[markjsheppard]

Chris,

Touchy subject. If it was about the F6F or something else I had no involvement with or no experience on, then your argument would have been justified.

I will retract one statement - it was not a totally flat matt. There probably was a light sheen - more in keeping with their Bf109 and Storch. The Fw190 is very glossy even if classed as eggshell.

My critism is two fold. FHC should have allowed for a 6-12 months of trial and error with regards possible colours - right across the board as well as the variations in the psi strength of the spray gun and how thick/thin the paint should be applied.

Yes it would have cost money - maybe $10-20k, but at least then all the colours could have been assessed and the colour thought to be the closest match used.

It is not as though the colours were not avilable to see. Additionally they have been recorded. I am going to speak to the warbird painting company who has/had the swatches and see if they can be located. If found, I willl try and scan and post them.

If, I am wrong - I will admit I am wrong. Currently though from seeing the airframe right through the 90's and the hundreds of photos I have - the brown and green are incorrect.

We'll see.

Apology acceptable though not required. I want experts and enthusiasts to look at the evidence and make an assessment. Does the finished colours look like those on the recovered airframe - even allowing for 40 years of weathering?

regards

Mark