My latest addition:
Okay, I admit it, I'm a sucker for the DR1! (two of my five builds have been Tripes
). I had the Cutting Edge decals for Lothar Von Richthofen's DR1, so I jumped in. The build was OOB using the Squadron/Encore kit of Voss's F1, which includes the full set of Roden sprues to allow building either an F1 or a DR1, plus PE. Having already built one Roden Tripe, I was aware of the problem areas, so this build was quicker and smoother than the first effort (far less cursing this time around
). I'm getting to like these kits!
I first painted this bird as it came from the factory, with olive green streaked paint over CDL on the upper surfaces, white rudder, solid olive green cowling, forward fusealage top and landing gear sub-wing, and light blue undersurfaces. I did all of the streaking on the aircraft using a base coat of Pollyscale acrylic Concrete to represent CDL, which was sealed with Future then overstreaked with artists oils. After five days of drying in a sealed container, the oils were sealed with Future and then the yellow was airbrushed on the top wing, empennage and rear fuselage. I used multiple thin coats and tried to leave just a hint of the streaking showing through from underneath. You can barely see it in the photos. I used Pollyscale Reefer Yellow acylic, since I had a fresh bottle on hand and it seemed to match the color profile from Cutting Edge. The red cowling, struts and wheel covers were Tamiya Red over the original base color. Undersides were Misterkits Fokker Turquoise. A 50/50 mix of Future and Pollyscale flat finish provided a uniform satin finish. Bob's Buckles and monofilament completed the simple rigging.
I am very satisfied with the final outcome. Check one more off of my DR1 build list.
I see Voss, MVR, Jacobs, Kempf, Baumer, Raben, Weiss and Frommhertz in my future!
Yikes!
Regards,
Bob
