Just in case you guys missed it from the links Karl provided to us on the first page. I was checking out the first web site and went to this page within the website regarding colors and markings http://www.zi.ku.dk/personal/drnash/model/spain/codes.html and found this little caveat that we should all be aware of when doing our research regarding the camouflage schemes and colors (and I quote directly from that link):
"In the 1930s, colour photography was still in its infancy. There are few contemporary colour photograph of aircraft from the Spanish Civil War. It's often forgotten, 'though, that the photographic emulsions used in black-and-white photography in the 1930s were also far from perfect. So-called Panchromatic films, which responded in a similar way to the human eye to the range of colours in a scene, although developed, were far from standard. Most films of the period were far more sensitive to light of some wavelengths and less sensitive to other wavelengths. Typically, for example, green hues would appear much lighter than they were in reality, and red hues much darker. This means that the many black and white photographs that exist of Spanish Civil War aircraft should not be interpreted at face value, and guessing at the colours of aircraft based on such photographs is an endeavour doomed to failure. This can be seen in, for example, the range of shades that appear to adorn the upper surfaces and tails of I-15s in Spain. As far as I know, these aircraft were actually painted in a very consistent colour scheme, with standard VVS AII green upper surfaces, and a presumably fairly standard tricolour on the rudder. However, depending on the film used to take photographs, the relative shade of different parts of the aircraft vary tremendously. For example the yellow, purple or in at least one case, the red section of the tricolour can appear to be the lightest colour in different photographs."
Which explains why when comparing the color chart that came with my Cutting Edge decals and the black and white photos available of Werner Molders Bf109D-1 numbered 6*79 that the colors seem so different. The directions call for RLM62 which is not unlike a medium green, but if I used the black and white photos it appears that his camo color is much lighter, and almost appear like a light gray, light olive or even a flat silver. Interesting how the black and white film of the times tended to show the greens much lighter than they actually are and the reds much darker.
So.... keep that in mind when researching your schemes. ![Smile [:)]](/emoticons/icon_smile.gif)