BREGUET's CRASH FILE CHALLENGE #474

[berman]

I have often wondered how the handpainted polygons were applied. Does anyone know if they were painted with a very steady hand by filling in chalk or pencil outlines. Maybe painted against a straight edge guide or did they use a whole lot of masking tape?
It does not appear as stencils were employed as all the polygons seem slightly different in shape. Right or wrong?

[berman]

I have often wondered how the handpainted polygons were applied. Does anyone know if they were painted with a very steady hand by filling in chalk or pencil outlines. Maybe painted against a straight edge guide or did they use a whole lot of masking tape?
It does not appear as stencils were employed as all the polygons seem slightly different in shape. Right or wrong?

[FOKKERJ]

Originally Posted by berman

I have often wondered how the handpainted polygons were applied. Does anyone know if they were painted with a very steady hand by filling in chalk or pencil outlines. Maybe painted against a straight edge guide or did they use a whole lot of masking tape?
It does not appear as stencils were employed as all the polygons seem slightly different in shape. Right or wrong?

Hi Berman,

I hope that you don't expect two answers!

I don't know the answer for this, but I imagine that if you started with chalk outlines that you would soon be proficient enough to do this with out the outlines and I also believe that these are random and not an exact duplicate as in the Flugzeugstoff printed linen used on "D" and "C" class machines.

They probably used a guide from Idflieg to maintain uniformity for size, pattern,
and colors.

Best Wishes, FOKKERJ

[FOKKERJ]

Originally Posted by berman

I have often wondered how the handpainted polygons were applied. Does anyone know if they were painted with a very steady hand by filling in chalk or pencil outlines. Maybe painted against a straight edge guide or did they use a whole lot of masking tape?
It does not appear as stencils were employed as all the polygons seem slightly different in shape. Right or wrong?

Originally Posted by berman

I have often wondered how the handpainted polygons were applied. Does anyone know if they were painted with a very steady hand by filling in chalk or pencil outlines. Maybe painted against a straight edge guide or did they use a whole lot of masking tape?
It does not appear as stencils were employed as all the polygons seem slightly different in shape. Right or wrong?

Originally Posted by FOKKERJ

Hi Berman,

I hope that you don't expect two answers!

I don't know the answer for this, but I imagine that if you started with chalk outlines that you would soon be proficient enough to do this with out the outlines and I also believe that these are random and not an exact duplicate as in the Flugzeugstoff printed linen used on "D" and "C" class machines.

They probably used a guide from Idflieg to maintain uniformity for size, pattern,
and colors.

Best Wishes, FOKKERJ

OK, I had a little time on my hands and they are the "Devil's Playground"!

[Dan_San_Abbott]

Gentlemen:
In this age of instant art we have lost the people who used to paint signs. also the the lost art of painting striping as on cars in days of old. The sign painter would block in the a series of polygons with a narrow brush then go back and fill them in, and then move on to the next color. Or maybe they had one painter for each color. There was no repeating pattern. They were most likely on piece work, you get so much for each one you finish. that way you earn how much you get done. It was done very quickly.
There is a video/film of the Pfalz Flugzeug Werke and the painter has blocked in the balken cross and the white border, on the side of a Pfalz D.VIII, and in a minute or so, has painted the cross and white border on the side of the fuselage. It was probably laid out in pencil, using a stencil, to get the dimensions correct. Then he stenciled the serial number on the side of the fuselage. They worked very fast. They don't exist any more. Technology has replaced them.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

[AROTH]

Gee, I just woke up - did I miss anything?

[FOKKERJ]

Hi Dan-San,

I was hoping you would comment on this item.
Facinating information, Thanks for sharing.

Best Wishes, Jay

Gotta go.... I see that AROTH is awake and needs direction.

[FOKKERJ]

Originally Posted by AROTH

Gee, I just woke up - did I miss anything?

I would say so!

While you were asleep you won the BCFC LOTTERY and are now the "ACE OF ACES"!

Your new duties are to perpetually run this show until there is a new A.O.A. to replace you.
Not my idea!

I can hardly wait for your first installment.

HAPPY TRAILS, FOKKERJ

[AROTH]

I am beginning to think that you people only exist to make sport of me......

[FOKKERJ]

Just checking my Spandaus!