Steve Hustad's Fokker Dr.I Models - Other Jasta's
Oberleutnant Robert von Greim, Staffelfuhrer of Jasta 34b
Le Cateau France, with 2 Armee, Western front mid - 1918
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1/72 Hawkeye Designs (Resin Kit).
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Cockpit is kit photoetched fold up item & resin seat with additional detail
added with plastic sprue, rod, strip & sheet.
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Spandau machine guns are 'kit' photoetched and resin 'butts'. Sights are Tom's
Modelworks items.
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The Fokker streaking camouflage was accomplished using Humbrol #103 for the
base natural linen color, followed by Polly Scale RR color 'Pullman Green'
(acrylic) brushed over a dampened Humbrol base coat. On the fuselage, oil
paints were used to soften the streaked effect. Colors were custom mixed.
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The Fokker Turquoise color was a custom mix using one part Testor's Model
master II 'Russian Interior blue/green', two parts TMM II White, and a dash of
TMM II RLM 66 dark gray.
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Decals used were cut from various Americal/Gryphon 1/72nd sheets.
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Cabine struts are from tapered plastic rod stock.
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Rigging is from stretched sprue, fixed in place with white glue and touched up
with dark gray paint.
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Weathering was done with airbrush, pastels, Prismacolor colored pencils &
drybrushed oil paints. Final finish coat is Testor's Dullcote.
Hasso Von Wedel, Jasta 14
Western Front, February 1918
Josef Mai, Jasta 5
Western Front, May 1918
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