Tony Fokker’s Greatest Hits
Three Eduard 1/48 kits, done pretty close to 'out of the box', fussy but excellent kits. One note, the Triplane is greener than the photos, some error by me in lighting or camera setting,the streaking was done with oil paints over acrylics. Two prominent aces are modeled, the DVII is von Schleich, the triplane is vonTutschek's.
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Jack Mugan said on December 25, 2012
Merrill... Good to see your WWI stuff once again. You do nice work.
Bryan W. Bernart said on December 25, 2012
Great work. Eindecker's a pip.
Erik Wade Whipple said on December 25, 2012
Very nice Fokker trio, Merrill! All three certainly look the part. I don't know what you're using for lighting, but if it's a warm glow from a standard bulb then olive colors tend to look brown. The green is not vibrant enough to show up like your grass base. I'd recommend adding an Ott lamp (which gives off a cool blue rather than yellow cast) in order to bring out the green component in the olive.
Inspiring article- I'm currently juggling some Eduard kits trying to figure out whether I'm more in the mood for CDL, wood grain, streaks, or lozenge... or PC10... so many choices with Great War models!
Merrill Anderson said on December 25, 2012
Thanks to all for your kind comments, Merry Christmas, and a great modeling New Year!
Gary Brantley said on December 27, 2012
Beautiful classics! Your rigging work and the cockpit on the Eindecker look great Merrill.
Gary