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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: NMLeonov on July 12, 2024, 10:27:38 AM

Title: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: NMLeonov on July 12, 2024, 10:27:38 AM

Hello, today I will post my first completed model on this forum! The 1/72 Eduard Fokker D.VII kit is a wonderful experience to build and features a ton of rib tape decals. It is a little repetitive to deal with but the cumulative effect speaks for itself. I've always loved the personal artwork featured on this aircraft and I hope you like my model!

My simple phone camera had some difficulty capturing the true colors of the wings, they are far less blue in reality. The picture in which I used flash to show the cockpit interior is most color-accurate.

Thank you - Nick.

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Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: macsporran on July 12, 2024, 04:51:40 PM

Excellent model to kick off your account with, Nick. Very impressive in 1/72, especially the figure painting. Appropriate too - he looks like he climbed off the fuselage graphics!
Great stuff.
Sandy

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: DaddyO on July 12, 2024, 04:56:01 PM

Very nice Nick.  8)

Paul

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: NigelR on July 12, 2024, 06:20:04 PM

Very nice work indeed, it's a great scheme and you definitely did it justice.

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: RAGIII on July 12, 2024, 11:30:20 PM

Very Nicely Done DVII! Welcome to the Forum!
RAGIII

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: PrzemoL on July 13, 2024, 01:31:46 AM

Indeed very nicely done. I have never seen Sieben Schwabians in 72nd scale. Where have you found the decals?

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: DaveB on July 13, 2024, 03:09:02 AM

Lovely work for your first entry, Nick -

I always like this particular DVII scheme too.

Regards

Dave

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: lone modeller on July 13, 2024, 04:31:26 AM

That is a superb model in the One True Scale - indeed it looks much larger. I too am interested as to where you got the personal markings.

Stephen.

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: Brad Cancian on July 13, 2024, 07:41:23 AM

Great work Nick! I've always had a soft spot for this scheme and you've executed it very well :)

What's the next project for you?

For the decals - I know that the PD decals set contains this scheme in 1/72; that is where I got mine from when I built my version using the Roden kit (you can find pictures in my link below).

Cheers

BC

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: NMLeonov on July 13, 2024, 02:09:09 PM

Hi everyone, thanks for your kind comments and review of the model. Regarding the decals for Bäder's machine, they are included in the 2022 Eduard ProfiPack Fokker D.VII (OAW) kit, number 70131. And they really work well, just one application of MicroSol had them laying down flat with no silvering. :)

I am slowly working through the WNW Rumpler C.IV, my first 1/32. I enjoy the greater detail of the big scale, and the encyclopedic detail of the instructional booklet, but not sure if I can ever abandon 1/72 entirely. I'm sure like many other modelers, I'm indecisive about this! Especially after browsing the archive of world class models on this forum.

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: richard.kiss on July 13, 2024, 04:40:12 PM

You have created an impressive model, congratulations!
I am working on the exact same kit and chose the exact same painting scheme. I'll show it here when it's done.
One question: this kit already has the new type of Edu decals, from which you can peel off the thick protective layer, so it will be ultrathin. Did you peel it off?

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on July 14, 2024, 12:14:10 AM

  Nicely done!  I have those same decals.  Someday maybe! 

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: P.P. on July 15, 2024, 01:48:26 AM

Hi Nick,
Great work imho. I like this painting scheme a lot, and I hope to build one of those by myself.
Regards,
Paul

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: NMLeonov on July 16, 2024, 07:03:07 PM

R.V.W. and P.P. - Thanks guys! Richard - If these are the new Eduard peeling decals, I can't tell! They seemed very thin and somewhat elastic to begin with, so I think they are the standard sort.

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: enathan on July 16, 2024, 07:40:22 PM

An attractive scheme Nick, very well done!

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: Thumbs up on July 16, 2024, 08:02:22 PM

Neat and precise modelling brings out the best in a good kit. Bravo!

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: djuggie on July 17, 2024, 09:03:38 AM

Nick,

What an excellent build.  Very clean and the color scheme is very unique.  My kind of plane.

Dennis

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: gedmundson on July 22, 2024, 10:33:36 AM

Very nicely done, Nick. Impressive looking model especially at such a small scale.
Cheers,
Gary

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: WD on July 23, 2024, 04:45:59 AM

You've done a wonderful job!  I have this kit in my stash and I hope to do half as well as you sir.

Warren

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: dr 1 ace on July 27, 2024, 04:48:52 AM

Ditto All the above, add my compliments !

Ed

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: NMLeonov on July 27, 2024, 08:51:13 AM

Wow, thank you very much everyone for your kind reception of my first model here. Rest assured, work continues at slightly faster than a snail's pace on my next one.  ;D

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: AngryJazz on July 30, 2024, 04:14:08 PM

Excellent build - my favorite scheme  :)

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: IanB on July 31, 2024, 12:34:05 AM

Beautifully done!
 A great scheme and you've really done it justice. That's a fine way to open your account here.

Ian

Title: Re: Fokker D.VII "The Seven Swabians," Alfred Bäder, Jasta 65 (Eduard 1/72)
Post by: ScottJ on August 01, 2024, 12:35:27 PM

Really well done, those are large decals (on the fuselage) and you've got them looking like they were painted on. 
I've got that Eduard kit but as an Overtree so will need to come up with a paint scheme at some point.
Great looking model
Take care
Scott