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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: petrov27 on December 08, 2013, 02:56:17 AM
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Probably an over-done scheme but I had built a 1/72 Revell in these markings 20+ years ago and wanted to revisit it when WNW released their new DVIIs.
Fantastic kit though it fought me something fierce and I had some really bad luck with it (at one point it was knocked off my airbrush booth and smashed)
Glad to get it done though there are some warts and things I wished I had done better
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Even though you fought this one, Petrov, you won brilliantly. Beautiful
model of Ernst Udet's colourful kite. Well done!
Out of curiosity, what paint did you use for the red?
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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She's a beauty, Petrov! One to truly be proud of. Congratulations, my friend.
Cheers,
Bud
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Beautiful work Petrov.
Best wishes
Nigel
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Thanks all!
The red is Vallejo Air scarlett red - goes through the airbrush real nice and easy but it is a very thin paint that took many coats to get a real solid color that I wanted.
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That is a wonderful model with a superb finish - very many congratulations on a truly remarkable effort. The warts do not show I can assure you. I bet this was a pig to do in 1/72 scale!
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Lo(l)! :D
Very nicely done Petrov, the model it's superb.
Congrats for it.
Cheers
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Congratulations Petrov on completing this stunning model, the overall finish is superb and the scheme you used is very eye catching, well done.
Des.
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Hello Petrov: This really turned out nice. I like the scheme and you did an excellent job on it. I know what you mean about the kit fighting you. I am on #3 and still it fights, but not as much. Great job overall.
Best
Mark
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Beautiful, Petrov! I like the red stripes on the top wing. ;D This one is also on my build list. What decals did you use? Pheon is planning to do these markings, but Rowan'ssheet is not out yet. I'm waiting on that sheet.
Regards,
Bob
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Thank you all for the positive comments!
Beautiful, Petrov! I like the red stripes on the top wing. ;D This one is also on my build list. What decals did you use? Pheon is planning to do these markings, but Rowan'ssheet is not out yet. I'm waiting on that sheet.
I drew the decals earlier this year and they were printed in white by Fireball Modelworks. I also contacted Krow from the LSP boards and he did vinyl cut masks for this scheme based on my artwork but I found that I need more practice with the use of masks and chickend out and went with the decals for now...
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Excellent paintwork Petrov, and a beautiful scheme. The red is just right; not too bright yet spectacular in effect. Congratulations on a very impressive Model.
Cheers,
Lance
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Beautiful paintwork, VERY Clean construction, awesome all the way around!!
RAGIII
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Excellent build of a classic scheme!!!
Steve
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Petrov
Nice one!
Regards
Dave
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Dittos to the above, Nice Work !
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Petrov,
Maybe an overdone marking scheme but none the less one my favorites. Congratulations on one beautiful Fokker my friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Thanks again for all the positive feedback!
So glad to actually finish a kit (first one this year sadly) - super inspired now though and started work on one that has been a "shelf queen" half finished for several years - SSDIII from Roden - hoping I can wrap that up by years end!
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Oh it's lovely, but it does remind me of a polyester jumper I had in 1975 that was tomato soup coloured. ;D
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is that aviattic 4 color?
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Great work Petrov, she looks a treat :)
Andrew
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A wonderful build Petrov. It is an extremely well assembled and painted aircraft. Many congratulations.
Kind regards
Patrick
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is that aviattic 4 color?
Yes indeed. I really like the colors, texture effect and level of fading with these - not too much, just right (IMHO)
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Udet`s Fokker DVII was my first WWI aircraft ever - Smer`s kit - I got it for the birthday and painted it with my mum`s nail enamel and markers...
You did a great job - nice and clean - simply perfect.
Congrats!!
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Thank you xmald!
Redid the pictures with my new light setup - some improvement though I think i need a camera that has a greater depth setting as I cant seem to get the focus good through the whole shot....
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Must say that your Udet Fokker looks excellent. There has been some conpiracies towards the actual paint scheme on Udet's Fokker. Wingnut Wings and other sources say that it carried lozenge wings where as other sources say that the top wing carried Red and White stripes. My questions is: who is correct?
Esteban
RedLeaderModels.com
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Esteban:
I believe that both are correct, because Udet had more than one Fokker D.VII. ;D There is an excellent article, "The Importance of Being Ernie's," (love the title!) in volume 3 (I believe) of the Albatros Publications Fokker D.VII Anthology, which discusses the schemes of Udet's various D.VIIs. I am in the office and the book is at home, so I can't give you all of the aircraft number details, just the basics from memory. There is a photo of Udet standing behind an OAW-built D.VII which has the candy stripe top wing just like on this model. I believe this aircraft was very short-lived, as it crashed after only a week or two of Udet's use. Thereafter, he used other D.VIIs, including the D.VIIF for which WNW offers the paint scheme with the red fuselage and lozenge top wing.
The larger controversy has been the color of the stripes on the OAW D.VII's top wing. Some saw black, some say red. That's really a matter of personal preference. I like the red, just like Petrov modeled it! ;D My preference is partly childhood nostalgia, since the cover art on my paperback copy of Udet's biography, "Ace of the Iron Cross," from around 1968, showed his D.VII with red stripes. I have always liked that scheme. :D
Regards,
Bob
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Both are correct - udet flew several DVII. His 1st had the striped top wing. His later mount - a DVIIF - had lozenge wings.
Now the colors of the 1st stripe-wing aircraft are a huge debate as well but I went with what I preferred...
Thank you for the kind feedback on my build!
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I think we posted at the same moment :)
There is also debate if the stripe-wing was OAW or Fokker built....
:)
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That's great! Thanks for responding.
Esteban
RedLeaderModels.com
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Petrov,
She's absolutely beautiful my friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year To You and Yours
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What a beautyful eyecatcher!