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Originally Posted by Deedoubleyou
....... The quandary right now is my lack of reference for the Rumey machine. All I have available at this time are the Osprey titles and Windsock Jasta 5 specials. Does anyone know of any other clear photos of this machine? I am not convinced that the colors used on the cover of the data file are the most accurate either. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Dwayne
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The colors on the Datafile cover are as accurate as we could make them, given what is "known". The only clear close photo I've seen showing the Rumey "Demon head" is no 54 in the Datafile, also printed smaller in the Osprey book. In the printing process, some of the contrast was lost in the checkerboarding. I had a large, nicely balanced copy of this photo to work from- not a scan, print out or published ink-on-paper version, but a large photographic print. I examined this photo closely with a light behind it, which popped out some of the hidden detail, including the wing and fuselage checks.
Some things were guess work. I don't think we'll ever know for sure exactly how the wings were done- just checks in one color? Over standard camo?
The back-and-forth communicating among all the parties directly involved ( and some not directly involved!)on this project would fill a thick book!
Robert Karr
OLD BIRDS STAYING ALIVE - THE AVIATION ART OF ROBERT KARR