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| Humbrol paints to match RLM codes | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 16 2012, 06:30 AM (911 Views) | |
| plasticdownunder | Aug 16 2012, 06:30 AM Post #1 |
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Im about paint the Airfix Bf 110 C-2 in the 1940 RLM colours of 65, 70 & 71. Im happy with Hu 65 being the underside, however are Hu 91 & 117 the best combination to represent 70 & 71?.. & theres always the discussion that small scale like 1/72, one needs to lighten paints to give realism to the model.? I want stick with Humbrols ( as i brush paint & not all the brands are available near my local stores, only Tamiya enamel 's ) so should i stick with those Hu codes? over the members! |
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| walrus | Aug 16 2012, 09:35 AM Post #2 |
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Am pretty much in the same boat regarding access to paints and it puts me off Luftwaffe subjects. iirc Hu65 is good for RLM65. According to the paint conversion chart from paints4models.com Hu91 is given for RLM70 as per instructions but it says Hu116 for RLM71 |
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| Graham Boak | Aug 16 2012, 04:39 PM Post #3 |
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There is a story that Humbrol are about to release a new range of matched colours, so you may prefer to wait a little while and see what comes. I must admit stocking up on Precision, WEM and Xtracolour long ago. Humbrol is a lovely paint to use, especially for undercoats, but needs funny mixes for the final coats, and then a varnish before adding transfers. Arguably they all need mixes for scale colour, of course. For the paint ranges offering superior colours and different finishes, mail order really works for me. You don't give detail of the specific model you have in mind, but many Bf110s had changed to 71/02 uppersurfaces by mid-1940. Many hadn't..... |
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| plasticdownunder | Aug 17 2012, 03:53 AM Post #4 |
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thanks guys for some help, Graham the specific Me Bf 110 im doing is " ME BF 110 C-2" Northern France , this is early to mid 1940 yes?.. the Airfix instructions depict is as RLM 65, 70, 71 , However im happy to have that corrected if you have more info as to whether 02 was used? cheers. |
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| Graham Boak | Aug 17 2012, 10:36 AM Post #5 |
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Sorry, your comment suggests that you are making one of the options provided by Airfix, rather than something you've seen elsewhere, but I don't have the kit. As a recent kit, it is almost certain that they have chosen one of the earlier 70/71 examples, and the choice of a C-2 rather than a later sub-type also points in that direction. It might be worth looking for a few reviews to see if anyone has picked up on this feature. |
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| Stevehnz | Aug 17 2012, 11:51 AM Post #6 |
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This blog by FalkeEins Here has a series of "reasonable" Humbrol to RLM equivalents. Neil is well respected in Luftwaffe circles & these would suggest themselves as being decent matches for all but the uber fussy. Interesting to note that he gives the same RLM 70/71 matches as the Airfix colour call & looking at a couple of RLM colour charts I have they're pretty close. Steve. |
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| larrygre | Aug 17 2012, 01:39 PM Post #7 |
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The return of Humbrol Authentics? Now thats newsworthy! |
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Cheers, Larry "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic." -- attributed to Dave Barry | |
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| Seahawk | Aug 17 2012, 02:04 PM Post #8 |
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Not really: just properly matched Luftwaffe colours in the standard range. Mind you, a rose by any other name.. |
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| Graham Boak | Aug 17 2012, 02:47 PM Post #9 |
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The comment I'd seen related specifically to RLM colours, but I didn't know whether that was the whole story. One point to bear in mind is that 71 faded markedly. When new there was very little contrast between the two colours in b+w photos, and this lead to the false assumption that prewar Bf109s had single colour uppersurfaces in 70. On used aircraft there is a quite distinct contrast between the two colours. This may lead to a variation in the choice of paint to represent 71. Try the suggested colours and see what they're like. |
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