The Fokker DVII. Great Planes. Maiden video!
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:57 am
Here are a few pictures of my recently painted fokker DVII by great planes.
It is still waiting for an engine.
As you can see the whole plane has a matte finish now. I'm not a fan of glossy warbirds. (Just depends).
I weathered the whole plane by dry brushing an off white color to highlight wrinkles in the fabric/monokote lol. Followed by an airbrushing of two dark colors, Burnt sienna and charcoal. Honestly, WW1 birds would not look too dirty. I think I went a little over the top with the silver chipping on the cowling but It's cool. WW1 mechanics took great pride in there airplanes. They kept the planes looking very nice all the time, or so I have heard. Please enjoy!
I hated the way the kits MG08's looked so I made a pair from scratch. I wanted them to look realistic and "Close enough". The barrel housing took about 3 hours to complete. Worth it though!
I replaced the screen in the cowling. The two bars in the middle should not be there but they help support the screening.
Now what did I do here? I seam to have tilled the rudder too much. I'm still an RC newb so pardon me.
The weathering sure looks pretty!
If it flies good, I plan on making a realistic engine and a semi detailed full cockpit.
And now last but not least, the real reason you've come to see this. The lozenge!!!!
It is again, like the Mg08s, "Close enough"
Making an authentic lozenge would have taken a long time. SO this is basically lozenge for cheaters. (It still took 6 hours to paint)
It is airbrushed right over the monokote with Vallejo acrylics.
I first laid down a base coat of Vallejo Tank green and German green.
That was then followed by a blue grayish color, dark purple, and tan. I made it easy by airbrushing the shapes with stencils I made.
Again, looks close enough.
That's all for now! Wish me luck on my maiden flight. I hope you've enjoyed the pictures!
It is still waiting for an engine.
As you can see the whole plane has a matte finish now. I'm not a fan of glossy warbirds. (Just depends).
I weathered the whole plane by dry brushing an off white color to highlight wrinkles in the fabric/monokote lol. Followed by an airbrushing of two dark colors, Burnt sienna and charcoal. Honestly, WW1 birds would not look too dirty. I think I went a little over the top with the silver chipping on the cowling but It's cool. WW1 mechanics took great pride in there airplanes. They kept the planes looking very nice all the time, or so I have heard. Please enjoy!
I hated the way the kits MG08's looked so I made a pair from scratch. I wanted them to look realistic and "Close enough". The barrel housing took about 3 hours to complete. Worth it though!
I replaced the screen in the cowling. The two bars in the middle should not be there but they help support the screening.
Now what did I do here? I seam to have tilled the rudder too much. I'm still an RC newb so pardon me.
The weathering sure looks pretty!
If it flies good, I plan on making a realistic engine and a semi detailed full cockpit.
And now last but not least, the real reason you've come to see this. The lozenge!!!!
It is again, like the Mg08s, "Close enough"
Making an authentic lozenge would have taken a long time. SO this is basically lozenge for cheaters. (It still took 6 hours to paint)
It is airbrushed right over the monokote with Vallejo acrylics.
I first laid down a base coat of Vallejo Tank green and German green.
That was then followed by a blue grayish color, dark purple, and tan. I made it easy by airbrushing the shapes with stencils I made.
Again, looks close enough.
That's all for now! Wish me luck on my maiden flight. I hope you've enjoyed the pictures!
I have tried and tried but skin tones are too hard for me. 
