[WWI] Fokker F.1 gauge question/Voss'colour scheme

[Douglas Anderson]

This is just a thought regarding the two colours for Voss' cowling; olive/green or yellow. Bearing in mind the tactical reason for painting his aircraft red, attacking out of teh sun, wouldn't it follow along the same lines that Voss may have chosen yellow for this same reason?

michael wuyek <mawuyek at yahoo.com> wrote:    Hey Dave.
   
  I don't have an answer for your gauge question, but since you're building Voss' F.1, (and I'm going to do one in 1/72 scale) I want to throw a question out to the group (and you).
   I have heard Voss' triplane be described as "The silver triplane". If you look at the photo in Osprey's Fokker Dr.I Aces of WWI, pg 15 top, you'll see a photo of Voss' machine in bright sunlight (just look at the crisp shadows everyone casts). An officer has his hand on the rear fuselage, and the entire rear, including the tail, appears to have a reflective sheen on it, like the finish on the Nieuports. The photo of the fuselage on the opposite page (14) with the mechanic in front of it shows a lighter colour of the fuselage aft of the cockpit, although based on the shadows, it was cloudy that day. Yet, of course, everyone portrays Voss' machine with the fuselage colouring as Richthofen's machine, and only argues about what colour the cowling was. I believe Voss HAD a silver coloured machine, if not mostly the rear, and it's THIS scheme I wish to portray.
   So while people address Dave's gauge question, I would also like opinions from people (and you Dave) about this 'silver triplane' scheme. (By the way, Dave, what colour are you going to paint the cowl? Olive or yellow?)
   
  Mike Wuyek


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