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RAF Colours BOB


Sean_M

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I am sure this has been debated and delay with elsewhere and I recall some seeing colour pictures which show a more lighter red and blue for the Battle of Britain period for Spitfires and Hurricanes, However "Official Camo and Markings 1939-1945" indicates roundels to be painted in Red and Blue which if one compares the colour chart in the book is the darker colours.

Kit manufacturers seem of little help when comparing decals.

Was there indeed a lighter shade that was then later changed to the standard seen after 1941?

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The Guidelines book by Paul Lucas? By far the best on the subject. To my mind the artwork went a little over the top on the "Eau-de-Nil" option, but it has a lot of good stuff in it. It is also worth picking up Stand Alone - the next in the series.

I was about to add (before being dragged away to lunch) that the upper wing roundels faded drastically more than those on the sides of the fuselage, so beware of judging too much from photographs showing them in lighter shades - particularly the blue.

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