Help with paint colors

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I am putting together an old Airfix 1:72 de Havilland Mosquito FBVI. No instructions with kit. How can i find paint colors for the RAF Mosquito during the 1943 time period?

Thanks for any response.

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Here are some instructions. Looks to be a different variant.

http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/archive/airfix-1-72-de-havilland-mosquito-mkii-vi-xviii-a03019__o_t__t_20969.html

Hope it works

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Ocean gray / dark earth upper surfaces over medium sea gray lower surfaces. Most manufacturers have these colors (or at least a color close) in their paint line-ups

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Thanks Bronto. Sounds like you had this build before.

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This is great help. Thanks Ripcord.

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There are three common schemes for the Mosquito VI depending upon the purpose it was being used for.

Night Intruder - Medium Sea Grey and Dark Green disruptive pattern on the upper surfaces. Night (black) under surfaces.

Day Fighter Scheme - Ocean Grey and Dark Green disruptive pattern on the upper surfaces. Medium Sea Grey on the under surfaces.

Night Fighter Scheme - All over Medium Sea Grey with Dark Green disruptive pattern on the upper surfaces.

NB. In the Night Fighter Scheme and Night Intruder Scheme the fin/rudder is left entirely MSG while in the Day Fighter Scheme the disruptive pattern continues on the fin/rudder. The photograph shows Mosquitoes in both the Day Fighter Scheme and the Night Fighter Scheme.

No Mosquito was ever painted Dark Earth and Ocean Grey A few Mosquitoes may have been painted In the Land Temerate Scheme (Dark Earth and Dark Green disruptive pattern on the upper surfaces) with MSG under surfaces during trials.