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My references say... RLM 02 Grau Interior colour, also used as overall colour on prototypes 34*H:29 + 13*H:25 + 12*H:34 + 2*H:82 or 4*H:168 + 1*H:75 + 1*H:92 + 1*H:10 or H:92

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I would say that is not thin enough for Tamiya, you'd have to up the pressure a lot. 2:1 thinner:paint is more like it.

There's no easy answer to this. Have a look at the Montex Masks site for a selection of late war schemes. A couple of examples: Me262 RLM 81 RLM 82 RLM 76 Me262 RLM 83 RLM 81 RLM 82 RLM 76 Aluminium Me262 RLM 74 RLM 75 RLM 76 Aluminium Bf109k-4 RLM 81 RLM 83 RLM 76 Bf109k-4 RLM 83 RLM 75 RLM 76 Fw190D-9 RLM 83 RLM 75 RLM 76 Here's what I have for Humbrol colour mixes. Sources ar from all over the place and I can't tell you how accurate they are. I've swithced to Gunze for RLM colours to save all the mixing! RLM 74 Graugrün Top camouflage on fighter aircraft from 1941. Also referred to as Dunkelgrau. H108 or 91*H27 + 2*H29 + 1*H34 + 1*H109 or H27 RLM 75 Grauviolett Top camouflage on fighter aircraft from 1941. Also referred to as Mittelgrau. 16*H34 + 7*H33 + 3*H70 + 2*H29 or 4*H106 + 1*H98 RLM 76 Lichtblau Lower surfaces on fighter a/c. Also used extensively for night fighters 60*H103 + 6*H25 + 1*H34 or 175 or 2*H76 + 1*H34 or 1*H87 + 1*H34 RLM 81 Braunviolett Late-war topside camouflage 3*H150 + 2*H33 or 3*H163 + 4*H108 + 3*H33 or 85%*H173 + 9%*H153 + 6%*H85 or H155 RLM 82 Lichtgrün Late-war topside camouflage. Often confused with 83 6*H116 + 6*H177 + 1*H163 or H105 RLM 83 Dunkelgrün Late-war topside camouflage. Often confused with 82 66*H3 + 26*H15 + 5*H60 + 1*H24 or H116 or 4*H117 + 1*H81

Thinning paint comes down to personal preference and brand of paint. Some people spray at 30 psi and 50/50 mix or less. I personally spray Tamiya and Mr Hobby at 15 psi with 75% thinner for Tamiya and 66% thinner for Mr Hobby. But even these vary if I'm spraying mottling or weathering. I also use Tamiya Laquer Thinner to dilute the Tamiya's instead of the more easily available X20A. I gave up spraying Vallejo's as I couldn't get the same resluts I get with Tamiya and Mr Hobby, but I hear they thin well with Vallejo airbrush cleaner as do Xtracrylics apparently, though I haven't tried it.

Lovely Mike.

How about a nice pair of pink Marigolds?

The Matchbox kit has a decal option for M8+EP. Here's the details: Bf-110C-3, M8-EP, 6/ZG76 'Haifisch', Luftwaffe, Le Mans, France, September 1940. I think you're safe to build M8+EP.

Well that's it. The Night Fighter Group Build has come to an end. I've added a poll to the start of the thread which I'll leave open for a week. Thanks to everyone who joined in. I'd like to share a quote from a book I'm reading at the moment. I thought it was quite apt and it made me smile. "Only birds and fools fly by day and only owls and bloody fools fly by night!" - Geoffrey Wellum, First light On with the vote

I usually open the kit and check everything is there before sticking it in the stash.

The poll allows any member of Britmodeller to vote on their favourite model of the Group Build.

That's a shame Mental. You've done a good job there. Hope you get it finished at some point.

I keep them in the box too.

Cool. This should be interesting.

Amazing work. I wish I had the skill and patience to super-detail a kit like that.

Cool. I love the blacked out German markings.

Love the sunshade and I can't believe how quick this is going together.

I've extended the close date to 6pm Sunday to give you a little more time to finish. I'm not going to lock any threads after the GB finishes so if you can't finish within the time frame please continue to post your build. It won't be eligible for the poll however. Jason

Okay but only cos I'm planning on having a bad hangover on Sunday so I won't have to put the poll up until Sunday evening!

Mines a 1/72 Academy Avenger. It's looking quite plain at the moment; I recently re-covered the whole lot in primer.

That's a nice looking model.

Cheers Mental.

Sorry to hear that. You've not had much luck with this one. Please still post up pics when you manage to get it finished.

That's a real shame. Are the decals likely to arrive tomorrow? The Group Build finishes at midnight on Saturday.