[Dan_San_Abbott]

Hi Lucien:
You picked a beaut to build. Even in 1/72 scale it will be big!
First of all the fuselage forward of the door on the side is covered with most likely, plywood or a combination of aluminum sheet and plywood?? The forward part is hand painted in five colors, from the tonal valuesmy guess from darkest to lightest, ,is: dark blue(prussian blue), dark violet, dull green, dull blue and dark blonde. The rear part of the fuselage, from the door, aft, five color, night pattern, (1918) The fabric panel is applied and joined vertically, enlarge the photo and you can see what I am saying. The pattern repeats vertically. The colors are very dark: Greyish blue , dark violet, dark blue, prussian blue and blackish blue,
Keep us posted.
Blue skies,
Dan-San