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Lifecolour RLM 02: Is it right?

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  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Bicester, England
Posted by KJ200 on Friday, November 14, 2003 7:13 AM
Thanks for that Pixilator.

My pot of Lifecolour 02 is not so much tinted green, as green!

I have now got a pot of Gunze 02, which I'll be using on my next project, Italeri's ex-Dragon 262, just like yours.

Thanks

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 9:53 AM
Yes, RLM 02 does have a green tint. Slight variations in hue are to be expected, as two "batches" of paint are never the same, whether they're on a model or a real aircraft. The environment also plays a part, as do the interventions of people.
  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Bicester, England
Lifecolour RLM 02: Is it right?
Posted by KJ200 on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 3:33 AM
I've been merrily painting away with my trusty pot of RLM 02 from Lifecolour, when it dawned upon me that it was not in fact grey, but green!

Having looked at the Gunze paint of supposedly the same hue, this has a green lid, but the paint itself looks grey!

The Gunze colour appears closer to that seen in period colour images, allowing for the effects of time and early, if admittedly excellent quality German colour film.

Has anyone else noticed this?

Also has anyone else tried the Luftarchiv site, it is all in German but the images, especially the colour ones are stunning?Question [?]

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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