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Interesting, thank you. Also the iwm photo seems to show a dark color on top of the turrets. Would the color on top of the turrets be the same as the deck color?

Well that is good news. Thank you.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance!

I am working on White Ensign's HMS Musketeer and I am stumped by the port side camouflage. I know nothing about Royal Navy camouflage practices and the instructions show only the starboard side. I found this photo of the port side but I don't know if it correct for the time period depicted on the instructions and there isn't enough contrast to tell the two light greys apart (assuming they are there). Were these patterns standardized? Would a port side photo of another ship in the class be useful?

Hello This is my Wingnuts Fokker DVII. I decided to build it in American colors and install an American engine. I used parts from the Wingnuts Liberty V-12 accessory sprue and scratch built a new crankcase and manifolds to make a Liberty-six engine. I started this back in the fall of 2014 and have returned it to the box many times. Finally done. The national markings are Yellow Wings decals. The rudder stripes are painted and lettered with Microscale decals and Woodland Scenics dry transfers. Thanks to David Hansen for his advice on mixing insignia blue with Tamiya paints. ( I found an 8 to 1 mix of royal blue and black to match the Yellow Wings insignia blue although 9 to 1 looks better to my eye) I found this kit to be more difficult to build than other Wingnut kits. Wingnuts' faithful reproduction of the Fokker's steel tube construction makes the forward fuselage frame very fiddly and delicate. The fuselage did not want to close around the rear cockpit frame. This may be my fault but I don't know where I could have gone wrong. For those who plan on building one of these, don't spend a lot of time on the fuel tank, you will never see it again (but it is structurally necessary). Also, the landing gear is very wobbly, you will need to rig it with fishing line to give the structure some strength.

Hello all This is my Wingnuts Fokker DVII. I decided to build it in American colors and install an American engine. I used parts from the Wingnuts Liberty V-12 accessory sprue (grey plastic) and scratch built a new crankcase and manifolds to make a Liberty-six engine. I started this back in the fall of 2014 and have returned it to the box many times. Now that the end is in sight I find it easier to maintain my enthusiasm.