I thought I might share with you guys a piece that i just finished. Its entitled Richthofen the Younger and features the Fokker Dr.1 of Lothar von Richthofen. The tail and upper wing of this machine were thinly overpainted in yellow, while the struts, cowling and wheel covers carried the signature red of Jasta 11.

Lothar was flying this machine on March 13, 1918 when Jasta 11 ran into a flight of Bristol F2b's from 62 Sq. Lothar's machine was hit, and at the same time suffered a leading edge failure of the top wing. Lothar later stated that "My triplane suddenly became a biplane...". Despite the damage, Lother managed to glide the triplane down, but he suffered severe facial injuries upon his crash landing.

I used the Revell 1/32 triplane as my lighting reference for this one.

Richthofen the Younger
13.5" x 9"
oil on linen on masonite

Russell its another gem! Your talent for light and shadow makes me feel like I could be in a wingman position on a morning patrol.