MACALAIN Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Hello everyone. I have just a small question about what color of the cockpit of the Ju 188. RLM 66 or RLM 02 ??? Thank's in advance for uour help. Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seawinder Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 RLM 66 for sure. RLM 02 was used in fighter cockpits until sometime during Bf 109 E production, but bomber cockpits were apparently being painted 66 even before the official mandate early in the war. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Hello. RLM 66. Maybe some wooden components. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Seawinder said: RLM 66 for sure. RLM 02 was used in fighter cockpits until sometime during Bf 109 E production, but bomber cockpits were apparently being painted 66 even before the official mandate early in the war. Thank you very much for the info. Alain 31 minutes ago, amos brierley said: Hello. RLM 66. Maybe some wooden components. 😉 Thank you also. Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafetyDad Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Hi Alain Perhaps not definitive (in that it's an exterior, rather than interior view), but helpful I think Ju188D-2s of 4.(F) Aufklarungsgruppe surrendered at Kassel 1945. 7A+RM in the foreground and WNr 230424 7A+LM behind - Source expired eBay Auction Click on the pic to enlarge - the cockpit framing seems to be RLM66 outside and inside to my eye. It's a nicely balanced colour photograph if you check the sky, grass and the faces and uniforms of the American troops. Also the red fire extinguisher! HTH SD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 3 hours ago, SafetyDad said: Hi Alain Perhaps not definitive (in that it's an exterior, rather than interior view), but helpful I think Ju188D-2s of 4.(F) Aufklarungsgruppe surrendered at Kassel 1945. 7A+RM in the foreground and WNr 230424 7A+LM behind - Source expired eBay Auction Click on the pic to enlarge - the cockpit framing seems to be RLM66 outside and inside to my eye. It's a nicely balanced colour photograph if you check the sky, grass and the faces and uniforms of the American troops. Also the red fire extinguisher! HTH SD Thank you very much Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Just to mention: Do not take a too dark shade of RLM 66! Lighten it with some percent white before spraying. Happy modelling 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 2 hours ago, dov said: Just to mention: Do not take a too dark shade of RLM 66! Lighten it with some percent white before spraying. Happy modelling Thank you for the info. I shall use the Hataka one for the first time. It is not my predilection models, but I have receved 64 twin or multi engines WW II german models in 1/72. Most old italerEI. I don' want to sell them, thus I'll make them. Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e8n2 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 16 hours ago, MACALAIN said: Thank you for the info. I shall use the Hataka one for the first time. It is not my predilection models, but I have receved 64 twin or multi engines WW II german models in 1/72. Most old italerEI. I don' want to sell them, thus I'll make them. Alain Most of the German WWII stuff that I have will be built as either captured or some other user other than Germany. Just a thought. Later, Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 hour ago, e8n2 said: Most of the German WWII stuff that I have will be built as either captured or some other user other than Germany. Just a thought. Later, Dave Thank you for your idea. Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 9:36 AM, SafetyDad said: Hi Alain Perhaps not definitive (in that it's an exterior, rather than interior view), but helpful I think Ju188D-2s of 4.(F) Aufklarungsgruppe surrendered at Kassel 1945. 7A+RM in the foreground and WNr 230424 7A+LM behind - Source expired eBay Auction Click on the pic to enlarge - the cockpit framing seems to be RLM66 outside and inside to my eye. It's a nicely balanced colour photograph if you check the sky, grass and the faces and uniforms of the American troops. Also the red fire extinguisher! HTH SD I probably will get cursed about this but notice one of the topside colors is blue, maybe the infamous RLM83 ( or was it 84 ? ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen Barett Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 2 hours ago, occa said: I probably will get cursed about this but notice one of the topside colors is blue, maybe the infamous RLM83 ( or was it 84 ? ) You will not get cursed, yo will be excused for being color blind 😉 Grab the photo, load it into IrfanView (or another image processing software), crop the picture to the relevant parts ((left: the soldiers (cut off the black), right: rightmost plan, top: cut away some of the sky, bottom: cut away some of the "grass"), let the software "autocorrect" the colors (check skin tones, uniforms and whites of national insignia, check color of sundried grass), rerevaluate "blue" topside camo. The individial codes "R" and "L" on the fuselages are blue (with a white outline), maybe even RLM 24. The sky is blue, as is the landscape in the distance. Aircraft undersides are "kinda blue" (light blueish grey). Topsides are? (come on!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Well...the rear part of the starboard cowling/nacelle looks rather brownish, but this is probably exhaust discolouration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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