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Title: tan/brown topside color on late war bombers. Post by: K.Ingraham on February 05, 2012, 11:54:04 PM Way back on this site somewhere, I promised that I'd get rolling on that Amodel Yr-2. So I am. ;D
Such modeling time that I've had in the last couple years I've spent working on projects that were languishing on the Shelf of Doom. Now that that shelf has room, I decided to begin this wee bomber. Most options for this kit seem to involve green/brown(tan?) topside camo. A niggling question that I've had for awhile is about that brownish color. What is it? What is it called & what are the matches?Is it that grey-tan tome seen on latewar IL-2 tri-color schemes? Should this Yr be in a tri-color scheme? What have I missed around here? Enlightenment please! Thank you. Title: Re: tan/brown topside color on late war bombers. Post by: learstang on February 06, 2012, 02:13:49 AM Kevin, this might help - it's the link to what Massimo has found out about the subject - http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/Yer-2/Yer-2camo/yer-2camo.htm
Regards, Jason Title: Re: tan/brown topside color on late war bombers. Post by: K.Ingraham on February 06, 2012, 05:07:13 AM %$#%$*^%??? How'd I miss that? I thought I knew this site??
Thanks Jason, tri-color 1 will be my plane. Now, about that grey-tan, is there any accepted wisdom? Gee, if we can't trust the kit's instruction sheets, what can we have faith in? ;D Title: Re: tan/brown topside color on late war bombers. Post by: learstang on February 06, 2012, 06:06:13 AM No problem about missing it, Kevin! As far as the tan, it's good, old AMT-1, for which I use Testors Model Master Afrika Dunkelgrau '42 (I know it's an armour colour, but it's about as close as I can get to this tricky colour using Testors, and I prefer to stick to my tried and true Testors flat enamels). I know what you mean about VVS kit instructions - why bother when it comes to the schemes?
Regards, Jason Title: Re: tan/brown topside color on late war bombers. Post by: Massimo Tessitori on February 06, 2012, 06:58:29 PM Hi,
I'm happy if this page could be useful to someone. Please keep us informed about your model. Regards Massimo |