The End Is Near
Transcript*
Intro
Hello all. This is David from Loisirs vers le soleil and welcome to part seven of my Meng 1/32nd scale Fokker DR1 build.
In the last part, we finally got around to painting the main air frame in that glorious shade of red. In today’s video, we’re just going to be painting a few minor details such as the leather trim around the rim of the cockpit as well as the two skids underneath the bottom wing. Then after that, we’ll give everything a nice clear coat. And once that is dry, we are then going to slap on some decals. Are you ready? Let’s go. Good to see that that sponge prevented any over spray from getting into the cockpit.
Leather Trim
So, first thing I’ll be painting is the leather trim. Now to give it some color variation, I’m going to first paint it in Vallejo out of focus paint in Vallejo camouflage black brown. So I’m just going to get some of that ready and then we’ll have a go at this. This technique that I’m using is very similar to what I like to do with wood grain.
So, I’m painting everything in a very dark color first, and then once it’s had a little time to dry, I’m going to go back in with a lighter shade of brown and basically just dry brush that on. Now, while I give that some time to dry, I’m going to get started on the wing skids. Now, uh they are just painted in black.
Wing Skids
Now, for the actual wood grain color, I’m using some more out of focus paint. Uh it is Vallejo Model Air RLM79. And for this, I’m going to be taking a very frayed Tamiya brush and just painting some streaks over it. So, you may have noticed in the past maybe two videos, I didn’t seem very enthusiastic about this build. I am just trying to convey the different phases that most modelers go through when working on something. When you first start, there’s the excitement phase. You’re starting a new project, can’t wait to get to it. And then there’s the middle phase where you’re kind of getting over it and you just want it to be done.
And then lastly, there is the ending phase where everything finally starts coming coming together and you get enthusiastic for it again. For me, that was after I painted everything red. So, just imagine how happy I’m going to be when this is done. I apologize if I haven’t been very engaging with you all in these past few videos. So, uh I’m going to make up for that right now. Uh, feel free to leave in the comments section how you think I’m doing or have you ever personally built a Fokker DR1 model. Have you built this one or the one from Edward or the one from Roden? Even the the uh lousy one from Revel. Feel free to let us know. So now with the tail skids painted, there’s one other thing I wanted to discuss here.
Painting Scheme Contradictions
So on the front box art, it shows that the wing struts, the metal bracing on the ends that meet each wing look to be of steel or metallic black. However, the box contradicts itself because on the side it’s all red. Now, me personally, I was always under the belief that these struts were all red. So, I’m going to go with my gut on that one, and I’m just going to leave these alone. If you think that’s wrong, please feel free to let me know in the comments. But yes, I will leave those. And then I will continue on with painting the other parts.
Leather Trim Continued
Now we’re moving on to the lighter color for the leather, which I will be using Vallejo model color saddle brown. I mean, kind of fits. Some people would call the cockpit the saddle. So, I took some on my paintbrush here, but first I’m going to wipe a little bit off. And just gently brush this on. And as you can see, it’s giving it more of a leathery look.
Clear Coat
All right. So, everything is now painted. So, now to protect that paint, I’m going to apply once again some AlClad Aqua Gloss. Not only will it protect the paint, but it’ll also provide a nice smooth surface for the decals to eventually go on top of. Let’s begin. Heat. Heat. First clear coat. accomplished. So now I’m going to give this a few hours to dry and when I come back I’ll put on some decals. And thankfully because this is a World War I plane, there aren’t that many decals to put on. So now what satisfying takes a few hours if you’re good at it? fishing. Be right back.
Decals – Cutting
I’m back. What’s that? Did I catch anything? Yes, I um Well, no. Okay, I did catch something, but it’s something I’d rather not disclose here. Anyway, decals. So, as you can see, there’s really not much to put on at all. I only count nine decals. Uh, basically just the tats and Kreuz or Iron Crosses. Uh, the aircraft ID number and that’s literally it.
So, that’s not going to take me very long at all. Now, when I cut out decals, I like to use a very small and precise pair of scissors, such as these ones from AK, because when cutting deck holes, you’re going to have to get into some tight, narrow areas. So, uh, a big bulky pair of scissors just won’t do. I mean, you could also use a hobby knife and just cut, but uh I never really preferred that unless I absolutely had to. So, there’s our identification and I’m going to quickly cut out the rest of them and we will move on. First decals I’m going to apply are the crosses on the top wing as it’s a nice flat surface.
Decal Application
Easy to display on camera. I’ve got my cup of warm water here. And I’m going to place the decal in there for about 30 seconds. While I’m waiting for that, I will prep the surface with some Microscale Micro Set. As I’ve mentioned before in other decal related videos, this goes on the surface where the duct roll will be placed and it acts like a almost a adhesive for it. So the decal should be ready now. When it slides around easily like that, you know it’s ready. Now I’m going to place it right here.
It’s also good to have a Tamiya cotton swab handy so that you can press it down and get rid of any air bubbles that might be underneath. And this is a nice thin decal. You can see the ribs of the inner structure of the wing popping through very nicely. And it’ll look even better once we put the decal softener on. And you’ll also notice this isn’t the entire cross. Uh it’s split into two because the uh aileron was a separate piece. And there is a very tiny separation there. Now the suction piece. Make sure I align this nicely. And again press it down. Not bad.
Decal Softener
I gave the decals a little bit of time to settle. So now I’m going to start softening them with some Microscale Micro Sol. And this should really make those rib lines in the wings pop out. So now I’ll take my cotton swab again and just like before press it on. And you can rub your fingers in between the well I don’t know if you call them rivets but uh these uh extremities. So yeah, these are very nice quality decals. I can tell. So I’ll just finish up the rest of them and once again we’ll move on. Man, this is looking gorgeous.
Final Clear Coat
So the decals are on there good. I will be wrapping this video up pretty soon. But before that, one last thing to do is give everything one more clear coat with Aqua Gloss. That’s going to help make the surface even smoother and it’ll help protect the decals as well. So, catch me at the spray booth and we’ll spray this sucker one more time.
David’s Conclusion
This concludes part seven of my Fokker DR1 build. Just to recap, we clear coated everything, put the decals on top, and clear coated it again. So stay tuned for part oo, that’s an eight, not a gang sign, where I will give everything a very quick pin wash. Then I will give it its final varnish coat. And hopefully we might even be able to glue some parts together. And I would love to hear from you in the comments. Will I finish this build in 10 videos? Give us the over under. So thank you very much for watching this video. Remember to like, comment, subscribe, follow us on our socials, and until the next one, adios.
About the Author:
David Peckam has built scale models since he was 12, specializing largely on military aircraft. He is a makeup artist and background actor for films and TV. He enjoys watching hockey and of course, movies. He has an excellent knowledge of hobby products and if you have questions concerning scale model airplanes.
*Video by David Peckham
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