Hello! I am planning to construct Wingnut Wings’ 1/32 model of the Albatros DVa fighter, and in particular, Walter Boning’s blue and white checkerboard aircraft. Now, for the wings’ camouflage, is it authentic to use a green and brown pattern on the upper surfaces? I realize that green and mauve was used extensively towards the latter stages of the Great War, but I prefer the green / brown combination myself. If you could give me an indication of which would be more realistic ( or both ), that would be great! Thank you, as always, in advance for any advice you can give me. To help out, here is a link to the actual side view of this aircraft. Just click on the Albatros colour scheme in the middle. http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/C46DACEA48EDFE5FF5462B302991FFE3
Everything you ever wanted to know about Albatros D-II paint schemes… (Well… Not everything, but there’s a lot here):
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The Zwei-color Terrain-Tarnungsfarbe (AKA the “Two-color Terrain Camouflage Paint”) you want to do with the D-Va wouldn’t be authentic, no… The D V and later D V-As were delivered in the standard Dunkelviolett / Dunkelgrün until about mid-1917 when they were finished with the pre-printed “lozenge camouflage” fabric at the factory, according to my references (Cross and Cockade)…
That’s not to say that you wouldn’t see the Dark Green/ Dark Violet paint in 1918, as the earlier aircraft were not “re-skinned” upon the regulation changing, unless it was to finish a repair of the entire wing…
As for Boning’s Jasta 76b Alb D-Va, it was finished with the five-color lozenge camouflage on the upper wing-surfaces, and the four-color on the lower surfaces, near as I can tell…
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I have to agree with Hammer on this. DVa wwould have been Lozenge camo. 5-color on upper and 4-color on the lower. You wouldn’t see the two color camo. I’ve only seen it done on the D-II myself.