I'm very close to painting my William's Brother's Lockheed Electra in the colors of Amelia Earhart's aircraft. It took a looooong time to get this kit done.
Anyhow, it is difficult for me to discern the correct color for the orange or red markings on the tailplane and the leading edges of the wings. Williams Brother's provides dark red decals for these parts, my Time-Life book shows a cut-away drawing with faded orange for these areas. Everything else I can find is in black and white.
The actual aircraft had very few hours on the airframe prior to the first flight to Hawaii, and then was shipped back to California in crates. It spent almost all of it's time in hangars. However, it was also exposed to the Pacific sun. Would this paint had faded that quickly? And is the correct color orange, or red?
Finally, I'm experimenting by using Alclad for the first time. If I have to paint rather than use the decals, can anyone give me information on how well the Alclad holds up to masking?
Thanks for all your help.
Alan