Kest 5 flight

**Pseudotheist** · 07-20-2014 13:01

A while back I posted a realitively quick repaint/touch-up of The Ares Kest 5 Siemens-Schuckert.

The research for that inspired me to paint up the other well documented planes in that Kest. My Arnold Eger repaint is already in the other thread, so you can check that out over there if you care to.

Heinrich Dembrowsky

Fritz Beckhardt

I feel I should take a minute to note that I've generally considered objections to the depiction of swastikas in historical context to be silly and counterproductive, especially when unrelated to the German Nazi party or WWII (also, it's backwards). But I've also thought it not worth the trouble of dealing with those who felt otherwise, so I've eschewed them anyway. Then I came across Fritz Beckhardt. For those of you who don't know, this pilot was Jewish, and was credited with somewhere between 10 and 17 kills and several medals, but the Nazi party placed him in a concentration camp anyway, and expunged his record for good measure. I believe this is a story worth memorializing.

Finally, I like having 4 planes to round out a flight, so I broke down and created a fictional paint scheme for my wife...

The Egers insignia suggested the theme, and it is at least historically plausible, as the skull is from a dinosaur discovered in Germany well before WWI. Rep to whoever can name the species.

Credits
Planes: Ares Games
Decals: self printed

**Blackronin** · 07-20-2014 13:18

Your planes are magnificent and Fritz Beckhardt story is one I know and I agree with you, it should be shared.

**Teaticket** · 07-20-2014 13:35

If its the Spinosaurus you should have put the skull on the prop blades!

Great looking planes.

**Womble** · 07-20-2014 13:48

What a great looking flight you've made. Nice work.

**Flying Helmut** · 07-20-2014 13:59

super paint jobs!

**Boney10** · 07-20-2014 14:30

Really nice flight there, super decals

**prymus** · 07-20-2014 15:03

Great looking aircraft you did there.

**Diamondback** · 07-20-2014 16:34

Skull looks a lot like Archaeopteryx lithographica, from the Solnhofen limestone (hence "lithographica," as in "limestone printing plates") of Bavaria...

**Pseudotheist** · 07-20-2014 16:54

Originally Posted by Diamondback

Skull looks a lot like Archaeopteryx lithographica, from the Solnhofen limestone (hence "lithographica," as in "limestone printing plates") of Bavaria...

Winner! I also thought it was an apt choice, being commonly thought to be the first bird (or flying dinosaur, or winged dinousaur, or whathaveyou...).