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Hi Team I'm planning builds ahead and HMS Meteor is in the short to medium term. She was launched in Nov 1942 and commissioned in Aug 1942. Here are the respective pictures of her in the scheme I wish to model. Clearly a Western Approaches variant. I have been unable to realiably date any of these pics. Commonsense dictates some time between commissioning and 1944 when standardised schemes came into effect with B20/B30 bottom "bars". The background colour I feel safe is white as is eveidenced by the "likely" pennant number in 507C/G45 grey. Here's a pic of her sister ship HM Milne showing an identical scheme which is itself very similar to the Corvette HMS Clematis scheme that is traditionally held to be B55 I've discussed with Jamie Duff who is concerned that the darker colour is too dark for B55. (And Western approaches/Peter Scott Blue) and suggested B30. That said a whole host of ships in undoubted Western Approaches schemes display "dark" "Blue" colours. I've spent some time researching Orthochromatic film peculiarities and the summation of threads on searches here on site is that filters would undoubtedly have been used to prevent Washed out skies and that "Trying to interpret shades of blue from a b/w print is a mug's game". Here are some examples of vessels that have unequivocally been "Traditonally" held to be in White and Western apparoaches blue .... HMS Campanula HMS Bluebell I am broadly satisfied (as is Jamie)that there is just ONE Camouflage colur besides the white on HMS Meteor The issue rests on what colour the darker shade is : 1) Western Approaches Blue? 2) B55 (darker variant)? 3) B30 or some other ? Thanks in anticipation - for any help in dating the pictures or thoughts as to actual colour Rob
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Hello everyone... Starting to do some research for a future build, a matchbox Wellesley. Now doing research i of course found Valom’s kit and builds. They offer a version of the kit labeled “Africa campaign” and show the plane in what appears to be De/Ms over black. Is the scheme accurate and are those the correct colors ? If not then what colors are correct, De/Dg over sky ? Any answers are gratefully received and i will give Thanks in advance. Dennis
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Hi Comrades! I'm build now A-20G bomber of 388BS, 312 BG based on Philippines, Summer 1945. From my knowledge, the upper camouflage consisted of Medium Green "waves" over olive drab on wings and tail surfaces. But on the photo of my prototype appears that it's uniform (but non-uniformly faded) olive drab only... Is it possible that late war A-20's were camouflaged (upside) only with OD? Thanks in advance!
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Hello, Just wonder concerning Airfix 1/72 scale Spitfire Mk. IXb MK 392 (A 02065)... http://modelingmadness.com/scott/allies/previews/airfix/a02065.htm http://aeroscale.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=4962 Does thes kit have the correct wing för the MK 392 and what about the camoflagescheme? The painting instructions provided by Airfix look rather different compared to most pictures and and models built of this aircraft and it shows most on port side of the aircraft. It looks that Airfix/Hornby made the simple way and made an just reversed the picture concerning the port side (compared to starbord side) of this aircraft.. Cheers / André
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