I've slightly lightened the lowerwing lozenges. Then I had the idea to print a dedicated sheet for Böhning's a/c, that would already include the rib tapes. For that, I've scanned a 1/72 plan which was used to set the correct spacing between rib tapes.
Stark's D-III has received it's coat of matt white, intended to make the following aluminum coat flatter. Hooks for the wires are already in place. This aircraft has the scratch-built rudder that integrates rather well:
Unlike the Albatros D-V on which I used tan as an undercoat for lozenges, this time I used ivory in order to alter the lozenge colors as few as possible:
Then the lower wing has been masked, and the fuselage was painted with a dark shade of blue (Humbrol 144+25)
On the two other birds, the color areas were roughly painted and will be masked prior to spraying the aluminum dope:
The props are almost finished (only the makers' logos are still missing). I tried different shades of brown, and my favorite combination is on the foremost prop:
Orion figures were painted with enamels and shaded with oil. They still need a coat of flat varnish (satin varnish on leather)
I'm happy my three birds have colors at last. Now I must wait for the paint to fully cure before masking the colored areas and applying a coat of Future on Böhning's machine.
