[Harri Huopainen]

Is it known for sure if the weights table was painted in 425/17 as usually? I understood that there is a fabric sample that shows the datum line, but is this part so big that it includes the area where the weights table is or at least should be?

I'm interested because it is said that normal stencilling was applied but Ray Rimell's color profile in Von Richthofen's flying circus doesn't show it. Also in Leaman's triplane book all markings visible under red paint have been compeletely ignored.

Btw, personally I believe that inverted v marking in red triplane is castor or some other oil soaked through fabric from fuselage structure tubes. There's plenty of close up shots of aircraft, where one can see this kind of weathering.
Also earlier in this thread it was mentioned that red triplane's surface looks very smooth in photographs. I think this supports the theory that all red triplane is 425 because I have understood that red paint is usually more or less transcluscent and streaked Fokker style camouflage would cause the paint job to look more scruffy.

Harri Huopainen