- posted 17 years ago
The forward central area should be open to the engine bay.
Late war Fw 190 D-9 camouflage colours ... ?
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- posted 17 years ago
Trimaster did it but they also provided a basic engine.
Keeper wrote:
Keeper wrote:
- posted 17 years ago
Not, unfortunately, for all their kits. They took this approach with the
1/72 Ta 152C, but (although they did include engine bearers on one spure
and listed the parts as 'not to be used') included no engine. Painting
the entire exposed interior area flat black pretty much solves the
problem, unless you want to display the model on its back.
Mark Schynert
Mark Schynert
- posted 17 years ago
You can always use one of the aftermarket engines if it really bothers
you. I have a couple to do that way myself.
- posted 17 years ago
--snip--
--snip--
Make that "*had* the wing that belongs on the AFM D-9." Fortunately, both wings have been reunited with the aircraft to which they belong and are living happily ever after.
Charles Metz
Make that "*had* the wing that belongs on the AFM D-9." Fortunately, both wings have been reunited with the aircraft to which they belong and are living happily ever after.
Charles Metz
- posted 17 years ago
Outstanding! Who engineered that without a clash of egos?
tia,
The Keeper (of too much crap!)
The Keeper (of too much crap!)
- posted 17 years ago
John Magne Stubsveen wrote
I'll just add this bit to the large number of answers already posted:
According to Official Monogram Painting Guide to German Aircraft, the "standard" D-9 camouflage scheme was Dark Green 82 (the book came out before the evidence turned up suggesting that the number should be 83) and Grey-Violet 75 topsides, Light Blue 76 lower surfaces, with mottle of 82 (83) and/or 75.
While there undoubtedly were many exceptions to this (including the well documented late-war use of several new sky colors for under-surfaces, including one that looks like a pale version of British Sky, anybody would have a pretty hard time proving you wrong if you go with 82 (83)/75/76.
Pip Moss
I used to feel cheap 'cause I had no signature.
According to Official Monogram Painting Guide to German Aircraft, the "standard" D-9 camouflage scheme was Dark Green 82 (the book came out before the evidence turned up suggesting that the number should be 83) and Grey-Violet 75 topsides, Light Blue 76 lower surfaces, with mottle of 82 (83) and/or 75.
While there undoubtedly were many exceptions to this (including the well documented late-war use of several new sky colors for under-surfaces, including one that looks like a pale version of British Sky, anybody would have a pretty hard time proving you wrong if you go with 82 (83)/75/76.
Pip Moss
I used to feel cheap 'cause I had no signature.
- posted 17 years ago
Thanks. I've decided to go with the suggested 83/75/76 colour scheme
with a light overspray of 02 on the fuselage sides before adding the
83/75 mottle camo.
Speaking of a standardised colour of many different shades: The RLM 02 Grey ... I've seen a few Bf 109 decal sheets where one of the top colour is listed as 02, except it looks more like a pale greenish tan slightly darker than 02 rather than standard 02 grey -- More like dried grass. Could this have been a field mix 02 with some 71 thrown in for good measure?
Speaking of a standardised colour of many different shades: The RLM 02 Grey ... I've seen a few Bf 109 decal sheets where one of the top colour is listed as 02, except it looks more like a pale greenish tan slightly darker than 02 rather than standard 02 grey -- More like dried grass. Could this have been a field mix 02 with some 71 thrown in for good measure?
- posted 17 years ago
Probably an ink problem during printing; you can't really use printed colours
as a resource. Just paint chips.
hth
The Keeper (of too much crap!)
The Keeper (of too much crap!)
- posted 17 years ago
Since I don't display models on their backs, I can safely say that in
this case it really doesn't bother me. If the engine had been included
in the kit, I suppose I would have included it.
Mark Schynert
Mark Schynert
- posted 17 years ago
I know what you mean but I have two I want to put on mirror bases.
- posted 17 years ago
Oh, OK. The colour just looked so "off" that I thought it might have
been intentional. These were Cutting Edge decal sheets by the way.
- posted 17 years ago
Yeah, sometimes the ink looks better than the real thing. I've got a Air
Classics around here that has a picture of an F6F Hellcat, through an anomaly
in the printing process it came out purple! Looks cooler than the blue but I
just haven't summoned the wherewithall to paint one yet.
Cheers,
The Keeper (of too much crap!)
The Keeper (of too much crap!)
- posted 17 years ago
Be aware some GSB paint jobs did go purplish near the exhausts.....Not
seen in a book either but color slides at NARA.
- posted 17 years ago
I understand that it was simply a matter of Doug Champlin (owner of the
D-13) and the Air Force Museum (owner of the D-9) recognizing a
"win-win" situation when they saw one ... but please don't ask me why
straightening out the decades-old error took so long, because I don't know.
Charles Metz
Charles Metz
- posted 17 years ago
It's too bad they didn't do it before Tamiya walked in for the measurements!
Cheers,
The Keeper (of too much crap!)
The Keeper (of too much crap!)
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