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Laserlloyd · 19 September 2008, 03:49 PM

As far as I know the Fokker factory did no have the capability of spray painting. All the Fokker Dr.I's were hand painted with a brush. The bottom of the axle wing was painted blue and the top surface from what I can see in my photos are more solid but I see in some that might have streaking. Yes, there is always the oil stains there too.

There has been two photos posted here before that shows the wings getting painted. I think that Dave Watts had posted it thread a while back.

Lloyd...

19 September 2008, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Laserlloyd Forum Ace Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN (USA) Posts: 2,394	As far as I know the Fokker factory did no have the capability of spray painting. All the Fokker Dr.I's were hand painted with a brush. The bottom of the axle wing was painted blue and the top surface from what I can see in my photos are more solid but I see in some that might have streaking. Yes, there is always the oil stains there too. There has been two photos posted here before that shows the wings getting painted. I think that Dave Watts had posted it thread a while back. Lloyd... __________________ Fokker Dr.I Photo Web Site At FokkerDr1.com This site is dedicated to document the pictorial history of all 320 Fokker Dr.I's built during World War I and the fighter pilot Manfred Von Richthofen also known as The "Red Baron" Last edited by Laserlloyd; 19 September 2008 at 04:26 PM.