I am looking at doing Pippart’s black Dr.1 in 1/72, using the Eduard kit. What I think I have learned so far is that his plane was finished this way:
Standard blue undersides for wings and fuselage. Fuselage sides and top painted a dark color ( black seems likely). Standard white rudder, with a simple straight-sided cross. Horizontal tail surfaces in standard Jasta 19 colors of yellow with one broad black stripe on each side. Cowling is white. Personal marking was a yellow circle on the fuselage sides and top just aft of the cockpit. (No other markings on the fuselage.)
Based on the photo of Pippart next to the plane, I think the wings are the same color as the fuselage- no real signs of Fokker streaking. I can just see a white-bordered cross on the top wing. The struts and cabanes both look to be lighter than the wing color- maybe the original light blue? (Pheon and Bob Pearson both show them black.)
mm high at the “dot spot”, so I’m going to cut a trio of 5mm diameter masks on my Cameo4 cutter. .
My remaining questions are about the upper surface of the top wing, and the markings on the underside of the bottom wing......
Top Wing:
The Osprey “Fokker Dr.1 Aces” book says Pippart’s plane had a yellow circle on the center of the top wing, but says nothing else about the wing, and doesn’t include a profile drawing. I think a 5mm dot may be awfully small looking on the top wing- so I’m leaning towards painting a larger dot that is about half the wing chord...
Bottom Wing: What markings there? I’m guessing standard markings, assuming it is still in original light blue.
I see that Pheon decals has this plane in their JG II collection sheet (now sold out?) - does anyone know what it shows for the top wing?
Comments? Answers? Thanks for reading this far...
-Bill