Fokker Dr.I
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38 4 May 2015, 08:04
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very nice one. how did you obtain the pale colors for the wood? When I try this with oil-paints it comes out too dark, even with an underlayer off buff as a start...
4 May 2015, 09:40
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Hi Bart:
I used Buff as a base colour and stippled diluted burnt umber over it. After a few minutes, using and old scuffed brush (with very little white spirit), dragged over the surface to reproduce the wood grain. If you start with a thin layer of oil colour, you'll get a subtle effect. I hope it helps!
Cheers
4 May 2015, 09:49
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I tried the same with mine, but it came out too dark in my opinion, hence the question, will need to continue practicing. Thx for the answer...
4 May 2015, 10:04
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Looking great and the Vallejo bottle looks a bit big beside the kit. But the wingspan is only 99mm and some day I'm gonna build mine as well. I hope that mine will turn out as good as yours and Mike Grant's in the end. Your builds is a great inspiration for me!
4 May 2015, 17:28
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I'd love to try this one but I'm not sure I have the skills yet. Do you have any photos of the build in progress?
4 May 2015, 17:32
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There's some good build photos in Mike Grant's build article in Airfix Modelling World. I'm not sure as I don't have the magazine here beside me at the moment but I think it was the July edition from last year. Try to get that one, it's worth the cost for the magazine for just that article and then you get some other nice articles as well as it's a good and well balanced magazine.
4 May 2015, 17:39
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Bravo! You have eyes and nerves for 10+! And at least, the model is masterpiece!
5 May 2015, 17:54
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Amazing Marco..... you do realize you are MAD..... its a small aircraft in 1/48 and that's 1/72😢😢
10 August 2015, 17:55
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Marco, I was just browsing through your albums and came across this! It's absolutely F'n amazing. Standing ovation, bravo!
9 December 2020, 08:15
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Wow, very impressive! This Thing is so small and so realistic! Congrats mate, very well done 🙂
10 December 2020, 04:40
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Thank you, you're all to kind. This is an old build, completed some 10 years ago. I have Eduard's new Dr.I stipdown, which IMHO is much better then the old kit. I hope to work on it soon and when I do, I'll share it in Scalemates for sure!
Cheers
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10 December 2020, 09:57
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Absolutely fantastic model, Marco!! Thanks to you I'm on the lookout for one of these Eduard stripdown kits now!
26 March, 22:53
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Thank you Ethan! Eduard has a newer improved version of it (it's on my to build pile). If my memory serves me well, it was released some 10 years ago (at the same time they released their brilliant 1:48 DH-2).
Cheers
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27 March, 00:10
Album info
Here are a few photos of the old 1:72 stripdown Fokker Dr.I, by Eduard.
It was finished with Tamiya Acrylics, Vallejo Model acrylics and W&N oils.
This model was published in Scale Aircraft Modelling vol. 31 Issue 10 (December 2009).