Wet Blending of 3 Colors on Fokker Dr.1's

[StephenLawson]

Originally Posted by acer

jumpinjan, Welsh Dave, viridian (viridine) green is refered as 29 A5 in the Methuen, Second Edition 1967, pg. 223 acer

Viridian is typically described as blue-green.

[ManfredT]

Stephen,

this does help me to distinguish between viridian and viridine:
Colors (V)

In Germany we call Smaragdgrün also Viridian or Viridene. Somewhat confusing all these names.

acer

[Sreiko]

BASF were manufactured dope which color could be described as sap green. This is much lighter color but this could be darkened.

[Laserlloyd]

Originally Posted by Welsh Dave

Firstly, regarding Richthofen samples, I'd like to refer to Page 20 of Windsock International Volume 21, No.2, March/April 2005.

Does any one have a copy of this, I only have Vol.7 No.4. Please let me know I need a copy for my research.

Thanks...

Lloyd...

[Dan_San_Abbott]

Dave Welsh;
I have been out of the loop for several days, (computer was down) and I have read through all the posting to get up to speed. I have read your your post #90 and you posted the colors of the "green" dye. Photo B are the colors I saw at the IWM in 1972, as I remember, the Dr.I 144/17 fabric sample did not have as much of the light area as in B photo. I am more comfortable with your color definitions now that I have seen what you were describing. We are both saying exactly the same thing using different definitions. Do you have a color handbook?
In reading your post, you have offered a suggestion that the dye was added to the varnish, that was an interesting idea, it would simplify the application of the camouflage finish and water-proofing varnish finishing coat. Two coats of clear dope on the wings and tails and one coat of clear dope on the fuselage, one coat of dyed varish on the top and sides. one coat of sky blue on the unders with a finishing water-proofing coat on the undersides. It even sounds like Fokker!
The white cross-field on the upper -wing, fuselage, rudder and under sides could have been done with the clear varnish. How did you arrive at this conlusion, did you chemically analyse the compostion of the of the top coat camouflage varnish? Have you color coded the camouflage colors, Munsell or Methuen?
Your four colors are precisely what Paul Leaman coded in the Methuen codes.
Very Blue skies,
Dan-San