Gret work, comrade! :salute:
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Gret work, comrade! :salute:
Just finished - Leutnant de Reserve August Raben; his late war triplane of September 1918
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Nexus Series 1 "Kempf" with Peter Pig pilot.
You guys are torturing me with your awesome J18 paint jobs
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Another fine example of your hobby skills Tim. :thumbsup:
Those of you who have made you own cards for your custom planes, do we have a template floating around here somewhere, or are you scanning in and modifying one of your cards?
I generally modify existing cards Bob.
I can do everything except major camo changes, which are done for me.
Rob.
Here's my little squadron of DR1s.
The ARES Von Richtofen in the Middle
Two Shapeways models in the front
Two Valom kits taking up the rear.
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The Valom kits were very fiddly and not particularly suitable for game-handling without massive blobs of epoxy. The quality was excellent but designed for display not gaming.
Well you certainly have a fine group of aircraft there Daniel for whatever purposes you intend to use them.
I must admit that I only use my Valom aircraft for solo games.
Rob.
Nice little circus you've got there... you'll have the Entente seeing Richthofen everywhere!
Superb Dr1s, Daniel!
I look forward to building my own Valom Dr1s when I get the time.
Now for something completely different . . .
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Flown by a notorious Arizona defector . . . the Copper Baron!
These must be flown by Metallica then Dave.
Oh! Sorry. I should probably have posted this on the Music Poll thread.;)
They do look spectacular, however. Any specific reason for the finish?
Rob.
Really Amazing Mike;)
Bye and Stay Tuned
Carlo:)
“Only who dreams can fly!”
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Me three! Whim away, David! When the Muses prod, great things happen...:)
All the best,
Matt
Well aren't those just the coolest... :)
Fokker Dr.I 204/17 of Jasta "Boelcke" most successful ace, VzFw. Paul Bäumer, May 1918
(Shapeways FUD)
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Veerry nice Alex !
Beautiful Triplane! :clap::clap::clap:
Are the black/white/red stripes decals, or masked and painted?
Thanks for your comments, guys.
The b/w/r band around the fuselage is a 10-piece decal, made from an 2.5mm Allied fin flash (blue stripe cut off) and a .75mm black stripe.
The w/r wing stripes were made from a 3mm fin flash, with the blue stripe and half of the red stripe cut off.
(decals from 1/144 Direct)
Wonderful looking Dr.I! The detail work is exquisite! :thumbsup:
Very crisp work Alex. Surprisingly so with such subtle colours.
Rob.
There are so many beautiful DR-1s out there, that I had to try some repaints myself. Being one of the "Blue Max" minions I had to try a my hand at the Von Klugermann so I started with the Kirschstein since black and white were already incorporated. I "doctored" the crosses to Iron crosses with white paint then stippled in various grey and light green (Model Master "Sky") it a repeating pattern along the top wing. Being an Ares mini, I left the mid and bottom wings alone. The challenge for me was attempting the Von Klugermann crest. I have seen two variations and this one I thought I could accomplish. It's not perfect but was pleased with the result. It fills in with my Brother Bob's Stachel Pfalz DIII kit and his Stachel DR-1 repaint and my Heidemann D-VII repaint. For a nice little Jasta Heidemann!Attachment 186741Attachment 186742
Next I took a Red Baron Ares and did a repaint of cousin Wolfram Freiherr Von Richtholfen. Known mostly as a Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarshall in WWII he got into the air in a DR-1 encouraged by his cousins Manfred and Lothar and it was on his first mission with Manfred, April 21, 1918 that Capt. Brown was credited with downing the Red Baron. Undaunted, Wolfram scored 8 victories before wars end. Here is my version of the Wolfram DR-1.Attachment 186743Attachment 186744. It was factory issue. I had to mix up a silvery green to get the streakiness that I saw in art work of Wolfram's triplane.
Nicely done. I want a Wolfram!
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A very well doctored Willi.
You have got a good eye for detail obviously.
Rob.