Hello, I just received my BF110E from Eduard. I was wondering if anyone out there know the Revell # Enamel combination to get RLM 74/75/76 and 72. Unfortunately only revell enamels are available where I live. Other RLMs I have found over the net.
I would thank you a lot, I can’t start without that info.
try going to testors site and ordering them from them directly. The model master line has the entire RAL/RLM inventory in enamels.
I found this chart which unfortunately doesn’t list any Revell paints for those specifc colors you’re looking for. In fact it specifically states Revell doesn’t match the RLM colours, but does list some manufacturers that do.
Shipping enamel paints into Colombia may be a problem, but you might be able to order acrylic paints from Great Model or Squadron.
Good Luck!
According to the instructions for Revell Germany’s 1/72 Focke Wulf FW.190 A-8/R-11,
RLM74 = Tank Grey matt 78
RLM75 = 90% Dust Grey matt 77 + 10% White matt 05
RLM76 = 50% Light Green matt 55 + 30% White matt 05 + 20% Grey matt 57
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Chris.
Here is a site I found that lists the RLM color and their FS number.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rhorta/jgrlm.htm
Hope this is a help.
Steve
That’s what’s annoying about Revell and their colors… In instruction panflet for de 1/48 BF110 they say that the RLM 76 = 90% color#49 and 10% color# 5 but in their 1/72 He-177 the RLM 76 is 80% #49 and 20% # 5 and so… in both models they say RLM 74 = Color # 67 and RLM 75 = Color # 47.
I have a RLM color table and some original color pictures of the II./ZG 1 Waspen, so I’ll have to “mix_and_match” the colors based on those proportions and pictures. Anyway thank you for help.
That may be because recent research suggests that there were at least two variations on RLM76, one rather greener than the other. It might also be because the research for different model is done by different people, and they each have their own interpretation of different colours. I don’t for example, think that Tank Grey 78 looks very much like RLM74 - too dark and not purple enough.
I don’t think I realise how lucky I am to have easy access to at least four ranges of reasonably accurate ‘authentic’ colours.
Cheers,
Chris.
The Eduard instruction manual tells that in the Wespen II./ZG 1 “The RLM 74/75/76 scheme should bleed over the White winter paint” Does that mean that I should paint the thing RLM 74/75/76 (RLM 02/71/65 according to Bratt Green) and spray a fine white coat over it so you could see the original scheme thorugh?
Yes. Like this:
or this:
The idea is that the original colour scheme just shows through, so spray thin coats of white, and stop just before you think you’ve done enough. Of course, if you’re covering the uppersurface camo with winter whitewash, you don’t need to be too precise about the colours you use for the uppersurface camo! [:)]
Cheers,
Chris.
Thank you Chris, that’s just what I was thinking about. So that means, that in real history, what they did was just to take an already camoed plane and paint them white just to send them to the eastern front during winter, hoping to blend in the white snow sorroundings?
Mostly the aircraft were painted white when they were already in theatre, not at the factory. However, aircraft painted pure white are unusual. Pure white actually stands out against a snowy landscape, especially at low levels, and where there’s been a lot of human activity.
Remember also that the paint used was usually whitewash, that this rubs of quite easily, and can be washed away with water, be it rain, melted snow, or otherwise.
Cheers,
Chris.
Not to be too shameless in plugging an upcoming article. But next month in SAM (NOT SAMi) I’ve got an article on building the Fw-190A6 in winter camouflage which you might find helpful towards this discussion.
If you can find a copy you’ll also get a ton of useful information from Ken Merrick’s books on Luftwaffe camouflage as well.
Here’s a shot of the cover photo of that article I wrote for SAM which describes the winter camouflage I put on my A-6. It comes out in the Feb 08 issue.