Administrators James H Posted December 7, 2013 Administrators Share Posted December 7, 2013 Really liking this, and that skid is awesome... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Ehm.. Jim.... About your banner... Wasn't it Snoopy vs. the Red Baron?..... So he flew at the Allied side, not in a Fokker.... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey boyer Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Awesome, my friend !............Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 wow - that looks nice Jeroen ..I thought the skid was real - beautiful work.. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose pedro Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Hello jeroen! Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 14, 2013 Author Administrators Share Posted December 14, 2013 Thnx Guys, I'm really struggling with this build. Mostly in ways of reference. The Vf241 had it's canons and engine removed. However... i am building it with all internal organs in place. Let's say I'm building it before it had surgery.... There's a lot of discussion about the colors on this plane. Did it have even RLM81 color on the top wings and wing roots? Was the underside yellow? I'm going by what i can see myself in B/W photo's... No splinter camo on top. And walk lines painted by RAF! They could well be red.. Net up: mottling. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Great job, Jeroen. Congrats, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Take your time Jeroen. This is not a race you know. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 15, 2013 Author Administrators Share Posted December 15, 2013 Thnx guys, well, the biggest hurdle is figuring out what colour profile is correct. Let's assume the underside was yellow. Then there's still the question on the colour of the upper wings. I believe after studying the few available photo's, that they were an even dark green. Not splinter camo. And they clearly show the RAF roundels. It's unbelievable how many different and incorrect colour scheme's can be found. The photo below clearly shows the overpainting of the underside with a lighter colour. But also english stenciling... My wild guess is they are not present on the decal sheet. Haven't checked yet And, if you look at this photo, you'll see another challenge shining through the roundel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 15, 2013 Author Administrators Share Posted December 15, 2013 Two questions for the gamblers: My guess is that the tail gear is black. And that the nose generator prop is.... Green? (I'm sure it's not RLM76 like the instructions state). Or is it? Anyone? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevanBrooks Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Hey Jeroen great work so far. Awesome photos, nice and crisp! Its always a guessing game to some extent on those late war camo colours!! Good luck. But I would say that the generator prop is not 76 or yellow, could it be painted a certain colour by a sub contractor? 02 perhaps? Cheers Bevan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 15, 2013 Author Administrators Share Posted December 15, 2013 Thnx Bevan, It could be 02. It's weird that it wasn't photographed more or documented... Here's some progress on the painting: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted December 15, 2013 Administrators Share Posted December 15, 2013 Looking sweet. You'll be missing this one when complete..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanReed Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Great work Jeroen! Truly an artist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 15, 2013 Author Administrators Share Posted December 15, 2013 Thnx! First decals are going on: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted December 15, 2013 Administrators Share Posted December 15, 2013 Corking job! Eric would be proud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_ Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 There's a well known shot of a blown up Komet with a red spinner to the generator prop. The image, though of grotty quality up close, seems to show dark green blades. I wouldn't put it past the RLM to expect these to be treated the same as any other prop - RLM 70.. but who knows? Could all the upper surface/tail and that bit of airbrushing along a panel line be of RAE origin? As this was being flown, they'd make sure it was nicely done up. Really one of the nicest renditions of an RAF painted Luftwaffe aircraft I've seen. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey boyer Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Man, that looks sweet ! Great work my friend !.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Looks very nice Jeroen! Personally, I'd go with dull aluminium for the nose generator prop/spinner. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 22, 2013 Author Administrators Share Posted December 22, 2013 Thnx Doug! That is exactly what I'm going to do. Almost done. Replaced the two struts that support the armored glass with PE too. I'll take better pics later... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted December 22, 2013 Administrators Share Posted December 22, 2013 I love the chip, chip, chip, chip, chipping! Is that the Prismacolour pencil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 22, 2013 Author Administrators Share Posted December 22, 2013 I love the chip, chip, chip, chip, chipping! Is that the Prismacolour pencil? I'm trying both the Caran D'ache (as per Jeroen Veen) and the Prisma Color (as per James Jebediah Hatch). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanReed Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Man that looks awesome. I to love the subtle chipping effect. Very well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 23, 2013 Author Administrators Share Posted December 23, 2013 Thnx Jonathan! Here's some better pics. Still a lot of weathering and finishing to do... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted December 23, 2013 Administrators Share Posted December 23, 2013 The end is in sight. Loving this one, and now I can properly see the way you broke the paint up on the wings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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