Our particular speciality is Lozenge diamond camouflage, a historic military camouflage scheme used by some aircraft of the Central Powers, particularly the Imperial German Air Force, 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 colours. This unconventional method led to the development of the lozenge colour 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 that the colour 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, which meant that the edges of the lozenges often blended in colour. The Lozenge diamond camouflage was used in various shapes and colours from the end of 1916 until the end of the war.
Thanks to the support of the DEUTSCHE MUSEEUM, we are pleased to be able to offer you this unique lozenge material in various scales using the latest printing technology for model making.
Discover the diversity of the covering foils in different variations. Design your model authentically and true to detail with our lozenge diamond camouflage or our complete covering sets in the look of your favourite "JASTA pilot"!
Scale covering for models that are available in
different. Jastas are covered
"Wischtarn" colour pattern
WW1
mainly
Fokker DR.1
