Hi,
Just picked up ICM Ju 88A-4
ICM has RLM66 down as XF-84.
Is this correct?
Best Regards
Johan
Idk for sure, but it looks pretty close to me. Of course, I’m comparing it to model masters RLM66 Schwarzgrau, not the actual paint color from the luftwaffe. Sorry, maybe someone else will have a better answer for you.
Xf84 is the wrong color which is a metallic brownish shade. Tamiya doesn’t have an actual RLM 66 bottled but XF 63 German Grey is a very close match.
Ditto, you want XF 63.
RLM66 is a dark grey, the colour assigned to Luftwaffe cockpit interiors, replacing early war RLM02. Though not exact match, (probably should be darker) most often XF-63 is the suggested bottle, but have also seen XF-24.
regards,
Jack
It’s a brown? I must have looked at the wrong color when I looked it up. Mah bad.
XF 84 is Dark Iron
https://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=81784
XF 63 German Grey, IMO best match
XF-24 Dark Gray looks lighter than XF 63. RLM 66 is almost black.
Hello,
Thank you all for your input, much appreciated!
Follow upp question, when was thé standard changed from 02 to 66?
Best Regards
Johan
I’m only familiar with the Emil in that aspect. During the Battle of Britain, some aircraft were appearing with the dark grey in the upper cockpit. The new E4 type canopies were also being delivered with both the exterior and interior finished in the RLM 66.
regards,
Jack
Johan, there was an article a qute some time ago which says that officialy, the switch occured in Nov 1941. But the article does contradicte itself by giving the same info as Jack has done, the change on the 109 being when the E-4 was introduced.
Like with many things German, its difficult to pin down anything exactly. Exmple of some types appear in both colours from the same period. But i think its safe to say that anything from mid to late 1940 could be in 66.