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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: CSMO on November 21, 2014, 03:26:28 AM

Title: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: CSMO on November 21, 2014, 03:26:28 AM

Der Red Baron would be flying a Fokker D.VII in 1918.

Four hour plus OOB build, adding a FROG seat and the decals from the current RofG boxing. All tarted up with a brush-coat of Testors Flat Red.

Adios, Larry,


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Title: Re: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: PR19_Kit on November 21, 2014, 05:07:15 AM

Wholly plausible.  :)

Title: Re: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: Silver Fox on November 21, 2014, 08:09:51 AM

Very plausible... but putting the Baron Manfred von Richtofen in a D.VII or a D.VIII is a nasty thought.

Bad enough in a tripe... but in a truly superior fighter? He would rack up kills pretty quick.

Title: Re: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: FAAMAN on November 21, 2014, 11:21:29 AM

A great, if a little chilling Whiff :D Silver Fox is correct about Richtofen being able to rack up kills in it ......

Title: Re: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: TallEng on November 22, 2014, 02:04:18 AM

Nice. I like a good simple whiff  :)
Wish I'd thought of it.

Regards
Keith

Title: Re: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: GTX_Admin on November 22, 2014, 02:22:44 AM

Well Richtofen did fly the prototypes and was full of praise for it (after modifications were made), so one can assume they would have made it to his unit.  His brother Lothar certainly did fly it in combat.

Title: Re: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: raafif on November 22, 2014, 04:53:10 AM

der Baron Rot survived both World wars & went on to advise aircraft companies on better design ideas.  He particularly worked with companies in Occupied France like Airbus ........

Title: Re: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: taiidantomcat on November 23, 2014, 10:58:41 PM

Awesome model!! I really like it  :-* And that is painted by hand?

Title: Re: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: CSMO on November 24, 2014, 12:35:36 AM

Hi, T. T.  I paint almost everything by hand, mostly freehand.
The exception is I sometimes use rattle-can white primer. I don't own an airbrush. Adios, Larry.

Title: Re: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: Brian da Basher on November 26, 2014, 06:52:34 AM

Wow that's one of the cleanest, sharpest D.VIIs I've seen in a while!

I've got to tip my hat to you for coming up with such a great idea, Larry!

Pure eye-candy!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: Der Red Baron Fokker D.VII in 1918.
Post by: andonio64 on November 27, 2014, 12:20:02 AM

Great work CSMO, I love it ...what if... the Baron survived?
Would he join the craze that flooded Germany after WW1 as many of his comrades did?

Beautiful work, food for thought!

BTW the work on the model looks great and your ideas about airbrushing are the same I have!!!!
 >:(

 ;D