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Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/9/2008 4:57:36 AM   
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Hangar 9 Fokker DVII 60

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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/9/2008 7:40:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		That looks very interesting. It is cool they used losenge covering. If the whole plane would have been covered with it, that would have opened up a lot of options to add trim colors to match differant pilots planes. Nice to see this come out.

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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/10/2008 5:43:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		This looks like a must have. I have the Great Planes Fokker Dr1 and this plane would greta to have to complete my Dawn Patron squadron. I also have the Dynaflite 60 size SE-5a. Here are a couple of pic's.



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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/10/2008 11:19:23 AM   
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Status: online 		That DVII certainly has an interesting color scheme.

The earth camo lozenge is all over the underside of the airplane. Guess they didn't want it to be seen when it was parked upside down.

And the top and sides of it are bright white and blue. Guess they wanted it to be seen from above, unless they were flying over the ocean.

Or maybe the pilot flew it inverted all the time.

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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/10/2008 6:10:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		The lozenge camo pattern fabric was applied on the top and bottom of the wings at the factory. Each Jasta and pilot had their planes painted to their descretion, in the field. Where you see lozenge pattern is simply where the plane wasn't painted. Often flying brightly colored aircraft, the Germans didn't seemed too concerned with being seen by the enemy first!

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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/10/2008 11:27:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		I too thought the losenge/sky blue application seemed backwards...thanks for the explanation, Bruno. Check out that due date of June. I guess when it comes out in say May, it'll seem "early" I'm glad Hangar 9 is continuing with the WWI planes. I'd like to see a Nieuport 17!

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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/11/2008 12:12:48 AM   
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Status: online 		It appears that new pilots flew what was issued. It appears the Germans didn't waste paint until there was reason to believe it wouldn't wind up on fire for awhile.

And apparently each paint job that got onto an airplane was basically unique. That is to say, there could be some story behind that "upside down" paint job. Like whose it was.

And it is logical to assume that with the life expectancy of the front line pilots, the problem of individual airplanes gaining too much weight from repeated painting was NOT a problem.

And all that aside, it is definitely strange looking.

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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/11/2008 2:04:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		I was thinking (ouch!) a little more about the lozenge last evening. I thought I read somewhere that, instead of trying for color camoflage, the lozenge pattern actually attempts to distort the outline of the aircraft - distoring it's shape and direction. Maybe one of the Scale guys might clear that up for us. Either way I think H9 did a fairly faithful version of Berthold's DVII. Toyish, but I want one!

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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/11/2008 4:28:09 PM   
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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/12/2008 2:21:59 AM   
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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/12/2008 3:07:31 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Bruno Stachel

I was thinking (ouch!) a little more about the lozenge last evening. I thought I read somewhere that, instead of trying for color camoflage, the lozenge pattern actually attempts to distort the outline of the aircraft - distoring it's shape and direction. Maybe one of the Scale guys might clear that up for us. Either way I think H9 did a fairly faithful version of Berthold's DVII. Toyish, but I want one!


I think you are right about the shapes breaking up the outline. This was done with ships as well. I think we should all be thankfull that it is not RED!

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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/12/2008 3:13:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just for reference, here is my BUSA with the Glenn Torrence fabric. There can certainly be arguments about what the actual colors were but I sure like what Glenn did with his fabric. I think that If this is reminiscent of how these aircraft actually looked, I sure do find them beautiful.
Like I said, it is too bad Hanger 9 did not cover the entire plane lozenge.

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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/13/2008 5:10:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hmmm, might hold off on that Sopwith Camel. I wasn't ready for it yet anyway... so now this might be a much better option for me come late spring / early summer.
I -really- wish they'd do an Albatros DV... I understand those shapes might be more of a challenge for mass-manufacture.
This looks very nice, though. I'm wondering about the motor / ESC / Battery for an electric setup.

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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/13/2008 5:00:39 PM   
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It's a better flyer than the Sopwith. I ended up selling mine as it just wasn't fun to fly. Landings and takeoffs were always interesting


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RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII - 2/13/2008 6:08:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ah you've flown one then.
I was thinking they were not going to be available until June.

Interesting, it looks like you can buy the lozenge covering for $8 a meter.

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