Colour Schemes

**Gaz67** · 07-09-2010 14:18

Not sure if it's okay to post up sites but I came across this:- http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww1/f/111/59/0

Which has loads of paint schemes and a ton of other "Bumff"

**gregbond77** · 07-09-2010 14:53

Thanks for the heads up, nice site. It did not have the plane I was looking for(Fokker D-VI). But will prove to be a useful site for some other planes I plan on building. Plus a great site for some repaint ideas.

**Oberst Hajj** · 07-09-2010 21:09

Yep, that site has been listed on here a few times. It is also in the Sticky thread that list lots of good links.

**Akosion** · 07-10-2010 05:23

Originally Posted by gregbond77

Thanks for the heads up, nice site. It did not have the plane I was looking for(Fokker D-VI).

Greg, I'd be mightily interested in hearing your take on stats for the D.VI - going by the stats I have, it's a almost a clone of the Dr.I performance-wise.
best regards
Aris K.

**Rick57** · 07-10-2010 07:51

Terrific site (once I learned how to use it.) Thanks Gaz!

**gregbond77** · 07-10-2010 15:56

Originally Posted by Akosion

Greg, I'd be mightily interested in hearing your take on stats for the D.VI - going by the stats I have, it's a almost a clone of the Dr.I performance-wise.
best regards
Aris K.

Aris K., I would agree with it's almost a clone of the Dr.1, performance wise. It was basically a Dr.1 fusalage and engine, combined with downsized D-VII wings. I am building a Reverisco kit and was looking for paint schemes. When I get home I will recheck the one reference I have for its performance and get back to you.

**gregbond77** · 07-11-2010 15:24

Aris,
According the the one source I have, The only difference would be the D-VI is a bit faster, top speed about 122 mph at ground level. Which is kind of hard to explain, since they both weighed exactly the same and used the same engine. There were a few planes equiped with a 145hp(vs 110hp) engine, and those would have been quite a bit faster.

**Akosion** · 07-12-2010 02:22

Greg, my copy of Kroschel and Stutzer gives about the same: the D.VI is about 10 km/h faster than the Dr.I, probably because of the reduced drag of one less wing. Wonder if the reduced lift makes the D.VI less nimble...given the higher speed, maybe a C deck?
There's a couple profiles of Jasta 80b D.VI at http://www.fun-modellbau.de/ww1-date...ny/Jasta80.htm , they should need very little work to photoshop onto WoW cards.
best regards
Aris K.

**Angiolillo** · 07-12-2010 02:44

Originally Posted by Gaz67

Not sure if it's okay to post up sites but I came across this:- http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww1/f/111/59/0

This particular one is 100% pirate (taking images everywhere no matter the copyright) and quite full of mistakes in spellings and translations.
But yes, quite rich of materials.

**gregbond77** · 07-12-2010 15:55

Originally Posted by Akosion

Greg, my copy of Kroschel and Stutzer gives about the same: the D.VI is about 10 km/h faster than the Dr.I, probably because of the reduced drag of one less wing. Wonder if the reduced lift makes the D.VI less nimble...given the higher speed, maybe a C deck?
There's a couple profiles of Jasta 80b D.VI at http://www.fun-modellbau.de/ww1-date...ny/Jasta80.htm , they should need very little work to photoshop onto WoW cards.
best regards
Aris K.

I will check my reference and get back to you(as to less nimble), as I don't trust my memory. Thanks for the link to the two Jasta 80b profiles.

**gregbond77** · 07-12-2010 15:56

Originally Posted by Angiolillo

This particular one is 100% pirate (taking images everywhere no matter the copyright) and quite full of mistakes in spellings and translations.
But yes, quite rich of materials.

Thanks for the heads up, I won't use this site again.

**Angiolillo** · 07-12-2010 22:57

No problem, I must confess that I have a look to it every now and then. But I ceased spreading the url and I never again post their images around, being not "their". Besides, be careful with the captions - typos and wrong translations are pretty common there.

**gregbond77** · 07-13-2010 17:36

Originally Posted by gregbond77

I will check my reference and get back to you(as to less nimble), as I don't trust my memory. Thanks for the link to the two Jasta 80b profiles.

Aris K.,
The source I'm using is "Fokker Aircraft of World War One" by Paul Leaman. Manfred von Richthofen, liked this aircraft. He thought it was light, easy to fly and very manoeuvrable. Fewer than sixty produced, some of the later planes had the 145hp Oberursal URIII engine. Seven were sent to Austro-Hungarian Army and may have seen active service at the end of the war.