As The Saying Goes....

[Lucky13]

"If it was brown, green or grey, it was British, if it looked like a parrot in a LSD dream, definitely German...."

 

[vikingBerserker]

Man, that would be a "fun" paint job in 1/72

 

[Wurger]

Actually ....

 

[Lucky13]

If only had been in colour!

 

[Wurger]

Jasta 5 was really the papagei JG.

 

[Lucky13]

Artwork by Barry Weekly if I remember correctly....

 

[Wurger]

Yep ...

the source: Wingnut Wings - 1/32 Albatros D.V/D.Va "Jasta 5" Green Tail Trilogy

 

[Wurger]

Aslo have a look at this ...

Jasta 5 at Boistrancourt summer 1917

and this ...

Wingnut Wings - 1/32 Albatros D.V/D.Va "Jasta 5" Green Tail Trilogy

www.wingnutwings.com

 

[vikingBerserker]

Those are so cool!

 

[Lucky13]

I like that all seeing eye artwork!

 

[Wurger]

A couple more of enlarged shots ... from pics of the better quality I found via the net.

the source: the net.

Also two books that can come in handy for a such work on a model ...

 

[nuuumannn]

A modern interpretation...

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The native colours of Bayern, of course. Present on the intake covers of this Luftwaffe Typhoon.

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[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

"If it was brown, green or grey, it was British, if it looked like a parrot in a LSD dream, definitely German...."

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I think Wolf was a proud Bavarian.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I still wear checkerboard Vans on occasion, inspired by airplane paint-jobs from both world wars.

In RBII, once I could paint my own plane, I'd put a checkerboard around the engine, and an 8-ball in place of the national insignia.