Lozenge covering film - Historical color print covering for model airplanes
Give your model the true-to-original look from the WW1 era
Lozenge diamond camouflage, a historical military camouflage scheme used by some aircraft of the Central Powers, particularly the Imperial German Air Forces, during the last two years of the First World War. The name "Lozenge" is derived from the repeating polygonal shapes included in the patterns, often resembling lozenges. In Germany, it was known as Buntfarbenaufdruck.
In the early stages of the First World War, the German air forces sought effective camouflage methods to prevent enemy observation of aircraft both in the air and on the ground. Lozenge camouflage consisted of large, irregular patches of 2-5 colors. This unconventional method led to the development of the lozenge color scheme, which consisted of repeating patterns of irregularly shaped quadrangular, pentagonal or hexagonal polygons.
Due to the time-consuming painting process and the considerable weight the paint added to the aircraft, the pattern was printed on fabric, which was then used to cover the aircraft. The distinctive fabric often bled during the printing process, causing the edges of the lozenges to often blend in color. The Lozenge diamond camouflage was used in various shapes and colors from the end of 1916 until the end of the war.
Thanks to the support of the Deutsches Museeum, we are delighted to be able to show you this unique
Lozenge material with the latest printing technology for model making in various scales.
Suitable for the following models, among others:
- Fokker DVI, DVII, DVIII
- Albatros DV, DVa, DII, DIII
- Historically correct, "bleeding" diamond edges
- Color schemes replicated in the appropriate color space, close to the original
- Light / UV-fast
- Fuel-resistant (ASPEN, STORZ, methanol)
- Iron-proof
- Can be painted with 1K & 2K clearcoat
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Delivery contents:
Foil in selected length, rolled
Ironing instructions
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Deliverytime:
The material is freshly printed when ordered, therefore the delivery time is generally 2.5 - 3 weeks
The film cannot be exchanged or returned after ordering!
Lozenge coverings have a very exciting history
Today available by fun-modellbau for models of various scales
The history of camouflage fabrics printed with Lozenge from the First World War
The history of camouflage fabrics printed with lozenge from the First World War is a fascinating journey through innovation and artistic influences. Originally, this covering fabric was conventional pure linen, which was already used in aircraft construction. However, the ground-breaking idea behind the new camouflage pattern had several innovative aims.
Firstly, the lozenge pattern was intended to speed up aircraft production by eliminating the time-consuming process of painting the aircraft. This led to considerable time savings in production. On the other hand, the decisive reason for the new process was the considerable weight saving.
The conventional method of painting the aeroplanes after applying the tensioning paint increased the weight of the covering considerably. By printing the lozenge pattern on the fabric with indanthrene "dyes" - chemicals that only showed their colours after a special development process - it was not only possible to reduce the weight, but also to use one of the most advanced dyeing methods in the textile industry.
Army and navy applications
Lozenge fabric was introduced for army aircraft in two different colour schemes, namely a 4-colour and a 5-colour pattern. There were several different colour combinations for the upper and lower surfaces of the aircraft.
The navy, on the other hand, had its own camouflage patterns for night and day operations.
The idea behind the camouflage with different colour patterns
The idea behind the different colour patterns was to do justice to the different light conditions at different times of the year. However, both colour patterns were soon confused. It is important to understand that camouflage, which is based on colour design, is not intended to make an object disappear. Instead, it reduces the conspicuousness of the object and breaks up the contour to make it more difficult to recognise.
The aircraft fabric in its distinctive polygonal designs was the result of extensive experiments with various forms of fabric printing. Other camouflage patterns were also experimented with at the same time, including the pattern with a three-colour background and circular dots of different sizes, but this did not catch on.
As is still the case today, colours were subject to subjective perception at the time. Printing fabrics and achieving reproducible, uniform colour tones was and still is a challenge today, as many factors can influence the result.
German lozenge camouflage therefore had not only military but also artistic roots.
Artistic influence from world-famous artists such as Paul Klee
It is worth noting that the German-Swiss artist Paul Klee, who achieved world fame after the First World War, worked as a camouflage painter for German aeroplanes. His influence on the artist's work can be clearly seen in a painting from 1922, which focuses on the diamond pattern on aeroplanes.
Camouflage painting by artists was of great importance at this time. The French were the first to come up with the idea of turning colourful uniforms into bright targets. Artists, known as camoufleurs, were commissioned to think about possible camouflage and design patterns.
At the beginning of the war, the flying machines were predominantly covered in uncoloured fabric, before camouflage painting finally prevailed.