Picked up a Revell-Germany Fokker D-VII in 1/72 scale at the local hobby shop because it was only $5 (wow) and because it looked like a fast, easy build with my choice of garish paint jobs. It looked like a fairly well-made little kit, until I turned to the decals … the underwings of the more attractive red/blue paint job are the lozenge camouflage pattern, and they included decals for that - in black outline form. With the four different colors of each individual lozenge helpfully described on another page. They’re kidding about this, right?
I built that kit, and it turned out pretty well. I didn’t bother to paint the lozenge though. There is a girl (at least, I think she’s a girl) who built a few WWI biplanes, and painted a real nice lozenge using the decal. Perhaps you can get some advice from her (although, I haven’t seen her around lately). I think her name was “Frosty” or “Frosty Girl”. Also, there was a “1/72 biplane/triplane” group build held a few months ago, and that would be a good place to look for advice (I tried to do a search for the thread, but couldn’t find it).
Have fun with the build though! It’s pretty easy, but mounting the upper wing can be tricky.
Joshua
Frostygirl is still around. She has a thread going over in the auto forum. You can check there if you want to IM or email her. Good luck with the paint job [:D] Post some pics so we can see this bad boy!
Aeromaster makes 4 and 5 color lozenge camouflage decals in 1/72, you can cut them to match your need, FSM has published a couple of times some articles about how to apply these decals, the one that I have on hand is from March 1998. If you don’t have access to the article let me know and can give you some hints about how to do it.
Good luck
GGG
I remember making a D7 when i was a kid that had you use carbon paper to transfer the lozenge pattern to the model.You then used a fine paint brush to fill in the hexs with various colors.Worked pretty well but it was pretty tedious.
Well I’ve decided, after considerable debate (OK, at least 5 minutes) to skip the underwing lozenge scheme since it would require hand painting something like 300 little irregular blobs, for two reasons: 1) It’s under the wings, so no one is going to see it anyway, and 2) I bought this neat little kit to have some fun! I’ve also committed to not adding any aftermarket stuff, or anything beyond what I can handle with my existing vast stocks of polystyrene, stretched sprue, etc. We’re talking KISS here. [:D]
Come on, mfsob! Don’t take the easy route! Polish those airbrush skills! What could be more fun than admiring your masterpiece that started as a $5 bill, complete with complex paint scheme?
I’ve fought that interal battle many-a-time and have always gone back to do the job right. It will constantly eat at you as you glance at your work on display. Becuase YOU know the lozenge scheme should be there!
[:)]
Now how’s that for some pressure!
Either way, please post pics
I will strongly suggest the use of the Aeromaster Lozenge decals, remeber that this pattern was fabric printed rather than painted, to me loolk more realiste the use of decals, and you will have plenty of decal to make more than one airplane in that scheme.
Good luck
GG
Jabbe:
that is correct… i think i’m a girl too…in fact, i know i am, LOL ! [:P][;)][:D]
thanx 4 the kind words re: my build,
i used eagle strike/aeromaster lozenge & rib tape decals 4 the d.vi i built…
i’ll try & find the link 2 the Bi/Triplanes GB now…
try this:
http://finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/48305/ShowPost.aspx
frosty[:)]
mfsob; It is not hard at all. as Frostygirl said…Eagle Strike 4 and 5 colour lozenge. If aftermarket stuff is against the grain as it were you put a very hard constraint on your modeling. I wish you good luck.
Oh thanks, mucker, now I have guilt !!! (to quote the dinosaur from Toy Story 1) [:P]
And Stephen, I hear you, it’s just that just this once, I really am going to abide by KISS and use what’s in the box - and not buy any more paint to try and draw down the vast collection of mismatched, half-used bottles and rattle cans I now posses. But I will post some pics of my effort, however it turns out.
maybe because i’m old and don’t get it but what is Kiss
please don’t say it is an old rock group that kiss i know[:D]
KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid.
Regards, Rick
I have recently finished that kit and decided to spray the pattern on undersides of wings and tail. What I did was, sprayed the complete surface with lightest colour then ussing masking tape stuck to a cutting board I cut thin strips about 2mm across then cross hatched these stips aith diagonal cuts this makes many small diamonds about 2mm x 2mm i then place these on wing area i want to remain that colour then spray next colour then repeat the sticking process and respray. Well to cut long story short you get a lossenge pattern at 1/72 its hard and tedouse work but feels great when u have finished (bit like banging head against a wall). I will see if I can sort a picture or 2 out for you. Happy to give better explaination too if required.
ok heres a pic not very clear but you can just see the pattern on bottom of wing bearing in mind the wing span is only about 5 inches across
hope you get the idea.
Germans don’t kidd… so to answer you’re question ; No they’re not…
Next question
Why not paint it a scheme that had no lozenges?
you only live once PAINT THE LOZENGE [}:)] go for it live dangerous [:P]
Are you the Jeff Gunn who used to be an Avionics Tech and then dumbed down to be a Rockape Officer??
I’ll try to post some pics soon. Struggling through rigging it right now, using stretched sprue. IF I build another biplane, it’s going to be a much bigger scale!