Lozenge decal test it for all

Doug Baumann · 22 September 2009, 08:16 PM

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Doug Baumann · 22 September 2009, 08:17 PM

these are TESTs remember

Doug

Doug Baumann · 22 September 2009, 08:26 PM

here is some of the Gotha and Fdh painted night hex and irregular hex . i am working on the 3 color night irregular hex the A-H hex is about done and i need to do a little work on the swirl pattern not much though

Doug ah oh a typo on 925 sorry

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AROTH · 22 September 2009, 08:28 PM

My hard drive awaits the final results.

Doug Baumann · 22 September 2009, 08:41 PM

were just about done and then the final post

the irregular hex is big sheet 11 by 8.5 in 1/32 and 1/48 scales

Doug Baumann · 22 September 2009, 08:42 PM

HI AROTH and filled it will be !! just kidding

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FOKKERJ · 26 September 2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug Baumann

HI Jay i do need your help !!!

do you have the size of the A-H hexes or know the size of them to scale them.
i appears i don't have that info

that i know of !! i also need some in put with tracing is it there or not??

Greetings Mr. Baumann (Doug),

I don't remember where you are at on the "Lozenge Decals for All", but did a little research on the Austro-Hungarian hex.
There are so many variations in size and shape.

The best measurement that I have come up with to start with is
14 25/32" or 14.78", I just rounded it off to 14.75" (with in a 1/32"!).
This measurement is across the flats, not point to point!

This is for the symmetrical Hex, not the elongated or stretched Hex.
It is also for the Aviatik built machine.

I could find four different manufacturers of the Aviatik D.I with a total of at least five variations:
Aviatik, Lohner, WKF, and Thöne & Fiala.
Each one is slightly different from what I have read in the exhaustive research by Dr. Martin D. O'Connor.

This should be enough to get us started.
Please let me know if and when you are ready for any further assistance.
Sorry that this took me so long to locate this information, but I have it readily available for any future reference.
I know that you are just dying to start on the elongated Hex!

Thanks again for all of your hard work on this project.

Best Wishes, Jay

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Originally Posted by Doug Baumann

i also need some in put with tracing is it there or not??

There should not be any tracing on these as they were hand painted.
Of course anything is possible since no two are perfectly alike and will require individual decals printed for each different machine!

Just kidding, I believe that is where "Wild Card" colored hexes come in to take care of variations. That and the tails (rudder & fin) seem to often only have two colors of Hex on them.

It just doesn't get much more entertaining.... Does it?
HAPPY TRAILS, FOKKERJ

Doug Baumann · 28 September 2009, 07:03 PM

THANK'S Jay i need this

Doug

FOKKERJ · 29 September 2009, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug Baumann

THANK'S Jay i need this

Doug

Check this out:

Linke-Crawford's Aviatik D.I - Oblt.

Frank Linke-Crawford and his Aviatik D.I in combat with a Bristol F.2B on the 29th of July, 1918. WWI Aviation Art Gallery

HAPPY TRAILS, FOKKERJ

P.S. I lost my original post and see that I forgot to add:

"A very attractive color scheme (EYE CANDY!)

by our own Jerry Boucher."

Doug Baumann · 30 September 2009, 02:57 PM

HI JAY and thanks

i should say some thing about the A-H Hex i really didn't mean traced like you would thank of traced but a darkening of the edges of each hex i will post this very soon and i must say i thank i got it

the effect is unreal and lovely and matchs closely black and white photo's of the time

i will post it tonight ..
Doug