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Luftwaffe fuel drums- which colour ?

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  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: Pineapple Country, Queensland, Australia
Luftwaffe fuel drums- which colour ?
Posted by Wirraway on Thursday, May 15, 2008 4:04 AM
Just about to paint some 1/72 fuel drums for my "Heavy Lifters"  Cargo Plane GB entry.  Were avgas drums painted any distinguishing colours ?   Diorama is set in Sicily, resupplying DAK forces in 1943. I'm not really fussy about whether its aviation fuel or  diesel for vehicles, just dont want to miss something.

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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Steinwedel, Lower Saxony,Germany
Posted by tango35 on Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:01 AM

You can paint the fuel drums in tank grey (Revell 78), with weathering it works well.

greets Thomas

  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: Akron ohio
Posted by phoenix7187 on Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:30 AM
normally 200L fuel drums were painted some shade of gray from 02 and darker. Might also have been a zinc (light green) color. The fuel type may have been stenciled on the top of the drum in white (B4 or C3). red stripe on the drum could mean MW50. 
Stan
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