I don't have anything as references on this obscure biplane, I assumed being a Fokker, it was over all covered in 4 color lozenge, as the box art. but came across a webpage of somebody that built one in1/32 scale and says that the fuselage was covered in 4 color lozenge, and the wings were built by another contractor and covered in 5 color lozenge with lozenge rib tapes.

While we are at it.. the undercarriage axle wing, being plywood, would most likely be painted dark green, right?

Greetings Romani,

As described by Lt. Col. Roy Houchin USAF in an interview he comments on the 4 & 5 colur lozenge applications that were found on Fokker D.VI airframes in the spring / summer 1918.

"... In classic fashion...it depends. The mainplanes were completed and covered at a period in time where the change from five-color to four-colour was occurring.(Note the parent company Fokker at Schwerin /Gorries had used five-colour on the wings of the early production Fokker D.VII types.) Subsequently, both patterns appear on airframes (of the D.VI) in no particular order or serial number. However, four-color seems to be the dominant lozenge fabric at least for the fuselages. Rather than placing the fabric seam on the centerline of the wing, Fokker's fabric shop worked from the port wing tip in the case of the D.VI. The resulting seam was just outboard of the first rib to starboard of the center (as viewed by the pilot.) The fabric strips rib and border tapes were made of the same (lozenge) material. They were applied everywhere except the ribs of the control surfaces. The leading edge plywood caps were reinforced with, chordwise strips of plain fabric over the ribs and are visible as outlines under the doped lozenge fabric in some pictures as they are wider than the rib tapes. On elevators and ailerons, the pattern ran spanwise with the cover for one surface cut from one edge; its opposite number was cut from the middle of the roll and inverted. The horizontal Tailplane fabric pattern was run spanwise as well. It's best to look long and hard at the specific photograph to glean any particulars. ..."


Tom's Modelworks 1/48 Fokker D.VI resin kit one in the Eagle Strike 4 & 5 colour lozenge.


Aeroscale member, German markings and lozenge camouflage authority - Dan san has commented previously;

"... Lt.Col.Roy "Doc" Houchins stated that Fokker chord-wise panels emanated from the left wing tip. That is totally incorrect. All one piece wings had the base seam on the longitudinal center-line as did all other manufactures German Aircraft manufacturers, It is a covering requirement of Idflieg. The same is stated Dave Roberts in Fokker D.VII Anthology 1. I am sure that this is where Doc picked up that information.

If it is not countered is is perpetuated and it time becomes an unfortunate fact. Plain and simple, all Fokker (Schwerin) one piece wings that were covered with fabric, the base seam was on the wing center-line, as you have shown on the Fokker D.VI model..."

Gentlemen:
Commencing with at least the Fokker D.VI, Fokker had contracted to Perzina Pianoforte to manufacture the wings. fokker built the fuselage, tail and under-carriage. In the case of the Fok.D.VI some (maybe all) of the wings were covered with five color fabric, white the Fokker Flugzeugwerke used four color fabric. Perzina built the wings for the D.VII and E.V/D.VIII.
Blue skies,
Dan-San