Jochen Barett

This site is not giving additonal information on the Bf 108 in question (well it says "NF+AW D-NFAW 7 Flieger Division mis en service le 24/06/1939"), but I thought I'd tell you anyway: general information on the Bf 108 https://sites.google.com/site/messerschmittbf108nord1002/historique Known registration codes https://sites.google.com/site/messerschmittbf108nord1002/annonces

More petrol? http://www.mf.ccnw.ne.jp/fwfighter/818283.htm

In case the instructions called for RLM 83 erroneously assuming it is dark green or green green or braunviolett, not "knowing" it is blue, there is a one out of three chance the error was self compensating. With a little luck the instructions and the modeller got "really dark" and "dark but not that dark" right and by knowing the original plane's manufacturer somebody in the chain got the braunviolett vs. green thing right and nobody got hurt (but still the ministry of truth will have to correct the old papers).

If the recipe is right (authentic) and RLM 83 is blue, a lot of books (in the official language of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium "ein ganzer Arsch voll") and instructions referencing it connected to non-maritime Luftwaffe planes (originally intending to reference late war very dark green, the green-green, or braunviolett) will have to be collected by the ministry of truth and have to be rewritten. And a threesided coin has to be tossed how the three colors late war very dark green (#1) the late war green green (#2) and braunviolett (#3) should be referenced by the two designations RLM 81 and 82.

While I'm at it the authentics: One of if not THE source: https://robdebie.home.xs4all.nl/models/authentics.htm Royal Air Force HB1 Dark Green HB2 Dark Earth HB3 Ocean Grey HB4 Duck Egg Blue HB5 Sky type S HB6 Sea Grey Medium HB7 Extra Dark Sea Grey HB8 Dark Slate Grey HB9 Sea Blue Gloss HB10 Night Black HB11 Underside White HB12 Mid Stone HB13 Azure Blue HB14 Airframe Silver HB15 RFC Green HB16 Clear Doped Linen Sailing ships HC1 Fitting Copper HC2 Hull Black HC3 Sail White HC4 Deck Plank HC5 Mast Oak HC6 Marker Yellow Cockpit colours HD1 Aircraft Grey Green HD2 Bright Green HD3 Night Blue HD4 Zinc Chromate Primer HD5 Interior Green ANA 611 French Air Force HF1 Kaki (Khaki) HF2 Vert (Green) HF3 Terre Fonce (Dark Earth) HF4 Gris Bleu Clair (Light Blue Grey) HF5 Gris Bleu Fonce (Dark Blue Grey) HF6 Chocolat (Chocolate) German Air Force HG1 Schwarzgrun 70 (Black Green) HG2 Dunkelgrun 71 (Dark Green) HG3 Hellgrau 76 (Light Grey) HG4 Dunkelgrau 74 (Dark Grey) HG5 Hellblau 65 (Light Blue) HG6 RLM Grau 02 (RLM Gray) HG7 German Pale Yellow HG8 German Green HG9 German Purple HG10 German Light Blue HG11 Mittelgrau RLM 75 HG12 Sandbraun RLM 79 HG13 Himmelblau RLM 78 HG14 Olivgrun RLM 80 HG15 Dunkelbraun RLM 61 HG16 Braunviolett RLM 81 HG17 Dunkelgrun RLM 82 Italian Air Force HI1 Mottle Green HI2 Upper Green HI3 Overall Green HI4 Sand HI5 Grey HI6 Insignia White Japanese Air Force HJ1 Green N 1 HJ2 Grey A/N 2 HJ3 Green A 3 HJ4 Mauve N 9 HJ5 Brown N 17 HJ6 Silver A 6 Military vehicles HM1 8th Army Desert Yellow HM2 Africa Korps Desert Yellow HM3 US Olive Drab HM4 German Panzer Grey Combat Uniforms HM5 Field Blue HM6 Field Grey HM7 Khaki Drab HM8 Khaki Drill Ceremonial Uniforms HM9 Scarlet (Red) HM10 Navy Blue Military equipment HM11Black HM12 Dark Blue HM13 Dark Green HM14 Crimson HM15 Flesh HM16 White HM17 Gun Metal HM18 Brass HM19 Dark Wood HM20 Silver Plate HM21 Leather Naval vessels HN1 Light Grey HN2 Dark Grey HN3 Deck Green HN4 Deck Bleached Teak HN5 Hull red HN6 Black Panzer colours HP1 German Overall Sand HP2 German Camouflaged Red Brown HP3 German Camouflaged Medium Green HP4 British Army Deep Bronze Green HP5 US Marine Corps Green Russian aircraft HT1 Topside Green HT2 Undersurface Blue HT3 Surface Grey HT4 Subframe Grey HT5 Marker Red HT6 Insignia Yellow Railway colours HR101 Loco Green HR102 Coach Stock Chocolate [GWR Coach Stock Chocolate] HR103 Lining Cream [GWR Coach Stock Cream BR Lining Cream] HR104 Standard Loco Green / Green [GWR Standard Loco Green BR Green] HR105 Freight Stock Grey [GWR Freight Stock Grey] HR106 Green Malachite [SR Green Malachite] HR107 Wagon Grey [LMS Wagon Grey] HR108 LMS Maroon BR Loco-Hauled Stock Maroon HR109 Roof Paint Lead [BR Roof Paint Lead] HR110 Red Oxide / Indian Red / Freight Stock Red Bauxite [BR Freight Stock Red Bauxite] HR111 Freight Stock Grey [BR Freight Stock Grey] HR112 Interior Paint Stone [BR Interior Paint Stone] HR113 Stock Green (Post War) / Multi-Stock Unit Green [BR Multi-Stock Unit Green] HR114 Coach Stock Cream [BR Coach Stock Cream] HR115 BR Loco-Hauled Stock Yellow Lining HR116 Crimson Lake [BR Coach Stock Crimson LMS Crimson Lake] HR117 GE Blue HR118 Garter Blue [LNER Garter Blue] HR119 Track Colour (matt) HR120 Signal Yellow HR121 Signal Red HR122 CPR Yellow HR123 CPR Tuscan Red HR124 CPR Grey HR125 CPR Yellow HR126 CPR Green HR127 Black HR128 White HR129 Silver HR130 Gold HR131 Copper HR132 Orange Lining [BR Orange Lining] HR133 BR Deltic Blue HR134 SNCF Green HR135 Blue HR136 Grey HR137 Red HR138 HR139 HR140 Olive Green HR141 HR142 Wagon Brown HR143 Brown HR144 Coach Red HR145 Dirty Black HR146 3004 Purpurrot HR147 5013 Kobaltblau HR148 6020 Chromoxydgrun HR149 7022 Umbragrau HR150 8012 Rotbraun HR151 9005 Tiefschwarz HR152 7021 Schwarzgrau HR153 3018 Erdbeerrot HR154 7032 Kieselgrau HR155 5001 Grunblau HR156 2002 Blutorange HR157 Altes Metall HR217 Steel Scenic HS202 Concrete HS205 Foliage HS206 Grass Green HS209 Tarmac HS215 Track Colour HS216 Rust HS217 Steel HS220 Signal Yellow HS221 Signal Red HS228 White HS230 Brass HS231 Copper US Air Force HU1 Medium Green 42 HU2 Olive Drab 41 HU3 Neutral Grey 43 HU4 Non Spectacular Sea Blue HU5 Intermediate Blue HU6 Light Grey HU7 Green FS34079 HU8 Green FS34102 HU9 Tan FS30219 HU10 Grey FS36622 HU11 Airframe White HU12 Night Black HU13 Azure Blue ANA 609 HU14 Blue FS35414 HU15 Blue FS35109 HU16 Blue FS35164 HU17 Green FS34258 HU18 Brown FS30118 HU19 Blue FS35237 HU20 Grey FS36251 HU21 Grey FS36307 HU22 Blue Grey ANA 603 HU23 Semi Gloss Sea Blue ANA 606 HU24 Glossy sea Blue ANA 623 HU25 Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 Royal Air Force (Post War), also listed as N.A.T.O. Aircraft HX1 Dark Green HX2 Dark Sea Grey HX3 PRU Blue HX4 Sea Grey Medium HX5 Light Aircraft Grey HX6 Extra Dark Sea Grey HX7 Barley Grey HX8 Hemp Israeli Air Force IAF1 Earth FS30219 IAF2 Green FS34227 IAF3 Middlestone FS33531 IAF4 Pale Blue FS35622 Military Colours British Napoleonic MC1 British Scarlet MC2 Yellow Facings MC3 Rifle Green MC4 British Grey MC5 British Crimson MC6 Brown Bess French/Prussian Napoleonic MC7 Dragoon Green MC8 French Blue MC9 Sky Blue MC10 Polish Crimson MC11 Orange Facings MC12 Prussian Dragoon Blue Standard Figures MC13 White MC14 Black MC15 Flesh MC16 Gold MC17 Silver MC18 Brass Military Equipment MC19 Antique Bronze MC20 British Equipment Grey MC21 French Artillery Green MC22 Chestnut Brown MC23 Gun Metal MC24 Natural Wood Ancients MC25 Unbleached Linen MC26 Royal Purple MC27 Hardened Leather MC28 Green Leather MC29 Red Leather MC30 Unbleached wool Racing Colours R301 French Racing Blue R302 Mustang Yellow R303 B.R.M. Green R304 Mercedes White R305 Daytona Orange R306 Porsche Silver R307 Racing Black R308 Ferrari Red R309 Metallic Green R310 Metallic Red R311 Metallic Blue R312 Metallic Bronze RAL RAL 1002 Sandgelb RAL 1004 Goldgelb RAL 1007 Narzissengelb RAL 1014 Elfenbein RAL 1015 Hellelfenbein RAL 1021 Kadmiumgelb RAL 1028 Melonengelb RAL 1032 Ginstergelb RAL 2000 Gelborange RAL 2004 Reinorange RAL 2005 Leuchtorange RAL 3000 Feuerrot RAL 3004 Purpurrot RAL 3024 Leuchtrot RAL 3027 Himbeerrot RAL 4007 Purpurviolett RAL 5001 Grünblau RAL 5002 Ultramarinblau RAL 5011 Stahlblau RAL 5012 Lichtblau RAL 5013 Kobaltblau RAL 5014 Taubenblau RAL 5020Ozeanblau RAL 5022 Nachtblau RAL 6003 Olivgrün RAL 6007 Flaschengrün RAL 6012 Schwarzgrün RAL 6014-F9 Gelboliv / NATO Oliv RAL 6020 Chromoxidgrün RAL 6029 Minzgrün RAL 6031-F9 Bronzegrün RAL 7001 Silbergrau RAL 7006 Beigegrau RAL 7009 Grüngrau RAL 7012 Basaltgrau RAL 7021 Schwarzgrau RAL 7022 Umbragrau RAL 7023 Betongrau RAL 7030 Steingrau RAL 7032 Kieselgrau RAL 7033 Zementgrau RAL 7035 Lichtgrau RAL 7037 Staubgrau RAL 7039 Quarzgrau RAL 8012 Rotbraun RAL 8027-F9 Lederbraun RAL 9005 Tiefschwarz RAL 9006 Weissaluminium RAL 9010 Reinweiss RAL 9011 Graphitschwarz RAL 9021-F9 Teerschwarz Swedish Air Force SW1 Light Green 322M SW2 Dark Olive Green 326M SW3 Black 093M SW4 Brown 507M SW5 Blue Grey 058M US Navy (modern) USN1 Dark Grey FS36118 USN2 Medium Grey FS36270 USN3 Light Compass Ghost Grey FS36375 USN4 Dark Compass Grey FS36320 USN5 Light Gull Grey FS36440 USN6 White FS37875 US Marine Corps (modern) USM1 Marine Field Green FS34097 PA (short for Patina) -Rost Rust -Staub Dust -Beton Concrete -Oxid Oxide -Lasurweiss translucent white -Rußschwarz soot black

I do not have an explanation, it seems "it evolved somehow" and there has been said a lot if not everything but not by everybody yet, so let me molest you with my overview of Humbrol colours. If you copy from one person it is plagiarism, if you copy from many sources it is called "thorough research", so don't ask for my source(s) please and do ignore German names of neccessary: 1 Gloss old Eau de Nil 1 Matt new Grey Primer 2 Gloss Smaragdgrün Emerald 3 Gloss Dunkelgrün Brunswick Green 4 Matt Light Admiralty Grey 5 Gloss Dunkelgrau Dark Admiral Grey 6 Matt Pale Cream 7 Gloss Ocker Light Buff 8 Gloss Yellow 9 Gloss HolzbraunTan 10 Gloss Dunkelbraun Service Brown 11 Metallic Silber Silver 12 Metallic Kupfer Copper 13 Matt Sky Blue 14 Gloss BlauFrench Blue 15 Gloss Dunkelblau Midnight Blue 16 Metallic Gold Gold 17 Matt Flesh 18 Gloss Orange Orange 19 Gloss Rot Bright Red 20 Gloss Dunkelrot Crimson 21 Gloss Schwarz Black 22 Gloss Weiß White 23 Matt Grüngrau Duck Egg Blue 24 Matt Gelb Trainer Yellow 25 Matt Blau Blue 26 Matt Khaki Khaki 27 Matt MittelgrauSea Grey 28 Matt old Sky 28 Matt new Tarngrau Camouflage Grey 29 Matt Erdbraun Dark Earth 30 Matt Dunkelgrün Dark Green 31 Matt Schiefergrau Slate Grey 32 Matt Dunkelgrau Dark Grey 33 Matt Schwarz Matt Black 34 Matt Weiß Matt White 35 Gloss Gloss Varnsih / Clear Poly 36 Matt Fern Green /Pastel green 37 Matt old similar to 13 blass-türkisgrün 37 Matt new Bright Green /Spring Green 38 Gloss Lindgrün Lime 40 Gloss Blaßgrau Pearl / Pale Grey 41 Gloss Elfenbein Ivory 42 Matt Primrose / Violett 43 Matt Mushroom 44 Matt? old Pink 44 Matt new Pastel Blue 45 Matt Spring Lilac 46 Matt Clover / Orange 47 Gloss Hellblau Sea Blue 48 Gloss Mittelblau Mediterranean Blue 49 Matt Matt Varnish 50 Metallic GrünGreen Mist 51 Metallic RotSunset Red 52 Metallic BlauBaltic Blue 53 Metallic EisenGunmetal 54 Metallic MessingBrass 55 Metallic BronzeBronze 56 Metallic Alu Matt Aluminium 57 Pink 58 Matt Magenta 60 Matt RotScarlet 61 Matt Hautfarbe Flesh 62 Matt Lederbraun Leather 63 Matt Sandbraun Sand 64 Matt Hellgrau Light Grey 65 Matt Hellblau Aircraft Blue 66 Matt Olivgrün Olive Drab 67 Matt Panzergrau Tank Grey 68 Matt Purpurrot Purple 69 Gloss Gelb Yellow 70 Matt Ziegelrot Brick Red 71 Satin Elfenbein Satin Oak 72 Matt Drillich Khaki Drill 73 Matt Weinrot Wine 74 Matt Beige Linen 75 Matt Natogrün Bronze Green 76 Matt Uniformgrün Uniform Green 77 Matt Marineblau Navy Blue 78 Matt Cockpitgrün Cockpit Green 79 Matt Blaugrau Blue Grey 80 Matt Grasgrün Grass Green 81 Matt Olivgelb Pale Yellow 82 Matt Orange Orange Lining 83 Matt Ocker Ochre 84 Matt Steingrau Mid Stone 85 Satin Anthrazit Coal Black 86 Matt Tarngrün Light Olive 87 Matt Stahlgrau Steel Grey 88 Matt Seegrün Deck Green 89 Matt Mittelblau Middle Blue 90 Matt Beigegrün Beige Green 91 Matt Schwarzgrün Black Green 92 Matt Eisengrau Iron Grey 93 Matt Wüstensand Desert Yellow 94 Matt Sand Brown Yellow 95 Matt Concrete - 1995 96 Matt RAF Blau RAF Blue 97 Matt Eggshell 1978 - 1995 98 Matt Graubraun Chocolate 99 Matt Zitronengelb Lemon 100 Matt Rotbraun Red Brown 101 Matt Dragonergrün Mid Green 102 Matt Armeegrün Army Green 103 Matt Creme Cream 104 Matt Oxfordblau Oxford Blue 105 Matt Marinegrün Marine Green 106 Matt Ozeangrau Ocean Grey 107 Matt Oxidrot WWI Purple 1989 - 1995 108 Matt Schwarzoliv WWI Green 109 Matt Dragonerblau WWI Blue 110 Matt Naturholz Natural Wood 111 Matt Uniformgrau Field Grey 112 Matt old Asphaltgrau Tarmac 1989 - 2001 112 Matt new Field Blue 2013 - 2017 113 Matt Rostbraun Rust 114 Matt Russischgrün Russian Green 1989 - 1995 115 Matt Russischblau Russian Blue 116 Matt US Dark Green 117 Matt US-Grün US Light Green 118 Matt Sonnenbraun US Tan 119 Matt Hellerdfarben Light Earth 120 Matt Resedagrün Light Green 121 Matt Beigegrau Pale Stone 122 Matt Blaßblau Israeli Light Blue / Pale Blue 1989 - 1995 123 Satin Dunkeloliv Extra Dark Sea Grey 124 Satin Petrolblau Petrol Blue 1989 - 1995 125 Satin Mittelgrau US Dark Grey 126 Satin Fehgrau US Medium Grey 127 Satin Schattengrau US Ghost Grey 128 Satin Kompaßgrau US Compass Grey 129 Satin Möwengrau US Gull Grey 130 Satin Weiß White 131 Satin Grasgrün Mid Green 132 Satin Korallenrot Red 133 Satin Braun Brown 134 Satin Graublau Satin Blue 1989 - 1995 135 Satin Satin Varfnish 140 Matt Möwengrau Gull Grey 141 Matt Hellseegrau Light Sea Grey FS36307 1989 - 1995 142 Matt Gelbgrau Field Drab 144 Matt Mittelblau Intermediate Blue 145 Matt Mittelgrau Medium Grey 146 Gloss Flugzeuggrau Aircraft Grey 1989 - 1995 147 Matt Hellgrau Light Grey 148 Matt Fellbraun Radome Tan 149 Matt Dunkelgrün Foliage Green / Dark Green 150 Matt Waldgrün Forest Green 151 Matt Innengrün Interior Green 153 Matt Signalrot Insignia Red 154 Matt Signalgelb Insignia Yellow 155 Matt Oliv Olive Drab 156 Satin Dunkelgrau Dark Camouflage Grey 157 Matt Azure Blue 1990 - 2017 158 Matt Interior Green 159 Matt Khaki Drab 160 Matt German Camouflage Red Brown 161 Matt U.S. Marine Corps Green 1992 - 1995 162 Matt Surface Grey 1992 - 1995 163 Satin Dark Green 164 Satin Dark Sea Grey 165 Satin Medium Sea Grey 166 Satin Light Aircraft Grey 167 Satin RAF Barley Grey 168 Satin Hemp 169 Matt Yellow Facings 170 Matt Brown Bess 171 Metallic Antique Bronze 172 Satin Green 173 Matt Track Colour 174 Matt Signal Red 175 Matt Hellgrau 76 1992 - 1995 176 Matt Grey 43 = HU.3 U.S.A.F. Neutral Grey 43 177 Matt Hull red = HN.5 Naval Vessels Hull Red 178 Matt British Scarlet 179 Satin French Artillery Green 1992 - 1995 180 Matt Red Leather 181 Gloss Sea Blue MC.29 Ancients Red Leather 1992 - 1993 181 Gloss Dark Sea Blue 1994 - 1995 182 Satin Black Grey 1992 - 1995 183 Satin Grey 1992 - 1995 184 Satin Freight Stock Grey 1992 - 1995 186 Matt Brown 187 Matt Sand / Dark Stone 188 Gloss Chrome Yellow 189 Matt Insignia Blue 190 Gloss Blue Angels Blue 191 Metallic Chrome Silver 192 Matt Fluorescent Blaze 193 Gloss Blaze 194 Gloss Saturn Yellow 195 Satin Chrome Green / Dark Green 196 Satin Light Grey 197 Satin Lufthansa Yellow 198 Satin Lufthansa Blue 200 Gloss Pink 201 Metallic Black 202 Matt Fluorescent Aurora Pink 1990 - 1995 203 Matt Fluorescent Signal Green 204 Matt Fluorescent Saturn Yellow 205 Matt Fluorescent Fire Orange 206 Matt Fluorescent Base White 207 Gloss Aurora Pink 208 Gloss Fluorescent Signal Green 209 Gloss Fluorescent Fire Orange 220 Gloss Ferrari Red 221 Satin Garter Blue 222 Metallic Midnight Blue / Moonlight Blue 224 Matt Dark Slate Grey 225 Matt Middle Stone 226 Matt USAAF Interior Green 230 Matt PRU Blue 234 Matt Dark Flesh 237 Matt Desert Tan 238 Gloss Arrow Red 239 Gloss British Racing Green 240 Matt RLM 02 Grau 241 Matt RLM 70 Schwarzgrun 242 Matt RLM 71 Dunkelgrun 243 Matt RLM 72 Grun 244 Matt RLM 73 Grun 245 Matt RLM 74 Graugrun 246 Matt RLM 75 Grauviolett 247 Matt RLM 76 Lichtblau 248 Matt RLM 78 Himmelblau 249 Matt RLM 79 Sandbraun 250 Matt Desert Pink/Sand 251 Matt RLM 81 Dunkelgrün 252 Matt RLM 82 Olivegrün 253 Matt RLM 83 Dunkelgrün 303 Graubraun 1320 Clear Clear Blue 1321 Clear Clear Colour Red 1322 Clear Clear Colour Orange 1323 Clear Clear Yellow 1324 Clear Clear Smoke 1325 Clear Clear Green 1325 Clear Clear Colour Green 27001 Metalcote Aluminium 27002 Metalcote Polished Aluminium 27003 Metalcote Polished Steel 27004 Metalcote Gunmetal 27005 Metalcote Satin Bronze 27006 Metalcote Satin Gold

Maybe there is a small chance to find period pics of a winter exercise with some white patches over RAL 6014 (or a troop trial or "opposing forces" representation with some brown), but Bronzegrün-Lederbraun-Teerschwarz just does not look right.

Yesterday I could see the internal pics only, today all pics are visible. Great build and if I had to name a favorite detail, I'd name the antenna wire and insulators, followed by the canopy.

Have you tried turning the computer off and on again?

A bit more on B&W film in Germany before '45? https://zeissikonveb.de/start/kameras/deko-pionier.html (scroll down half the page) "Heute ist fast in Vergessenheit geraten, daß die junge DDR eine zweite große Filmfabrik hatte - neben Agfa Wolfen den VEB Fotochemische Werke Köpenick. Im Jahre 1905 als Glanzfilm AG gegründet, wurde das Werk 1927 von der Eastman Kodak übernommen. Der Name "Kodak" wurde noch bis 1956 weitergenutzt, obgleich bereits die Nazis das Werk beschlagnahmt hatten. Die anschließend verwendete Abkürzung "Deko" stand wiederum für "Deutsche Kodak". Der Markenname "Kodak" in Bezug auf DDR-Produkte ruft heute nichtselten Verwunderung und Unglauben hervor." Google translate gives: "Today it has almost been forgotten that the young GDR had a second large film factory - in addition to Agfa Wolfen, the VEB Fotochemical Works Köpenick. Founded in 1905 as Glanzfilm AG, the factory was taken over by Eastman Kodak in 1927. The name "Kodak" continued to be used until 1956, although the Nazis had already confiscated the factory. The abbreviation "Deko" used afterwards stood for "German Kodak". The brand name "Kodak" in relation to GDR products often evokes amazement and disbelief today. Kodak Berlin Koepenick"

Method employed: click on one of the links and a new browser tab opens right click on image "copy image address / link" back to this post, insert copied link for example: https://i.ibb.co/wgmQjCW/21323.jpg

I think we are talking about the antenna for the "Fl.-Bordpeilgerät Peil G 6" (maybe with "automatischem Peilzusatz APZ 6")

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Wait until somebody discovers evidence that early RLM 02 bleached / faded / yellowed in Spain in a very special way or was not used on the B-variant yet (but some other grey paint from Lufthansa or proprietary to Messerschmitt or as a trial of a Bavarian paint manufacturer). I think with a few details picked out in color and a little drybrushing it will be "great".

"Well above average." (and everything the others said)

I have no idea if you need a German IP address to view this, but starting at 3:45 you may view the legs of a Casa 2.111 in BoB livery followed by a bit more https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZDovL3dkci5kZS9CZWl0cmFnLXNvcGhvcmEtMGM0YjhhMDItNzlhYS00MTBlLWFhNzQtM2JhMWRkZTJmNGI5 In case your archive includes "The Avengers in Colour" do look for episode "Take Me To Your Leader"

I wish there was a decent tramslation of the German thing https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensibilisierung_(Fotografie) the English text for photographic emulsion in general still leaves room for improvement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_emulsion The first type (I guess congruent with "non-chromatic or ordinary") is nowadays called "unsensitized" and was mostly recording ultraviolet and blue. Orthochromatic film (plates) was developed well before 1900 and made things better for "natural looking" B&W pictures. Panchromatic cine film startet in the UK around 1913 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchromatic_film For reproduction and "technical" use (e.g. titles in movies) otho-film stayed in business many many years because it can be handled in red light and because manufacture is cheaper. Unsensitized material used to be available quite some time for similar use. East-German "unsensitized" ORWO material appears on eBay now and then. DK 71 for making positive copies of microfiches, FU3 for X-ray (IIRC), DU3 for positive slides and so on. Within the German amateur market panchromatic film was well established for Contax and Leica (35mm), Rolleicord&Rolleiflex and Agfa Box (6x6cm roll film), Zeiss Ikon and Voigtländer (all sizes and flavors), etc. users before 1939. Still one can not outrule somebody pilfered/diverted/misused/"organized" some 35mm cine/technical material (or RoBoT gun camera material) or cut his own 6cm roll "B2 film" out of wider aerial reconnaissance material with "unusual" properties (but that is "exotic" and not the rule). The Americans will probably have used some Kodak film and plates. Maybe "Verichrome" https://www.ebay.de/itm/193381830965 (eBay link will expire some day and somehow that roll of film made it to some place where French was spoken, and yes Verichrome used to be ortho and turned pan in the 50ies)

"Blue" would help to do the job but it was rather uncommon to use one. Yellow was quite common to seperate blue sky (darken blue) and clouds (leave them white), orange to make the effect more dramatic, red to make it surreal or to improve contrast in very distant objects (or have bright poppy blossoms on darker stems). Green / light-green / yellow-green to brighten up the grass or to have orange poppy blossoms darker than the green stem. Blue to emphasize the freckles of an Irish girl.

With that one I'm "a bit surprised" how dark the presumably yellow nose band and rudder appear. Did the Western allies still use orthochromatic film in those days? But I'd "agree" on 76 for the legs (and the "could"-thing). And I see simplified under wing crosses.

Before you start the paint job ... how many 6x27 were there? https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/ebay-messerschmitt-bf109.42465/page-124 and three more to be found here: (the website is trying to give you a hard time to download the pictures though) https://me109.info/web.php?lang=de&auth=e&name=ausgabetabelle_spezkennung&aktuellekennung=6-27&type=lc https://me109.info/display.php?a=e&l=en&fid=3061 https://me109.info/display.php?a=e&l=en&fid=3060 https://me109.info/display.php?a=e&l=en&fid=3059

Reminds me of the good old days! "The other yellow 14", for WGr 21 it will be "yellow 3" 😉

Who could possibly object?

Coming from a developed country with a working banking system (where it was quite common to do "wire" transfers and not snail mail checks and have them cashed - many years before eBay was invented) I never quite understood this PainPal-thing. From a seller's (from an honest seller's) point of view PayPal and eBay "customer protection" always leaves you with a wide open flank to "strange" buyers.

I was not there, so I do not know. But I think I do see shadows in the two pics https://live.staticflickr.com/914/43338634881_46bbe8993b_z.jpg and https://abload.de/img/34ui3k.jpg (let's not fight about this, we have so many 109 legs painted in RLM 02 (according to the kits' instructions) to be to repainted in RLM 65 or 76 or 66 now) On the other hand I discovered there were two shades of RLM 65 (dark light blue "Dunkelhellblau" and light "Hellhellblau"), used as splinter camo on this gear door rather early in the war: Yes, I know. 😉

I'm not saying "I know ...!" just saying "it could be that ..." The light (sun) is coming in at a low angle from the plane's front and right as we may observe when viewing the wings', fuselage's, and stabilizers' shadow. I consider it to be "possible" that we see the shadow of a propeller blade and the fuselage on the RLM 76 painted landing gear cover.