The AXIAL propeller for the Fokker D.VII (OAW) is now completely finished.
The mounting plate (hub) painted with Mr. Metalcolor "Stainless" and dabbed with "Iron" from the same manufacturer.
Then polished and sealed with silk matt varnish.
The color on the hub is unfortunately darker in the pictures than in real life.
After drying, the decals were sealed with a mixture of silk matt lacquer, matt clear lacquer and smoke.
All colors from Tamiya.
"Smoke" is used to filter the somewhat strong colors of the decals and thus break the shine.
The addition of matt varnish is necessary to prevent the propeller from shining like a bacon rind - this would completely destroy the scale effect.
The sharpness of the wingnut decals is unbelievable.
You can decipher almost every letter of the gold-colored propeller identification.
The white numbering on the hub is the indication painted in the field that this propeller belongs to the Fokker D.VII (OAW) with the serial number 2035/17.
This aircraft comes from the first production batch manufactured by the Ostdeutsche Albatroswerke (OAW).
The D.VII was delivered to Jasta 66 and assigned to Ltn. Rudolf Windisch.
The aircraft was lost on May 27, 1918 when it was shot down.
Here the prop (center) ready for assembly on the model.
The AXIAL prop with the white spinner belongs to a Roland C.II and the lower one - with the rounded, brass-tipped leading edges - is a Niendorf propeller for a Hansa Brandenburg W.29
Interesting:
All three propellers were painted with the same colored pencils, i.e. always the same combination of colored pencils - only the primer was a different shade each time.
The AXIAL for the Roland C.II "Late" was painted with Mr. Hobby H318 "Radome", the AXIAL for the Fokker D.VII (OAW) with Mr. Hobby H34 "Cream Yellow" and the Niendorf for the HB W.29 with Tamiya XF-15 "Flesh".
Servus
Bertl
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