AC2 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Please could someone tell me the most authentic colour to use for the blue in the RAF roundel for aircraft in service during the interwar period. I was thinking of using Humbrol 25. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Humbrol 25 is a good post war roundel blue, and can’t actually see any difference with the pre war roundel blue so I say go for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Yes, Humbrol 25 IS that blue...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC2 Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Thanks for your replies. What made me question it was that in the B&W photos it looks pale against the silver however I expect it is something to do with the film used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilneBay Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 5 hours ago, AC2 said: Thanks for your replies. What made me question it was that in the B&W photos it looks pale against the silver however I expect it is something to do with the film used. Probably orthochrome film which was the film of choice for a lot of aviation photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 4/14/2019 at 6:37 PM, AC2 said: Thanks for your replies. What made me question it was that in the B&W photos it looks pale against the silver however I expect it is something to do with the film used. On 4/15/2019 at 12:16 AM, MilneBay said: Probably orthochrome film which was the film of choice for a lot of aviation photos. Early film was not even orthochromatic, which is sensitive to blue and green, but only sensitive to blue. Hence blue would appear paler than all other colours. I'm not sure of the timescale for the progression of film types and it probably wasn't a step change but a gradual one. When you get to panchromatic film (and maybe before) the use of coloured filters like red or orange to darken blue skies muddles the possible interpretation of tones as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC2 Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Just for the record I used Revell sm 350 and am pleased with the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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