aka1878 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I'm currently in the process of painting up a Stuka B, and have painted the European splinter camo and am getting ready to lay the RLM79 over the top. The source I have been using for the colouring of the plane I'm doing, suggests that RLM 79 was a relatively light sand colour although the Vallejo model air paint I have of 79 is really quite orange. I'm quite used to seeing the 109 trop's in a more orange desert camo, but not the ju87's. Can anybody let me know whether these two types wore the same shades of tan paintwork and if indeed they were more yellow than orange?? Not an easy one I know, but any help is appreciated - the stuka has been on the shelf too long! Thanks Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I'm not a fan of Vallejo's RLM 79, as you say it is way too orange for my liking. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka1878 Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Any ideas on a good bench mark for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 At risk of being corrected, I believe Hu118, US Tan, is a decent match for RLM79, possibly more so the darker late version than the earlier. I'm guessing you're talking Vallejo Model Air here, in Model colour I have listed 70843 for the earlier one & 70874 for the later one. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka1878 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Yes, it's the model air 71034. I'm having a good look around now as I see from your post Steve, as well as others, that there are early and late shades - nothings ever easy is it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Early 79 was indeed a yellowish shade, and before better information became available it was often mistaken for one of the Italian Giallo Memetic(camouflage yellow) colours. Later 79 was more towards a nutbrown shade. Most of the model paint representations are aimed at the earlier shade, so I wouldn't have thought it too difficult to find something suitable - though I can't actually say which, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 As above. When Luftwaffe units first arrived in North Africa they applied the locally available Regis Aeronautics paints over the existing RLM 71/70. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Karl: see post 6. The Luftwaffe early desert colours were applied in Germany before delivery to North Africa. They did not use Italian colours: this was an assumption made by historians before the fuller story was known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Graham, I haven't heard that before and although it makes sense, I'm not convinced it applied to all the Luftwaffe aircraft sent to North Africa, as some the aircraft, particular Stukas have a very rough and ready appearance which is at odds with camp applied back in Germany. It also strikes me a convenient coincidence that shade applied matches an RA camp colour. Both the Luftwaffe and Heer were rushed into North Africa at very short notice. Also worth bearing in mind that German armour was camouflaged in country due to the rush to get it into theatre. Just my take. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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