GazzaS Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Hi everyone, Time to call another one done. No idea who the pilot was, and the color scheme is all based on my research and some help from others that know more about WWI and Fokker D.VII's than I do. And here is the photo that started it all: I had originally stressed over crinkles around the wing edge... but then I found that the real thing has crinkles in places, too. The Green and white tail is of Jasta 54. A Saxon unit. I used graphite powder to simulate wiped lubrication oil stains. A fly joined the photo-shoot destroying all sense of scale. Bastard!! More graphite powder. I hate over-weathering on aircraft models. But that's me. It's taken quite a few attempts but I finally have masking laminated props. Still need work on the wood grain, though. But I forgot to paint the prop shaft stub.... I used some armor weathering technique to highlight the louvered cowl. And I smudged the step-pads of the wing root with more graphite powder. Some under-wing spatters and dirtied up the wheels a bit. And I almost forgot the obligatory cockpit shots: Thank you for looking! Gaz 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Gotta be happy with that! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, krow113 said: Gotta be happy with that! Not totally....but I did learn a lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I would be happy, without any restraint. Good job ! If I was the pilot, I'd be seriously worried about this fly. She's huuuuuuge ! Hubert 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Wow, what a nice Fokker. The, at least to me, unseen scheme is a looker, so many different patterns, great. I like every aspect about your build and hope mine, with the coat of arms of Berlin, will be near as good as yours. Did you use the kit lozenge or AM? Cheers Rob 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 2 hours ago, HubertB said: I would be happy, without any restraint. Good job ! If I was the pilot, I'd be seriously worried about this fly. She's huuuuuuge ! Hubert Thank you! I didn't see the fly until I was editing the photos. Quite a surprise! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 40 minutes ago, DocRob said: Wow, what a nice Fokker. The, at least to me, unseen scheme is a looker, so many different patterns, great. I like every aspect about your build and hope mine, with the coat of arms of Berlin, will be near as good as yours. Did you use the kit lozenge or AM? Cheers Rob Thank you, Rob! I'll be interested to see yours, for sure! I don;t know if I've seen the Berlin Bear in any WWI context. I'm thinking about putting the Landestuhl Wappen on an Albatros: But I need to do more research, first, To your question, yes, that is the kit lozenge. First I toned it down with a misting of grey. Not satisfied with that, I used a further misting of the grey with brown added. This was the four-color lozenge BTW. Gaz 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Simply stunning, Gaz! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 5 hours ago, GazzaS said: I don;t know if I've seen the Berlin Bear in any WWI context. I got a set of Lifelike Decals and the fully lozenged upper one sports the Berliner Bär Wappen. It was part of Jasta Boelcke and was possibly flown by Paul Blunk, but I have to add some research before I start. Cheers Rob 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Masterful modeling my friend!.......harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 4 hours ago, DocRob said: I got a set of Lifelike Decals and the fully lozenged upper one sports the Berliner Bär Wappen. It was part of Jasta Boelcke and was possibly flown by Paul Blunk, but I have to add some research before I start. Cheers Rob Excellent! I have never seen that profile before. That's a great scheme! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Bill_S said: Simply stunning, Gaz! Thank you, sir! 3 hours ago, harv said: Masterful modeling my friend!.......harv Thank you,, very much! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Looks great! Love the unique scheme, well done! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Dude said: Looks great! Love the unique scheme, well done! Thank you! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Gaz, that’s &#*#&&-=#=- Amazing........I think I’m going to retire from this hobby....... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Fantasia looking build Gaz. The masking work you did for the markings was great. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 9 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Gaz, that’s &#*#&&-=#=- Amazing........I think I’m going to retire from this hobby....... Thank you Phil! Please don't retire from the hobby. There are too few of us already. And life without styrene... is an unhappy life. Besides... It isn't without it's warts. 7 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Fantasia looking build Gaz. The masking work you did for the markings was great. Carl Thank you Carl! The masking was hard work, I'll admit. I made nine cuts for the fuselage band, three for each side. Alignment was the issue. I used all but one of the cuts. Gaz 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted July 11, 2020 Administrators Share Posted July 11, 2020 Gazz, it looks stunning. I’m thinking of doing one of Galland’s postwar 109s he flew in the 1980s.... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Thank you, Ern! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Spectacular !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 On 7/15/2020 at 1:11 AM, Jeff said: Spectacular !!! Thank you!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFew Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 That is an excellent build and you have achieved a lovely finish. The dulling down the lozenge works well. I will need to do that when I complete the one I am working on now. I think I will practice on my Pfalz DXII. first. I will try Tamiya smoke first. I do like the finish on the exhaust it looks like heat damage and staining. Andrew. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 10:16 PM, MrFew said: That is an excellent build and you have achieved a lovely finish. The dulling down the lozenge works well. I will need to do that when I complete the one I am working on now. I think I will practice on my Pfalz DXII. first. I will try Tamiya smoke first. I do like the finish on the exhaust it looks like heat damage and staining. Andrew. Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Gaz Outstanding. Maybe someday I’ll learn how to build s WNW kit ; just so far out of my comfort zone Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Peterpools said: Gaz Outstanding. Maybe someday I’ll learn how to build s WNW kit ; just so far out of my comfort zone Peter Thank you, Peter! Hopefully someday you will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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