Official Deperdussin TT painting thread

**Zoe Brain** · 01-08-2017 23:13

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**chrisdevorisne** · 01-14-2017 12:32

Looks great!

**Teaticket** · 01-14-2017 15:12

Sweet. Now I'm torn, should I do mine as originally planned for the French or start a Russian Air Force?

Col.KibberGray · 01-14-2017 15:17

Nice paint job

**Zoe Brain** · 01-14-2017 15:46

Originally Posted by Teaticket

Sweet. Now I'm torn, should I do mine as originally planned for the French or start a Russian Air Force?

That one is Serbian. The Russians used the same configuration. The French had a hotchkiss rather than madsen gun - and fortunately Kampfflieger makes the Deperdussin TT in 3 varieties, unarmed, madsen, and hotchkiss. So it depends which version you have. If it has a madsen gun, then purists would say it should be Russian or Serb. If hotchkiss, then French.

**Flying Helmut** · 01-15-2017 03:13

Lovely plane Zoe!

My Deperdussin will be Russian - eventually.......................

**Zoe Brain** · 01-15-2017 06:37

Originally Posted by Flying Helmut

Lovely plane Zoe!

My Deperdussin will be Russian - eventually.......................

Tell me if you need decals. And standing crew.

**Flying Helmut** · 01-15-2017 08:32

Originally Posted by Zoe Brain

Tell me if you need decals. And standing crew.

Thanks Zoe!
I'll keep that in mind.

**David Manley** · 01-15-2017 08:45

Nicely done

**Teaticket** · 01-15-2017 09:59

Originally Posted by Zoe Brain

That one is Serbian. The Russians used the same configuration. The French had a hotchkiss rather than madsen gun - and fortunately Kampfflieger makes the Deperdussin TT in 3 varieties, unarmed, madsen, and hotchkiss. So it depends which version you have. If it has a madsen gun, then purists would say it should be Russian or Serb. If hotchkiss, then French.

As I have one of each to paint then I guess its settled. The start of an eastern front air force...

**Naharaht** · 01-16-2017 22:09

That looks really good, Zoe!

**Schlonz** · 01-23-2017 12:42

What colour do you use for CDL..........looks great.

Did the Russian/Serbian TT's see any action in the war?

**Zoe Brain** · 01-23-2017 17:04

Originally Posted by Schlonz

What colour do you use for CDL..........looks great.

Did the Russian/Serbian TT's see any action in the war?

Colour - spray ivory export brand paint. Then mix of white and yellow oxide to match for touchups, shading.

Both Serbian and Russian TTs saw combat in 1915, and the Russian ones in 1916 too. The few remnants may have been taken out of training schools in 1919-1920 when the Soviets were using anything that flew. Records are scant, they were probably all scrapped by mid 1917. The Serb ones were all gone by the end of the Serb evacuation in Autumn 1915, having seen active service against the Turks and Bulgarians in the first and second Balkan wars in 1913 (unarmed), and later against Austria in 1914(armed).