WW1 German Lozenge and biplane fabric!

[gruffy]

Morning peeps! Can anyone explain What German muti- coloured Lozenge is made of and is it Irish linen British Biplanes

use?

x

Edited November 23, 2008 by gruffy

[blimp]

yes gruffy old bean , german fabic was made of linen , but it wasn't as good as the irish matierial . flax didn't grow too well the german climate , so they had to thicken it up , thus increasing the weight . the british empire was built on textiles , they had the knowhow and the raw matierial on tap . - by the way , there's a thread (sorry) going on here - theaerodrome.com/forum/ - they are trying to resolve , once and for all the dfferent types and colours . and they are availiabe as downloads for anyone that fancies a go with a printer . just go to 'models' then scroll down to 'lozenge test for all '

Edited November 24, 2008 by blimp

[gruffy]

Thanks Blimp! Thats resolved a few head scratching moments i've had about Biplane Fabric!

Thanks for your help, it's much apprieciated! x

[Maxidad]

As mentioned already, The Aerodrome is the best site for WWI - the guys there know everything there is to know. Watch out for the occasional "spat" that develops between the contributors on some tiny detail of WWI trivia.

[blimp]

- they knock out some great models though !

[plasticdiva]

Go over to Areoscale . uk .co and under early aviation there is thread call lozenge 101 , it's a must read and will answer all your question about the subject .