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Old 15th June 2008, 14:24
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Re: RLM colours please.

Hi, Amiers...

I openly admit fighters aren't my strong point, but I'd be more than a little suprised if any of the greens were in the 80s range, given that the thumbnail was of a Bf109F, possibly 1941 or 1942 vintage, and that the RLM80s range of colours were only officially announced on 1 July, 1944. Even then, it took a little while for the changes to percolate down to the units.

I can appreicate someone not believing them to be representative of RLM70/71, but as I mentioned earlier, this unit specialised in the unorthodox and non-standard, so I would be very cautious of stating exactly what shade they're supposed to represent.

SES's link to colour charts is indeed a very good one, and the colours there are, in my mind, much more representative of authentic shades. Even here, though, it should be remembered that if experimentation with paints and colour schemes is taking place, then quite possibly the colours used would not match to any paint chart. However, on the basis of the chart shown at the link provided by SES, my money would still be on RLM70/71 if we're starting from the point of a definite colour.

Thanks, SES, too, for that link...

Kindest regards...
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