... I used XF-58
Olive Green and XF-69 Nato Black. The
lighter green was a mix of the olive green and yellow until it was to TLAR standard. (That Looks About Right!
)
Model looks nice in this complex 4-colour scheme (dark green-light green-black+white), but it's quite unlikely that all four colours appeared on the real plane.
Why two greens, dark and light? What would be the purpose of two similar colours? What paints were used on the real plane?
It may look as a dogma, but officially:
1. From 1941 to 1943 there was only one camouflage scheme: black - green
2. From 1941 to 1945 there was only one green camouflage colour: 4BO
Hey KL,
Thanks for the kind words!
To be honest, I'm not very particular about being 100% accurate. If I find some good photos or drawings, I will try to make it look like that, but I don't really try to duplicate the real thing completely. I'm not a good enough modeler to do that! LOL
In this case, I found several differing color profiles, as well as some photos. The photos were, of course, black and white, but they did give me some clues to the tail pattern and how the white was applied. I actually found the profiles on this site (see below) and thought they looked nice, so I tried to get a look similar to those.
For me, modeling is strictly a hobby, and my motto is "build it like a kid".
I figure at my age, I have enough problems with diabetes, kids in college, bill payments, etc., to worry about my models. I do enjoy the research, and I love learning new things, but often I just go with what I think looks kind of nice.
But I'm always willing to learn new information and apply it to the next build. I build 25-30 kits a year, so I get lots of chances to apply what I learn over time!