Greetings all;
I had a request to know more about MvR's Fokker Dr.I 425/17. Since Roxter will be building the Eduard kit I decided to address it here.
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Greetings Roxter; Of course. The Cross decals for 577/17 or the Fromherz Dr.I profile would be contemporary with 425/17 or 152/17 . I recommend the wing crosses have their white borders thickened slightly.
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And of course all over red finish. What about the stencil data and Werke nummer?
Thanx in advance!! 
This thread is not really about Dr.I 425/17 but here is an older build of mine. Most research fiends and historians know that Dr.I 425/17 was custom painted for MvR at the Schwerin factory. Though there was no olive green streaked camouflage on the upper surfaces. Some authentic samples we have show light blue paint under the red paint. But chipped paint from the upper surface only shows the clear doped fabric under the red.
The stencils were reproduced but evidently in the field were overpainted when the crosses were changed. This is still a point of contention to many. I use Testors Insignia Red ( 8 parts) with Testors Brown #1166 ( 3 parts.) The Testors Brown is a light color with yellow/orange terra cotta color. More a medium brown. This creates a very flat 'Indian Lake Red' that R. Rimell avowed in his Windsock special 1988. Thoroughly mixed its great. I keep a bottle of this mixture around and use it mixed with other colours to lighten or darken as needed. When you do it its the unmistakable blood red. Also A. Toelle has seen good samples of MvR fabric (German 50 count calendared fabric) he seems to agree. The information we have on 425/17 can be verified in 'Richthofen' by the late A.E.Ferko Albatros Pub. Ltd.
