[Laserlloyd]

Hi Dan-San:

Ok, if this was painted then what color would you say it was, to be it just look black. Would it have been hand painted because they seem vary strait. What was then the purpose of this painted line. If I place this in the context of "the painter's effort to correct the ragged line were the top streaking is painted over the leading, nothing more and nothing less." then this is purely cosmetic to cover the the join line of the top and bottom paint. The question that this bring up is would the Fokker factory add more paint just for an cosmetic look. I thought that all resources of the raw materials like the pigments were running low and that every effort was made to conserve these resources. Wouldn't adding more pigment to the plane be a waist of money, resources and added build time? The only thing I can think is that this could have served another purpose like a thicker coat of varnish or glue to give extra support to the stitching on the leading edge. what do you think?

Lloyd...