a well painted plane ARES will never do?

[Teaticket]

More nice Russkies Bob. The skull on the SPAD reminds me of one of Brumowski's.

[milcoll73]

Thanks. I was thinking in my retirement to paint up 2 of whatever I paint and sell the 2nd to help pay for the madness. Haven't yet found the time (or place) to start production but when we finally find a house and settle down, thats my plan. How much are people willing to pony up for a well painted plane ARES will never do?




ive seen a guy offering repaints of wow and wog a/c on ebay selling them for $50 or so. they seem to sell.

[Teaticket]

Here is an addition to my SPA78 flock. Shapeways (supplied to me by Bobp, thanks!) Black primer with a coat or two of Anita's acrylic craft paint, 11102 Caramel Corn. Panther decals home made.

Look out Martians and balloons!

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[Flying Helmut]

Superb! :clap:

[milcoll73]

nice looking kitty

[Dan-Sam]

Rockets look great :thumbsup:

[mikeemagnus]

Love those decals Peter - Rep already given for the Fokker DI but this deserves one too :thumbsup: :)

[FlyBoy Nate]

Good job with the SPADs gentlemen! Those are some great looking planes! :sAprvd:

-Nathan

[BobP]

Great job on those SPAD's Peter. Hope to see one of them in the air against the Martians.

[malachi]

Lt James M Child B.1537 and Lt Augustus H Orlebar A6663 of RFC 19 Sqn.
shapeways decapod models
decals: homemade serial numbers, miscmini for the rest (fuselage ribbon and tail markings from "stripes")

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[Stumptonian]

Nice, Chris.:sAprvd:
All set for OTT

[camelbeagle]

Looks great Chris! Ready to see the Eagles shoot them down!

[malachi]

Thanks guys - yes, these are mere grist for the mill. :p

[Flying Helmut]

Very nice SPADs Chris! :clap::clap:

[Spad VII]

Too French and ....So British !
Very nice Spad VII's
Peter and Chris = " Rep × 2 " :guns:

[flash]

Here is an addition to my SPA78 flock. Shapeways (supplied to me by Bobp, thanks!) Black primer with a coat or two of Anita's acrylic craft paint, 11102 Caramel Corn. Panther decals home made. Look out Martians and balloons!

Loaded for bear ! Very nice Peter :thumbsup:

[flash]

Lt James M Child B.1537 and Lt Augustus H Orlebar A6663 of RFC 19 Sqn.
shapeways decapod models, decals: homemade serial numbers, miscmini for the rest (fuselage ribbon and tail markings from "stripes")

Nice brace for the mill Chris ;)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very smart looking aircraft Chris.
Rob.

[Von Scharf]

Thanks. I was thinking in my retirement to paint up 2 of whatever I paint and sell the 2nd to help pay for the madness. Haven't yet found the time (or place) to start production but when we finally find a house and settle down, thats my plan. How much are people willing to pony up for a well painted plane ARES will never do?

You already know how much I'll pay ;)

[mikeemagnus]

Excellent Chris. Really nice paint jobs. Should stand a good chance against those Albatros DIs and DIIs in the OTT campaign :)

[malachi]

Thanks, guys. These particular SPADs seem a bit fragile. Perhaps I should have included the pics where they were "shot down out of control." :p

[Dak21]

Very nice Chris!

[malachi]

Joining my 19 Sqn RFC is B3620, Lt AAND "Jerry" Pentland, he finished the war with 23 victories.

shapeways Reduced Aircraft Factory model.

reference profile: "British and Empire Aces of World War 1," Osprey.


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[camelbeagle]

Nice job Chris!

[Teaticket]

Really nice VIIs Chris.

[malachi]

Thanks, guys. As soon as the pics went up I noticed an error on the Pentland plane :p
I'll have to fix it later :surrender:

[Teaticket]

Thanks, guys. As soon as the pics went up I noticed an error on the Pentland plane :p
I'll have to fix it later :surrender:

What? Wait...how to I un-REP this disaster? ;)

[malachi]

What? Wait...how to I un-REP this disaster? ;)

The headers of the exhaust pipes should be the gray metal color :eek:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

I would not worry too much Chris.
With the heat going through, they will soon burn off to the bare metal before turning that lovely Autumnal red with the rust.
Rob.:D

[CrashCraig]

Thanks, guys. As soon as the pics went up I noticed an error on the Pentland plane :p
I'll have to fix it later :surrender:

Hey Chris, been there, done that :D Great job on the Spad :thumbsup:

[milcoll73]

nice chris!

[Baron Rolf]

I really like the Spad VII Chris :sAprvd:.

[malachi]

Thanks, guys :)

[Flying Helmut]

Another good'un, Chris! :clap:

[Hu Rhu]

An F-Toy repaint representing Lt SF Allabarton 19 Sqn.

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[Baz]

Nice one Gary, To be seen on the OTT field soon?

[Hu Rhu]

Nice one Gary, To be seen on the OTT field soon?

Thanks and yes, that's the idea along with a green version from the same squadron.

[Flying Helmut]

Very nice-looking SPAD, Gary! :clap:

[malachi]

Excellent SPAD 7, Gary!
REP

[CrashCraig]

Nice one. Looking forward to the green one as well.:thumbsup:

[Teaticket]

Nice VII Gary. Look forward to seeing in in OTT.

[Mike George]

Very nicely done.

[Hu Rhu]

F-Toys SPAD VII Lt R Hewatt 19 Sqn RFC

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Upper wings and fuselage Vallejo US Olive Drab 70.887
Underside Foundry Raw Linen 20c

[Flying Helmut]

Very nice once again! :clap:



Underside Foundry Raw Linen 20c

Got a photo of the underside?

[malachi]

Looks great, Gary :clap:
A fire marker will show up well on it in OTT :p

[Hu Rhu]

Very nice once again! :clap:



Got a photo of the underside?

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

A very precise paint job Gary. Your Spad looks superb.
Rob.

[Baz]

Another good looking model

[Teaticket]

Very nice SPAD Gary. The all dark green looks sharp. Quite a different look compared to the French yellow or camo.

[camel crew]

good looking Spad, Gary :thumbsup:

[Flying Helmut]

Here you go.

Thanks!

That 'Foundry' Linen looks good in combination with the dark Olive.

[Hu Rhu]

SPAD VII - 91 Squadriglia - Tenente Giuiliano Parvis (Giorgio Pessi)

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Original model - F Toys SPAD VII

Fuselage, wings, tail and undercarriage - Vallejo Yello Ochre 70.913
Forward fuselage and engine cowling - Foundry Spearshaft 13 c.
Lower wings - Vallejo Scarlet 70.817 and Medium Green 70.850
Engine - GW Leadbelcher
Propeller and struts - Foundry Chestnut 53a
Tyres, exhaust and machinegun - Foundry Equipment Black 101a

Decals - MiscMini and Aviation Wings

As an Italian speaking native of Trieste, then under the Hapsburg Empire, Giorgio Pessi left when it became obvious that Italy was going to join the Entente. With Austro-Hungary declaring the death penalty for those it deemed traitors, Pessi along with many of his countrymen, was forced to change his name to avoid the fate of being shot if captured and became Giuiliano Parvis, only changing it back once the war was over. He was credited with 6 kills. Towards the end of the war, Parvis along with many others were withdrawn from frontline service due to a number of high-profile executions of POWs carried out by the Austrians. Instead he was sent to the USA to demonstrate the Caproni Ca3 bomber, where it was it was claimed that he even flew it under the Brooklyn Bridge.

[Flying Helmut]

'nuther nice SPAD, Gary! :clap:

[camelbeagle]

Nice job!

[malachi]

Nice work, Gary! Vallejo yellow ochre is one of my favorite colors, very rich and coverage is awesome for a yellow.
Love the bio info :thumbsup:
REP guns Jammed :mad:

[Guntruck]

Very nice Gary :thumbsup:

[milcoll73]

nice work gary!!!

[Teaticket]

Nice Italian SPAD. Well done Gary.:thumbsup:

[Hedeby]

Do love a Spad VII... nice work Gary

[mikeemagnus]

Agreed - very nice work Gary :pint::pint:

[Baz]

Good job Gary

[predhead]

I did up this SPAD VII last Friday.
This is the plane of Sgt. David McKelvey Peterson when he was a pilot with the Lafayette Escadrille N.124.
It is a Shapeways model in the White Strong and Flexible material, designed by Col.Hajj https://www.shapeways.com/model/538663/spad-vii-1-144.html?materialId=6&li=ostatus

Love the crispness of your paintwork!

[predhead]

Here's a repaint of a Nexus Spad VII: lieutenant Mistarlet's plane after it was brought down by Jasta 38.
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[Baron Rolf]

SPAD VII - 91 Squadriglia - Tenente Giuiliano Parvis (Giorgio Pessi)

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Original model - F Toys SPAD VII

Fuselage, wings, tail and undercarriage - Vallejo Yello Ochre 70.913
Forward fuselage and engine cowling - Foundry Spearshaft 13 c.
Lower wings - Vallejo Scarlet 70.817 and Medium Green 70.850
Engine - GW Leadbelcher
Propeller and struts - Foundry Chestnut 53a
Tyres, exhaust and machinegun - Foundry Equipment Black 101a

Decals - MiscMini and Aviation Wings

As an Italian speaking native of Trieste, then under the Hapsburg Empire, Giorgio Pessi left when it became obvious that Italy was going to join the Entente. With Austro-Hungary declaring the death penalty for those it deemed traitors, Pessi along with many of his countrymen, was forced to change his name to avoid the fate of being shot if captured and became Giuiliano Parvis, only changing it back once the war was over. He was credited with 6 kills. Towards the end of the war, Parvis along with many others were withdrawn from frontline service due to a number of high-profile executions of POWs carried out by the Austrians. Instead he was sent to the USA to demonstrate the Caproni Ca3 bomber, where it was it was claimed that he even flew it under the Brooklyn Bridge.

Nice job on that Spad VII Gary :sAprvd:

[Hedeby]

Gotta love a Spad VII, nice work chaps.

[Hu Rhu]

Another pair of Italian SPAD VII with Miscmini's new Italian decals

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Original model - Shapeways SPAD VII

Fuselage, upper wings, tail and rudder - Vallejo Yellow Ochre 70.913
Engine cowling, struts and undercarriage - Foundry Chestnut 53b
Exhaust, Machinegun, Engine Vallejo Black 70.950 with Natural Steel 70.864 overbrushed
Propeller - Vallejo Flat Brown 70.984
Pilot - Vallejo Leather Brown 70.871
Underwings - Vallejo Scarlet 70.817, Medium Olive 70.850 and White 70.951
Tyres- Vallejo Black Grey 70.862

Decals - Miscmini

[Flying Helmut]

Super SPADs :sAprvd:

[camelbeagle]

Looks great! Wonderful job with the decals!

[Larry R.]

Love the S.7. Skillful work, Gary!

[CrashCraig]

Nicely done Gary and it's nice to see the new Rival Sky bases in flight!:clap::pint:

[Teaticket]

Very nice duo! Damn, I now have to get those Italian decals. :mad: ;)

[flash]

Spadtastic, Gary, they should burn nicely :guns:

[milcoll73]

nice work Gary! i (of course) especially love the one with the skull and bones.

[predhead]

Nice looking birds there, Gary!!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Great work on the painting Gary.
I wish those decals had been available when I did my Spads. I had to mackle up my own from on line pictures.
Rob.