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Painting Pipps Prillers FW-190

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Painting Pipps Prillers FW-190
Posted by MonsterZero on Friday, March 9, 2018 11:29 AM

So I started by airbrushing RLM-65 light blue on the underside of the aircraft and then I paused for a moment. But wait, is the aircraft RLM-65 blue all over, including top surfaces, and then they applied camo patches over the blue?

 

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Posted by rooster513 on Friday, March 9, 2018 11:40 AM

Monster - the blue should just be the underside and then up the side of the fuselage.

-Andy

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Posted by Nathan T on Friday, March 9, 2018 12:06 PM

...yes, and the color should be RLM 76. , not 65

 

 

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Posted by MonsterZero on Friday, March 9, 2018 12:22 PM

I'm confused. It says "the color is the standard Luftwaffe RLM 74/75/76 pattern. The mottling on the fuselage is RLM 74.

But when they show the underbelly of the aircraft it says "undersufaces: RLM 65 light blue"

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Posted by rooster513 on Friday, March 9, 2018 12:51 PM

Monster - Is that info coming from two different sources or just the instructions? Can you post a pic of the intructions and maybe we can offer some more advice?

-Andy

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Posted by MonsterZero on Friday, March 9, 2018 1:32 PM

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Posted by rooster513 on Friday, March 9, 2018 1:37 PM

That is weird...editor must have been on vacation that dayStick out tongue RLM 76 would be the right color though from what I've read.

-Andy

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, March 9, 2018 2:35 PM

RLM 65 should not be used on a day fighter 190 in 1944. Not unless there is some proof of a custom repaint. Out of the factory at that time 74/75/76 was the standard production scheme for 190 day fighters. 

 

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Posted by Bish on Friday, March 9, 2018 2:38 PM

It certainly would not be 65 underneath and 76 on the sides. 76 would be the right colour for that type at that stage of the war.

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Posted by MonsterZero on Friday, March 9, 2018 3:52 PM

Well it's too late now because the underside is already painted. I can live with it.

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, March 9, 2018 8:59 PM

If you have not put on the decals yet, you can paint 76 over the 65.

 

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U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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