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intended, would constitute half

of the inal mesmeric pattern of

Lindenbergers’ machine and it

was therefore imperative that

the paint was free of blemishes

that might cause problems

during the forthcoming

masking session. To this end,

the basecoat was lightly dry-

sanded with a well-used piece

of 3,200 grit sanding cloth

until smooth. Before I could

begin laying-down the stripes,

however, I decided to tackle the

camoulaged cowling. I began

by applying a light purple mix,

which when dry, was over-laid

with hexagonally shaped masks

cut from household masking

tape. Fokker Dark Green

(Colourcoats ACGW13) was then

airbrushed over the masked

cowls. The same colour was

also utilised for the inter-plane

struts, some of which were

painted whilst still attached

to their runners. The radiator

cover was masked next and

painted white, as was half of

the tail section of the fuselage.

The tail planes were painted

in two stages: Initially a black

basecoat was applied, which

when dry was partially masked

leaving just the raised rib detail

exposed. These areas were then

sprayed white on the port side

only. With the masks removed

the port section was sprayed

white leaving hints of the base-

colour showing through to

create shadows, whilst the pre-

painted ribs remained starkly

white. The darker starboard

section was painted similarly,

though a very dark brown used.

With the camoulaged

cowling and the two-tone rear

fuselage section masked, it

was time to begin the laborious

process of marking-out the

fuselage stripes, beginning

at the tail-end and moving

steadily forward. A roll of 2cm

wide automotive pin-striping

tape proved to be the perfect

size for the job and using a

short length of tape as a spacer,

I simply laid one strip next to

another to achieve a uniform

pattern. It was then a relatively

simple task to workout the

gap required for the wider,

mid-fuselage section. With

the masks in place, a creamy-

yellow enamel mix was now

airbrushed between the masks,

using the marbling technique

to achieve a subtly weathered

appearance – indeed, far

subtler than the weathering

on the actual aircraft as it

appears in photographs, where

it looked very sorry for itself

having been turned over to the

Americans after the armistice.

The pale-yellow enamel was

left to harden for several

days before I commenced

weathering the fuselage. This

was kept to a minimum, with

a brush-applied dark brown

enamel mix used to emphasise

the diagonal edge of the engine

cowling-panels to distinguish

them from the similarly striped

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