tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post8860304302223028433..comments2023-06-28T14:23:58.362-05:00Comments on WWI Aviation Illustration: Austria - 1917 Aviatik (Berg) D-IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-90587558572243435662011-09-05T09:35:01.795-05:002011-09-05T09:35:01.795-05:00@Fran I like the look of it too, luckily I have d...@Fran I like the look of it too, luckily I have done several versions and it is a matter of skinning the drawing with it and then changing the colors one hexagon at a time. I would think that it was a printed cloth as used on many German and Austrian aircraft. The exact reason of why it was used is a mystery to me. It could be because it was easier to produce than the asymmetrical German style lozenge patterns or some of the more exotic Austrian patterns such as the swirl camouflage scheme. Another reason might be the fact the hexagon pattern started as a naval scheme and it was adapted to land based aircraft. Germany used their own version of hexagonal schemes on bombers and float planes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744800442634708263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-90053661056318865352011-09-05T05:29:40.206-05:002011-09-05T05:29:40.206-05:00That hexagonal scheme is lovely but must have been...That hexagonal scheme is lovely but must have been a nightmare, any reason they adopted this scheme?The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-76234920239489903162011-09-04T19:57:43.517-05:002011-09-04T19:57:43.517-05:00@Paul: It would be difficult but rewarding. From m...@Paul: It would be difficult but rewarding. From my research it looks like the colors of the hexagons varied by the individual plane. Add the fact that the colors change in different sections it might make it a nightmare. My suggestion would be make a line drawing of a hex pattern and then print it as a decal and hand paint the pattern colors. On the matter of the MVR Albatros I have done a lot of looking and I have not found a side view of the plane in question. From the poster it looks like the plane shown is all red. I have not found one used by him which has a varnished fuselage, red wings, tail section and turtle deck. I did find a list of all his planes and none match that scheme. There is one with varnished fuselage, wings, tail section and forward cowling. He had two Albatros D.V with similar paint schemes one was shot down on July 6, 1917. Serial Number D.4693/17 was flown between Nov./Dec. 1917 from the Aveesnes-Les-sec Aerodrome while he was commanger of JG#1.<br /><br />@Jon: When looking at the production date it appears that the clock ran out by the time the prototype was ready to become a production aircraft. Since it was a pure fighter design it was no longer needed after hostilities ended. One factor which may have delayed the release could be lack of the engines needed for the high altitude flight.<br /><br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />WillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744800442634708263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-7774811715268286702011-09-04T17:04:57.629-05:002011-09-04T17:04:57.629-05:00I would of thought that the altitude advantage wou...I would of thought that the altitude advantage would of put this aircraft in great demand for air superiority.Jon Yuenglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140492307166591621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-82430747328039893862011-09-04T08:49:38.474-05:002011-09-04T08:49:38.474-05:00Oh yeh...and no..I don´t really like the all red c...Oh yeh...and no..I don´t really like the all red colour schemes ;-DPaul´s Bodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698894821198907112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-40378257599159888252011-09-04T08:48:02.854-05:002011-09-04T08:48:02.854-05:00Now those are colourfull!!!!!
I can´t begin to ev...Now those are colourfull!!!!! <br />I can´t begin to even imagine making one of those in 1/72nd!!!<br />Cheers<br />PaulPaul´s Bodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698894821198907112noreply@blogger.com