Another Quick and Dirty Repaint !

**flash** · 08-04-2013 01:22

Here are some pics of a quick and dirty repaint of the green Ares Hautzmeyer E.III that I very recently acquired by pure chance, thankyou Herr Oberst !! I didn't strip or prime it but went for a straight forward slap on of GW Blood Red confident that the green background would give it the dirty used look I was after - and so it was ! Not historically accurate I'm sure but it looks a corker ! Now just have to touch in the wing edges that with the help of digital photography I can see are still green !! (All done now)

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So there you have it - will have to do another AAR now to get it into action !

**Baron Rolf** · 08-04-2013 01:35

Dave the Fokker E.III looks fantastic mate

**Lt. S.Kafloc** · 08-04-2013 02:08

Like the idea, nice repaint. Looking good can't wait for your AAR.

**MoonSylver** · 08-04-2013 15:46

Incredibly cool! I'd been thinking a lot about building an all-red E.III lately! Never occurred to me to repaint one, much less the green Hautzmeyer, since I'm not a repaint guy, but I like that one enough I might pick one up to do it with.

**gully_raker** · 08-04-2013 17:17

Now that does look like a well used E.III & I like the colour.
Should look great in an AAR.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-07-2013 02:25

That should look stunning on the table amongst all the drabs Dave.
Rob.

**Biggles downunder** · 08-07-2013 02:37

Maybe we should have a 'what if' thread where everyone can showcase their, often stunning, non-historical repaints?

**Carl_Brisgamer** · 08-07-2013 03:15

Originally Posted by flash

Here are some pics of a quick and dirty repaint of the green Ares Hautzmeyer E.III that I very recently acquired by pure chance, thankyou Herr Oberst !! I didn't strip or prime it but went for a straight forward slap on of GW Blood Red confident that the green background would give it the dirty used look I was after - and so it was ! Not historically accurate I'm sure but it looks a corker ! Now just have to touch in the wing edges that with the help of digital photography I can see are still green !! (All done now)

So there you have it - will have to do another AAR now to get it into action !

It may not be historical but I'm pretty sure there is a red Fokker Eindecker in the 1976 film 'Aces High'!

**Nightbomber** · 08-07-2013 03:32

Do not change anything in the model, Dave. It looks terrific. The dark red colour seems to be much darker than it was while mechanics painted it over dark green. Now it's weathered and looks battle weary. The first green layer of fabric paint shows up.