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Thanks John, I was following the other thread - thankfully it stayed true to the topic - tempting though it was, to reply to a certain boorish, self-entitled ingratitude .... :pop4: ... anyway .... just a comment to say "THANKS!" for the Wozza Texan fixes. I know you're maybe a bit more inclined to the SU model, but for those of us enamored with the former, this was a really sweet surprise. Have a great day. Best,

Superb looking repaint Dave - bravo! DL

You're welcome Matt! Von Richthofen or the Red Baron is more or less synonym for a red Fokker Dr.1 "Driedecker". However van Richthofen scored only 19 from his 80 victories with a Fokker Dr.1. In most cases this Dr.1 was not even painted (overal) red. From the seven Fokker Dr.1s, from which it is know he has flown them, only two were painted completely red. The best known one is of course the 425/17, the aircraft in which he scored his last two victories and in which was killed. The other one is the 152/17 which originally only had red struts, wheel covers, tail and upper wing, like most Dr.1s von Richthofen flew. Later the 152/17 was painted overall red like the 425/17. When the 152/17 was on display in the Berlin Züghaus Museum is was completely red. I have painted the 152/17 as it originally looked, which is very similar to most of the Fokker D.1s von Richthofen flew. For those who want it: Its available in the file library.

Ok - no worries - just had hoped I hadn't somehow missed something. Will happily wait. Regards, DL

Looks great! Huub

Nice shots, I would love to see them (and hear them) once with my own eyes (and ears). The nice thing from modern technology is that I can see (and hear) them on You Tube. Not quite the same but a nice substitute. So thanks for the video. Cheers, Huub

What? A Bonnie? How awesome is that!!! Anyway - back to the matter at hand - does anyone know where SkyhawkA4M's VA-212 and USMC schemes are at? They look just superb - would really like these. Kind regards! DL

Even in my small country there are already 2 flying replicas I know of, so you are most probably right when you think the number of replicas is close to the number of DR.Is originally built. For a period when photography was still something new an amazing amount of pictures were taken from the Fokker Dr.1. Personally I think the aircraft would have been forgotten already a long time when the guy above hadn't died in one. Manfred von Richthofen was made a myth by propaganda already during his life time. After his death people only continued to add to the story until he had turned into something which was completely invented and had no nothing to do with the real person von Richthofen. But ike Mikael Carson said in one of the interviews; when you build a replica it should be something people recognise. Well everybody has heard of the Red Baron, although most people think it is a guy with a big moustache and a pike on his helmet :icon_lol:. The myth around the red Baron leads to weird things. Like all the bad guys in the movie Flyboys fly in a red Fokker, while in reality even most of the 7 (!) different DR.Is van Richthofen flew, were painted only partly red! Fantasising about von Richthofen did also lead to the weird idea that some dogs can fly on top of their doghouse.......

For those who want it, the Voss repaint is available in the download section. Enjoy, Huub

Thanks for the links John. Very interesting read and the demonstration in the second video gives a fine impression of what this aircraft actually could do. It gives whole new definitions of STOL, steep turns and fast climb. On of the nice things about repainting is that during your research you learn a lot about history. I never knew that all German aircraft manufactures used their own paint. Therefore the grayish light blue from Albatross is quite different than the turquoise Fokker used. Standards like RAL and RLM were not introduced yet. With engines which develop less power than the ordinary family car, all the weight counts! Therefore on Fokker aircraft the olive paint was applied as thin as possible. The (later) production models had the upper surfaces not painted turquoise, but the olive brush strokes were applied on the bare fabric and afterwards coated with two layers of varnish. The later lozenge fabric was mainly invented to reduce weight as the ink of the printed pattern weighted less than paint. This also explains a bit why Mikael Carlson's replica weights more than the original. Although I must admit not the full 80 Kilograms.... :isadizzy: Cheers, Huub

Good looking, JAFO!! DL

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...but as the title indicates it is a thread about the paintlkit, I thought you wouldn't mind that I used to thread to mention I made some use of the piantkit as well :running: In August 1917 two prototypes of the Fokker tri-plane were delivered. The 102/17 went to Manfred von Richthofen and 103/17 was delivered to Werner Voss. Von Richthofen was not impressed, mainly because it was slower than the Albatross D.V it should replace and handed the aircraft over to Kurt Wolff. Although van Richthofen initially disliked the aircraft he made scored two victories with the 102/17. On 15 September Wolff was killed in this aircraft in a dogfight with Norman MacGregor. Aircraft number 103/17 was flown by Werner Voss who was impressed by maneuverability of the aircraft and later convinced von Richthofen about the qualities of the aircraft. The "face" on the engine cover is based on the images on Japanese flighter kites, which Voss used to fly with his cousins in Krefeld. The aircraft was equipped with a French Le Rhône engine which was more reliable than the German Oberursel copy. Voss was killed in this aircraft on 23 September after a fight with six aces from RAF 56 squadron. The aircraft were delivered in an overall turquoise finish with olive brush strokes over the upper surfaces. There is a lot of discussion about the colour of the engine and wheel covers. Some sources claim they were painted in the unit colour (yellow). However I haven't been able to find one single picture which supports this claim. Cheers, Huub

Nice Jankees - any and all schemes are much appreciated. Regards, DL

Hello, Did this ever get released? I'm looking everywhere here on the SOH library ... Indeed any of the USMC ones you did would be most welcome. Links are dead, alas... Just got the model - really love it Virtavia - great job. Yes, a few niggles here and there - but overall, glad I got it - on sale, no less!! cheers, DL

Flyboy, most of Bob "Banana Bob" Riviera's prop blurs have been uploaded by OleBoy here in the file library at the SimOuthouse. Just do a search on "bob riviera" in the file library. Thanks for another beautiful repaint John! Cheers, Huub

Funny you should ask ... When Don's latest update was published, I saw the indicators for down as barberpole. That just seemed odd - but in in some photos in my books, they indeed show that for some of the newer E/J/L models. (eg: rear cover of Detail & Scale F-8 Crusader). Steve Pace's F-8 Part One, p.66 shows a vertical bar on a B model. In most of the museum models, they seem to be barberpoled....

Fokker DR.I in factory finish.

Although I fully understand your reasoning, I liked the site as it gave a such a nice clear overview of all your models. Thanks for maintaining it all these years! Huub

Thanks Paul, really appreciated! Huub

Bravo Zsolt!! I have everyone of your MIII repaints - they're superb. I still really like the Skysim MIII - very enjoyable - and even more so, with your repaints. Many thanks!!! DL

Looks great John. I watched that movie already earlier this day. I recognised the formation and knew your screenshots must have been based on this movie. The painting my father did was based on a picture he had in a book. My father could paint really beautiful skies. Cheers, Huub

Thanks John, downloading now. BTW nice screenshots of the flying circus. The second screenshot reminds me of a painting my father once did. It has been above my bed for many years and suddenly I wonder what happened with it as I left it with my parents when I left home and both my parents aren't there anymore to tell me. Cheers, Huub

Looks really nice! Wonder if a Korean War era boat will ever materialise, though ... Thank goodness for Mr Davies' Leyte and Laz' Ocean ... :) Can't deny she's a lovely looking boat - no doubt!:salute: DL

Nice, I like it. Let me know when you release it. :-) Craig.

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Nice scenery Francois. Are the black&white ground textures intentional? Cheers, Huub

Thanks John, I have the paintkit. Now I need to find some time to make some good use of it. Cheers, Huub

Wow, just released, but already a Classic! Thanks Restauravia team! Huub

I'm really looking forward to you work John. It is a real coincidence as I was actually looking for a paintkit for this model. And Google brought me to this thread! :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: The Dutch "Early bird foundation" has two Dr-1 replica's one built by the foundation (PH-DRI) powered with a Siemens radial engine and one replica built in the US powered by a 165 HP Warner radial engine (PH-EBF). http://www.vroegevogels.org/en/fokker-dr1 The green/red one is currently on display in the Aviodrome museum. Chris "Eagleskinner" Brisland did a repaint depicting the blue one. I was intending to do one of Manfred van Richthofen's aircraft, most likely one which isn't completely red. I assume it will be included in your release. If not, I would love to have a copy of your paint kit.

Hello JAFO, Just had to pop in to say a huge thanks - in particular for the DFRC scheme, with the fixed lettering option, no less. The metal looks awesome - all the various panels with different shades of polish - looks just superb. With all this work you've done, there really is something for everyone. Many kind thanks! DL

A very promising project Bill! Thanks for the images. The picture of the big A is taken in the National Army Museum in Brussels (Belgium). When my memory is still correct the history of this aircraft was on the sign in front of the airplane. I might have a picture of this sign or perhaps JanKees can have a look as he is living in Brussels. Cheers, Huub

Very nice ! l see you got the hang of AO :)

It's been out for years. Russel Smith did a number for this model way back in 2006. Here they are, including the low vis paint in question: http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=Crusader+russel&CatID=root&Go=Search Enjoy!

Amazing! I know lining up those windows was a bear ... Many thanks, Tommy!! DL

Very smart-looking, Bill! :salute: Daniel

All the excitement was packed in the last part of the game. The Dutch cup final was played last Thursday and the underdog won as well. Cheers, Huub

70 minutes played already, still no goal! :jump:

That's awesome - love it! DL

Well, looking forward to whatever you come up with. Indeed, those "older" NASA paints you did were my favourite for this model until this recent batch. So if they benefit from any of your current panel line work great - no worries either way. A further twist on the NASA models - for more peaceful purposes, could be a rendition to represent the earth science surveillance platform that was the U-2 and now the ER-2. One could easily argue the delta wing does not confer the greatest high-altitute performance - but, it's a sim, right? A bit hard to find good photos ... I really like this older scheme with the blue meatball ... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/theplasticsurgeon/ModelPlanes/U2s/Airfix_U2_Nasa.jpg . http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/u2/U2EXPGFS.JPG

http://royalefrenchnavy.perso.sfr.fr/RFN-1-CDG-FR.htm - look at the 2) on the right. Don, what's there more to say - other than AWESOME - CAN'T WAIT! Another RF-paint seems almost too good to be true - that you've mapped it to the F8U-1Emodel is great news - the fewer missiles, the better! :) Looking forward to this - and it's motivating me to find more time to finish my Cuba '60 scenery project ... Regards, Daniel