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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Jonmath on April 03, 2013, 04:20:38 PM
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I hope this, my very first post, amuses more than it infuriates... Here goes: My wife has decided my airplanes are 'cute' and now wants to try her hand at building one. We've come to the conclusion that something in 1/32nd scale might be best since the model will be larger and thus less fiddly for her to construct and rig. And Wingnuts seem to be the best and most carefully engineered in this scale, so we've agreed that purchasing one of those is the Way Forward. Furthermore, since German aircraft tend to be more flamboyantly marked, as opposed to the relatively drab British colour schemes, she wants to try one of the former.
OK, ready for this? She has announced that since her favourite colour is royal purple, she wants to model an aircraft in that hue. And to forestall the first suggestion that sprung to my mind and undoubtedly to yours, I have been sweetly informed that 'The purple bits in lozenge camouflage don't count'.
Well, gentlemen, in the interests of preserving domestic peace and tranquillity at our place, do any of you know of a German aircraft, preferably by Wingnuts, whose pilot had her painted/marked predominantly in this way? If so, a link to a drawing of it would be much appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.
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You might want to have a look at the Fokker lineup - on of those is Rudolf Stark's plane (Fokker DVII (OAW) 4523/18), which is lilac (and to my knowledge rather close to pink, but what do I know, as my wife uses to tell me...)
Anyway, it is kit No. 32020 - the OAW subtype.
And those DVII have a rather low amount of rigging, which might be helpful.
Good luck,
Stefan
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Keep her interested! It seems a wonderful thing that your wife wants to try to build a plane. And as it will be her first, you could help her with the rigging.
I don't know about royal purple, but you should have a look apart from the Fokker D.VII schemes at the color schemes of the Albatros and Rumpler. I remember seeing an Albatros somewhere with a natural wood finish fuselage and a large red heart on a white band, which was absolutely beautiful. I would also advice you to take a look at the Pheon Models topics on this forum as they have many alternative markings for ww1 aircraft.
regards,
Ivo
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Some of the Albatros variants have lilac/mauve and green camo on the wing surfaces, if that helps.
Also, and what we often forget, is this is your (or perhaps her) model, so in theory you/she can finish it in whatever "what if" colour scheme you choose...
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I think it is pretty good that she wants to try her hand, and that deserves encouagement. A DVII, Albie, or the J-1 seem the obvious choices. If she is not driven by needing to make a historically accurate plane, it seems anything goes. I noticed the ratio of green to purple is about 50/50 on the J-1 if that helps. Do you have a family crest to maybe use on a plane?
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That is great news that your wife wants to get involved in the hobby. If she wants to paint an aeroplane purple then go for it, there are no hard and fast rules to say that all of our models have to be historically correct, it's her model so she can paint it what ever colour she chooses.
I hope she joins the forum as well and starts a build log, it will be interesting to watch her progress.
My wife does not make models but she is very supportive of my hobby, she is always telling me to buy more kits :) :)
Des.
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I believe the Lavender Baron flew something purple..
Steve
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A mauve Dr.1, huh? Pretty cool! ;D
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Whilst there are some colourful schemes there is nothing stopping her doing a what if . I'd also be pointing her to a 1/48 Eduard kit to keep the costs down.
Failing that there's the d.vii already mentioned which incidently is the scheme I've chosen as I've already done it in 1/48
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My wife is always telling me to buy more kits :) :)
;D I wonder why ;D
Mine for sure isn't. She shows scarcely any interest in any of my hobbies. Just sometimes my techniques come in handy when something has to be repaired around the house. No, a hobby is just a loss of attention........... ;)
regards,
Ivo
P.S., Sorry Des, just couldn't resist reacting ;)
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No problems Ivo, I'm sure she has an ulteria motive for wanting me to buy more kits
Des.
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I must admit that fully half my stash and a lot of my books are presents from my wife. Might have something to do with the list of "WANTS" I keep leaving available, especially as Christmas or the Birthday gets close and also the special Favorites File on the PC. I certainly appreciate the gifts more then a shirt or tie; they don't come in Lozenge or PC10 anyway! ;D
Cheers,
Lance
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No problems Ivo, I'm sure she has an ulteria motive for wanting me to buy more kits
Des.
Does she have long lost relatives in Canada by chance? Sure sounds as though she must be related to my wife Cheryl. I know she has her motives too.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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first thing that comes to mind for me is the wnw junkers j.i. basically no rigging for the newcomer/wife and overall purple/green camo paintjob.next thing that come to mind is an albatros many had purple/green wings and tail. then theres the pfalz dxii which has lozenge with purple as well as purple bands on the fuselage. i hope she has more drive than my girl(ex-girl now) did. she kept saying how much she wanted to do a model aircraft, she picked one out and eventually i sat down with her and tryed to explain modelling to her. she glued a couple cockpit parts together and painted them. so i says "o.k. put those parts down so the paint can dry" of course she didnt like the fact that she couldnt build paint build paint build paint and be done in an hour or 2. when it sank in that it was actual work that required thought, planning, effort, and time she lost interest quickly.good luck with that.
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Here's a scheme that might appeal to her, Jon. Not really purple, more of a mauve, but I don't see why she couldn't interpret it as purple, given the quality of film back then. We all do our own interpretations based on tonal values and available information. Besides, it has diamonds. What woman doesn't like diamonds.
(http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af342/coyotemagic_photos/MarwitzPfalz_zpse2ad3f38.jpg)
Cheers,
Bud
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Thanks so much to all of you for your kind responses.
This one ... If she wants to paint an aeroplane purple then go for it, there are no hard and fast rules to say that all of our models have to be historically correct, it's her model so she can paint it what ever colour she chooses...Des.
was especially dangerous because she then decided that the Roland C.II Walfisch, which is 'fat and cute' could thus be painted purple with a fluffy white kitten on the fuselage. Apparently this is the aircraft piloted by 'von Richthofen's hairdresser with his shampoo boy riding in the back seat'. I am further informed that these brave men, from the most exclusive salon in Berlin, periodically dodged the flak and enemy planes over the front lines to ensure the Red Baron always had a perfect and fashionable coiffure, bad hair days being deleterious to aerial combat.
I am grateful for being rescued from this course of action by CoyoteMagic's timely posting of Hans-Georg von der Marwitz's Pfalz DIIIa, which has fortunately found favour with her although she's "not big on orange". Nevertheless, we'll be going with this, but as we've recently moved and are still settling in it may take awhile to acquire the model and start work as all my hobby stuff is still in boxes. But we'll keep you up to date, and maybe even do a build log!
Again, I appreciate your valuable input.
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Not WWI, but there was a pink spitfire variant in WWII, possibly in a reconnaissance role but I can't recall the specifics.
And "modern" day Gulf war variants were often painted in a "desert pink" scheme - even aircraft as big as the RAF TriStar!
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Hello everyone,
sorry to interrupt a gentlemen's conversation, but as I'm also a women, proud to see we're growing in number ;)
Found this links, maybe she can get some inspiration!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jubmGB7OtjI
http://combatace.com/topic/34032-ouestion-about-default-paint-on-albatros-diii/
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This is definitely something to be nurtured! My wife really genuinely likes my models and thinks the hobby is neat. She is an avid knitter and sewer and we both look forward to evenings at the table when the wee-ones are in bed and we get to sit, do our hobbies and talk for a couple of hours. A wonderful way to connect and appreciate each other.
It also helps that she will get me WNW stuff and a Thomas Morse vacuform for my birthday!!! ::) Not to mention a Roden 1/72nd Albatros too!
(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/smithdr/DSCN4694_zpsefe93894.jpg)
I do love her so...
Dan
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I must admit that fully half my stash and a lot of my books are presents from my wife. Might have something to do with the list of "WANTS" I keep leaving available, especially as Christmas or the Birthday gets close and also the special Favorites File on the PC. I certainly appreciate the gifts more then a shirt or tie; they don't come in Lozenge or PC10 anyway! ;D
Cheers,
Lance
That's how it works at my house too. How boring it would be to receive a shirt or tie on a birthday. Yuck!
Cheers,
Chris
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I must admit that fully half my stash and a lot of my books are presents from my wife. Might have something to do with the list of "WANTS" I keep leaving available, especially as Christmas or the Birthday gets close and also the special Favorites File on the PC. I certainly appreciate the gifts more then a shirt or tie; they don't come in Lozenge or PC10 anyway! ;D
Cheers,
Lance
That's how it works at my house too. How boring it would be to receive a shirt or tie on a birthday. Yuck!
Cheers,
Chris
Same here. If Carol isn't getting me a kit, it's another Ikea case. She even went with me to the OTF convention in Monterey. She does puzzles and her table is right next to mine. Beats the hell out ot tv.
Cheers
Bud
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Weren't the first Pfalz D.III and early Alb. D.III (OAW) types done in the Green & lilac wrap on the wings & fuselage. Lt. Heldmann of Jasta 10 comes to mind on the Pfalz.
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How about Pheon's purple & blue Gotha?
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Now THAT'S a kit choice to get behind! Cool paint too.
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Coming in late but Kurt Wolf flew an Albatros DIII with the fuselage painted "plum Purple".
RAGIII
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I wish my wife would have more interest in my hobby. She always say:"Darling, it's so expensive! It's not good for Your eyes. Be careful! The knife is very sharp!" And then she wants to let my birds fly! >:( "I think it's an airplane. an Airplane must fly!"