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Offline nmroberto

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Test post Fokker D. VII
« on: July 02, 2014, 05:15:04 AM »
Trying to upload a photo of my Eduard Fokker D.VII OAW flown by Franz Buchner of Jasta 13.  Hope this works.

Oh, I would appreciate any comments even if they're negative. I'll never improve unless I know how what I'm doing wrong or right.

Thanks

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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2014, 06:20:09 AM »
Fantastic looking D.VII, Roberto!  What lozenge did you use?
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2014, 07:05:11 AM »
I cannot see anything wrong with this - looks great - a very neat and tidy build all round.

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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2014, 07:11:02 AM »
Quote from: coyotemagic on July 02, 2014, 06:20:09 AM
Fantastic looking D.VII, Roberto!  What lozenge did you use?
Cheers,
Bud

The were the ones supplied in the Eduard kit.  They go on easily and are nice and thin but very brittle and fragile.  If you sneeze on them they chip. 
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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2014, 07:18:10 AM »
Quote from: nmroberto on July 02, 2014, 07:11:02 AM
Quote from: coyotemagic on July 02, 2014, 06:20:09 AM
Fantastic looking D.VII, Roberto!  What lozenge did you use?
Cheers,
Bud

The were the ones supplied in the Eduard kit.  They go on easily and are nice and thin but very brittle and fragile.  If you sneeze on them they chip.
Well, you did an outstanding job with them.
Cheers,
Bud
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Offline lone modeller

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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2014, 07:47:06 AM »
I was wondering where was the rigging…….and then remembered Fokker D VII's did not have any! This is a first class model and I agree with Bud that you have applied the lozenge camouflage really well.
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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2014, 07:58:51 AM »
Very little rigging on the D. VII ,  thank God.   If I ever build something with lots of rigging, I'm going to go to 32th scale to keep from going blind.

THANKS for the positive comments.   Now let's see the negative ones. 
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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2014, 08:20:58 AM »
Nothing negative from my side of the bench, it looks impressive. The overall finish on the model is very well done and the lozenge excellent.

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Offline RAGIII

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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2014, 01:34:28 PM »
Well, Here is my negative comment. You have no right building such a Beautiful DVII as one of your first WW1 builds  ::)
RAGIII
PS: Just in case you missed the intended meaning, I too have nothing negative to say!
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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2014, 10:02:35 PM »
Nothing from the negative side from me , very nicely build . Nice clean paint work and your lozenge application is super .





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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2014, 11:26:18 PM »
I was worried about the lozenge decals since they gave me such fits when applying.

One thing I did try which worked out alright was to brush on Vallejo matt instead of spraying. You can't see from the photo but the  brush marks give the lozenges a subtle textured surface.
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Offline Cimmerian

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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2014, 12:38:25 AM »
It looks really nice. I like it.
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Offline vincentm

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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2014, 07:52:14 AM »
Really nice model. A few more pics would be appreciated.
For your pics, maybe you could try to use a spot light, because the camera flash kind of 'flattens' the model.
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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2014, 03:22:09 AM »
Quote from: vincentm on July 10, 2014, 07:52:14 AM
Really nice model. A few more pics would be appreciated.
For your pics, maybe you could try to use a spot light, because the camera flash kind of 'flattens' the model.

Yeah, I thought of that.........after the fact.  Wish I could get better close ups but my camera isn't too great.
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Re: Test post Fokker D. VII
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2014, 07:21:42 AM »
Looks good to me Roberto.

Another tip for the photos, set it up to use natural light, e.g. sunlight or 5000K natural light globes are now quite cheap and ok for lighting for photography if on a budget. Also cheap LED lights from the hardware store can be used.
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