Other than the cowling, windshield, vertical fin, and gear doors, the paint scheme is pretty well standard for the Stag. The factory offered paint options to the customers own design, some of which were really wild. If you are building a "G" model then obviously you would use the G scheme, basic difference on the cowl. The stylized bird stripe on the fuse was essentially the same as the D except the body of the "bird" was a bit longer. If you are building the D model, then for contest purposes you would want to stick with the D scheme on the cowl.

The plane you originally pictured was my personal airplane. It was built in June of 1936 as a civillian D-17S, had a 3 digit serial number (147) as opposed to the 4 digit serial numbers (ie 6897) which I also owned and it built in 1942. A minor difference in the civilian vs military D-17S was the side windows which were 1" narrower on the civilian models, not readilly discernable. Basically, there are not enough people out there to really know the details and differences of the Staggerwing, so most of the "critics" are just that. Wylams master plans are not entirely accurate either, but a very good start for detail, etc.

Good luck with your project and keep me posted.

Doc