stevej60 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Hi folk's,Just for a fun build I have Revell's ancient 1/28 Fokker on the bench I know its basic and and older than me but it's a big chunk of plastic and still builds well,I'm at the painting stage so a bit of help required. Was the air frame painted with or were the fabric areas dyed red before manufacture? I want to loose the toy like look as best I can with shading so assume if painted the metal cowling would have a different hue them fabric any thoughts appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 MvR had several red PAINTED Dr.1s As supplied by the factory they came with a streaky olive green painted on the top surfaces and a turquoise/blue (aka Fokker Blue) under surfaces 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 52 minutes ago, Black Knight said: MvR had several red PAINTED Dr.1s As supplied by the factory they came with a streaky olive green painted on the top surfaces and a turquoise/blue (aka Fokker Blue) under surfaces Cheers BK,that's the other option in the box I trawled around the interweb and found photo's of some artifacts from the actual plane of course a hundred years have took their toll but it seemed to be a dark red with a brownish tint not the bright red glossy finish on replicas and some models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, stevej60 said: . . . it seemed to be a dark red with a brownish tint not the bright red glossy finish on replicas and some models. The description of the red on 425, his final flight Dr.1, varies from Bright Red, Dark Red, Scarlet, Crimson, Post Office Red, Fire Engine Red and so many more For me, a bright RAF Roundel Red, not the darker brownish WW2 red but the post-WW2 colour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berman Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Cadmium red, which is a bright red, was introduced in 1910. Keep in mind at that time, Germany was the world's leader in pigment chemicals. Artist's oils are more stable than the early paint formulas used on aircraft. This is why old paintings in museums still have vivid reds while remnants of some WWI fabrics have oxidized and turned a darker color. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Thank's folk's got her painted over the afternoon I used three shades with a dark almost brick red to start ending with passes with a pure red trying to catch the highlights on the ribbing,I ended with a faded red for the wing leading edges and edges of the fuselage,all this promptly vanished under the glossing for the decals but as usual will come back with a matt coat. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARHinVA Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 10:41 AM, Black Knight said: The description of the red on 425, his final flight Dr.1, varies from Bright Red, Dark Red, Scarlet, Crimson, Post Office Red, Fire Engine Red and so many more For me, a bright RAF Roundel Red, not the darker brownish WW2 red but the post-WW2 colour. Plus, the rotary engine was spewing exhaust & castor oil; that will darken/weather the red (or any color) quite a bit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertielissie Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Here's a link from the Australian War Memorial. Bare in mind that the original sample has aged with time. www.awm.gov.au/collection/C270770 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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