Author Topic: What red paint or mixture best replicates Von Richtofen's all red DR1?  (Read 2874 times)

Offline fredjocko

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Re: What red paint or mixture best replicates Von Richtofen's all red DR1?
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2020, 09:42:27 PM »
Drooling Bulldog makes a very nice red. I forget the German name. Depending upon the amount of thinner used, it'll make any number of shades.

It was called Kraplac or Kraplak, I don't remember the spelling for sure  :o
RAGIII

That is it Kraplak!!! Thank you

Offline lcarroll

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Re: What red paint or mixture best replicates Von Richtofen's all red DR1?
« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2020, 07:00:48 AM »
   Here's an online reference I hadn't seen before today; the red appears to have a brownish tint on my monitor but of couse the sample is 100 years old.....

https://ww1.canada.com/faces-of-war/the-red-baron-plane

Cheers,
Lance