Heller He 112 Romanian scheme

[johnd]

Hi,

I thought I'd build a Heller He.112 in the Romanian colour scheme provided. It is for a machine used in Bessarabia in 1942. The Heller colours are 7064 for the undersides, 7020 for upper surfaces and 7063 for the interior. I believe that in Humbrol terms that's 65, 64 & 38.

Are there any Romanian Airforce experts out there who can say if this sounds sensible? I'm especially interested in the gloss lime green interior

Thanks,

John.

PS It's missing the propeller - does anyone know the diameter so I can bodge one?

[Barrovian]

Hi,

I thought I'd build a Heller He.112 in the Romanian colour scheme provided. It is for a machine used in Bessarabia in 1942. The Heller colours are 7064 for the undersides, 7020 for upper surfaces and 7063 for the interior. I believe that in Humbrol terms that's 65, 64 & 38.

Are there any Romanian Airforce experts out there who can say if this sounds sensible? I'm especially interested in the gloss lime green interior

Thanks,

John.

PS It's missing the propeller - does anyone know the diameter so I can bodge one?

Just had a look in Romanian Fighter Colours 1941 -1945

Only found 2 schemes

1. RLM 02/63 GRAU Overall

2. RLM 70 Schwarzgrun/RLM 71 Dunkelgrun/RLM 65 Lichtblau

The cockpit colour was probably the standard RLM 02

[johnd]

Just had a look in Romanian Fighter Colours 1941 -1945

Only found 2 schemes

1. RLM 02/63 GRAU Overall

2. RLM 70 Schwarzgrun/RLM 71 Dunkelgrun/RLM 65 Lichtblau

The cockpit colour was probably the standard RLM 02

Thanks for looking...

Please forgive my ignorance on RLM codes - are 02 and 63 the same colour? Or is one the upper and the other for the underside? I don't suppose there's a Humbrol equivalent for it/them?

[Test Graham]

O2 and 63 were very similar. When the paint formulae changed in the late 30s, 63 fell out of use and 02 took its place. Previously 02 had only been used for internal surfaces, presumably because of its previous formulation.

63 is somewhat controversial, because of early confusion with pre-Third Reich civilian colours and its tendency to fade from a greenish-grey to a lighter, more neutral shade.

I'd have thought it possible that the undersides would have been in 65 Light Blue, but you'd be better relying upon photographs for that one.