[WWI] Udet's SS D.III/IV Colours

[Dave Calhoun]

Hi Michael,
Yes I did it with the overall red on both upper and lower, based on data from Dan San Abbott.  I originally did the kit back in the mid 1990's when it first came out, and painted it red fuselage and spinner with red rudder and lozenge wings as shown in the kit instructions.  When later information on the Aerodrome from Dan showed it to be painted overall red, I repainted the wings with thin red brush paint.  In the photos the darker lozenge hexagons can be seen through the red paint.  Also the red rudder had to be repainted white to match the photos.  But note that Dan San thinks that the Lo! marking was only painted on the right hand side for publicity photos, but of course no one knows for sure, since the photo of the left side may have been taken before the white was painted on!  Also Matt's scheme may be correct as well, maybe the fuselage was painted red first and the wings were painted the next day, who knows for sure?
Dave
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Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 15:41:55 -0700
From: Rob Stewart <rob at rob-stewart.to>
Subject: Re: [WWI] Udet's SS D.III/IV Colours
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Hi,

There a few modellers have done that one.

Matt Bittner is one, so it may be in IM somewhere.

http://www.wwi-models.org/app/sbj/srch/Macn.php?action=uModelList&subjId=329

4th from the top is Matt's and has lozenge wings, but Dave Calhoun's 
1/48th scale one quotes Dan-san and is all red.

Have a look down the line up.

michael wuyek wrote:
> Someone on the list built Udet's SS.D.III (I think). They decided, 
> (because of evidence), that the whole plane was overpainted red, 
> inclulding the wings. Was that bottom or wings as well? I'm not sure if 

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Rob Stewart
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